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 August 18. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Rare metals: +2.6% Brush Crk (1 15/16): +34.7%

2) Oil refining, mktg: +1.9% High Plains (5 3/4): +39.2%

3) Oil, gas services: +1.5% Enex Resources (3 5/8): +16%

4) Business equipment: +0.9% Auto-Trol Technol(2 3/4): +10%

5) Oil, gas production: +0.2% Basic Petroleum (20): +12.7%

6) Gas utilities: +0.1% KN Energy (25 7/8): +8.4%

7) Packed Food: -0.3% Midwest Grain (19 1/2): +2.6%

8) Tobacco: -0.4% Culbro (25 3/4): +3%

9) Iron, steel: -0.4% Lindberg Corp. (5 1/2): +12.7%

10) Nonferrous coal: -0.5% U.S. Energy (11 1/4): +16.8%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Airlines: -7.3% Continental (4 7/8): -24.9%

2) Credit: -6.5% First Ct Sm Bus (3 1/8): -16.5%

3) Heavy construction: -6.4% Tacoma Boatblding (1 1/2): -37%

4) Real estate invest: -6.2% Great Amer Com (3 1/4): -27.8%

5) Apparel: -6% Bankers Note (1): -27.5%

6) Discount retailers: -5.8% Child World (9 3/4): -25.7%

7) Aerospace: -5.7% Jetborne Intl (1): -16%

8) Shipping: -5.6% B&H; Maritime (6 3/4): -21.8%

9) Textiles: -5.5% Nutmeg Indus (4 5/8): -19.5%

10) Department stores: -4.6% JG Industries (1 1/8): -24.7%

Source: Media General Financial Services