The Best- and the Worst-Performing Stocks of First Quarter 2001

No matter how you slice it, it was an ugly first quarter.

However, there were some winners -- big ones, in fact. The list below shows the best of the best on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq. The general theme among the Big Board winners is retail, while a few beaten-down old tech stocks turned it around during this first quarter on the Nasdaq.

The Best of Both Worlds The top 15 performers on the Big Board and the Nasdaq for the first quarter 2001 with a minimum market capitalization of $1 billion*
NYSE		Nasdaq
Company Name	Quarterly Return	Company Name	Quarterly Return
Rite Aid	191.4%	Earthlink	132.3%
Service Corp. Int'l	148	Nvidia	111
Arch Coal	115.6	Network Associates	85.1
Advanced Micro Devices	104.9	Lam Research	77.6
Massey Energy	97	Efficient Networks	75.2
Dillard's	85.1	Electronic For Imaging	74
Kmart	81.6	Informix	65.3
Blockbuster	75.5	Compuware	56.5
Abercrombie & Fitch	64.3	Dell Computer	54.5
Visx	58.9	Radio One	52
Owens-Illinois	52.6	Apple Computer	51.5
Cendant	50.6	ASE Test	42.6
Toys 'R Us	49.6	Worldcom	36.2
Freeport-MCM	49	Semtech	34.8
Autonation	48.3	Electronic Arts	31.7
*Through March 29.

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