Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...

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

Tues. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Gish Biomedical Inc. $11.88 +14.5 CommerceBank 10.25 +13.9 Amplicon Industries 8.50 +13.3 Parker Automotive 7.25 +7.4 Standard Pacific 9.25 +5.7 LOSERS Diceon Electronics 3.25 -7.1 Provena Foods 3.88 -6.1 Quiksilver Inc. 17.75 -5.3 Archive Corp. 8.00 -4.5 Community Psychiatric 24.50 -4.4

Source: Newport Securities

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