Stock Group Winners and Losers

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended Oct. 11. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Communications: +3.3%

Spectrum Info (2 15/16): +46.9%

2) Airlines: +3%

KLM Royal Dutch (18 1/2): +11.3%

3) Shipping: +1.9%

Global Ocean Car (4 1/2): +22%

4) Cosmetics: +1.6%

Stephn (23): +9.5%

5) Railroads: +1.5%

Canadian Pacific (16): +4.1%

6) Metals, nonferrous coal: +1.3%

Simetco Inc. (3 1/4): +23.8%

7) Data processing: +1.2%

TSR Inc. (2 1/4): +33.3%

8) Oil refining, marketing: +1.1%

Am Oil & Gas (12 1/8): +9%

9) Broadcasting: +0.7%

Outlet Comm (5 1/2): +29.4%

10) Discount drugstores: +0.7%

Sprouse-Reitz (4): +39.1%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Non-electric utilities: -5%

British Gas (44 3/8): -12.1%

2) Personal services: -3.7%

NTN Canada (1): -11.1%

3) Department stores: -3.3%

Hills Dept Stores (1): -20%

4) Apparel: -2.9%

Lakeland Ind (1 1/8): -18.2%

5) Savings and loan: -2.5%

CalFed (3 1/4):-25.7%

6) Food stores: -2.3%

RkMCh (3 3/4): -21.1%

7) Real estate investing: -2.3%

Hammond (2 1/4): -18.2%

8) Clothing stores: -2.3%

Andover Togs (4 1/2): -25%

9) Real estate: -2.2%

Hallwood Realty (2 7/8): -20.7%

10) Rare metals: -2%

Brist Hd (1 1/2): -11.1%

Source: Media General Financial Services