Starrett LS, Union Bankshares and PeopleSupport lead small-cap percentage gainers

Starrett LS Co. (Nasdaq:SCX), Union Bankshares Inc. (Nasdaq:UNB) and PeopleSupport Inc. (Nasdaq:PSPT) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: NewStar Financial Inc. (Nasdaq:NEWS), Oneida Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:ONFC), Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq:SNTA), CBL & Associates REIT (Nasdaq:CBL), Nelnet Inc. (Nasdaq:NNI) and Cheniere Energy Partners L P (Nasdaq:CQP).

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

		Price at 12:36 ET	Change	% Change	Volume	Year High	Year Low
SCX	STARRETT L S CO	12.36	+2.36	+23.6%	71.9k	28.50	10.00
UNB	UNION BANKSHARES INC	19.70	+3.60	+22.4%	2.4k	21.50	16.10
PSPT	PEOPLESUPPORT INC	11.31	+2.06	+22.3%	478.7k	15.25	6.77
NEWS	NEWSTAR FINANCIAL INC	7.65	+1.15	+17.7%	30.3k	13.43	4.50
ONFC	ONEIDA FINL CORP	10.00	+1.28	+14.7%	0.6k	12.25	7.00
SNTA	SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP	6.90	+0.77	+12.6%	118.5k	10.34	5.48
CBL	CBL & ASSOC PPTYS INC	10.10	+1.08	+12.0%	2,120.4k	37.21	8.82
NNI	NELNET INC	11.84	+1.26	+12.0%	91.5k	19.79	8.63
CQP	CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS LP	5.76	+0.59	+11.4%	204.7k	19.50	4.70
FED	FIRSTFED FINL CORP	6.87	+0.70	+11.3%	323.6k	52.97	2.91

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