Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, May 10.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Gold (35) +4.99% -11.4% +8.9% International: +3.46 -2.7 +11.9 foreign stocks only (55) Science and technology (23) +2.98 +5.6 +14.3 Global: +2.82 -2.8 +10.4 U.S. and foreign stocks (38) Health/biotechnology (9) +2.77 +2.3 +24.9 Utilities (14) +2.53 -5.6 +14.4 Natural resources (17) +2.32 -2.4 +16.3 Growth (261) +2.08 -1.1 +10.4 Growth and income (194) +1.87 -1.9 +9.7 Equity income (61) +1.81 -3.2 +8.1 Small company (85) +1.78 -0.4 +6.6 Capital appreciation (145) +1.74 -1.6 +8.1 Balanced: stock and bond (63) +1.63 -1.8 +9.1 Fixed income (535) +0.71 -1.4 +5.4 S&P; 500 index, +2.46 -2.7 +12.0 excluding dividends General stock fund average +1.90 -1.5 +9.2

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.