Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 36 gained value Wednesday, 26 lost and 40 remained unchanged for the day.

Wed. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS First Amer Class B $9.50 +18.8 Western Digital 5.75 +15.0 Diceon Electronics 4.25 +13.3 National Education 6.00 +6.6 Fluor Corp. 49.13 +6.2 LOSERS Amplicon Industries 15.00 -7.7 Birtcher Medical 11.50 -6.1 Ropak Corp. 7.75 -6.1 CommerceBank 9.63 -6.1 Ceradyne Inc. 4.50 -5.3

Source: Newport Securities