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DryShips, AgFeed Industries and James River Coal lead small-cap volume in pre-market

Claire Caldwell | Jul 17, 2009 09:08am EDT | Comment
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DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED) and James River Coal Co. (Nasdaq:JRCC) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Electro-Optical Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq:MELA), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:SWHC) and ADC Telecommunications Inc. (Nasdaq:ADCT).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

    Price at 9:08 ET Change % Change Volume Year High Year Low
DRYS DRYSHIPS INC   5.86     -0.07     -1.2%     67.6k     80.78     2.72  
FEED AGFEED INDUSTRIES INC   6.07     +0.12     +2.0%     8.3k     15.00     0.90  
JRCC JAMES RIVER COAL CO   17.94     -0.13     -0.7%     6.3k     45.86     5.05  
MELA ELECTRO OPTICAL SCIENCES INC   6.60     -0.88     -11.8%     6.2k     8.75     2.29  
APWR A POWER ENERGY GENERAT SYS L   9.25     -0.18     -1.9%     5.8k     28.68     3.00  
CSIQ CANADIAN SOLAR INC   13.45     +0.03     +0.2%     5.6k     33.24     3.00  
EGLE EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC   5.38     -0.03     -0.6%     5.5k     30.46     2.55  
SWHC SMITH & WESSON HLDG CORP   6.41     +0.01     +0.2%     4.9k     7.52     1.53  
ADCT A D C TELECOMMUNICATIONS   7.50     +0.19     +2.6%     4.0k     13.86     2.47  
BEAT CARDIONET INC   6.26     -0.19     -2.9%     4.0k     35.89     5.60  
Claire Caldwell

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Claire Caldwell has a Bachelor's of Business Administration from Radford University. Claire joined SmallCapInvestor.com in August 2008.