STOCK GROUP WINNERS AND LOSERS

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended May 3. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS 1) Automotive: +3% Spartan Motors (8 7/8): +18.3% 2) Chemicals: +2.4% Cambrex (7 3/4): +17% 3) Light machinery: +2.3% Sono-Tek(1 5/8): +18.2% 4) Entertainment: +2.1% Xenjnx (3 3/4): +25% 5) Housewares/furnishings: +2.1% Linc Foodsvc(4): +23.1% 6) Real estate: +1.8% Univ Med Bldg(3 3/8): +35% 7) Food: confections: +1.7% Amoskeag(12): +14.3% 8) Real estate investing: +1.7% Income Opprt(2): +33.3% 9) Distillers/brewers: +1.6% Pavichevich Brew(4 1/4): +30.8% 10) Drug manufacturers: +1.5% Cooper Devel(1 1/2): +50%

WORST PERFORMERS 1) Data processing: -3.5% IKOS (2 1/8): -26.1% 2) Textile manufacturing: -1.7% Dixie Yarns(11 3/8): -9.9% 3) Credit: -1.1% Asiamr(4 1/4): -4.2% 4) Precision instruments: -1.1% Candela Laser(9 1/2): -33.3% 5) Meats/dairy products: -0.9% Steve’s Homemade(1 1/16): -8.1% 6) Insurance: -0.8% Cent Res Life (5 1/8): -19.6% 7) Recreation: -0.7% Topps (13 1/4): -11.7% 8) Apparel: -0.7% Cache(1 1/2): -17.2% 9) Metals Fabrication: -0.6% Best Energy (2 5/8): -14.3% 10) Discount drugs: -0.4% Pier 1 Imports(6 3/8): -12.1% Source: Media General Financial Services