Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, Oct. 18.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Science and technology (23) +6.69% -14.2 -15.4% Health/biotechnology (9) +5.08 +6.1 +9.7 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (42) +2.75 -10.1 -6.1 Growth (260) +2.55 -13.2 -13.6 International: foreign stocks only (56) +2.30 -9.0 -2.2 Utilities (15) +2.19 -6.2 +0.1 Growth and income (201) +2.16 -11.7 -11.0 Capital appreciation (144) +2.08 -15.0 -15.7 Small company (83) +1.83 -20.2 -22.1 Balanced: stock and bond (60) +1.75 -6.2 -5.0 Equity income (66) +1.60 -12.6 -11.4 Fixed income (537) +0.21 +0.5 +1.6 Natural resources (19) -1.52 -7.9 -0.3 Gold (35) -5.66 -25.5 -12.8 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends +3.48 -13.5 -11.9 General stock fund average +2.19 -13.9 -14.1

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.