Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 32 gained value Thursday, 21 lost and 49 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers.

Thurs. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS AST Research Inc. $22.00 +7.3 Amplicon Industries 16.00 +6.7 Rainbow Technologies 11.13 +6.0 TriCare 13.50 +5.9 US Facilities 7.13 +5.6 LOSERS Trimedyne Inc. 4.38 -7.8 Ropak Corp. 7.50 -6.3 First Amer Class B 10.00 -4.8 PDA Engineering 8.38 -4.2 DVI Financial 11.50 -4.2

Source: Newport Securities