Market Turmoil Jolts County Stocks, Outlook : Following the Market

Orange County stocks with the largest percent decrease and increase in Friday’s trading:

Losers *--*

Company Loss Location Business 1. Biolase -11.50 San Clemente Medical Technology lasers 2. Watson -8.33 Irvine Software General Corp. 3. I-Flow Corp. -8.22 Irvine Medical infusion devices 4. Cortex -7.96 Irvine Drug research Pharmaceuticals /development 5. QLogic Corp. -7.69 Costa Mesa circuits circuits 6. Varco -7.61 Orange Oil-drilling International equipment 7. Gish -7.14 Irvine Surgical Biomedical devices 8. L.L. -7.04 Rancho Santa Home shopping Knickerbocker Margarita products 9. CKE -7.03 Anaheim Carl’s Jr. Restaurants restaurant chain 10. Graphixs -6.98 Irvine Multimedia Zone software

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Gainers *--*

Company Gain Location Business 1. First +8.94 Santa Ana Title American Financial insurance 2. AST +6.82 Irvine Computers Research 3. Hycor +5.41 Irvine Medical Biomedical diagnostic devices 4. Armor +2.29 Aliso Viejo Household and All Products automotive protectants 5. Western +2.13 Irvine Computer Digital disc drives 6. Premier +1.47 Irvine Medical Laser lasers 7. Wiz +1.12 San Juan Software Technology Capistrano 8. Safeguard +0.95 Anaheim Dental Health care plan 9. St. John +0.61 Irvine Women’s Knits clothing 10. Fluor Corp. +0.54 Irvine Engineering and construction

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Source: Bloomberg Business News; Researched by JANICE L. JONES / Los Angeles Times