Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 35 gained value Monday, 26 lost and 39 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers among county companies’ stocks.

Company Mon. Price Percent Change GAINERS Datum Inc. $4.00 +10.2 Comarco Inc. 3.50 +7.7 Trimedyne Inc. 4.13 +6.4 J M Peters 9.38 +5.6 Ropak Corp. 5.75 +4.6 LOSERS Laser Precision 2.88 -8.0 Provena Foods 4.63 -7.4 Alpha Microsystems 3.50 -6.7 Newport Electronics 4.13 -5.7 Carl Karcher Ent. 9.00 -4.1

Source: Newport Securities