Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, August 2.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Gold (35) +3.90% -8.8% +4.3% Natural resources (17) +3.13 +6.2 +16.7 Utilities (15) +1.51 -3.1 +3.7 Fixed income (535) +0.83 +3.0 +4.0 International: foreign stocks only (54) -0.56 +4.1 +11.7 Equity income (65) -0.63 -2.3 -1.0 Balanced: stock and bond (61) -0.64 +1.1 +2.9 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (39) -1.09 +2.7 +8.3 Growth and income (198) -1.27 +0.3 +1.8 Growth (260) -2.29 +1.1 +2.5 Capital appreciation (146) -2.54 -0.3 +0.5 Small company (83) -3.46 +0.2 +0.5 Health/biotechnology (9) -3.86 +12.7 +26.1 Science and technology (23) -4.37 +5.1 +9.0 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends -1.25 -0.5 +2.0 General stock fund average -2.06 +0.2 +1.4

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.