Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 39 gained value Thursday, 21 lost and 42 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers among county companies’ stocks.

Thurs. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS FHP Inc. $18.00 +9.1 Armor All 10.75 +7.5 Commtron 5.88 +6.9 Tokos Medical 34.00 +6.3 Newport Pharmaceuticals 4.38 +6.1 LOSERS Trimedyne Inc. 7.25 -9.4 Ceradyne Inc. 5.13 -8.9 Comarco Inc. 4.75 -5.0 CommerceBank 8.50 -4.3 ReadiCare 5.88 -4.1

Source: Newport Securities