Parexel International, Meritage Homes and Rent-A-Center lead small-cap percentage losers

Parexel International Corporation (Nasdaq:PRXL), Meritage Homes Corp. (Nasdaq:MTH) and Rent-A-Center Inc. (Nasdaq:RCII) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Cynosure Inc. (Nasdaq:CYNO), Ceradyne Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDN), LSB Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:LXU), Convergys Corp. (Nasdaq:CVG), Kendle International Inc. (Nasdaq:KNDL) and American Ecology Corp. (Nasdaq:ECOL).

Here are the biggest percentage losers among small caps:

		Price at 1:48 ET	Change	% Change	Volume	Year High	Year Low
PRXL	PAREXEL INTL CORP	7.78	-5.92	-43.2%	8,004.2k	36.16	13.58
MTH	MERITAGE HOMES CORP	7.97	-4.87	-37.9%	1,716.8k	29.49	7.04
RCII	RENT A CTR INC NEW	10.83	-4.66	-30.1%	4,714.3k	26.00	11.67
CYNO	CYNOSURE INC	8.50	-3.40	-28.6%	483.5k	40.78	11.18
CRDN	CERADYNE INC	17.67	-6.91	-28.1%	1,741.5k	69.52	24.52
LXU	LSB INDS INC COM	7.26	-2.74	-27.4%	144.8k	28.85	7.23
CVG	CONVERGYS CORP	7.22	-2.69	-27.1%	3,624.0k	18.46	9.78
KNDL	KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC	17.49	-5.97	-25.4%	726.7k	52.00	23.28
ECOL	AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORP	16.25	-5.04	-23.7%	775.8k	33.83	18.51
CR	CRANE CO	12.34	-3.52	-22.2%	1,265.0k	48.09	15.86

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