Cheers and Tears
It was a relatively calm year on Wall Street. Even so, there were some SPECTACULAR WINNERS--and major flops.
By EUGENIA LEVENSON

(FORTUNE Magazine) – STOCKS Ten Best Performers

Ten Worst Performers

Ten Most Widely Held

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Ten Best Performers

Ten Worst Performers

Ten Biggest

Price change and dividends from 12/31/04 through 12/7/05 for stocks on the NYSE and Nasdaq with market capitalizations of $100 million or more. Price change and distributions from 12/31/04 through 12/5/05 for funds with assets of $15 million or more. Based on ownership in Merrill Lynch accounts as of September.

FORTUNE TABLE / SOURCES: LIPPER; MERRILL LYNCH; BLOOMBERG