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Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : STOCK GROUP WINNERS & LOSERS

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Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended April 6. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included. BEST PERFORMERS 1) Business equipment: +5.1% ConferTech (2 11/16): +30.6% 2) Grocery stores: +3.8% Circle K (2): +44.9% 3) Food: confections: +3.5% Imperial Holly (38 1/2): +5.1% 4) Credit services: +3.5% Advanta (11): +6.0% 5) Electronics: +3.4% Wall to Wall (5 3/4): +35.3% 6) Housewares/furnishings: +3.1% Dresher Inc. (2 1/4): +28.6% 7) Apparel stores: +2.8% Frederick’s (15): +13.2% 8) Food: production: +2.8% Doskocil (1 3/16): +12.3% 9) Apparel manufacturers: +2.6% Liz Claiborne (27 1/8): +9.6% 10) Tobacco: +2.2% Philip Morris (41 1/4): +4.1% WORST PERFORMERS 1) Savings and loans: -5.6% Trustbank Sav. (2 3/4): -33.4% 2) Banking: -4.2% Suffield Finl. (2): -33.3% 3) Real estate investment: -4.1% Amer. Real. Trust (4 1/8): -24.9% 4) Freight/shipping: -3.4% Nu-Horizons (2 1/8): -10.5% 5) Broadcasting: -1.9% LIN Broad. (69): -15.3% 6) Textile manufacturing: -1.7% Courtaulds (5 1/8): -6.7% 7) Airlines: -1.5% Worldcorp (9): -10.0% 8) Hotels/motels: -1.4% Divi Hotels (2): -27.3% 9) Railroads: -1.4% Union Pacific (69): -4.8% 10) Department stores: -1.3% Ames Dept. (3 1/2): -17.7% Source: Media General Financial Services

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