Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 34 gained value Wednesday, 23 lost and 45 remained unchanged for the day.

Wed. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Trimedyne Inc. $5.00 +17.7 FHP Inc. 15.00 +11.1 Carl Karcher Ent. 6.63 +10.5 Armor All 12.25 +8.9 Birtcher Medical 8.00 +8.4 LOSERS CommerceBank 7.75 -8.8 ICN Pharmaceuticals 2.88 -8.0 Archive Corp. 5.50 -6.5 First Amer Class B 5.50 -4.4 Gish Biomedical Inc. 9.25 -4.0

Source: Newport Securities