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

BEST PERFORMERS 1) Entertainment: +7.6% MCA Inc. (58 3/4): +67.9% 2) Tobacco: +1.7% BAT Indus. (10): +3.9% 3) Metals, rare: +1.7% Northwest Gold A (1 1/8): +12.5% 4) Food, confectioners: +1.4% Pepsico Inc. (23): +3.4% 5) Real Estate Invest. Trusts: +1.3% Eastover Corp. (6 1/4): +13.6% 6) Retail, discount/drugs: +0.6% Warehouse Club (1 1/8): +12.5% 7) Food, packaged goods: +0.3% Stanhome (31): +6.9% 8) Communications: +0.2% Comm. Systems (3 1/4): +36.7% 9) Drug Manufacturers: +0.2% Duramed Pharm. (2 1/8): +41.7% 10) Utilities, electric: -0.4% St. Joseph L&P; (26 1/8): +8.9%

WORST PERFORMERS 1) Machinery, light equip.: -11.8% Makita Electric (54 3/4): -21.8% 2) Savings and loan: -7.8% Unionfed Fincl. (2 5/8): -47.5% 3) Shoes, leather: -7.5% Resource Recycl. (5 7/8): -27.7% 4) Business equipment: -7.2% Colorocs Corp. (3 7/8): -24.4% 5) Real estate: -7.1% Pacific Ag. (1 7/16): -32.4% 6) Freight, shipping: -6.9% MC Shipping Inc. (4 7/8): -32.8% 7) Automotive: -6.3% SPX Corp. (16 1/4): -29.0% 8) Credit: -6.2% Pro-Med Capital (4): -13.5% 9) Retail, food stores: -5.6% FFP Partners LP (1): -38.5% 10) Housewares, furniture: -5.4% Jennifer Conv. (1 3/8): -21.4% Source: Media General Financial Services

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