Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 33 gained value Wednesday, 25 lost and 44 remained unchanged for the day.

Wed. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Trimedyne Inc. $4.75 +18.8 ICN Pharmaceuticals 5.25 +13.4 ReadiCare Inc. 7.88 +8.7 Newport Pharmaceuticals 5.00 +8.0 CommerceBank 10.25 +7.9 LOSERS National Education 5.38 -10.3 AST Research Inc. 20.50 -8.9 CMS Enhancements 3.63 -6.4 ICN Biomedicals 6.50 -5.5 Rainbow Technologies 10.50 -4.6

Source: Newport Securities