Stock Group Winners and Losers

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended Nov. 22. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Food/confections: +3.9%

Cable Car Beverages: (1 11/16): +50.0%

2) Metals/rare: +1.0%

Canyon Resources (3 1/8): +38.9%

3) Retail/apparel: +1.0%

Andover Togs (4 5/8): +13.1%

4) Drug manufacturers: +0.3%

U.S. Bioscience (61 3/4): +68.0%

5) Credit: +0.0%

Advanta (27 3/4): +7.8%

6) Health: -0.2%

Ambulatory Medical Care (3 3/4): +87.5%

7) Real estate investment: -0.3%

Lomas & Nettleton (1 3/4): +27.3%

8) Business data: -0.6%

Financial Industries (36): +44%

9) Personal services: -0.6%

Education Alter (4 1/2): +28.6%

10) Utilities: -0.7%

Northwest Natural Gas (31): +7.8%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Railroads: -4.7%

Kansas City Southern (50 7/8): -7.7%

2) Textiles/apparel: -4.6%

Winner Circle (1): -23.8%

3) Recreation/luxury: -4.5%

Holiday RV Superstores: (1 1/8): -35.7%

4) Savings and loans: -4.3%

CalFed (1 1/4): -33.3%

5) Recreation/broadcasting: -4.3%

Osborn Communications (3 5/8): -19.4%

6) Machinery/heavy: -4.3%

Quipp (3 1/4): -18.8%

7) Paper/packaging: -4.2%

Astronics (2): -20.0%

8) Aerospace: -3.9%

Sequa (52 5/8): -11.2%

9) Metals/iron/steel: -3.7%

L.B. Foster (2 1/4): -14.3%

10) Publishing: -3.5%

Regal Communications: (1 13/16): -12.1%

Source: Media General Financial Services