First Bancshares , China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology and SMART Modular Technologies lead small-cap percentage losers
First Bancshares Inc (Nasdaq:FBMS), China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd (Nasdaq:CNTF) and SMART Modular Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:SMOD) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.
China Grentech Corp Ltd (Nasdaq:GRRF), Electro-Optical Sciences Inc (Nasdaq:MELA) and Tecumseh Products Co (Nasdaq:TECUA) are also among the biggest percentage losers.
Here are the biggest percentage losers among small caps:
| Price at 2:13 ET | Change | % Change | Volume | Year High | Year Low | ||
| FBMS | FIRST BANCSHARES INC MS | 19.30 | -4.20 | -17.9% | 0.2k | 24.99 | 16.67 |
| CNTF | CHINA TECHFAITH WIRLS COMM T | 5.54 | -1.13 | -16.9% | 1,564.2k | 9.98 | 3.40 |
| SMOD | SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES I | 5.52 | -0.91 | -14.2% | 1,125.9k | 15.50 | 4.90 |
| GRRF | CHINA GRENTECH CORP LTD | 5.28 | -0.87 | -14.1% | 300.1k | 14.94 | 3.85 |
| MELA | ELECTRO OPTICAL SCIENCES INC | 7.19 | -0.75 | -9.4% | 150.3k | 8.25 | 3.84 |
| TECUA | TECUMSEH PRODS CO | 32.76 | -3.25 | -9.0% | 136.7k | 36.74 | 13.83 |
| UTI | UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST INC | 11.80 | -1.12 | -8.7% | 527.9k | 26.04 | 6.71 |
| NANO | NANOMETRICS INC | 7.42 | -0.70 | -8.6% | 67.5k | 11.71 | 5.00 |
| LORL | LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATNS L | 19.90 | -1.87 | -8.6% | 52.3k | 51.56 | 20.04 |
| SWHC | SMITH & WESSON HLDG CORP | 5.65 | -0.52 | -8.4% | 1,426.2k | 22.80 | 3.72 |
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