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Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : STOCK GROUP WINNERS & LOSERS

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Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended Sept. 7. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Oil, natural gas services: +3.7% Parallel Pet. (1 7/16): +30.6%

2) Utilities, gas/others: +3.3% United Water (12 1/2): +19.1%

3) Oil refining, marketing: +3.1% High Plains (6 3/4): +28.6%

4) Recreation: +1.4% Victoria Creations (2 1/2): +25.0%

5) Oil, natural gas production: +1.4% Callon Consol. (2 1/8): +13.3%

6) Building, heavy: +1.1% L.E. Myers Grp. (14 3/8): +12.8%

7) Cosmetics, personal: +1.0% Jean Philippe (2 1/4): +20.0%

8) Metals, iron/steel: +0.8% National-Stand. (4 5/8): +42.3%

9) Broadcasting: +0.8% Turner Broadcast. (13): +5.2%

10) Food, packaged goods: +0.7% Grist Mill Co. (5 3/4): +12.2%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Retail, apparel: -5.0% Wiener Enterprs. (1 3/4): -22.2%

2) Electronics: -4.1% Zeus Comp. (1 11/16): -20.6%

3) Textile manufacturing: -3.4% Delta Woodside (5 5/8): -15.1%

4) Metals, rare: -3.0% Giant Yellowknife (5 7/8): -11.3%

5) Automotive: -2.6% Larizza Industries (1 3/8): -26.7%

6) Retail, discount/drug: -2.3% Pier 1 Imports (6 5/8): -11.7%

7) Electrical equipment: -2.3% Joslyn Corp. (25 1/2): -8.1%

8) Hotels, motels: -2.3% Prime Motor Inns (3 3/8): -22.9%

9) Housewares, furniture: -2.2% Crest Industries (3 3/4): -11.8%

10) Real estate: -1.7% Fairfield Comm. (1 1/8): -18.2%

Source: Media General Financial Services

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