Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 31 gained value Thursday, 23 lost and 46 remained unchanged for the day.

Thurs. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Helionetics Inc. $7.00 +24.3 Medstone International 4.56 +17.5 AST Research Inc. 24.13 +7.2 Ceradyne Inc. 4.00 +6.7 Quiksilver Inc. 24.75 +5.9 LOSERS Gish Biomedical 16.88 -6.9 Laser Precision 3.50 -6.7 First Amer Fncl. Class A 10.25 -4.7 ICN Pharmaceuticals 3.75 -3.4 Advantage Life Prods. 3.63 -3.2

Source: Newport Securities