Quarterly Mutual Fund Roundup

A complete report on third-quarter performance of mutual funds and their outlook is included in today’s Business section. In the report:

* For the fifth straight quarter, stock fund investors were well rewarded for sticking with the bulls.

* Big winners in the quarter were Latin American stock funds, international funds, and technology, utility and real estate funds. A category-by-category look at performance.

* Lists and charts include average total returns of 22 categories of stock funds and the quarter’s best and worst performers.