Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 22 gained value Wednesday, 34 lost and 44 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 Medstone Intl. Inc. $3.88 +14.8 Provena Foods 5.00 +11.1 Trimedyne Inc. 3.88 +6.9 Hammond Co. 4.00 +6.7 Viratek Inc. 4.00 +6.7 LOSERS Odetics Inc. Class A 4.75 -9.5 DVI Financial 4.13 -8.2 Hycor Biomedical 5.63 -6.2 Datum Inc. 4.00 -5.9 Gradco Systems Inc. 8.50 -4.3

Source: Newport Securities