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 Aug. 11. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Rare metals: +2.4% Banguet CP (1 3/4): +16.7%

2) Food: Confections: -0.1% Hershey Foods (37 1/8): 2.4%

3) Food production: -0.3% Action Products (1 3/4): +16.7%

4) Oil, gas production: -0.4% Basic Petroleum(17 3/4): +26.8%

5) Food retailing: -0.4% Bruno’s Inc. (15 5/8): +9.7%

6) Banking: -0.4% Star States (3 5/8): +61.3%

7) Tobacco: -0.5% Brooke Group (12 1/4): +6.5%

8) Food: Meats, dairy: -0.9% Ben & Jerry’s (18 1/4): +7.4%

9) Savings and loan: -1.1% First Citizens (7): +64.7%

10) Oil, gas services: -1.5% Prime Energy (2 1/2): +42.9%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Light machinery: -9.2% Makita Electric(87 5/8): -13.2%

2) Automotive: -6.3% Subdury Inc. (2 1/4): -21.9%

3) Shoes: -6.2% L.A. Gear (18 1/2): -10.8%

4) Airlines: -5.7% Worldcorp Inc. (3 1/2): -26.3%

5) Department stores: -5.3% Ames Dept Stores(1 5/8): -13.3%

6) Apparel: -4.8% Eastco Ind Safety(1): -33.3%

7) Plastic: -4.8% Schulman (36): -13.3%

8) Broadcasting: -4.8% Midwest Comms (1 1/4): -37.5%

9) Electrical Equip: -4.6% Vader Group (1 7/8): -31.6%

10) Chemicals: -4.6% Melamine Chem (9 3/4): -15.2%

Source: Media General Financial Services