STOCK GROUP WINNERS AND LOSERS

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended March 9. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Shoes: leather: +9.3%

Penobscot Shoe (4): +33 1/3%

2) Real Estate: +6%

Deltona Corp. (1 1/2): +50%

3) Health: +6%

Biospherics Inc. (3 1/2): +75%

4) Apparel: +5.6%

Sun Sportswear (6 1/2): +53%

5) Recreation: +4.6%

Town & Country (3 3/8): +35%

6) Cosmetic: +4.5%

Guest Supply (5 1/4): +31.2%

7) Hotels/motels/restaurants: +4.5%

Capucin (1 1/2): +50%

8) Rare metals: +4.4%

Northgate Expl (1 5/8): +44.4%

9) Electronics: +4.3%

New Image Ind (2 11/16): +53.6%

10) Miscellaneous retail: +4.1%

Advantage Life Prod. (1 5/8): +62.5%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Airlines: -2.5%

Pan Am Corp. (1): -27.3%

2) Electric utilities: -1.8%

Long Lake Energy (1 1/4): -9%

3) Heavy machinery: -1%

Hunter Environ (3): -25%

4) Food: confections: -1%

Amoskeag Co. (12): -4%

5) Railroads: -0.64%

Delaware Ostego (8 3/4): -7.9%

6) Electrical equipment: -0.5%

Amistar Cp (1 3/8): -15.4%

7) Oil, gas services: -0.2%

PrimeEnergy Cp (1): -20%

8) Oil, gas production: -0.2%

Harken Energy (3): -14.3%

9) Non-electric utilities: -0.5%

GWC Corp. (15 1/2): -12.7%

10) Food: meats/dairy: -0.5%

Hudson Foods A (10 1/4): -8.9%

Source: Media General Financial Services