Stock Group Winners and Losers

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended Aug. 9. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Savings & Loan: +3.7%

HomeFed Corp. (2 1/2): +53.9%

2) Publishing: +3.2%

Playboy Enterprises (7 3/4): +29.2%

3) Shoes/leather: +3.0%

Wolverine (12 7/8): +10.8%

4) Retail (dept. stores): +2.8%

J. Michaels (9): +9.1%

5) Retail (apparel): +2.8%

Andover Togs (3 3/4): +25.0%

6) Food: +2.7%

Lifeway (2 3/8): +11.8%

7) Credit: +2.2%

Advanta (25 1/4): +9.8%

8) Tobacco: +2.2%

Standard Commercial (24): +16.4%

9) Banking: +2.1%

Progress Fincl (2 1/2): +95.1%

10) Real Estate: +1.8%

Sierra RE Eq. (3 1/4): +44.4%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Machinery (light): -4.4%

Sono-Tek (2 1/8): -15.0%

2) Electronics: -3.0%

Corcom (1 1/8): -25.0%

3) Automotive: -2.9%

Chrysler (12): -13.5%

4) Oil refining: -1.8%

Amer. Intl. Petro (1 3/8): -20.4%

5) Retail (food): -1.6%

Natl Conv Stores (2 7/8): -11.5%

6) Insurance: -1.6%

CII Financial (16 7/8): -14.6%

7) Oil, natural gas: -1.4%

Benton Oil & Gas (8 5/8): -10.4%

8) Metals: -1.3%

Simetco (3 1/4): -21.2%

9) Communications: -1.2%

Phoenix Network (2): -27.3%

10) Metals fabrication: -1.1%

Wyman-Gordon (5 1/4): -14.3%

Source: Media General Financial Services