Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, Jan. 30.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Small company (88) +5.51% +8.57% +6.08% Science and technology (23) +5.18 +12.22 +14.18 Health/biotechnology (9) +4.60 +9.29 +40.58 Capital appreciation (139) +3.58 +6.09 +4.60 Growth (267) +3.47 +6.14 +7.11 Growth and income (211) +3.15 +4.85 +6.00 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (44) +2.91 +3.37 -4.63 International: foreign stocks only (60) +2.52 +2.05 -8.98 Equity income (68) +2.38 +3.38 +1.91 Balanced: stock and bond (65) +1.86 +3.34 +7.45 Natural resources (19) +1.33 -1.76 -5.78 Utilities (16) +0.43 -0.04 +3.57 Fixed income (545) +0.25 +0.74 +6.47 Gold (36) -2.69 -11.31 -34.82 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends +2.73 +4.15 +4.61 General stock fund average +3.54 +5.82 +5.78

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.