HEALTHDYNE TECHNOLOGIES STOCK CLIMBS 17% TO 17-1/4 IN JUNE AS INVESTORS BET ON "ALTERNATIVES" TO $15 INVACARE OFFER; O-T-C INDEX INCHES FORWARD BY 0.1%

Healthdyne Technologies' stock advanced 2-1/2 points to 17-1/4 in June as investors gambled on the firm's ability to find a richer alternative to Invacare's unsolicited $15-per-share takeover bid.