DryShips, Palm and Rambus lead small-cap volume in pre-market

DryShips Inc (Nasdaq:DRYS), Palm Inc (Nasdaq:PALM) and Rambus Inc (Nasdaq:RMBS) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc (Nasdaq:EGLE), Meridian Bioscience Inc (Nasdaq:VIVO), Investors Real Estate Trust Units (Nasdaq:IRET), James River Coal Co (Nasdaq:JRCC), Blackboard Inc (Nasdaq:BBBB) and TBS International Ltd (Nasdaq:TBSI).

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	15.34	+0.74	+5.1%	208.8k	116.43	3.04
PALM	PALM INC NEW	7.34	+0.20	+2.8%	198.4k	8.94	1.14
RMBS	RAMBUS INC DEL	9.40	+0.44	+4.9%	24.6k	26.41	4.95
EGLE	EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC	6.81	+0.41	+6.4%	24.4k	36.24	2.55
VIVO	MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC	21.02	-2.18	-9.4%	9.4k	37.00	19.43
IRET	INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TR	10.22	+0.02	+0.2%	4.5k	11.78	5.52
JRCC	JAMES RIVER COAL CO	14.95	+0.39	+2.7%	4.2k	62.83	5.05
BBBB	BLACKBOARD INC	25.58	+2.10	+8.9%	4.0k	45.00	19.36
TBSI	TBS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	10.71	+0.56	+5.5%	2.6k	61.95	3.40
CSIQ	CANADIAN SOLAR INC	5.80	+0.20	+3.6%	2.3k	51.80	3.11

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