Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in Orange County, 22 gained value Friday, 44 lost and 36 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest percentage winners and losers among county companies’ stocks.

Fri. Percent Company Price Change GAINERS Diceon Electronics I $4.25 +13.3 Printronix Inc. $5.00 +5.3 Ropak Corp. $5.50 +4.8 Armor All $13.00 +4.0 Beckman Instruments $21.38 +3.6 LOSERS PDA Engineering $13.00 -8.8 Helionetics $8.25 -7.1 Birtcher Medical $17.25 -5.5 SysteMed $6.75 -5.3 Presley Companies $16.13 -5.1

Source: Newport Securities