Tessera Technologies, Hot Topic and Canadian Solar lead small-cap volume in pre-market

Tessera Technologies Inc.(Nasdaq:TSRA), Hot Topic Inc.(Nasdaq:HOTT) and Canadian Solar Inc.(Nasdaq:CSIQ) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd.(Nasdaq:SOLF), Paragon Shipping Inc (Nasdaq:PRGN), Century Aluminum Co.(Nasdaq:CENX), Kirklands Inc.(Nasdaq:KIRK), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.(Nasdaq:EGLE) and Citi Trends Inc.(Nasdaq:CTRN).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

		Price at 9:08 ET	Change	% Change	Volume	Year High	Year Low
TSRA	TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES INC	20.40	+3.79	+22.8%	398.6k	24.84	8.33
HOTT	HOT TOPIC INC	7.60	-1.15	-13.1%	180.4k	13.87	4.61
CSIQ	CANADIAN SOLAR INC	9.75	+0.45	+4.8%	123.4k	51.80	3.00
SOLF	SOLARFUN POWER HOLDINGS CO L	6.50	-0.19	-2.8%	65.3k	25.31	2.27
PRGN	PEREGRINE SYSTEMS INC	5.57	-0.34	-5.8%	33.8k	21.91	2.25
CENX	CENTURY ALUM CO	6.24	-0.36	-5.5%	22.3k	78.90	1.04
KIRK	KIRKLANDS INC	7.87	+0.87	+12.4%	21.6k	7.44	1.58
EGLE	EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC	6.80	-0.41	-5.7%	19.0k	34.10	2.55
CTRN	CITI TRENDS INC	23.40	+0.68	+3.0%	10.2k	28.12	7.01
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	9.95	-0.32	-3.1%	5.3k	22.40	6.79

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