Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 34 gained value Wednesday, 28 lost and 38 remained unchanged for the day.

Wed. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Ropak Corp. $6.75 +17.4 Parker Automotive 7.75 +8.7 Gradco Systems 6.88 +7.8 Newport Electronics 3.75 +7.1 Provena Foods 4.25 +6.3 LOSERS CMS Enhancements 3.00 -7.7 BE Avionics 7.75 -6.1 Furon Co. 11.75 -6.0 Western Digital 7.63 -4.6 J M Peters 3.00 -4.2

Source: Newport Securities