DryShips, Zhongpin and AngioDynamics lead small-cap volume in pre-market

DryShips Inc (Nasdaq:DRYS), Zhongpin Inc (Nasdaq:HOGS) and AngioDynamics Inc (Nasdaq:ANGO) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: ICU Medical Inc. (Nasdaq:ICUI), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), Central European Distribution Corp. (Nasdaq:CEDC), Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN), The9 Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCTY) and Apollo Investment Corp. (Nasdaq:AINV).

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	6.17	+0.62	+11.2%	1,762.3k	116.43	2.72
HOGS	ZHONGPIN INC	9.89	+0.15	+1.5%	20.5k	13.65	6.50
ANGO	ANGIODYNAMICS INC	12.32	-0.39	-3.1%	16.2k	17.50	9.12
ICUI	ICU MED INC	34.00	+2.17	+6.8%	14.5k	36.39	22.14
EGLE	EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC	6.30	+0.17	+2.8%	11.5k	36.24	2.55
CEDC	CENTRAL EUROPEAN DIST CORP	19.15	+0.17	+0.9%	11.3k	77.48	5.97
GERN	GERON CORP	5.58	+0.09	+1.6%	11.1k	8.50	1.95
NCTY	THE9 LTD	9.21	+0.26	+2.9%	10.1k	28.50	8.88
AINV	APOLLO INVT CORP	5.39	+0.14	+2.7%	7.1k	20.29	1.99
IPCS	IPCS INC	10.96	+0.00	+0.0%	6.8k	32.56	3.27

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