Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 16 gained value Wednesday, 32 lost and 54 remained unchanged for the day.

GAINERS

Wed. Percent Company Price Change Nichols Institute $16.25 +6.6 Comarco Inc. 5.00 +5.3 Datum Inc. 3.63 +3.7 Allergan 21.50 +3.6 FileNet Corp. 18.38 +3.6

LOSERS

Wed. Percent Company Price Change Viratek Inc. 3.88 -8.7 Trimedyne Inc. 8.00 -8.6 Western Digital 3.13 -7.4 First American Class B 9.50 -5.0 Furon Co. 12.00 -4.0

Source: Newport Securities