Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, October 25.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Gold (35) +2.35% -23.7% -11.4% International: foreign stocks only (57) +2.10 -7.1 +0.8 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (42) +1.78 -8.5 -2.9 Health/biotechnology (9) +1.64 +7.8 +12.9 Natural resources (19) +1.60 -6.4 +4.4 Small company (83) +1.56 -18.9 -18.7 Growth (261) +1.48 -11.9 -9.9 Capital appreciation (143) +1.47 -13.8 -12.3 Science and technology (23) +1.37 -13.1 -11.1 Growth and income (201) +1.31 -10.6 -7.8 Equity income (66) +1.08 -11.4 -8.5 Balanced: stock and bond (62) +1.08 -5.3 -2.9 Utilities (15) +1.00 -5.3 +1.8 Fixed income (538) +0.45 +0.9 +1.9 S&P; 500 index, +1.45 -12.2 -8.2 excluding dividends General stock fund average +1.41 -12.7 -10.7

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.