Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in the county, 23 gained value Tuesday, 31 lost and 46 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest-percentage winners and losers among county companies’ stocks.

Tues. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Viratek Inc. $13.75 +17.0 Printronix Inc. 4.00 +14.3 Bridgford Foods 29.00 +5.5 Odetics Class A 5.75 +4.6 ICN Pharmaceuticals 17.75 +4.4 LOSERS Carl Karcher 7.88 -6.0 SysteMed 6.25 -3.9 US Facilities Corp. 12.50 -3.9 AST Research 17.25 -2.8 Advanced Logic 8.63 -2.8

Source: Newport Securities