Value Merchants was the leading percentage gainer on the Big Board yesterday at 14.7 percent.

The biggest percentage gainer was Manhattan National, a holding company for life insurers.

The shares gained $1.75, to $5.125, and the company was the biggest percentage gainer of the day on the Big Board.

The company was the largest percentage gainer on the over-the-counter market, closing Friday at $32, up nearly 200 percent.

The gain of 38.5 percent made it the largest percentage gainer yesterday in the over-the-counter market.

The stock was the most active and the largest percentage gainer, rising $5.125 to $30.25.

One percentage gainer provided something of a mystery.

The biggest percentage gainer in the index was Broadcom, a chip maker, which rose 40.5 percent.

It was the biggest percentage gainer on the Big Board.

Among individual issues, Genentech was the most active stock as well as the biggest percentage gainer.