Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, May 31.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Natural resources (17) +1.44% +1.6% +18.4% Health/biotechnology (9) +1.20 +10.4 +30.1 Gold (35) +0.76 -11.4 +11.9 International: +0.66 +0.3 +18.2 foreign stocks only (54) Growth and income (195) +0.62 +2.3 +9.8 Growth (262) +0.60 +4.1 +11.2 Global: +0.57 +0.53 +14.9 U.S. and foreign stocks (39) Capital appreciation (146) +0.56 +3.5 +8.9 Equity income (61) +0.50 -0.3 +6.9 Balanced: stock and bond (63) +0.43 +1.4 +8.8 Small company (85) +0.25 +5.2 +8.0 Fixed income (537) +0.17 -0.1 +4.8 Utilities (14) -0.08 -4.6 +10.4 Science and technology (23) -0.40 +12.8 +15.5 S&P; 500 index, +0.80 +2.2 +12.2 excluding dividends General stock fund average +0.55 +3.3 +9.7

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.