STOCK GROUP WINNERS AND LOSERS

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended March 9. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included. BEST PERFORMERS 1)Retail department stores: +5.3% May Dept. Stores (5 1/4): +8.1% 2)Real estate investors: +4.8% FFO Financial Group (2 5/8): +31.3% 3)Health: +4.8% Medicore Inc. (1 5/8): +62.5% 4)Cosmetics: +4.7% Jean Phillippe Frag. (5): +21.2% 5)Rubber/plastics: +4.6% Ropak Corp. (9 1/4): +27.6% 6)Savings & loan: +4.6% Homestead Hldg. (4): +33.3% 7)Data processing: +4.4% Incomnt (1 5/8): +30.0% 8)Retail: drugs/discount: +4.4% Lionel (3): +26.3% 9)Retail: food stores: +4.2% Kroger Co. (24 1/2): +18.8% 10)Credit: +4.0% Ampal-Am Israel (2): +14.3% WORST PERFORMERS 1)Rare metals: -2.5% Piedmont Mining (1): -19.0% 2)Tobacco: -1.9% With Des in Mnd (5 3/4): -20.7% 3)Oil/natural gas services -1.7% Transco Expl (2): -36.0% 4)Oil: refining/marketing: -1.1% Adams Res ; Engy (1 1/2): -7.7% 5)Textiles: clothing: -1.0% Benetton Group (13 3/4): -11.3% 6)Oil/natural gas production: -0.7% BntnOG (10 3/4): -15.7% 7)Automotive: -0.2% Raytech (1 3/4): -12.5% 8)Business Equipment: -0.1% AM International (1 5/8): -7.1% 9)Electronics: -0.1% Netwks Electr (3): -33.3% 10)Utilities: non-electric: -0.3% Endevco (3 1/2):-12.5% Source: Media General Financial Services