Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 40 gained value Wednesday, 13 lost and 49 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers among county companies’ stocks.

Wed. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Trimedyne Inc. $4.00 +23.1 Provena Foods 4.25 +13.3 Quiksilver Inc. 12.50 +11.1 Carl Karcher Ent. 6.50 +10.5 DVI Financial 11.25 +9.8 LOSERS Gish Biomedical 11.88 -8.6 Gradco Systems 3.25 -3.9 PacifiCare Health 14.00 -3.5 Helionetics 3.38 -3.4 PDA Engineering 7.25 -3.3

Source: Newport Securities