Stock Group Winners and Losers

Best-and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended Oct. 18. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Airlines +7.9%

CCAair (2 3/4) +29.4%

2) Paper, packaging +5.9%

Stone Container (22 5/8) +24.8%

3) Railroads +5.6%

Santa Fe Pacific (11) +15.8%

4) Home furnishings +5.6%

Lincoln Foodsvc (5 1/4) +44.8%

5) Metals, nonferrous coal +5.2%

Montana Precision (1 3/8) +37.5%

6) Health +5.1%

Cytocare Inc. (11/16) +50%

7) Electrical equipment +5%

Safetytek (5 1/4) +44.8%

8) Accommodations/restaurants +5%

Marietta (7) +47.4%

9) Precision Instruments +4.8%

Entronics (1 7/16) +43.8%

10) Aerospace +4.6%

AAR (14 1/4) +14%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Food production -1.4%

Action Prods (2 1/2) -23.1%

2) Food: Confections +0.4%

Imperial Holly (15 5/8) -6%

3) Electric utilities +0.3%

Tucson Electric (5) -14.9%

4) Automotive +0.4%

Champ Parts (3 7/8) -8.8%

5) Credit +0.6%

Cntrywide Mtg (6 3/4) -3.6%

6) Distillers, brewers +0.9%

Genesee (36 3/4) -1%

7) Business equipment +0.9%

Auto-Trol Tech (1 1/2) -25%

8) Electronics +1%

CalJam (4 1/2) -33.3%

9) Real estate +1.2%

Congress Street (2 1/4) -25%

10) Food: Packed goods +1.2%

Armanino Foods (1 5/16) -10.9%

Source: Media General Financial Services