STOCK GROUP WINNERS & LOSERS

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended Dec. 14. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Shoes: +3.59%

G-III (5): +17.7%

2) Heavy equipment: +2.6%

Kubota (105): +12.9%

3) Meat/dairy products: +2.2%

Hudson Foods A(8 3/4): +25%

4) Rubber/plastic: +1.9%

Fst Brands(20): +12.7%

5) Paper/packaging: +1.7%

Peerless Tube(1 5/8): +30%

6) Cosmetics: +1.4%

DEP(4): +23.1%

7) Metals/nonferrous Coal: +1.2%

Am Nuclear(1 1/4): +25%

8) Shipping: +1%

Airship Intl(1 7/8): +25%

9) Chemicals: +0.9%

Vista(53 7/8): +107.2%

10) Apparel: +0.9%

Petrie Stores(16 1/4): +18.2%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Automotive: -5.5%

Code Alarm(6 3/4): -18.2%

2) Credit: -4.1%

Primerica(22 3/4): -6.7%

3) Airlines: -3.8%

Air Wisc(6 1/2): -11.9%

4) Food stores: -2.6%

Arden Group(43): -12.2%

5) Banking: -2.5%

Cenvest(1): -42.9%

6) Savings and loans: -2.1%

Grtr NY Sav Bk(2 3/8): -24%

7) Non-electric utilities: -2.1%

Endevco(3 1/4): -16.1%

8) Data processing: -1.9%

Symbolics(1): -42.9%

9) Business equipment: -1.8%

Gradco(2 3/8): -17.4%

10) Electrical equipment: -1.8%

Helnet(2 1/4):-21.7%

Source: Media General Financial Services