Market Watch : Stock Market Leaders and Laggards

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

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Oil/natural gas services: +4.1% Western Co N Am (4 1/4): +30.8%

2) Health: +3.5% Bioject Med Syst (6 1/2): +44.4%

3) Metals/rare: +3.5% Leadville Cp (1 3/8): +37.5%

4) Food/confections: +3.3% Cable Car Bev (1 5/16): +7.7%

5) Oil refining/marketing: +3.2% Eastex Energy (3 5/8): +16.0%

6) Airlines: +2.7% PS Group (18 1/2): +13.9%

7) Metals fabrication: +2.7% Allied Products (2 5/8): +23.5%

8) Personal services: +2.6% Integrated Hlth Svc (22 5/8): +20.7%

9) Railroads: +2.5% Union Pacific (54): +6.1%

10) Chemicals: +2.2% Hauser Chemicals (13 3/4): +46.7%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Shoes/leather: -4.1% Wolverine WW (11): -11.1%

2) Machinery/heavy: -3.1% Dilgear Co (13 1/2): -15.6%

3) Recreation/movies/sports: -2.2% Pathe Comm (1 1/2): -29.4%

4) Communications: -1.8% CelTel Enter (1 1/8): -21.7%

5) Retail/food: -1.8% Seaway Food Town (14): -15.2%

6) Building: -1.2% Supradur Cos (2): -20.0%

7) Textiles/apparel: -0.9% State-O-Maine (12 1/2): -13.8%

8) Foods/meat/dairy: -0.8% N Star Univrsl (6 3/8): -23.9%

9) Food production: -0.6% Saratoga Brands (1 1/8): -25.0%

10) Retail/discount: -0.5% Bobbie Brooks (1): -20.0%

Source: Media General Financial Services