Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 19 gained value Thursday, 36 lost and 47 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers.

Thurs. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Ceradyne Inc. $3.69 +17.9 Newport Pharmaceuticals 3.38 +12.7 DVI Financial 12.38 +10.0 First Amer Class A 10.25 +5.1 SPI Pharmaceuticals 7.88 +5.1 LOSERS Provena Foods 3.75 -11.8 National Education 3.00 -7.7 Gradco Systems 3.00 -7.7 Helionetics 3.13 -7.4 Trimedyne Inc. 3.75 -6.3

Source: Newport Securities