BusinessWeek: January 11, 1993




Investment Figures of the Week

Investment Figures of the Week

COMMENTARY
A lackluster week in the financial markets. Prices meandered aimlessly in light 
volume, with many traders absenting themselves because of holidays. The biggest 
move of the week came on Dec. 29, when the Dow Jones industrial average fell 23 
points. Computer-driven program trading contributed to the decline, as did poor 
showings by IBM and 3M. Be-cause of the IBM debacle, computer makers now lead 
the list of worst-performing stock issues over the past month.

All data on this page are as of market close Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992, unless 
otherwise indicated. Industry groups include S&P 500 companies only; 
performance and share prices are as of market close Dec. 28. Mutual fund 
returns are as of Dec. 25. Relative portfolios are valued as of Dec. 28. A more 
detailed explanation of this page is available on request.

Market Analysis

                                                       % change
U.S. STOCKS                              Latest     Week     52-week
DOW JONES INDUSTRIALS                    3310.8     -0.3      4.6
MIDSIZE COMPANIES (S&P MidCap Index)      158.8      0.9      8.9
SMALL COMPANIES (Russell 2000)            216.9      1.0     15.4
ALL COMPANIES (Russell 3000)              250.1     -0.2      7.3

                                            % change (local currency)
FOREIGN STOCKS                   Latest     Week        52-week
LONDON (FINANCIAL TIMES 100)       2847.8     0.2         17.7
TOKYO (NIKKEI INDEX)             17,285.6    -2.3        -24.8
TORONTO (TSE COMPOSITE)            3314.9     0.0         -5.4

FUNDAMENTALS                     Latest     Week ago     Year ago
90-DAY TREASURY BILL YIELD        3.25%      3.27%        3.96%
30-YEAR TREASURY BOND YIELD       7.36%      7.34%        7.45%
S&P 500 DIVIDEND YIELD            2.82%      2.81%        3.02%
S&P 500 PRICE/EARNINGS RATIO     24.3       24.5         23.2

TECHNICAL INDICATORS                          Latest     Week ago     Reading
S&P 500 26-week moving average                420.3       419.0       Positive
Stocks above 26-week moving average            58.9%       58.7%      Negative
Speculative sentiment: Put/call ratio           0.35        0.36      Neutral
Insider sentiment: Vickers sell/buy ratio       2.56        2.56      Negative

Industry Groups

                                 % change
FOUR-WEEK LEADERS          4-week     52-week
1 MANUFACTURED HOUSING     13.7       44.9
2 SEMICONDUCTORS           11.7       69.8
3 LIFE INSURANCE           10.6       36.8
4 AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE    10.5        4.3
5 BROADCASTING              9.2       29.5

                         Strongest stock         % change
FOUR-WEEK LEADERS        in group            4-week   52-week  Price
1 MANUFACTURED HOUSING   SKYLINE             19.9     42.0      21 1/8
2 SEMICONDUCTORS         INTEL               27.3     90.3      90 3/8
3 LIFE INSURANCE         JEFFERSON-PILOT     21.1     32.3      49 1/2
4 AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE  NORTHROP            20.0     39.4      34 1/2
5 BROADCASTING           CAPITAL CITIES/ABC  15.1     24.3     515 3/4

                                          % change
FOUR-WEEK LAGGARDS                    4-week     52-week
1 COMPUTER SYSTEMS                    -10.7      -28.2
2 ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION         -8.4       -2.9
3 COMMERCIAL SERVICES                  -6.8        0.4
4 TOYS                                 -6.0       24.7
5 OIL WELL EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES      -5.7       -4.7

                                   Weakest stock     % change
FOUR-WEEK LAGGARDS                 in group      4-week     52-week     Price
1 COMPUTER SYSTEMS                 IBM            -21.6      -42.1       51 3/4
2 ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION     FLUOR          -10.5       -2.9       41 3/8
3 COMMERCIAL SERVICES              SAFETY-KLEEN   -22.4       -3.5       23 7/8
4 TOYS                             MATTEL         - 6.6       19.3       24 7/8
5 OIL WELL EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES  SCHLUMBERGER   - 8.2       -9.9       55 5/8
Source: BRIDGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC.

Mutual Funds

LEADERS                               LAGGARDS
Four-week total return   %            Four-week total return             %
1 PBHG GROWTH          15.1           EQUITY STRATEGIES                -5.6
2 COPLEY               12.1           FIDELITY SELECT ENERGY SERVICE   -5.1
3 DFA UNITED KINGDOM
  SMALL COMPANY        11.8           QUEST FOR VALUE GLOBAL EQUITY    -5.1

LEADERS                               LAGGARDS
52-week total return     %            52-week total return               %
1 FIDELITY SELECT 
  SAVINGS & LOAN       60.7           LEXINGTON STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS -59.3
2 OAKMARK              53.5           UNITED SERVICES GOLD SHARES     -51.2
3 FIDELITY SELECT 
  REGIONAL BANKS       49.7           MONITREND GOLD                  -27.6
Source: MORNINGSTAR INC.

Relative Portfolios

Dollar amounts               Treasury bonds    U.S. stocks    Money market fund
represent the present           $11,021          $10,897          $10,286
value of $10,000
invested one year ago
in each portfolio
Percentages indicate             +0.32%           -0.48%           +0.05%
five-day total returns

Dollar amounts                   Gold          Foreign stocks
represent the present            $9,484           $9,274
value of $10,000
invested one year ago
in each portfolio
Percentages indicate            -1.48%           -1.20%
five-day total returns
Source: DATA RESOURCES INC.


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