Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 29 gained value Friday, 21 lost and 50 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers among county companies’ stocks.

Fri. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS EECO Inc. $4.00 + 14.3 Pacesetter Homes 8.00 +6.7 Hycor Biomedical Inc. 4.50 +5.9 Cimco 10.75 +4.9 First American Financial 16.25 +4.8

Fri. Percent Company Price Change LOSERS Medstone International 7.75 -6.1 Alpha Microsystems 4.63 -5.1 Ropak Corp. 6.50 -3.7 Hammond Co. 7.00 -3.5 Rainbow Technologies 14.25 -3.4

Source: Newport Securities