Geron, DryShips and Synaptics lead small-cap volume in pre-market

Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN), DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) and Synaptics Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNA) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Palm Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM), Scansource Inc (Nasdaq:SCSC), Hiveld Steel Depository Receipt (Nasdaq:HSVLY), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc (Nasdaq:EGLE), DrdGold ADR (Nasdaq:DROOY) and Central European Media Enterprises Ltd (Nasdaq:CETV).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

		Price at 9:08 ET	Change	% Change	Volume	Year High	Year Low
GERN	GERON CORP	6.18	+0.97	+18.6%	1,082.2k	5.64	1.95
DRYS	DRYSHIPS INC	9.38	-1.11	-10.6%	252.2k	116.43	3.04
SYNA	SYNAPTICS INC	23.00	+1.42	+6.6%	100.8k	36.95	13.85
PALM	PALM INC NEW	7.31	-0.29	-3.8%	45.7k	8.94	1.14
SCSC	SCANSOURCE INC	19.00	+0.59	+3.2%	7.1k	38.21	13.58
HSVLY	HIGHVELD STL & VANADIUM LTD	5.00	-0.67	-11.7%	6.5k	24.94	4.75
EGLE	EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC	4.72	-0.40	-7.8%	6.2k	36.24	2.55
DROOY	DRDGOLD LIMITED	6.20	+0.20	+3.3%	5.2k	13.52	2.85
CETV	CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTRP	12.76	-0.62	-4.6%	5.0k	110.00	9.00

---