Stock Group Winners and Losers

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended May 10. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Iron/steel: +2.6%

Natl Standard(2 1/2): +17.7%

2) Oil, gas production: +1.5%

Red Eagle(1 1/4): +25%

3) Publishing: +1.2%

Regal Comms(1 3/16): +11.8%

4) Airlines: +0.9%

Atlan SE Air(35 5/8): +15.9%

5) Metals fabrication: +0.9%

Elco Industries(10): +17.7%

6) Shipping :+0.8%

Nu Horizons(1 3/4): +16.7%

7) Department stores: +0.8%

Proffitt’s(9): +12.5%

8) Precision instruments: +0.6%

DigtSd(4 5/8): +37%

9) Oil, gas services: +0.5%

Magellan (1 3/16): +18.8%

10) Miscellaneous retail: +0.5%

Advantage Life(1 1/2): +41.2%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Credit: -5.7%

American Express(23 7/8): -6.8%

2) Leather shoes: -2.9%

L.A. Gear(10 3/8): -8.8%

3) Automotive: -2.7%

Chrysler(12 3/4): -8.9%

4) Food stores: -2.5%

Bruno’s(17 5/8): -9%

5) Discount drugstores: -2.4%

Lionel(1 1/4): -33.3%

6) Cosmetics: -2.3%

MEM(5 1/2): -12%

7) Meats/dairy products: -2.2%

A&A; Foods(17 11/16): -8.5%

8) Communications: -2.1%

Hotlcpy (1 1/8): -40%

9) Oil refining, marketing: -1.9%

Grifith(3): -7.7%

10) Food: Packed goods: -1.8%

Piemonte(1 1/4): -16.7%

Source: Media General Financial Services