Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 28 gained value Tuesday, 22 lost and 52 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers among county companies’ stocks.

GAINERS

Tues. Percent Company Price Change First American Class B $9.00 +16.1 Viratek Inc. 5.88 +12.0 First American Class A 10.00 +11.1 Community Psychiatric 33.50 +6.4 Fluor Corp. 47.00 +5.6

LOSERS

Tues. Percent Company Price Change J M Peters 2.63 -12.3 Trimedyne Inc. 3.38 -6.9 Provena Foods 4.13 -5.7 Safeguard Health 5.50 -4.4 Datum Inc. 3.75 -3.4

Source: Newport Securities