Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 23 gained value Tuesday, 42 lost and 37 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers.

GAINERS

Tues. Percent Company Price Change Trimedyne Inc. $8.75 +14.7 Datum Inc. 3.50 +7.7 PDA Engineering 10.63 +6.3 Viratek Inc. 4.25 +6.3 Odetics Inc. Class A 4.63 +5.7

LOSERS

Tues. Percent Company Price Change Bridgford Foods 20.50 -9.4 Fidelity National 15.50 -7.5 Ropak Corp. 6.50 -7.1 Laser Precision 12.00 -6.8 National Education 8.88 -5.3

Source: Newport Securities