O.C. STOCK WATCH

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 28 gained value Thursday, 38 lost and 36 remained unchanged for the day.

GAINERS

Thurs. Percent Company Price Change AST Research Inc. $22.25 +8.5 FHP Inc. 24.25 +7.8 Newport Electronics 3.63 +7.4 Viratek Inc. 5.25 +5.0 Datum Inc. 3.75 +3.3

LOSERS

Tues. Percent Company Price Change Comarco Inc. 4.13 -8.2 Pacific Scientific 9.13 -6.4 Laser Precision 12.13 -5.8 Hycor Biomedical 4.50 -5.3 Gish Biomedical Inc. 8.38 -4.2

Source: Newport Securities