Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, April 26.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Fixed income (535) -0.62% -2.6% +4.5% Health/biotechnology (9) -0.79 -2.0 +19.7 Balanced: stock and bond (63) -1.10 -3.9 +6.7 Growth and income (194) -1.30 -4.4 +6.7 Capital appreciation (146) -1.38 -4.3 +5.7 Equity income (61) -1.38 -5.3 +5.2 Growth (263) -1.43 -4.1 +7.4 Small company (84) -1.44 -3.3 +4.6 Global: U.S. and foreign -1.64 -6.2 +6.6 stocks (38) International: foreign -1.78 -6.6 +6.9 stocks only (55) Science and technology (23) -1.82 +0.3 +10.2 Natural resources (17) -1.86 -5.4 +10.9 Utilities (14) -2.01 -8.2 +11.6 Gold (35) -4.96 -14.3 +2.0 S&P; 500 index, excluding -1.53 -5.8 +7.5 dividends General stock fund average -1.38 -4.2 +6.4

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.