Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : STOCK GROUP WINNERS & LOSERS

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended March 16. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Rare metals: +4.1% Piedmont (1 15/16): +34.7%

2) Textile manufacturing: +4.1% Texfi Ind. (7 1/4): +13.6%

3) Airlines: +4.0% Air Wiscon. (11 5/8): +25.7%

4) Metals fabrication: +3.5% Adtec Inc. (2 3/8): +19.0%

5) Luxury: +3.0% Jan Bell Mktg. (11 3/8): +19.8%

6) Data processing: +2.8% Masstor Sys. (2): +44.9%

7) Nonferrous metals: +2.7% Montana Prec. (2 1/8): +42.0%

8) Food: packaged goods: +2.6% Amer. Fructose A (22 1/2): +9.1%

9) Rubber/plastic: +2.6% Lexington Prec. (1 7/8): +25.3%

10) Tobacco: +2.6% Amer. Filtrona (24 1/2): +5.9%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Business equipment: -3.9% Colorocs (5 1/4): -14.4%

2) Personal services: -2.5% Old Fashion Fds. (3 1/4): -13.3%

3) Electronics: -2.2% Intech Inc. (1 1/8): -18.1%

4) Banking: -1.5% Heritage Bancorp (2 3/4): -26.7%

5) Freight/shipping: -1.4% XTRA Corp. (25 3/4): -14.1%

6) Real estate: -1.2% Gen. Development (4): -30.4%

7) Broadcasting: -0.9% Nostalgia Net. (1 1/8): -18.1%

8) Business services: -0.9% MMR Holding (4): -44.8%

9) Utilities (misc.): -0.8% Peoples Energy (24): -7.3%

10) Insurance: -0.8% John Adams Life (1): -20.0%

Source: Media General Financial Services