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Famous Daves of America, Texas Capital Bancshares and Acorda Therapeutics lead small-cap percentage gainers

Claire Caldwell | Apr 23, 2009 12:02pm EDT | Comment
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Famous Daves of America Inc. (Nasdaq:DAVE), Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq:TCBI) and Acorda Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOR) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq:IRBT), Vitran Corp Inc. (Nasdaq:VTNC), NetGear Inc. (Nasdaq:NTGR), Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. (Nasdaq:MCRI), Spire Corp. (Nasdaq:SPIR) and Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (Nasdaq:GIFI).

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

    Price at 9:08 ET Change % Change Volume Year High Year Low
DAVE FAMOUS DAVES AMER INC   5.90     +1.43     +32.0%     191.7k     10.81     2.00  
TCBI TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC   12.66     +2.03     +19.1%     740.8k     25.01     6.55  
ACOR ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC   21.53     +3.19     +17.4%     1,262.8k     35.65     14.42  
IRBT IROBOT CORP   9.38     +1.36     +17.0%     144.1k     17.62     7.00  
VTNC VITRAN CORP INC   6.84     +0.99     +16.9%     137.4k     18.97     2.26  
NTGR NETGEAR INC   14.60     +2.03     +16.1%     862.9k     20.68     8.21  
MCRI MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC   7.98     +1.09     +15.8%     148.0k     14.89     3.59  
SPIR SPIRE CORP   6.34     +0.74     +13.2%     27.7k     18.38     2.94  
GIFI GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC   10.48     +1.07     +11.4%     196.4k     52.59     4.92 
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