Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in the county, 12 gained value Wednesday, 30 lost, and 60 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest-percentage winners and losers.

GAINERS

Wed. Percent Company Price Change National Education $8.25 +6.5 Odetics Class B 6.38 +2.0 Community Psychiatric 12.75 +2.0 Bergen Brunswig 17.00 +1.5

LOSERS

Wed. Percent Company Price Change ReadiCare 5.00 -4.8 Presley Cos. 7.63 -4.7 Downey Savings 10.63 -4.5 Wynn’s International 16.50 -2.9 Nichols Institute 13.63 -2.7

Source: Newport Securities