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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. 14. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Shoes, leather: +1.7% Nike Inc. (75): +9.9%

2) Real estate: +1.4% Vornado Inc. (109): +13.4%

3) Personal services: +1.2% Children’s Disc. (1 5/16): +31%

4) Business equipment: +1.0% Virco Mfg. Corp. (7): +34.1%

5) Electronics: +1.0% Sulcus Computer (1 7/8): +50.4%

6) Metals, nonferrous/coal: +0.9% Granges Inc. (1 5/16): +23.6%

7) Freight, shipping: +0.1% Hornbeck Offshr. (11): +17.3%

8) Communications: +0.1% Cellular Inform. (3 1/2): +40%

9) Oil/gas services: Unchg. Mesa L.P. (5 7/8): +23.8%

10) Broadcasting: -1.1% Midwest Comm. (1 7/8): +15.3%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Cosmetics, personal: -5.9% Barrie Richard (1 1/16): -15.2%

2) Retail, dept. stores: -4.7% Ames Dept. (1 1/4): -23.3%

3) Entertainment, sports: -4.7% Commun. & Ent. (1 1/2): -23.5%

4) Hotels, restaurants: -4.2% Prime Motor Inns (1 3/8): -59.2%

5) Business services: -4.2% Mascott Corp. (3): -31.5%

6) Housewares, furniture: -4.0% Jennifer Conv. (1 3/4): -12.5%

7) Retail, discount/drug: -3.9% Sharper Image (2 1/8): -19.0%

8) Distillers, brewers: -3.8% Penwest Ltd. (20 3/4): -10.8%

9) Insurance: -3.7% Kentucky Medical (10): -42.9%

10) Banking: -3.6% Burritt Interfin. (3 1/4): -38.1%

Source: Media General Financial Services

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