Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 28 gained value Wednesday, 30 lost and 44 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers.

Wed. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Pacesetter Bus Prop $6.38 +96.31 Safeguard Health 4.75 +8.5 Newport Pharmaceuticals 3.38 +8.0 ReadiCare Inc. 3.25 +6.2 SPI Pharmaceuticals 9.88 +5.3 LOSERS Provena Foods 3.50 -12.5 ICN Pharmaceuticals 3.25 -10.5 Pacific Scientific 8.63 -6.7 Archive Corp. 5.50 -6.5 PDA Engineering 6.75 -5.3

Source: Newport Securities