Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...

Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies in the county, 28 gained value Thursday, 40 lost and 34 remained unchanged for the day. The following chart shows the five biggest-percentage winners and losers among county companies’ stocks.

GAINERS

Thurs. Percent Company Price Change PDA Engineering $15.63 +22.6 CommerceBank 7.25 +20.8 AST Research Inc. 23.25 +17.7 Landmark Bank 7.50 +11.1 Ceradyne Inc. 4.38 +9.5

LOSERS

Thurs. Percent Company Price Change Viratek Inc. 19.50 -15.2 Laser Precision 13.63 -12.1 ICN Pharmaceuticals 22.00 -12.0 Cytocare 3.00 -11.2 Bridgford Foods 20.00 -8.1

Source: Newport Securities