Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 30 gained value Wednesday, 25 lost and 45 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 Datum Inc. $4.38 +12.9 Quiksilver Inc. 19.00 +7.8 Alpha Microsystems 4.50 +5.9 Downey Savings & Loan 16.88 +5.5 Beckman Instruments 18.63 +5.0 LOSERS Helionetics Inc. 2.63 -12.3 Diceon Electronics 5.00 -9.1 ICN Biomedicals 10.25 -5.8 Clothestime 4.88 -4.9 Emulex Corp. 5.38 -4.4

Source: Newport Securities