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Bronco Drilling, LMI Aerospace and Men's Wearhouse lead small-cap percentage gainers

Claire Caldwell | Mar 12, 2009 11:54am EDT | Comment
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Bronco Drilling Co Inc. (Nasdaq:BRNC), LMI Aerospace Inc. (Nasdaq:LMIA) and Men's Wearhouse Inc. (Nasdaq:MW) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: National Western Life Insurance Co. (Nasdaq:NWLI), Santander Bancorp (Nasdaq:SBP), Hanesbrands Inc. (Nasdaq:HBI), Steak n Shake Company (Nasdaq:SNS), Hexcel Corp. (Nasdaq:HXL) and Hingham Institution for Savings (Nasdaq:HIFS).

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

    Price at 9:08 ET Change % Change Volume Year High Year Low
BRNC BRONCO DRILLING CO INC   5.60     +1.23     +28.1%     192.6k     18.69     3.63  
LMIA LMI AEROSPACE INC   5.38     +1.08     +25.1%     126.2k     26.14     3.90  
MW MENS WEARHOUSE INC   13.48     +2.61     +24.0%     2,570.0k     27.64     8.33  
NWLI NATIONAL WESTN LIFE INS CO   77.40     +14.43     +22.9%     2.2k     275.00     52.51  
SBP SANTANDER BANCORP   7.23     +1.19     +19.7%     26.1k     15.50     5.74  
HBI HANESBRANDS INC   7.65     +1.24     +19.3%     1,694.1k     37.73     5.14  
SNS STEAK N SHAKE CO   6.58     +1.03     +18.6%     149.2k     9.43     2.92  
HXL HEXCEL CORP NEW   6.04     +0.93     +18.2%     700.7k     26.73     4.49  
HIFS HINGHAM INSTN SVGS MASS   28.50     +4.18     +17.2%     1.5k     31.51     22.10  
LL LUMBER LIQUIDATORS INC   10.00     +1.45     +17.0%     525.6k     18.14     7.02  
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