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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 Nov. 2. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included. BEST PERFORMERS 1) Credit: +4.9% Ampal (2): +14.3% 2) Tobacco: +3.9% BAT Indus(10 15/16): +5.4% 3) Discount drugstores: +3.6% Big B(6 3/4): +28.6% 4) Multi-industry: +3.3% Nortek Inc.(3 1/2): +100% 5) Apparel: +3.3% Neiman Marcus(14 5/8): +30% 6) Precision instruments: +3.2% Environ Tectonics(3 3/8): +17.4% 7) Oil refining, mkting: +3.1% Grand Valley(4 3/4): +22.6% 8) Electric utilities: +3% Illinois Power(14 7/8): +11.2% 9) Heavy machinery: +2.9% Astec Industries(3 3/4): +50% 10) Communications: +2.5% PhxNet (1 3/4): +16.7%

WORST PERFORMERS 1) Meats, dairy products: -5% Lifeway (2 1/8): -15% 2) Light machinery: -4.9% Baldwin Tech(3 7/8): -35.4% 3) Automotive: -3.7% Code Alarm (6): -31.4% 4) Drug manufacturers: -1.8% Bolar Pharm(2 7/8): -28.1% 5) Rubber/plastic: -1.7% Buffton(1): -20% 6) Real estate: -1.4% Univ Med Bldg(1 1/2): -36.8% 7) Broadcasting: -1.4% Outlet Comm(10): -16.7% 8) Metals fabrication: -1.3% Met-Coil Systems(1 1/2): -39.1% 9) Textiles: -1.3% CrownAmerica(7): -17.7% 10) Housewares/furnishings: -1.3% Frnchtx(1 3/4): -17.7% Source: Media General Financial Services

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