Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 23 gained value Thursday, 40 lost and 39 remained unchanged for the day.

Thurs. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Commtron $7.88 +8.7 Ceradyne Inc. 4.88 +8.4 CommerceBank 10.38 +7.8 Downey Savings & Loan 17.63 +6.0 Printronix Inc. 9.25 +5.7 LOSERS Bridgford Foods 18.00 -11.1 First Amer Class B 8.50 -10.5 Newport Electronics 3.25 -10.5 Diceon Electronics 3.88 -8.7 AST Research Inc. 28.13 -6.6

Source: Newport Securities