Sequenom, DryShips and UAL lead small-cap volume in pre-market

Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) and UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), FormFactor Inc. (Nasdaq:FORM), GSI Commerce Inc. (Nasdaq:GSIC), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) and Methanex Corp. (Nasdaq:MEOH).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

		Price at 9:08 ET	Change	% Change	Volume	Year High	Year Low
SQNM	SEQUENOM INC	3.17	-11.74	-78.7%	15,750.2k	29.14	6.19
DRYS	DRYSHIPS INC	7.12	+0.57	+8.7%	1,057.4k	116.43	2.72
UAUA	UAL CORP	5.33	+0.15	+2.9%	29.9k	16.73	2.80
GERN	GERON CORP	5.27	+0.03	+0.6%	24.0k	8.50	1.95
EGLE	EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC	6.52	+0.40	+6.5%	20.1k	36.24	2.55
FORM	FORMFACTOR INC	18.37	-1.65	-8.2%	15.8k	22.84	11.36
GSIC	GSI COMMERCE INC	14.15	-0.90	-6.0%	14.1k	18.24	5.69
CSIQ	CANADIAN SOLAR INC	6.50	+0.42	+6.9%	14.0k	51.80	3.00
MEOH	METHANEX CORP	11.04	+0.21	+1.9%	12.7k	33.20	5.71
SOLR	GT SOLAR INTL INC	7.30	+0.49	+7.2%	11.5k	17.00	0.88

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