Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 27 gained value Thursday, 33 lost and 42 remained unchanged for the day.

GAINERS

Thurs. Percent Company Price Change First American Class A $12.00 +9.1 Hycor Biomedical Inc. 5.00 +8.0 First American Class B 10.25 +7.9 Newport Pharmaceuticals 4.38 +6.1 PDA Engineering 9.50 +5.6

LOSERS

Thurs. Percent Company Price Change Wet Seal 10.25 -8.9 Archive Corp. 4.00 -8.7 Gradco Systems Inc. 2.75 -8.3 Varco International 8.13 -7.1 ICN Pharmaceuticals 6.25 -5.7

Source: Newport Securities