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) Food: Production: +3.3%

Vitafrt (1 9/16): +25%

2) Tobacco: +2.4%

With Des In Mnd (7 1/4): +81.3%

3) Savings & loan: +2.3%

Cent Jersey Fncl (8): +23%

4) Drug manufacturers: +1.9%

Syntex Corp (76 3/4): +102.6%

5) Electric utilities: +1.3%

Tucson Elec (9 5/8): +24.2%

6) Health (misc.): +1.2%

Century Medicorp (6 7/8): +61.8%

7) Food: Meat/dairy: +0.9%

Hormel, George (22 1/2): +19.2%

8) Oil: Refining, marketing: +0.7%

GrdVly (6 7/8): +14.6%

9) Recreation: Broadcasting: +0.6%

Texscan Cp (7 7/8): +6.8%

10) Housewares: Furniture: +0.1%

JenfCv (3 7/8): +72.2%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Electronics: -6.4%

Cisco (25 3/4): -46.4%

2) Business: Data processing: -5.9%

Software Pub (17 7/8): -35.9%

3) Automotive: -4.7%

Parker Automotive: (1 9/16) -3.5%

4) Shoes/leather: -4.1%

Nike Inc B (45): -10%

5) Business services: -3.9%

HPSC Inc (1 3/4): -36.4%

6) Freight/shipping: -3.6%

Transcisco B (2 3/8): -32.1%

7) Recreation: Movies/sports: -3.5%

J2 Communications (1): -20%

8) Metals: Nonferrous/coal: -3.4%

Cyprus Minerals (20 3/8): -13.8%

9) Electrical equipment: -3.3%

Trans Inds (1 5/8): -18.8%

10) Chemicals: -3.3%

Aquanautics Cp (1 13/16): -12.1%

Source: Media General Financial Services