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Air Methods Corp (Nasdaq:AIRM), Zoltek Cos Inc (Nasdaq:ZOLT), China INtergrated Energy Inc (Nasdaq:CBEH) and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (Nasdaq:CCO) are among the biggest percentage Gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Virnetx Holdings Corp (Nasdaq:VHC), Lifetime Brands Inc (Nasdaq:LCUT), Wabash National Corp (Nasdaq:WNC), PLX Technology Inc (Nasdaq:PLXT) and Bronco Drilling Co Inc (Nasdaq:BRNC).

Petroleum Development Corp. (Nasdaq:PETD), Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:CRTX) and Universal Display Corp. (Nasdaq:PANL) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: RINO International Corp. (Nasdaq:RINO), Zoltek Companies Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOLT), Providence Service Corp. (Nasdaq:PRSC), Parexel International Corporation (Nasdaq:PRXL), Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:CCO) and Colonial Bankshares Inc. (Nasdaq:COBK).

Cadiz Inc. (Nasdaq:CDZI), Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (Nasdaq:JTX) and Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:PMTI) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: American Woodmark Corp. (Nasdaq:AMWD), Greene County Bancorp (Nasdaq:GCBC), Kenexa Corp. (Nasdaq:KNXA), MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:MOFG) and Zoltek Companies Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOLT).

Osiris Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:OSIR), Volt Information Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq:VOL) and McGrath Rent Corp. (Nasdaq:MGRC) are among the biggest percentage losers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Syms Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMS), Zoltek Companies Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOLT), OYO Geospace Corp. (Nasdaq:OYOG), Basic Energy Services Inc. (Nasdaq:BAS), Independence Holding Co. (Nasdaq:IHC) and Digi International Inc. (Nasdaq:DGII).

Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:FSYS), athenahealth Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHN) and Allos Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:ALTH) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), Elbit Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq:EMITF), Liberty Media Corp. (Nasdaq:LCAPA), Zoltek Companies Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOLT), Papa Johns International Inc. (Nasdaq:PZZA) and Papa Johns International Inc. (Nasdaq:PZZA).

Ampco Pittsburgh Corp. (Nasdaq:AP), Safe Bulkers Inc. (Nasdaq:SB) and Ladish Co Inc. (Nasdaq:LDSH) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Haynes International Inc. (Nasdaq:HAYN), Protective Life Corp. (Nasdaq:PL), Zoltek Companies Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOLT), Amicus Therapeutics Inc (Nasdaq:FOLD), Gaylord Entertainment Co. (Nasdaq:GET) and Geo Group Inc. (Nasdaq:GEO).

Small-cap stocks hovered near steady levels on the opening, outperforming the Dow and S&P 500 early on as investors took a cautious stance waiting on a smorgasbord of news events out of Washington today. Some of today’s small-cap gainers were Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. (NYSE:SKH), SuccessFactors Inc. (Nasdaq:SFSF) and Flamel Technologies SA (Nasdaq:FLML).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Asian stocks were mixed, with China shares finding support as inflation data eased and supported hopes for a rate cut out of the central bank.   
• Energy shares gathered some support from a rally in crude oil prices, which climbed about $1.60 a barrel.  
• The wholesale inventories report came in at minus 1.4%, which was a bigger drop than forecast.  
• Bank stocks were lower to start things today, but have been in rally mode lately in anticipation of the bailout news.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. gapped higher and was up 16%, receiving an earnings-related boost. See (NYSE:SKH).  
• SuccessFactors Inc. climbed 11% as the management solutions software firm reported earnings. See (Nasdaq:SFSF).  
• Flamel Technologies SA rose 9% as the French biopharma firm climbed to the highest level since early December without any apparent fresh news behind the move. See (Nasdaq:FLML).  
• GT Solar rises over 6% in pre-market after reporting results for fiscal year 2009 third quarter. See (Nasdaq:SOLR).

Small Cap Losers:

• Ladish Co. fell 17% as the aerospace metals component maker also had an adverse reaction to quarterly figures. See (Nasdaq:LDSH).  
• Haynes International Inc. gapped lower and tumbled 18% as the nickel and cobalt manufacturer took a hit after releasing quarterly results. See (Nasdaq:HAYN).  
• Zoltek falls 12% in pre-market after reporting first-quarter results. See (Nasdaq:ZOLT).  
• Cubist Plans to commence patent infringement litigation against Teva Parenteral Medicines in response to ANDA filing. Shares of CBST drop 14.4% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:CBST).

Allos Therapeutics Inc (Nasdaq:ALTH), Interactive Brokers Group Inc (Nasdaq:IBKR) and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (Nasdaq:ODFL) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Elbit Imaging Ltd (Nasdaq:EMITF), Focus Media Holding Ltd (Nasdaq:FMCN), China Finance Online Co Ltd (Nasdaq:JRJC), James River Coal Co (Nasdaq:JRCC), Zoltek Companies Inc (Nasdaq:ZOLT) and Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:QCOR).

Omrix Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:OMRI), Hughes Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:HUGH) and Pan American Silver Corp. (Nasdaq:PAAS) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA), Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (Nasdaq:CETV), CBRL Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CBRL), Focus Media Holding Ltd. (Nasdaq:FMCN), Cascade Bancorp (Nasdaq:CACB) and Zoltek Companies Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOLT).

StealthGas Inc. (Nasdaq:GASS), Independence Holding Co. (Nasdaq:IHC) and Providence Service Corp. (Nasdaq:PRSC) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Gladstone Commerical REIT (Nasdaq:GOOD), Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq:PKOH), Flotek Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FTK), Tortoise North American Energy Corp. (Nasdaq:TYN), Zoltek Companies Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOLT) and Templeton Emerging Markets Income(Nasdaq:TEI).

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

Small-cap stocks edged lower shortly after the opening, pulled down by weakness in the financial arena, a bounce in crude oil prices and long profit-taking following two sessions of huge gains. At 10:00 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was down 4.22, or 0.56%, at 746.84. The Dow was off 0.58%, while the S&P 500 was down 0.51%.

Financial stocks were back in the spotlight this morning, pulled down by a batch of fresh bearish news overnight and a spate of analyst downgrades in various big names. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) and Wachovia Corp. (NYSE:WB) were pressured by the auction-rate security fiasco, as WB settled a probe on the issue and lowered Q2 numbers, while MS offered to reimburse investors. It’s a painful hit to the bottom line that the number one bank Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) already has faced. In addition, Oppenheimer analysts lowered the outlook for Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS). Shortly after the open, MS was down 3.0%, WB off 4.5%, C down 1.2% and GS down 3.3%. The Financial Select SPDR was down 1.9%.

The market also frowned upon a sudden recovery bounce in crude oil prices, which saw the market on black gold move from three-month lows near $113 overnight back toward the $115 zone into the stock market opening. The rise in crude was tied to news that some production and transport in the Georgia region was going to be offline, even though Russian officials have ordered an end to the military conflict.

Elsewhere on the commodity inflation front, corn futures were called lower following USDA’s August production report, which forecast a larger crop than expected. However, softs markets were climbing this morning and the iPath GSCI Total Return commodities index was up about 0.3% in early trading. After huge declines in recent days, a consolidation move or bounce in commodities certainly wouldn’t . . .

Small-cap stocks are expected to open near steady levels as investors mull over the big two-session advance in prices and short-term longs book profits. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was basically unchanged overnight, and large-cap futures indices were narrowly mixed.

The international trade report showed that the U.S. deficit narrowed to minus 56.7 billion, which was better than the forecast for a deficit of minus 61.5 billion, helped by a weaker U.S. currency, which makes exports of U.S. goods more attractive.

The dollar was narrowly mixed right before the trade report, and firmed against the euro after the data. The market will often see big moves in foreign currency markets on the trade report, but the action was quite tame after today’s release.

Stock markets around the world were mixed overnight, with Asia shares primarily lower. Stocks in Russia jumped 3%, but shares in Japan were down 0.9%, Hong Kong off 1%, China down 0.5%, India down 1.8%, Taiwan down 0.4%, Singapore down 0.3% and Australia up 0.5%.

Crude oil prices slipped to three-month lows overnight, but recouped a $1-a-barrel decline heading into the U.S. stock market open, bouncing back from $113 to $114. Some of the overnight selling was tied to news that Russian officials ordered . . .

Small-cap stocks had a relatively sleepy pullback Monday, as climbing crude oil prices and a soft dollar offset an upside surprise in economic data from the ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) dipped 1.39, or 0.19%, to 724.35.

The ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey came in at 52%, which was well above the median forecast for 49.5%, but neither investors nor analysts seemed ready to say that an economic growth trend for the services sector was at hand. The report sparked a brief bid in equities when it was released, but it had very little staying power throughout the day and lost the spotlight as crude oil prices began climbing.

Crude oil prices soared to a fresh record high, zooming past $120 dollars a barrel for the first time. Crude prices have jumped about 9% from last week’s low, and remain a concern for the U.S. economy, consumer spending habits and sentiment heading toward the summer driving season.

Even before the crude oil surge, equities were on the defensive this morning following weekend news that Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) had retracted a bid for Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), dulling some of the merger and acquisition hype built up by the recent Mars/Wrigley (NYSE:WWY) deal. Investors pounded Yahoo! shares, which tumbled 15% on the news.

In addition to rising energy prices, other commodity markets were on a roll Monday, with the Commodity Research Bureau Index of a broad swath of physical goods climbing 1.4%, with copper prices soaring 3% to a record peak amid supply disruptions out of Chile and a lift from the ISM data. With crude oil prices and other . . .