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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 May 4. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Oil and gas services: +5.0% Enserch Expl. (10 1/4): +17.1%

2) Personal services: +4.6% Sunrise Pre. (2 11/16): +53.7%

3) Data processing: +4.5% Samna Corp. (6): +33.3%

4) Food: confections: +4.4% Tootsie Roll (41 1/4): +11.5%

5) Aerospace: +4.3% Sundstrand (73): +14.1%

6) Health: +4.2% Conmed Corp. (6): +29.6%

7) Food: packed goods: +4.1% Vie de France (2 1/8): +13.3%

8) Retail: drug/discount: +3.7% Retailing Corp. (1 23/32): +37.6%

9) Business services: +3.6% Middleby Corp. (4 3/4): +40.5%

10) Hotels/restaurants: +3.3% Two Peso (2 1/8): +21.7%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Real estate: -0.7% Emerald Homes (1): -33.3%

2) Textile manufacturing: unch. United Merchants (1): -11.5%

3) Metals fabrication: +0.3% Allied Products (5 3/8): -8.5%

4) Rubber/plastic: +0.5% Bailey Corp. (1 1/8): -24.7%

5) Freight/shipping: +0.8% Regency Cruises (1 25/32): -6.8%

6) Paper/packaging: +0.9% Astronics Corp. (1): -20.0%

7) Machinery (light): +1.0% Walbro Corp.(14 1/2): -7.9%

8) Broadcasting: +1.1% Price Commun. (3 3/4): -9.2%

9) Investments: +1.1% Ehrlich Bober (1 3/8): -15.3%

10) Business equipment: +1.1% Smith Corona (7 1/8): -14.9%

Source: Media General Financial Services

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