Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 25 gained value Wednesday, 35 lost and 42 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers.

Wed. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Armor All $11.75 +6.8 Ropak Corp. 8.50 +6.3 Emulex Corp. 9.25 +5.7 Birtcher Medical 10.00 +5.3 Comarco Inc. 5.00 +5.3 LOSERS Printronix Inc. 8.25 -10.8 First Amer Class B 9.50 -7.3 Safeguard Health 6.00 -6.0 Provena Foods 4.13 -5.7 Viratek Inc. 6.13 -5.7

Source: Newport Securities