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Old National Bancorp (Nasdaq:ONB), LNB Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:LNBB) and Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:BCRX), Webster Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:WBS), Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN), First Commonwealth Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:FCF), AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED) and Hadera Paper Ltd. (Nasdaq:AIP).

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Focus Media Holding Ltd. (Nasdaq:FMCN) and Ener1 Inc. (Nasdaq:HEV) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Innophos Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:IPHS), China Biotics Inc. (Nasdaq:CHBT), Micrus Endovascular Corp. (Nasdaq:MEND), HADERA PAPER Ltd. (Nasdaq:AIP), Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:BFED) and Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (Nasdaq:GNK).

Lennar Corp. (Nasdaq:LEN), Citi Trends Inc. (Nasdaq:CTRN) and Life Time Fitness Inc. (Nasdaq:LTM) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Hadera Paper Ltd. (Nasdaq:AIP), Meritage Homes Corp. (Nasdaq:MTH), United Community Bancorp (Nasdaq:UCBA), American Woodmark Corp. (Nasdaq:AMWD), Student Loan Corp (Nasdaq:STU) and National Research Corp. (Nasdaq:NRCI).

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WellCare Health Plans Inc. (Nasdaq:WCG), Fundtech Ltd. (Nasdaq:FNDT) and Retalix Ltd. (Nasdaq:RTLX) are among the new 52-week lows in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Hiland Partners LP (Nasdaq:HLND), Elbit Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq:EMITF), Thermadyne Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq:THMD), Formula Systems Depository Receipt (Nasdaq:FORTY), Hadera Paper Ltd. (Nasdaq:AIP) and PHI Inc. (Nasdaq:PHIIK).

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USG Corp. (Nasdaq:USG), Live Nation Inc. (Nasdaq:LYV) and Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq:VECO) are among the  among 52-week lows in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Hadera Paper Ltd. (Nasdaq:AIP), Crosstex Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:XTXI), Oplink Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:OPLK), Patriot Coal Corp. (Nasdaq:PCX), Rockwood Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:ROC) and J Crew Group Inc. (Nasdaq:JCG).

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Small-cap stocks extended the opening slide after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson suggested that the government’s initial plan to rescue our fragile financial system by scooping up bad debt off the books of financial firms wasn’t that great of an idea after all. A lack of confidence in the rescue plan simply added to existing jitters about the economy and the corporate profit outlook. Today’s small-cap gainers are Rex Energy (Nasdaq:REXX), CTC Media (Nasdaq:CTCM) and Ticketmaster (Nasdaq:TKTM).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Anything currently linked to Russia is trouble; the Russian Stock Exchange closed for 2 days to stem massive selling in Russian equities.  
• The U.S. dollar was down mildly against the euro, but absolutely tanking against the Japanese yen, losing some 2.1%.  
• Treasury markets rallied as equity markets tumbled, reflecting flight toward “safe haven” outlets and away from stocks.  
• Small caps are down neaerly 4% after Paulson said the govt. would scrap the original “rescue” plan, in lieu of a better alternative.  

Small Cap Gainers:

• Rex Energy trading up over 10% after clocking a profit in Q3 on Nov. 7. See (Nasdaq:REXX).
• CTC Media reports inducement grant under NASDAQ marketplace rule 4350. Shares up 8.4%. See (Nasdaq:CTCM).  
• Ticketmaster Entertainment posts Q3 revenue increase, removes convenience fees for certain concerts. Shares trading up 6% this morning. See (Nasdaq:TKTM).  
• FalconStor Software, Inc. up 5% on higher-than-average volume. See (Nasdaq:FALC).  

Small Cap Losers:

• Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC tumbled 24% on news that ratings agency Moody’s downgraded the firm’s debt. See (NYSE:WBD).  
• Though crude prices are down, select airlines are struggling. UAL Corp. is down 23%, US Airways is off 20% and Alaska Air is down 7.5%. See (Nasdaq:UAUA), (NYSE:LCC) and (NYSE:ALK).  
• Central European Distribution Corp., the largest vodka producer in Poland, tumbled 21%. See (Nasdaq:CEDC).  
• Hadera Paper Ltd., an Israeli company that specializes in manufacturing and recycling of paper products, was off 20% after reporting earnings. See (NYSE:AIP).  

Small-cap stocks extended the opening slide after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson suggested that the government’s initial plan to rescue our fragile financial system by scooping up bad debt off the books of financial firms wasn’t that great of an idea after all. A lack of confidence in the rescue plan simply added to existing jitters about the economy and the corporate profit outlook. At 12:16 p.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was down 18.46, or 3.83%, at 463.83.

Paulson said that the government was moving toward another round of capital injections into financial institutions, scrapping the original “rescue” of buying up toxic debt as a way to utilize the $700 billion in funds targeted to rescue the market from the credit crisis. Fair or not, the immediate reaction from stock market investors to the news was that they seemed to see the announcement as another sign of a wishy-washy, “putting out fires” approach to the crisis instead of a well-thought, well-executed approach to the problems at hand.

Treasury markets rallied as equity markets tumbled, reflecting flight toward “safe haven” outlets and away from stocks. The yield on benchmark 10-year notes fell 2%. Yields move inverse to price, so the slide on yields reflected demand for the 10-year note product. The U.S. dollar was down mildly against the euro, but absolutely tanking against the Japanese yen, losing some 2.1%.

Individual small caps on the slide today included Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC (NYSE:WBD), as Russia’s largest dairy company tumbled 24% on news that ratings agency Moody’s downgraded the firm’s debt. Pretty much anything linked to Russia right now is trouble as the Russian Micex Stock Exchange closed for . . .

Primeenergy Corp. (Nasdaq:PNRG), Kindred Healthcare Inc. (Nasdaq:KND) and Merrill Lynch Canada Canadian Pacific HOLDRs (Nasdaq:HCH) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Capital Southwest Corp. (Nasdaq:CSWC), Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:FCL), CEC Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:CEC), Lufkin Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:LUFK), HADERA PAPER Ltd. (Nasdaq:AIP) and Stepan Company (Nasdaq:SCL).

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GeoMet Inc (Nasdaq:GMET), Shore Financial Corp (Nasdaq:SHBK) and Integral System Inc (Nasdaq:ISYS) are among the new 52-week highs in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

American Israeli Paper Mills Ltd (Nasdaq:AIP), Gorman-Rupp Co (Nasdaq:GRC) and Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc (Nasdaq:BNCL) are also among the new 52-week highs.

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Northern Technologies International Corp (Nasdaq:NTI), Cytori Therapeutics Inc (Nasdaq:CYTX) and Nexxus Lighting Inc (Nasdaq:NEXS) are among the new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Universal Truckload Services Inc (Nasdaq:UACL), American Israeli Paper Mills Ltd (Nasdaq:AIP) and Peerless Manufacturing Co (Nasdaq:PMFG) are also among the new 52-week highs.

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Delta Natural Gas Co Inc (Nasdaq:DGAS), Seanergy Maritime Units (Nasdaq:SRG.U) and Heckmann Corp (Nasdaq:HEK) are among the new 52-week highs in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

American Israeli Paper Mills Ltd (Nasdaq:AIP), Powell Industries Inc (Nasdaq:POWL) and American Ecology Corp (Nasdaq:ECOL) are also among the new 52-week highs.

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