Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 37 gained value Wednesday, 17 lost and 46 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers among county companies’ stocks.

Wed. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Trimedyne Inc. $6.50 + 10.5 American Pacesetter 3.25 +8.3 Medstone International 9.00 +7.4 Cam Data Systems 3.75 +7.1 Armor All 19.00 +7.0 LOSERS Southland Communications $9.00 -10.0 Newport Pharmaceuticals 4.06 -8.6 Ceradyne Inc.-Calif. 3.63 -6.4 PacifiCare Health Systems 23.25 -6.1 PDA Engineering 4.63 -5.1

Source: Newport Securities