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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 12. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS 1) Real estate investment: +6.7% FNMA (36 3/4): +14.8%

2) Credit services: +4.7% Amer. Express (28 1/4): +6.1%

3) Retail: drug/discount: +4.2% S.E. Nichols (1 5/8): +30.4%

4) Freight/shipping: +3.7% Nu-Horizons (2 5/8): +23.5%

5) Personal services: +3.6% Joule (3): +20.0%

6) Retail: grocery chains: +3.5% Food Lion A (13 3/8): +13.9%

7) Food: confections: +3.4% Savannah Foods (30): +6.2%

8) Banking: +3.1% Brooklyn Sav. (1 3/4): +75.0%

9) Savings and loans: +2.7% United Savings (4): +60.0%

10) Drug manufacturers: +2.5% Smith Labs (3 1/2): +17.0%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Rare metals: -4.0% Galactic Res. (3 1/4): -11.9%

2) Iron and steel: -2.7% Amcast Indus. (10): -8.1%

3) Oil and gas producers: -2.3% Petrol Indus. (2 5/8): -12.3%

4) Metals fabrication: -1.7% American Locker (6 1/4): -16.7%

5) Oil and gas services: -1.4% Service Fractur. (5 1/4): -14.4%

6) Oil refining and marketing: -1.2% Adams Res. (1 7/8): -16.4%

7) Utilities: gas and misc.: -1.2% Southern Union (16): -5.9%

8) Business equipment: -1.0% GF Corp. (1 1/4): -41.3%

9) Rubber/plastic: -0.9% Danaher (17 1/2): -6.1%

10) Nonferrous metals/coal: -0.9% AOI Coal (2 1/8): -10.5%

Source: Media General Financial Services

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