Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, March 29.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months International: foreign stocks only (55) +1.63% -5.2% +11.8% Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (36) +1.49 -4.8 +12.0 Health/biotechnology (9) +1.40 -1.9 +26.2 Growth (260) +1.08 -2.2 +15.5 Growth and income (193) +1.06 -2.3 +14.1 Capital appreciation (146) +0.86 -2.1 +13.8 Equity income (62) +0.86 -3.0 +12.4 Balanced: stock and bond (63) +0.60 -2.1 +12.6 Natural resources (17) +0.58 -1.3 +20.8 Science and technology (23) +0.54 +3.0 +21.3 Utilities (13) +0.54 -5.5 +19.9 Small company (85) +0.46 -1.5 +12.7 Fixed income (537) -0.02 -1.6 +6.9 Gold (35) -5.48 -6.7 +9.7 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends +1.52 -3.6 +16.5 General stock fund average +0.94 -2.2 +14.2

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.