Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, June 7.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Utilities (14) +1.38% -3.2% +9.6% Equity income (62) +0.98 +0.7 +6.3 Balanced: stock and bond (63) +0.79 +2.1 +8.2 Growth and income (194) +0.76 +3.1 +9.2 Fixed income (536) +0.66 +0.9 +4.4 Growth (263) +0.60 +4.8 +10.6 Global: +0.47 +1.0 +15.4 U.S. and foreign stocks (39) Small company (85) +0.38 +5.5 +7.6 International: +0.37 +0.6 +18.8 foreign stocks only (54) Capital appreciation (145) +0.31 +3.9 +8.0 Health/biotechnology (9) +0.25 +10.7 +28.2 Science and technology (24) +0.08 +12.9 +15.7 Natural resources (17) -1.26 +0.1 +15.7 Gold (35) -6.88 -17.4 +0.2 S&P; 500 index, +0.53 +2.8 +11.1 excluding dividends General stock fund average +0.59 +3.9 +9.1

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.