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Pricesmart, BancTrust Financial Group and AH Belo lead small-cap percentage gainers

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Will Atkinson | Jul 08, 2008 2:25pm EDT | Comment
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Pricesmart Inc (Nasdaq:PSMT), BancTrust Financial Group Inc (Nasdaq:BTFG) and AH Belo Corp (Nasdaq:AHC) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Nanosphere Inc (Nasdaq:NSPH), Hovnanian Inc(Nasdaq:HOV), Ames National Corp (Nasdaq:ATLO), Severn Bancorp Inc (Nasdaq:SVBI), Stage Stores Inc (Nasdaq:SSI) and VeriFone Holdings Inc (Nasdaq:PAY).

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

    Price at 2:23 ET Change % Change Volume Year High Year Low
PSMT PRICESMART INC   22.33     +3.91     +21.2%     292.2k     33.67     17.12  
BTFG BANCTRUST FINANCIAL GP   6.93     +1.13     +19.5%     48.2k     20.92     5.71  
AHC A H BELO CORP   6.19     +0.94     +17.9%     191.3k     16.35     4.58  
NSPH NANOSPHERE INC   8.94     +1.27     +16.6%     62.1k     22.04     6.62  
HOV HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC   5.40     +0.76     +16.4%     3,073.4k     19.20     4.25  
ATLO AMES NATL CORP   18.36     +2.56     +16.2%     24.3k     22.94     15.12  
SVBI SEVERN BANCORP ANNAPOLIS MD   6.95     +0.95     +15.8%     17.0k     17.00     6.00  
SSI STAGE STORES INC   13.57     +1.75     +14.8%     781.2k     22.00     9.90  
PAY VERIFONE HLDGS INC   12.88     +1.65     +14.7%     1,139.2k     50.00     10.10  
ABH ABITIBIBOWATER INC   8.98     +1.15     +14.7%     691.6k     37.45     4.70  

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