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Allos Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:ALTH), Novavax Inc. (Nasdaq:NVAX) and OmniVision Technologies Inc.(Nasdaq:OVTI) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Immunomedics Inc. (Nasdaq:IMMU), Aruba Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:ARUN), Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ).

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HURN), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX) 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 Dental Partners Inc. (Nasdaq:ADPI), Crocs Inc. (Nasdaq:CROX), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:ACAD), Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN), UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ).

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HURN), Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA), Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER), Fuqi International Inc. (Nasdaq:FUQI), Crocs Inc. (Nasdaq:CROX) and DrdGold ADR (Nasdaq:DROOY).

China Housing & Land Development Inc. (Nasdaq:CHLN), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and Trina Solar Ltd. (Nasdaq:TSL) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: GT Solar International Inc. (Nasdaq:SOLR), Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq:PKOH), Rentrak Corp. (Nasdaq:RENT), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Bank of South Carolina (Nasdaq:BKSC) and Umpqua Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq:UMPQ).

Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), Targa Resources Partners LP (Nasdaq:NGLS) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Univest Corp of Pennsylvania (Nasdaq:UVSP), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Knot Inc. (Nasdaq:KNOT), Huron Consulting Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HURN), Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:FSYS) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF).

Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:BCRX), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Changyou.com Ltd. (Nasdaq:CYOU), Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER), China Sunergy Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:CSUN) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF).

CardioNet Inc (Nasdaq:BEAT), Cepheid (Nasdaq:CPHD) and OmniVision Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:OVTI) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: AgFeed Industries Inc (Nasdaq:FEED), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:SPPI), Canadian Solar Inc (Nasdaq:CSIQ), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd (Nasdaq:APWR), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (Nasdaq:SOLF) and STEC Inc (Nasdaq:STEC).

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:RIGL), MSC Software Corp. (Nasdaq:MSCS) and Blue Nile Inc. (Nasdaq:NILE) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: World Acceptance Corp. (Nasdaq:WRLD), MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:MAPP), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN), Helen of Troy Ltd. (Nasdaq:HELE) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF).

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:SPPI), Geron Corp (Nasdaq:GERN) and Force Protection Inc (Nasdaq:FRPT) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Matrixx Initiatives (Nasdaq:MTXX), Century Aluminum Co (Nasdaq:CENX), ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (Nasdaq:ATPG), CardioNet Inc (Nasdaq:BEAT), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (Nasdaq:SOLF) and Fuqi International Inc (Nasdaq:FUQI).

Medarex Inc. (Nasdaq:MEDX), Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:SWHC) and A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(Nasdaq:SPPI), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Matrixx Initiatives (Nasdaq:MTXX), Focus Media Holding Ltd. (Nasdaq:FMCN) and Monro Muffler Brake Inc. (Nasdaq:MNRO).

A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), Force Protection Inc. (Nasdaq:FRPT) and BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals In.c (Nasdaq:SPPI), AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX).

Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SVNT), ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (Nasdaq:ATPG) and Wind River Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), ArcSight Inc. (Nasdaq:ARST), Tongxin International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TXIC), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and China Sunergy Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:CSUN).

Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), China Sunergy Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:CSUN) and EV Energy Partners L P (Nasdaq:EVEP) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (Nasdaq:ATPG), Chindex International Inc. (Nasdaq:CHDX), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Hercules Offshore Inc. (Nasdaq:HERO) and Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd. (Nasdaq:IGLD).

Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) and China Sunergy Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:CSUN) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT), Fuqi International Inc. (Nasdaq:FUQI) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ).

Vivus Inc. (Nasdaq:VVUS), Exide Technologies (Nasdaq:XIDE) and GigaMedia Ltd. (Nasdaq:GIGM) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Omniture Inc (Nasdaq:OMTR), Federal Mogul Corp. (Nasdaq:FDML), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Ceradyne Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDN), STEC Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC) and SunPower (Nasdaq:SPWRA).

UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and Union Drilling Inc. (Nasdaq:UDRL) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:MAPP), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED) and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE).

Take Two Interactive Software Inc. (Nasdaq:TTWO), Exelixis Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) and Penson Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:PNSN) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: PSS World Medical Inc. (Nasdaq:PSSI), SIGA Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGA), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), OmniVision Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:OVTI), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX).

Medivation Inc. (Nasdaq:MDVN), Blue Coat Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI) and Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq:SBLK) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:MAPP), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Take Two Interactive Software Inc. (Nasdaq:TTWO), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), CardioNet Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAT) and A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR).

MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:MAPP), Geokinetics Inc. (Nasdaq:GOK) and Duckwall Alco Stores Inc. (Nasdaq:DUCK) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Ocean Power Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTT), Polypore International Inc. (Nasdaq:PPO), Federal Mogul Corp. (Nasdaq:FDML) and Greene County Bancorp (Nasdaq:GCBC).

Tessera Technologies Inc.(Nasdaq:TSRA), Hot Topic Inc.(Nasdaq:HOTT) and Canadian Solar Inc.(Nasdaq:CSIQ) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd.(Nasdaq:SOLF), Paragon Shipping Inc (Nasdaq:PRGN), Century Aluminum Co.(Nasdaq:CENX), Kirklands Inc.(Nasdaq:KIRK), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.(Nasdaq:EGLE) and Citi Trends Inc.(Nasdaq:CTRN).

Prospect Capital Corp. (Nasdaq:PSEC), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), Novatel Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq:NVTL), Kirklands Inc. (Nasdaq:KIRK), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) and UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA).

CardioNet Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAT), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:TKTM), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:VNDA), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:OGXI) and Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN).

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Osiris Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:OSIR) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Sun Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:SNBC), ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (Nasdaq:ATPG), Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER), NBT Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:NBTB) and UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA).

Palm Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM), DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) and Iconix Brand Group Inc. (Nasdaq:ICON) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Zhongpin Inc (Nasdaq:HOGS), Fushi Copperweld Inc. (Nasdaq:FSIN), Cepheid (Nasdaq:CPHD), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), Synaptics Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNA) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF).

DryShips Inc (Nasdaq:DRYS), Orexigen Therapeutics Inc (Nasdaq:OREX) and Greenlight Capital Re Ltd (Nasdaq:GLRE) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc (Nasdaq:EGLE), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (Nasdaq:SOLF), Allscripts Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc (Nasdaq:MDRX), American Medical Systems Holdings Inc (Nasdaq:AMMD), TBS International Ltd (Nasdaq:TBSI) and Canadian Solar Inc (Nasdaq:CSIQ).

thinkorswim Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SWIM), DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN), Sonic Corp. (Nasdaq:SONC), Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:IDEV), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), NetScout Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:NTCT) and Exide Technologies (Nasdaq:XIDE).

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN) and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: S1 Corp. (Nasdaq:SONE), Titan Machinery Inc. (Nasdaq:TITN), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), USA Mobility Inc. (Nasdaq:USMO), Synaptics Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNA) and American Medical Systems Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:AMMD).

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) and Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:OREX) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: PDL BioPharma Inc. (Nasdaq:PDLI), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Zhongpin Inc. (Nasdaq:HOGS), Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:ALDN), American Commercial Lines Inc. (Nasdaq:ACLI) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ).

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and USANA Health Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq:USNA) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), VisionChina Media Inc (Nasdaq:VISN), OYO Geospace Corp. (Nasdaq:OYOG), Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp (Nasdaq:SNTA), Tower Group Inc. (Nasdaq:TWGP) and Northwest Pipe Co (Nasdaq:NWPX).

Small-cap stocks jumped higher on the opening, a welcome sign after the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) suffered the largest one-day loss of the year on Monday. Buying interest was stirred by optimism for a bail-out of beleaguered U.S. automakers, anticipation for another round of global rate cuts and just a plain old oversold bounce after Mondays’s rout. Some of today’s small-cap gainers are Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (NYSE:MRX), Wright Express Corp. (NYSE:WXS) and Clinical Data Inc.  (Nasdaq:CLDA).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• New data out: retail sales down 0.4% on a year-over-year basis for the week, down 0.9% in Nov. from last year, while off 1.1% from Oct.  
• On the open, crude oil prices were up about $0.40 a barrel, and energy stocks were up about 2.4%.  
• Commodity markets stabilized this morning, which was a big relief after crude oil collapsed 9% Monday.  
• The Reserve Bank of Australia slashed 100 basis points off their benchmark rate last night, which was much more aggressive than expected.
• Investors were hopeful for another round of global rate cuts to stimulate the world out of recession.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. gapped higher and was up about 17% as the skin treatment firm resolved a patent dispute to license a generic version of it’s acne drug. See (NYSE:MRX).  
• Wright Express Corp. rose 13% as the payment processing firm basically recovered Monday’s big slide. See (NYSE:WXS).
• Clinical Data Inc. rose 11% as the biotech company bounce off Monday’s severe decline amid a dearth of fresh news. See (Nasdaq:CLDA).
• America's Car-Mart Q2 earnings rise; shares climb 6.3% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:CRMT).


Small Cap Losers:

• Palm Inc. tumbled 34% as the smart phone maker lowered quarterly projections. See (Nasdaq:PALM).
• Enzon scraps spinoff of biotech division; shares tumble 16% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:ENZN).
• Solarfun Power swings to Q3 loss; shares drop nearly 13% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:SOLF).  
• Skyworks Solutions Inc. gapped lower and slumped 13% after the analog semiconductor firm lowered guidance. See (Nasdaq:SWKS).  

Small-cap stocks started out the new month with a bearish bang, sinking hard amid gloomy manufacturing data around the world, which weighed on industrial and commodity stocks. Today's small-cap gainers are Mentor Corp. (NYSE:MNT), Qimonda (NYSE:QI) and General Growth (NYSE:GGP).

Today's Market Watch highlights included:

• From a money flow perspective, investors appeared to be fleeing stocks for safe-haven outlets in the credit markets.  
• The dollar was up about 0.5% against the euro, which also weighed on commodity prices.  
• Energy stocks were also an early drag on the market, taking a cue from sinking crude oil prices, which were down $4 this morning.  
• The construction spending report was pegged at minus 1.2%, also below the projection for a dip of 0.9%.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Johnson & Johnson to buy Mentor Corp., which is leaping about 90% in pre-market. See (NYSE:MNT).  
• Qimonda up about 30% in pre-market, reports progress on partner talks, delays results. See (NYSE:QI).  
• General Growth pops 34% in pre-market after receiving loan extension. See (NYSE:GGP).  

Small Cap Losers:

• Union Drilling Inc. is off 22% as the natural gas driller tumbled with other energy names such as Patriot Coal Corp, down 14%. See (Nasdaq:UDRL) and (NYSE:PCX).  
• Teekay Tankers Ltd. is down 12%, correcting lower after a huge rally day Friday. See (NYSE:TNK).  
• Solarfun Power Holdings down over 8% in pre-market as energy, solar stocks are all seeing steep declines before the bell. See (Nasdaq:SOLF).
• UAL Corp. is down 6% after the airline filed a mixed shelf to offer securities. See (Nasdaq:UAUA).  

ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (Nasdaq:ATPG), Tesco Corp. (Nasdaq:TESO) and Orient Express Hotels Ltd. (Nasdaq:OEH) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Meritage Homes Corp. (Nasdaq:MTH), SeaChange International Inc. (Nasdaq:SEAC), iPCS Inc. (Nasdaq:IPCS), Hill International Inc. (Nasdaq:HIL), Key Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:KTEC) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF).

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Glacier Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:GBCI) and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Centennial Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:CYCL), AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAG), Fuqi International Inc. (Nasdaq:FUQI) and Pan American Silver Corp. (Nasdaq:PAAS).

Small-cap stocks meandered through the morning moving back and forth on either side of steady ground as investors juggled negative input from economic data against oversold conditions in the shadow of the previous bounce off the lows. Today’s small-cap gainers are Patriot Coal Corp. (Nasdaq:PCX), Protection One Inc. (Nasdaq:PONE) and K-Swiss (Nasdaq:KSWS).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Looking at the charts, small caps were now flirting with a level that would put the Russell on track for the lowest daily close in more than five years.  
• Tech stocks continue to be a drag on things today, with the Nasdaq 100 persistently underperforming the other indices.  
•  the market fully expects the employment picture to get even worse over the next few months.
• The number of people filing continuing unemployment claims rose to 3.9 million, the highest level in 25 years.  

Small Cap Gainers:

• Patriot Coal Corp. rallied 13% after slipping to fresh 52-week lows earlier in the day. See (NYSE:PCX).  
• Protection One Inc. is up 27%, but the move was accomplished on very light volume. See (Nasdaq:PONE).  
• K-Swiss is trading 9% higher after declaring a special dividend of $2-share. See (Nasdaq:KSWS).  
• China Information Security Technology's Q3 profit rises, shares up 6%. See (Nasdaq:CPBY).  
• Green Mountain Coffee Roasters up 11% on doubled Q4 profit. See (Nasdaq:GMCR). 

Small Cap Losers:

• Charleys Inc., the restaurant chain, was down 25% today and retesting the lows set in mid-October. See (Nasdaq:CHUX).  
• WellCare Health Plans Inc. tumbled 44%, gapping lower to 52-week lows. See (NYSE:WCG).  
• SolarFun Power Holdings announces it will release its Q3 results on Dec. 2; shares are down 2.5% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:SOLF).  
• Sina Q3 profit rises, provides Q4 revenue outlook. Shares are down 5.2% in pre-market on light volume. See (Nasdaq:SINA). 

AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAG), DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) and Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTR) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), TBS International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TBSI), United Community Banks Inc. (Nasdaq:UCBI), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR) and Pan American Silver Corp. (Nasdaq:PAAS).

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN), Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:MLNX), Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTR), TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:TSYS) and Atheros Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHR).

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Sangamo Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq:SGMO), DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) and Bidz com Inc, (Nasdaq:BIDZ) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Taleo Corp. (Nasdaq:TLEO), Centennial Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:CYCL), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Eagle Test Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLT), Crucell NV ADR (Nasdaq:CRXL) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ).

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DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), XenoPort Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT), CastlePoint Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:CPHL), SM&A (Nasdaq:WINS), Delta Petroleum Corp. (Nasdaq:DPTR) and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE).

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DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Zhongpin Inc. (Nasdaq:HOGS), Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:FSYS), TBS International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TBSI), Ezcorp Inc. (Nasdaq:EZPW), True Religion Apparel Inc. (Nasdaq:TRLG) and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE).

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DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) and Zhongpin Inc. (Nasdaq:HOGS) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: CV Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:CVTX), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), i2 Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO), THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) and GT Solar International Inc. (Nasdaq:SOLR).

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i2 Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO), Evergreen Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:ESLR) and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), ILOG ADR (Nasdaq:ILOG), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR) and TBS International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TBSI).

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JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Delta Petroleum Corp. (Nasdaq:DPTR) and DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) 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), United Natural Foods Inc. (Nasdaq:UNFI), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR) and Osiris Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:OSIR).

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Renesola ADR (Nasdaq:SOL), Protherics Depository Receipt (Nasdaq:PTIL) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Paragon Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:PRGN), Nobility Homes (Nasdaq:NOBH), Trina Solar Ltd. (Nasdaq:TSL), Insulet Corp. (Nasdaq:PODD), Safe Bulkers Inc. (Nasdaq:SB) and Mesa Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:MLAB).

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DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), CV Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:CVTX) and Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd. (Nasdaq:IGLD) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Finish Line Inc. (Nasdaq:FINL), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Sun Healthcare Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNH), Iconix Brand Group Inc. (Nasdaq:ICON) and Atlas America Inc. (Nasdaq:ATLS).

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Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Bare Escentuals Inc. (Nasdaq:BARE) and DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), InterDigital Inc. (Nasdaq:IDCC), VisionChina Media Inc. (Nasdaq:VISN), Pan American Silver Corp. (Nasdaq:PAAS), Crosstex Energy L.P (Nasdaq:XTEX) and thinkorswim Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SWIM).

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JDS Uniphase Corp. (Nasdaq:JDSU), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE), Hercules Offshore Inc. (Nasdaq:HERO), Hawaiian Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:HA), Bruker Corp. (Nasdaq:BRKR), Silver Standard Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:SSRI) and American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq:AGNC).

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DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF) and (Nasdaq:SWKS) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), James River Coal Co. (Nasdaq:JRCC), Blackbaud Inc. (Nasdaq:BLKB), OmniVision Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:OVTI) and Gibraltar Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:ROCK).

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DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd (Nasdaq:APWR) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (Nasdaq:SOLF) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Paragon Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:PRGN), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN), AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED), Hiveld Steel Depository Receipt (Nasdaq:HSVLY) and NutriSystem Inc. (Nasdaq:NTRI).

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A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd (Nasdaq:APWR), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) and JDA Software Group Inc. (Nasdaq:JDAS) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Oceanfreight Inc. (Nasdaq:OCNF), Hiveld Steel Depository Receipt (Nasdaq:HSVLY), Cavium Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:CAVM), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (Nasdaq:SOLF), Allscripts Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:MDRX) and TBS International Ltd (Nasdaq:TBSI).

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

Also included among the results: Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (Nasdaq:SOLF), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), Allscripts Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:MDRX), Radware Ltd (Nasdaq:RDWR) and Harmonic Inc (Nasdaq:HLIT).

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