Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : STOCK GROUP WINNERS & LOSERS

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended July 27. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Rare metals: +2.8% No. Amer. Metals (1 1/8): +13.0%

2) Nonferous metals: +2.2% Gen. Metal (1 7/8): +25.3%

3) Oil, natural gas: +1.6% Standard Oil (7 1/8): +18.8%

4) Light machinery: +1.4% Milton Roy (28 5/8): +16.9%

5) Oil refining: +.6% High Plains (3 1/8): +13.8%

6) Utilities, electric: +0.3% Kansas G&E; (25 3/8): +25.5%

7) Oil, gas services: +0.0% Reading & Bates (2 1/4): +19.7%

8) Utilities, gas: -0.3% Endevco (4 5/8): +5.7%

9) Food, retail stores: -0.8% Food Lion (16 1/8): +4.9%

10) Railroads: -0.9% Midsouth (9 1/2): +8.6%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Tobacco: -6.2% Philip Morris (46 5/8): -7.0%

2) Motion pictures: -6.2% MGM/UA (13 1/2): -25.5%

3) Personal services: -6.2% Keegan Mgt. (2 5/8): -16.0%

4) Hotels/motels: -5.8% Aircoa (5 1/2): -24.1%

5) Savings & loan: -5.7% Homefed (10): -30.5%

6) Retail: Apparel: -5.6% Clothestime (2 15/16): -21.6%

7) Discount drugstores: -5.4% Wholesale Club (17 7/8): -27.4%

8) Heavy machinery: -5.2% Critical Indust. (1): -33.3%

9) Data processing: -4.7% Datapoint (1 1/2): -33.3%

10) Business equipment: -4.5% Am Intl. (2 1/4): -10.0%

Source: Media General Financial Services