Industry analysis.

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

                                       Sept. 28      Sept. 21
Index                                     Close         Close

AEROSPACE/DEFENSE                        201.81        202.93
APPAREL                                   84.10         80.01
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS               172.53        168.52
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL              151.19        159.54
COMMUNICATIONS                            41.88         40.73
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS         20.74         21.57
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING                 350.98        342.89
ENERGY/UTILITIES                         247.81        249.16
FINANCIAL SERVICES                       364.71        372.75
HEALTHCARE                               341.29        329.83
INSURANCE                                147.91        145.68
INTERNET                                 119.59        113.27
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT               64.60         64.18
MISC. MANUFACTURING                      125.58        126.68
MISC. SERVICES                           125.74        123.50
REAL ESTATE                              278.93        277.38
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES        183.48        180.10
SOFTWARE                                 262.34        263.14

                                          Point          1-Wk
Index                                    Change        % Chg.

AEROSPACE/DEFENSE                         -1.12         -0.6%
APPAREL                                    4.09          5.1%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS                 4.01          2.4%
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL               -8.35         -5.2%
COMMUNICATIONS                             1.15          2.8%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS         -0.83         -3.8%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING                   8.09          2.4%
ENERGY/UTILITIES                          -1.34         -0.5%
FINANCIAL SERVICES                        -8.04         -2.2%
HEALTHCARE                                11.46          3.5%
INSURANCE                                  2.24          1.5%
INTERNET                                   6.31          5.6%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT                0.42          0.7%
MISC. MANUFACTURING                       -1.10         -0.9%
MISC. SERVICES                             2.24          1.8%
REAL ESTATE                                1.56          0.6%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES          3.38          1.9%
SOFTWARE                                  -0.79         -0.3%

                                          52-Wk           YTD
Index                                    % Chg.        % Chg.

AEROSPACE/DEFENSE                          2.2%          0.6%
APPAREL                                   22.2%         14.3%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS                14.1%         12.3%
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL               33.1%         20.4%
COMMUNICATIONS                             1.3%        -20.4%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS         18.5%        -12.0%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING                  77.0%         30.9%
ENERGY/UTILITIES                          63.8%         53.0%
FINANCIAL SERVICES                        -2.6%         -6.3%
HEALTHCARE                                67.2%         32.0%
INSURANCE                                 18.2%          4.7%
INTERNET                                  58.2%         22.0%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT               -2.8%        -14.4%
MISC. MANUFACTURING                      -11.7%        -14.9%
MISC. SERVICES                            10.6%         -7.6%
REAL ESTATE                               32.7%         13.6%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES          6.5%         -6.6%
SOFTWARE                                  87.2%         38.4%