Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS

Average total return, including dividends, in percent for periods ended Thursday, Feb. 7.

Category (No. of funds) Week Year-to-date 12 months Natural resources (19) +4.87% +3.00% -3.45% Small company (37) +4.22 +13.22 +7.56 Global: U.S. and foreign stocks (45) +4.10 +7.63 -2.00 Gold (36) +4.07 -7.74 -32.97 International: foreign stocks only (60) +3.99 +6.11 -6.23 Growth (267) +3.87 +10.28 +9.13 Science and technology (23) +3.52 +16.16 +13.91 Growth and income (211) +3.47 +8.52 +8.23 Capital appreciation (139) +3.45 +9.74 +5.90 Equity income (68) +3.30 +6.86 +4.47 Health/biotechnology (9) +3.05 +12.62 +39.51 Balanced: stock and bond (64) +2.54 +5.97 +9.61 Fixed income (543) +1.13 +2.26 +8.31 Utilities (16) +2.09 +2.09 +5.27 S&P; 500 index, excluding dividends +3.66 +7.96 +7.07 General stock fund average +3.68 +9.74 +7.72

Source: Lipper Analytical Services Inc.