Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, Nov. 8.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Science and technology (23) +1.93% -13.6% -10.6% Health/biotechnology (9) +1.34 +6.1 +10.0 Small company (83) +1.30 -19.9 -18.7 Growth (261) +0.97 -12.8 -10.3 Capital appreciation (143) +0.82 -14.8 -12.9 Equity income (68) +0.78 -11.3 -8.4 Growth and income (202) +0.76 -11.1 -8.1 Balanced: stock and bond (62) +0.49 -5.6 -3.2 Fixed income (539) -0.14 +1.2 +1.8 Utilities (15) -0.15 -4.4 +1.0 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (44) -0.32 -11.5 -5.6 Natural resources (19) -0.48 -8.0 +0.7 Gold (36) -0.68 -24.5 -21.5 International: foreign stocks only (59) -1.26 -11.2 -3.0 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends +0.19 -13.0 -8.6 General stock fund average +0.91 -13.4 -10.9

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.