Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, Feb. 8.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Health/biotechnology (9) +3.72% -3.4% +27.8% Science and technology (24) +3.59 -1.5 +12.2 Small company (83) +2.88 -5.2 +8.8 Natural resources (16) +2.56 -1.3 +21.4 Capital appreciation (143) +2.12 -4.6 +11.1 Growth (272) +1.94 -4.6 +12.3 Growth and income (193) +1.19 -4.3 +11.3 Gold (36) +1.16 +7.5 +25.0 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (37) +1.05 -1.9 +13.4 International: foreign stocks only (53) +1.00 -0.2 +14.7 Equity income (57) +0.85 -4.1 +10.9 Balanced: stock and bond (60) +0.67 -3.4 +11.2 Utilities (14) +0.46 -4.5 +20.0 Fixed income (541) -0.22 -1.6 +6.6 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends +1.28 -5.8 +12.5 General stock fund average +1.80 -4.6 +11.3

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.