Stock Group Winners and Losers

Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended Nov. 29. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Utilities/electrical: +2.2%

United Thermal (1 3/8): +37.5%

2) Retail/discount drug: +1.9%

Brendle’s (3): +14.3%

3) Rubber/plastic: +1.2%

PVC Container (1 3/8): +36.2%

4) Textiles/apparel: +1.0%

Littlefield Adam (11 3/4): +36.2%

5) Food/confections: +1.0%

Hershey Foods (38): +3.1%

6) Health: +0.9%

N. Amer Biologicals (4 1/8): +73.7%

7) Oil/natural gas production: +0.8%

Red Eagle Resources (4 1/8): +13.8%

8) Food/packaged goods: +0.8%

Grist Mill (8 5/8): +4.6%

9) Aerospace: +0.7%

Intl Airlines Supply (5 3/4): +24.3%

10) Insurance: +0.4%

Southern Educators (5): +25.0%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Oil/natural gas services: -3.0%

Edisto Resources (2 1/4): -25.0%

2) Machinery (heavy): -2.9%

BH Group (11): -13.7%

3) Textile manufacturing: -2.6%

Fieldcrest Cannon (12 3/8): -14.7%

4) Metals/iron/steel: -2.5%

Steel of West Virginia (2): -27.3%

5) Retail/food stores: -2.5%

FFP Partners (1): -27.3%

6) Banking: -2.4%

Western Fincl (4): -20.0%

7) Freight/shipping: -2.3%

Lep Group (1): -20.0%

8) Railroads: -2.3%

Prov & Worcester (3 3/8): -15.6%

9) Retail/apparel: -2.2%

Oshkosh B’Gosh (20): -18.8%

10) Recreation/broadcasting: -2.0%

Outlet Comm (3 3/4): -25.0%

Source: Media General Financial Services