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I ran a quick screen on the 5 best performing small cap BRIC stocks YTD. It is no surprise to find that tech stocks dominate the list. I think you will find a few gems that have the potential to be quite prosperous. I will actually delve further into a couple of these stocks next week. Check it out!

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (Nasdaq:SCR), Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN) and Delphi Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DFG) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Presidential Life Corp. (Nasdaq:PLFE), China Grentech Corp Ltd. (Nasdaq:GRRF), AirMedia Group Inc. (Nasdaq:AMCN), Universal Travel Group (Nasdaq:UTA), ATA Inc (Nasdaq:ATAI) and Hi Shear Technology Corp. (Nasdaq:HSR).

ATA Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAI), Finish Line Inc. (Nasdaq:FINL) and Retalix Ltd (Nasdaq:RTLX) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Computer Task Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CTGX), W Holding Co Inc. (Nasdaq:WHI), Elbit Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq:EMITF), Starlims Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:LIMS), Student Loan Corp. (Nasdaq:STU) and Books-A-Million Inc. (Nasdaq:BAMM).

Doral Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:DRL), Gymboree Corp. (Nasdaq:GYMB) and The9 Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCTY) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: ATA Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAI), RC2 Corp. (Nasdaq:RCRC), Alaska Air Group Inc. (Nasdaq:ALK), Hibbett Sports Inc. (Nasdaq:HIBB), Dress Barn Inc. (Nasdaq:DBRN) and Janus Capital Group Inc. (Nasdaq:JNS).

CTS Corp. (Nasdaq:CTS), Theravance Inc. (Nasdaq:THRX) and Texas Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:TXI) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Commonwealth Bankshares Inc. (Nasdaq:CWBS), ATA Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAI), China East Air Depository Receipt (Nasdaq:CEA), Blyth Inc. (Nasdaq:BTH), Mentor Corp. (Nasdaq:MNT) and PHH Corp. (Nasdaq:PHH).

The Russell was bleeding red during midday trading, down over 4% following the worst decline in October retail sales on record. Today's small-cap gainers are...

Small-cap stocks opened lower, pressured by bleak retail sales data, soft earnings news, a pullback in energy prices, money flow into credit markets and a “breather” mentality after Thursday afternoon’s humongous recovery rally. Today’s small-cap gainers are ARYx Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:ARYX), ATA (Nasdaq:ATAI) and Evotec (Nasdaq:EVTC).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Energy shares were a big positive factor for the market during Thursday’s rally, but were a drag this morning.  
• Libor rates edged up again overnight for the second consecutive session, which raises some caution flags among investors about the lending mentality around the world.  
• Bernanke: Bank liquidity measures are generating tentative improvements in credit markets; central banks remain ready to act if needed.   
• There is also a chance that traders don’t want to be caught short over the weekend just in case the G-20 comes out with some stunning stimulus package.  

Small Cap Gainers:

• ARYx Therapeutics Inc. announces $21.6 million private placement; shares pop 41%. See (Nasdaq:ARYX).  
• Computer-based testing services provider ATA up 27% after revealing a $5 million share buyback program. See (Nasdaq:ATAI).  
• Evotec up 19% as Q3 loss narrows, it lifts FY08 revenue outlook. See (Nasdaq:EVTC).   • MYR Group, a specialty contractor serving the electrical infrastructure market in the U.S., is up 18% after reporting Q3 results. See (Nasdaq:MYRG).
• Human Genome Sciences up 4.2% in pre-market despite being downgraded to "neutral" on Tuesday. See (Nasdaq:HGSB).

Small Cap Losers:

• MedCath Corp. tumbled 33% as the health care services provider reported quarterly results. See (Nasdaq:MDTH).
• Ardea Biosciences Inc. fell 27% as the biotech firm also fell on earnings news. See (Nasdaq:RDEA).  
• Lasalle Hotel Properties fell 17% as the luxury hotel operator rescinded their previous outlook as results are falling well short of expectations. See (NYSE:LHO).  
• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. beats the estimate, but slashes its forecast as well. Shares down over 5%. See (NYSE:ANF).

Looks like we’re back in the slump we saw pervade October trading. Small caps plummeted 6.12% today and are now down 41% for the year. Today’s small-cap gainers are ATA Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAI), ARYx Therapeutics (Nasdaq:ARYX) and Imperial Sugar (Nasdaq:IPSU).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Anything currently linked to Russia is trouble; the Russian Stock Exchange closed for two days to stem massive selling in Russian equities.
• For 2008, the Russell is now down 41%, while the Dow is off 38% and the S&P 500 is down 42%.
• Including action since mid-September, this was the eighth session sporting a loss of 5% or more.
• Energy and other commodity values remain a bearish element for many stocks right now. 
• Crude oil prices in the U.S. tumbled $3.17 a barrel to $56.16, the lowest closing price since January 2007.
• Copper and aluminum prices slumped to three-year lows in overseas trading (although copper did close slightly higher in U.S. trading). 
• Energy shares were a drag on the market, with the Energy SPDR Fund off 8.1%.

Small Cap Gainers:

• ATA Inc. rallied 19% as the Chinese computer testing firm reported earnings. See (Nasdaq:ATAI).
• ARYx Therapeutics swings to profit in Q3; shares up a whopping 47%. See (Nasdaq:ARYX). 
• Imperial Sugar Co. jumped nearly 15% as the sugar processing firm extended a recent upside push from the October lows. See (Nasdaq:IPSU).
• Embattled Dow component General Motors Corp. was up 5.4% on talk that legislators are warming up to ideas to help provide financial assistance . . .

Small-cap stocks went into freefall mode Wednesday, burdened by new plans for the troubled asset relief program (TARP), ongoing worries about corporate profitability, money flow out of equities into credit markets, further downside probing in commodities to 5-year lows and renewed concerns about consumer spending in a difficult economic environment. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed down 29.49, or 6.12% at 452.80, the second-lowest daily close in more than five years. For 2008, the Russell is now down 41%, while the Dow is off 38% and the S&P 500 is down 42%.

We’ve all become somewhat numb to mind-boggling daily volatility since the collapse kicked into gear, but to give some perspective, if you went back before the stock market crash began in mid-September, today’s slide would have been the largest one-day swoon of the year. Including action since mid-September, this was the eighth session sporting a loss of 5% or more.

The market was already in a fragile frame of mind this morning after Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:BBY) lowered its outlook, which stirred worries about consumer spending heading toward the key holiday season. With two-thirds of the U.S. economy driven by consumer spending, a picture of rising unemployment and a dreary outlook for next year make for a troubling brew. BBY shares lost 8% on the day, while the S&P Retail Index was off 5.7%.

Then after the BBY scare, investor confidence seemed to be shaken even more by the Treasury Department’s decision to scrap the original rescue plans of using $700 billion in TARP funds to buy up toxic debt and instead divert money into more capital injections. Those investor concerns appear to be two-fold: first, there is a perception that the government still is bouncing back and forth trying to put out fires instead of having a deliberate plan of attack to help restore financial solvency. Second, there is a chance that if the government funnels billions of dollars into these financial firms it will dilute share-holder equity. The PHLX KBW Banking Index was off 6.1%.

When the TARP was first approved by Congress back on Oct. 3, the Russell was at 619.40. After putting $350 billion to “work” to rescue the market out of the credit crisis, the Russell is now at 452.80. Clearly, there is still work to be done. And the longer the market struggles the more likely it is that public frustration over . . .

Taleo Corp. (Nasdaq:TLEO), ATA Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAI) and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:TKTM) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Intersections Inc. (Nasdaq:INTX), GeoResources Inc. (Nasdaq:GEOI), Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. (Nasdaq:USAP), James River Coal Co. (Nasdaq:JRCC), Macquarie Infrastructure Co LLC (Nasdaq:MIC) and OM Group Inc. (Nasdaq:OMG).

Saia Inc (Nasdaq:SAIA), Brigham Exploration Co (Nasdaq:BEXP) and Hanmi Financial (Nasdaq:HAFC) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Alvarion Ltd (Nasdaq:ALVR), Kohlberg Capital Corp (Nasdaq:KCAP), ATA Inc (Nasdaq:ATAI), BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:BPAX), Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd (Nasdaq:ALDN) and Dendreon Corp (Nasdaq:DNDN).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

Bluegreen Corp (Nasdaq:BXG), UAL Corp (Nasdaq:UAUA) and Preferred Bank (Nasdaq:PFBC) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Sierra Bancorp (Nasdaq:BSRR), ATA Inc (Nasdaq:ATAI), Omnicell Inc (Nasdaq:OMCL), Domino's Pizza Inc (Nasdaq:DPZ), Babcock & Brown Air Ltd (Nasdaq:FLY) and Community Bancorp (Nevada) (Nasdaq:CBON).

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

Small-cap shares pushed higher, lifted by a sudden reversal in crude oil prices, which took the market back down below $130 dollars a barrel after reaching $133 overnight. The stock market navigated through consumer confidence and new home sales data this morning without too much damage, even though neither report was particularly rosy. At 10:08 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was up 9.51, or 1.31% at 733.61.

The consumer confidence headline figure came in at 57.2, which was below the forecast of 60.0 and tumbled to a 16-year low. New home sales came in at an annualized rate of 526,000 units, which was slightly above the projection for 520,000. Although new home sales were up 3.3% in April, they were still down 42% from last year, which marked the largest year-over-year decline in about 27 years, according to the Commerce Department.

Before the new home sales figures came out, the Case-Shiller U.S. home price index reported a dive in first quarter home sale prices, which tumbled 14.1% from the same period last year. The figures were in line with analyst expectations.

Vivus Inc (Nasdaq:VVUS), ATA Inc (Nasdaq:ATAI) and America's Car-Mart Inc (Nasdaq:CRMT) are among the new 52-week highs in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Third Wave Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:TWTI), Heckmann Corp (Nasdaq:HEK) and Westwood Holdings Group Inc (Nasdaq:WHG) are also among the new 52-week highs.

Here are the new 52-week highs among small caps:

Here are Wednesday’s biggest percentage gainers and losers, along with top volume leaders, among companies with a market cap between $50 million and $750 million:

Biggest percentage gainers:

• Samson Oil & Gas Ltd. (AMEX:SSN), up 68.7% to $6.51 after the Australian oil and gas producer signed an agreement to give Samson a 100% working interest and 75% revenue interest in a 320-acre area close to an oil producing field. Samson paid $300 per acre and is required to drill an initial well within a year or risk forfeiting the lease for the acreage.
• CREDO Petroleum Corp. (Nasdaq:CRED), up 32.1% to $16.46 despite no significant announcements.
• The Walking Company Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:WALK), up 26.3% to $6.00 despite no reports from the company.

Biggest percentage losers:

• US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC), down 22.1% to $5.35 after the Tempe, Ariz.-based airline operator said Wednesday afternoon that it had no plans to charge passengers for the first checked bag. American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) said Wednesday that it will start charging passengers $15 for the first checked bag. Also sending the stock lower, US Airways posted a 2.5% increase in the number of full-time employees in March, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
• ShengdaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq:SDTH), down 13.6% to $8.42 despite no announcements from the company.
• Guaranty Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:GFG), down 13.4% to $5.17 after the Austin, Texas-based regional bank announced a stock offering of up to $350 million.

FieldPoint Petroleum Corp (Nasdaq:FPP), Pyramid Oil Co (Nasdaq:PDO) and CREDO Petroleum Corp (Nasdaq:CRED) are among the new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Mexco Energy Corp (Nasdaq:MXC), ATA Inc (Nasdaq:ATAI) and Fuel Systems Solutions Inc (Nasdaq:FSYS) are also among the new 52-week highs.

Here are the new 52-week highs among small caps:

ATA Inc (Nasdaq:ATAI), GeoResources Inc (Nasdaq:GEOI) and Pyramid Oil Co (Nasdaq:PDO) are among the new 52-week highs in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Sutor Technology Group Ltd (Nasdaq:SUTR), America's Car-Mart Inc (Nasdaq:CRMT) and RAM Energy Resources Inc (Nasdaq:RAME) are also among the new 52-week highs.

Here are the new 52-week highs among small caps:

Community Central Bank Corp. (Nasdaq:CCBD), First Community Bank Corp. of America (Nasdaq:FCFL) and Servidyne, Inc. (Nasdaq:SERV) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Central Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:CEBK), Intervest Bancshares Corp. (Nasdaq:IBCA) and ATA Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAI) are also among the top small-cap percentage losers.

Here are Monday's biggest percentage losers among small caps:

The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) fell for the first time this week on news of an unexpected decline in February orders for durable goods. The small-cap index lost 3.16 points, or 0.45%, to 702.11. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) was off 109.74 points, or 0.88%, to 12,422.86.

On a year-to-date basis, the Russell 2000 has shed 8.34%, while the Dow is down 6.35% and the S&P 500 has decreased 8.66%.

Stocks small and large opened in negative territory and never looked up on news before the start of trading that orders for manufactured durable goods fell 1.7% in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Economists were . . .