O.C. STOCK WATCH

Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 26 gained value Thursday, 27 lost and 47 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 Medstone Intl. Inc. $6.13 +11.5 Diceon Electronics 5.50 +10.0 First Amer. Class A 10.25 +7.9 Gish Biomedical Inc. 20.63 +7.2 Hycor Biomedical 7.75 +6.9 LOSERS Alpha Microsystems $2.63 -12.3 Laser Precision Corp. 3.38 -6.9 J.M. Peters Co. Inc. 5.75 -6.2 National Education 5.13 -4.7 Armor All Products 15.50 -4.6

Source: Newport Securities Corp.