Stock Group Winners and Losers

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended Sept. 20. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Broadcasting: +5.9%

Adelphia Comm A (16): +52.4%

2) Real estate investing: +5.9%

Duke Realty (3 3/4): +5.4%

3) Leather shoes: +5.5%

LA Gear (13): +11.8%

4) Light equipment: +4.4%

Makita (16): +10.3%

5) Food stores: +3.7%

Au Bon Pain (13 1/2): +17.4%

6) Cosmetics: +2.8%

Genzyme (50): +6.4%

7) Rubber/plastics: +2.7%

Buffton (1 1/4) +25%

8) Metals fabrication: +2.5%

DeNovo (2 1/8): +70%

9) Miscellaneous retail: +2.4%

Barry’s Jewelers (1 5/8): +30%

10) Health: +2.3%

Staar Surgical (5): +135.3%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Oil, natural gas services: -1.3%

Mallon Resources (2): -25.6%

2) Entertainment: -0.9%

Prism (1 3/8): -15.4%

3) Non-electric: -0.7%

Transco Energy (20 1/8): -24.1%

4) Airlines: -0.5%

USAir Group (11): -5.4%

5) Tobacco: -0.4%

Am Filtrona (20): -5.9%

6) Food: Confections: -0.2%

Coca-Cola Botlng (20): -7.5%

7) Automotive: Unch

Raytech (2 7/8): -14.8%

8) Oil, gas production: Unch%

Harken Energy (6): -18.6%

9) Multi-industry: +0.7%

Control Resources (1 1/4): -9.1%

10) Rare metals: -0.1%

Republic Gold (1 3/4): -17.7%

Source: Media General Financial Services