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 JA Solar Holdings (Nasdaq:JASO), FGX International Holdings (Nasdaq:FGXI), Netlist Inc. (Nasdaq:NLST) and Beazer Homes USA (Nasdaq:BZH)are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results:American Axel Manufacturing (Nasdaq:AXL), Titan International (Nasdaq:TWI), Arvinmertitor Inc. (Nasdaq:ARM), Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq:TTWO) and ACME PAcket Inc (Nasdaq:APKT).

Bancorp Bank (Nasdaq:TBBK), America's Car-Mart Inc (Nasdaq:CRMT) and Methode Electronics Inc (Nasdaq:MEI) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Sonic Corp (Nasdaq:SONC), Measurement Specialties Inc (Nasdaq:MEAS), Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc (Nasdaq:CVLY), Align Technology Inc (Nasdaq:ALGN), FGX International Holdings Ltd (Nasdaq:FGXI) and Financial Institutions Inc (Nasdaq:FISI).

Domtar Corp. (Nasdaq:UFS), Midsouth Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:MSL) and ImmunoGen Inc. (Nasdaq:IMGN) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Blue Square-Israel ADR (Nasdaq:BSI), OfficeMax Inc. (Nasdaq:OMX), FGX International Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:FGXI), Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (Nasdaq:APL), Broadwind Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:BWEN) and Complete Production Services Inc. (Nasdaq:CPX).

CRA International Inc. (Nasdaq:CRAI), Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (Nasdaq:BGFV) and UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Pacific Capital Bancorp (Nasdaq:PCBC), FGX International Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:FGXI), Graco Inc. (Nasdaq:GGG), Enterprise Financial Services Corp. (Nasdaq:EFSC), Yadkin Valley Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:YAVY) and Pharmasset Inc. (Nasdaq:VRUS).

Stocks took another major tumble Monday after news that small-cap insurer American International Group (NYSE:AIG) clocked the biggest operating loss in its history, adding to investor despair. Some of today’s small-cap gainers were ICT Group (Nasdaq:ICTG), FGX International Holdings (Nasdaq:FGXI) and Noven Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:NOVN).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed down 21.22, or 5.45%, to 367.80, while the Dow closed down 4.24% to 6,763.29 and the S&P 500 closed down 4.66% to 700.82.
• For the year, the Russell 2000 is now down 26.35%, the Dow is down 22.95 and the S&P 500 is down 22.41%.
• On the data front today, personal spending rose about 0.6% in January and incomes rose 0.4%, while construction spending fell 3.3%, or more than twice as much as analysts predicted.
• Oil prices plummeted more than 10% today, suggesting energy demand is still being hurt by the deteriorating global economy.
• The U.S. government said it would give AIG another $30 billion in loans, on top of the $150 billion it has already provided to the insurer.
• Back to AIG, the insurer clocked $61.7 billion Q4 loss.
• Global stock markets sharply slumped overnight, with the benchmarks in Britain and Japan down about 4% each.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Business service outsourcer ICT Group, Inc. closed up 64% after Aegis Limited made an acquisition proposal to ICT’s board. See (Nasdaq:ICTG).
• FGX International Holdings Limited saw a 16% uptick following a strong sales and earning release late last week. See (Nasdaq:FGXI).
• Noven Pharmaceuticals is up 11% ahead of its scheduled earnings . . .

Stocks were sharply lower at midday on news this morning that small-cap insurer American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) posted the largest quarterly loss in U.S. corporate history, down $61.7 billion in Q4.

At noon the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was down 15.25, or nearly 4%, at 373.77, while the S&P 500 was down 3.66% to 708.15, and the Dow was down 3.25% to a staggering 6,833.54 — the first time the index has dipped below 7,000 in 11 years.

Myriad data reports out today showed personal spending rose about 0.6% in January and incomes rose 0.4%, while construction spending fell 3.3%, or more than twice as much as analysts predicted. Even though manufacturing contracted in February for the thirteenth straight month, the pace was slower than expected.

Small caps bucking the downward trend this morning included business service outsourcer ICT Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICTG), up nearly 70% after Aegis Limited made an acquisition proposal to ICT’s board. FGX International Holdings Limited (Nasdaq:FGXI) is seeing an 18% uptick following a strong sales and earning release late last week, and Noven Pharmaceuticals is up 10% ahead of its scheduled earnings release on Thursday.

On the downside, Ship Finance International (NYSE:SFL) is down over 23% after reporting a Q4 loss last week.

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ICT Group Inc. (Nasdaq:ICTG), FGX International Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:FGXI) and Kronos Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:KRO) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:NPSP), K-Fed Bancorp (Nasdaq:KFED), InterOil Corp. (Nasdaq:IOC), Amicus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:FOLD), First South Bancorp Inc.  (Nasdaq:FSBK) and Community Capital Corp. (Nasdaq:CPBK).

Evergreen Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:ESLR), Cache Inc. (Nasdaq:CACH) and Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), DrdGold ADR (Nasdaq:DROOY), BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:BMTI), FGX International Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:FGXI) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

Pharmanet Dev Group (Nasdaq:PDGI), FGX International Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:FGXI) and Gentiva Health Services (Nasdaq:GTIV) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Elizabeth Arden (Nasdaq:RDEN), Faro Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:FARO) and ShutterFly, Inc. (Nasdaq:SFLY) are also among the top small-cap percentage losers.

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

The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) rallied and posted gains for the fourth consecutive day on news that the American consumer remains strong. The small-cap index added 18.06 points, or 2.35%, to 785.60. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) climbed 205.01 points, or 1.55%, to 13,450.65.

On a year-to-date basis, the Russell 2000 is off 0.23%, while the Dow is up 7.83% and the S&P 500 has risen 4.79%.

The bulls completely dominated trading today on news that personal spending rose a better-than-expected 1.1% in November, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. The increase, the biggest in over three years, came as consumers responded favorably to holiday discounts offered by retailers.

Economists were expecting spending to increase 0.7% after a rise of 0.2% in October.

The news calmed fears that consumers will cut back on spending due to falling home prices and higher energy costs. Consumption is about 70% of gross domestic product.

However, Americans are still apprehensive about the economy and their personal finances.

A Reuters/University of Michigan consumer survey showed that consumer sentiment fell to 75.5 in December from 76.1 in November. That’s the lowest level since September 2005, when the country was dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Economists had actually forecasted a slightly steeper decline to 74.5. Consumer sentiment measures whether or not consumers feel like spending money.

The Commerce Department also reported that personal income in November rose a lower-than-expected 0.4% following an increase of 0.2% in October.

In corporate news, Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) also contributed to the bullish sentiment. A report in The Wall Street Journal claims that the New York-based company will sell a stake of itself for a $5 billion cash injection from Singapore’s state investment company.