DryShips, Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eagle Bulk Shipping lead small-cap volume in pre-market

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:AMLN) and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Gymboree Corp. (Nasdaq:GYMB), Perfect World Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq:PWRD), Given Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq:GIVN), Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.(Nasdaq:INFI), Stratasys Inc. (Nasdaq:SSYS) and Capella Education Co. (Nasdaq:CPLA).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

		Price at 9:08 ET	Change	% Change	Volume	Year High	Year Low
DRYS	DRYSHIPS INC	4.91	-0.43	-8.1%	99.3k	116.43	5.10
AMLN	AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC	6.14	+0.00	+0.0%	49.2k	39.90	6.14
EGLE	EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC	5.00	-1.45	-22.5%	17.4k	36.24	5.50
GYMB	GYMBOREE CORP	17.59	+1.11	+6.7%	7.9k	47.69	16.48
PWRD	PERFECT WORLD CO LTD	14.53	-0.66	-4.3%	6.7k	33.52	14.64
GIVN	GIVEN IMAGING	6.25	-0.26	-4.0%	6.7k	24.24	6.28
INFI	INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS INC	7.00	+1.71	+32.3%	4.7k	10.32	3.74
SSYS	STRATASYS INC	9.40	-0.16	-1.7%	4.2k	28.49	9.53
CPLA	CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY	50.37	+0.88	+1.8%	2.8k	75.34	34.78
RMBS	RAMBUS INC DEL	6.30	+0.04	+0.6%	2.3k	26.41	6.24

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