Market Watch : Mutual Fund Performance by Category : Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, Apr. 30.

Category (No. of funds) Week Yr. to date 12 months Health/biotechnology (12) +2.99% -15.21% +10.14% Natural resources (21) +2.85 +0.16 -2.45 International: foreign stocks only (93) +1.16 -0.94 +2.04 Science & technology (21) +0.95 -1.96 +13.45 Growth and income (254) +0.81 +1.01 +12.45 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (56) +0.81 -1.10 +5.84 Utilities (28) +0.71 -1.29 +12.55 Growth (311) +0.70 -1.79 +11.92 Equity income (71) +0.66 +2.12 +13.79 Balanced: stock and bond (73) +0.62 -0.25 +12.19 Capital appreciation (132) +0.61 -1.01 +13.42 Small company (123) +0.54 -1.92 +15.84 Fixed income (669) +0.09 +0.36 +11.66 Gold (35) -0.71 -11.50 -8.37 General stock fund average +0.69 -0.57 +12.95 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends +0.81 -0.51 +9.05

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.