The Los Angeles Business Journal’s index of the largest local public companies was up for the week. The weighted LABJ Stock Index rose 2 percent to close at 231, with gainers slightly outpacing losers 75 to 74. Seven companies closed the week unchanged.
Among stocks trading above a dollar, visual prosthetic-maker Second Sight Medical Products Inc. was the week’s leading gainer. Shares were up 26 percent to close at $7.90.
Spanish-language radio and TV station owner Entravision Communications Corp. was also one of this week’s leading gainers. Shares rose 25 percent to close at $8.37.
Pasadena’s General Finance Corp. was among the week’s losing stocks. Shares of the company, which leases portable buildings and storage tanks, fell 14 percent for the week, closing at $4.06. Qualstar Corp. was another losing stock this week. Shares fell 14 percent to close at $1.12.
