Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 32 gained value Wednesday, 30 lost and 38 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers among county companies’ stocks.

Company Wed. Price Percent Change GAINERS Diceon Electronics $6.00 +6.6 Datum Inc. 4.38 +6.1 Southland Comm. 15.88 +4.1 American Pacesetter 3.38 +4.0 Cimco 11.00 +3.5 LOSERS Newport Electronics 4.13 -8.2 Ropak Corp. 5.50 -4.4 PDA Engineering 5.63 -4.3 Helionetics Inc. 3.00 -4.2 First Amer Fncl. (A) 14.00 -3.5

Source: Newport Securities