Credit Acceptance (CACC) had the lowest return in October 1997 by a US stock, returning -59.4%.

ASSET	MONTH	% RETURN
Credit Acceptance (CACC)	October 1997	-59.4%
Children’s Place (PLCE)	October 1997	-58.62%
Natural Health Trend (NHTC)	October 1997	-57.14%
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC)	October 1997	-44.62%
Option Care Health (OPCH)	October 1997	-42.86%
Azenta (AZTA)	October 1997	-42.37%
Korea Electric Power Corp ADR (KEP)	October 1997	-40.45%
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM)	October 1997	-40.22%
Pegasystems (PEGA)	October 1997	-39.42%
Eltek (ELTK)	October 1997	-39.29%
SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR (SKM)	October 1997	-38.89%
Veeco Instruments (VECO)	October 1997	-38.68%
POSCO (PKX)	October 1997	-36.89%
TransAct Technologies (TACT)	October 1997	-36.31%
Coeur Mining (CDE)	October 1997	-36.15%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)	October 1997	-35.62%
United States Antimony (UAMY)	October 1997	-33.35%
Semtech (SMTC)	October 1997	-33%
Kingstone Companies (KINS)	October 1997	-31.82%
Caledonia Mining (CMCL)	October 1997	-31.81%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)	October 1997	-31.74%
Weyco (WEYS)	October 1997	-31.25%
Companhia Paranaense de Energia Pref ADR (ELP)	October 1997	-30.8%
Applied Materials (AMAT)	October 1997	-30.56%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc ADR (MUFG)	October 1997	-30.2%