Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 25 gained value Wednesday, 36 lost and 39 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 Gish Biomedical Inc. $8.13 +8.4 Ceradyne Inc. 3.25 +8.3 Provena Foods 5.50 +4.8 Varco International 6.38 +4.1 Fluor Corp. 38.50 +3.4 LOSERS US Facilities 4.00 -8.7 Pacesetter Bus. Prop. 4.13 -8.2 Community Psychiatric 25.00 -6.5 PDA Engineering 3.75 -6.3 Alpha Microsystems 4.25 -5.6

Source: Newport Securities