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Micromet Inc. (Nasdaq:MITI), Industrial Services of America Inc. (Nasdaq:IDSA) and Protherics (Nasdaq:PTIL) are among the new 52-week highs in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.     

Also included among the results: Donegal Group (Nasdaq:DGICA), USA Truck Inc. (Nasdaq:USAK), Hawk Corp. (Nasdaq:HWK), CryoLife Inc (Nasdaq:CRY), Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HGR) and China Holdings Acquisition (Nasdaq:HOL).        

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Crocs Inc. (Nasdaq:CROX), Cascade Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CASB) and Hawthorn Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq:HWBK) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.    

Also included among the results: MedQuist Inc. (Nasdaq:MEDQ), Protherics  (Nasdaq:PTIL), Cheniere Energy Partners (Nasdaq:CQP), Micromet Inc. (Nasdaq:MITI), Harris & Harris Group Inc. (Nasdaq:TINY) and Primus Guaranty (Nasdaq:PRS).           

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Protherics (Nasdaq:PTIL), Heelys Inc. (Nasdaq:HLYS) and Cheviot Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CHEV) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.   

Also included among the results: Deltek Inc. (Nasdaq:PROJ), Beazer Homes USA Inc. (Nasdaq:BZH), Noble International (Nasdaq:NOBL), Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:OREX), Pzena Investment Management Inc. (Nasdaq:PZN) and Ceco Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq:CECE). 

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Assured Guaranty Ltd (Nasdaq:AGO), Photronics Inc (Nasdaq:PLAB) and Royal Bank Pennsyl Inc (Nasdaq:RBPAA) are among the new 52-week lows in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

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Stocks are continuing to crumble midday after crude oil and the greenback hit records. Lackluster outlooks from juggernauts Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) and DuPont (NYSE:DD) also weighed down the market.

At 1:28 p.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) toppled 17.6 points, or 2.45%, to 700.04, while the Dow sunk 137.11 points, or 1.07%, to a level of 12,687.91.

Crude oil climbed to an intraday record of $120 a barrel, as the dollar hit a new low against the euro. The greenback climbed to $1.60 per euro for the first time after the European Central Bank signaled it will not slash interest rates due to inflation concerns Oil also spiked on a Nigerian supply disruption.

“Over the last 24 hours, four ECB speakers state that they’re concerned about inflation — one going as far as to say that they’re considering raising rates every month going forward,” Andy Busch, BMO Capital Markets global ethics strategist said. “This is part of why the U.S. dollar has come under so much pressure from the euro.”

In economic news, the National Association of Realtors said this morning that existing-home sales slid 2% in the month of March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.93 million from a level of 5.03 million in February. The sales number was . . .

Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMCL), Protherics PLC (Nasdaq:PTIL) and The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE:TLB) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:VNUS), Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:PTEC) and AMCORE Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMFI) are also among the top small-cap percentage losers.

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eFuture Information Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: EFUT), China Natural Resources Inc. (Nasdaq: CHNR) and China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Hldg, Inc. (AMEX: KUN) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

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OSI Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIS), First California Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCAL) and NovaStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: NFI) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million.

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New York & Company, Inc. (NYSE: NWY), Flamel Technologies S.A. (Nasdaq: FLML) and Protherics PLC (Nasdaq: PTIL) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million.

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Retalix Ltd. (Nasdaq: RTLX), Oplink Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: OPLK) and Protherics plc (Nasdaq: PTIL) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million. 

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Rocky Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCKY), Wayside Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSTG) and Protherics PLC (Nasdaq: PTIL) are the biggest percentage losers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million.

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