STOCK GROUP WINNERS AND LOSERS

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended March 16. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Food/confections: +2.4%

Coca Cola (18 3/4): +8%

2) Credit: +2.2%

Ampal-Am Israel(1 7/8): +7.1%

3) Electrical equipment: +1.4%

Aerovox Inc. (5 1/4): +31.2%

4) Housewares/furniture: +1%

Frenchtex Inc. (4 5/8): +68.2%

5) Electric utilities: +1%

Citizens Utilities (29 1/4): +8.3%

6) Food: meats/dairy: +0.8%

Fast World Cheese (6 7/8): +25%

7) Retail: discount/drug: +0.7%

Big B (10 1/8): +24.6%

8) Rubber/plastics: +0.7%

Bamberger Poly (3): +26.3%

9) Distillers/brewers: +0.6%

Glenmore (22 1/4): +14.1%

10) Automotive: +0.6%

ESI Industries (1 3/8): +22.2%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Heavy building: -5%

Offshore Pipelines (8 3/8): -15.2%

2) Shoes: leather: -4.1%

Barry (3 3/8): -29.6%

3) Airlines: -4.1%

USAir (20): -10.6%

4) Savings & Loan: -3.9%

Newnan Savings (3 3/4): -28.6%

5) Recreation: movies/sports: -3.8%

Cineplex Odeon (3 3/4): -11.8%

6) Business: data processing: -3.6%

Altai Inc. (1 3/4): -30%

7) Personal services: -3%

Safecard Services (7 3/8): -21.3%

8) Electronics: -2.9%

Microlog (2 5/8): -25%

9) Cosmetics: -2.8%

Atrix (6 1/4): -9.0%

10) Oil, natural gas production: -2.7%

Parker Parsley (10 7/8): -41.2%

Source: Media General Financial Services