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While the major indices were taking a hit yesterday due to the ongoing catastrophe in northeast Japan, there were actually a handful of small-cap companies hitting fresh 52-week highs.

Out of those handful of companies natural gas producer Atlas Energy (NYSE: AHD) was the one company that caught my attention, for the simple reason that it's been absolutely parabolic for the month of March.

Athersys Holdings (Nasdaq:ATHX), Atlas Pipeline Holdings (Nasdaq:AHD), Saur Danfoss Inc (Nasdaq:SHS) and Raian Group (Nasdaq:RDN) are among the biggest percentage Gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: ADA Es Inc (Nasdaq:ADES), MGIC Inventory Corp (Nasdaq:MTG), National Dentex Corp (Nasdaq:NADX), Broadway Financial Corp (Nasdaq:BYFC) and Income Opportunity Realty Investors (Nasdaq:IOT).

The broad markets were a mixed bag today with the Dow closing down to 8,299 while the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 Index closed up at 1,792 and 901, respectively.

The Russell 2000, a composite of the largest 2,000 small-cap stocks, closed up almost 1% to 494.58.

Leading small-cap gainers today was American Greetings (NYSE:AM) up 52%. Other gainers in the small-cap space include Stoneridge (NYSE:SRI) up 28%; Atlas Pipeline (NYSE:AHD) up 20%; and Orckit Communications (Nasdaq:ORCT) up 25%.

Small-cap decliners for today include Allied Healthcare Products (Nasdaq:AHPI) down 13% on announcing posting a Q3 loss of over $450,000 versus a profit of $100,000 in the year-ago period, despite cost reduction measures.

Other small-cap decliners include Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) down 11%; grocer and food retailer Supervalu (NYSE:SVU) down 12%; and one of Monday's favored stocks, MTR Gaming Group (Nasdaq:MNTG), was down 12%.

*****The FOMC announced no change to the overnight lending rate later today.

In other words, there's no way this Fed can say anything about supporting a strong U.S. dollar with anything approaching credibility.

Oil, steel, gold and other commodities all rallied as the dollar weakened against the euro and the yen. When the dollar falls in value, you need more of them to purchase things. 

*****Extra dollars also come in handy when they are your protection for loans that you've made that might not get paid back. That's the case for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), which is about to exchange 200 or so million shares of new stock for preferred shares. This move will effectively take a few billion dollars from shareholders and put it in the banks' coffers.

*****Monday, the World Bank lowered its 2009 growth forecasts for the global economy to 2.9%. This morning, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said it was leaving its 2009 forecast of a 4.1% contraction in place.

But the OECD did raise its forecast for 2010 growth to 0.7%. The OECD had been expecting a further 0.1% contraction next year.

These numbers make the OECD appear more bearish than the World Bank. However, it should be noted that the OECD represents just 30 countries. And it doesn't include the two economies that will likely post the best growth - India and China.

This is why we have been aggressively picking up Chinese stocks at SmallCapInvestor PRO. We're now holding 4 small Chinese stocks that we expect to do very well in the coming months for investors.

*****One of the stocks we recently recommended is a Chinese organic fertilizer company. China has 22% of the world's population, but only 7% of the world's arable land. And over-reliance on nitrogen-based fertilizers has leached the soil of nutrients and led to awful water pollution. 

Organic fertilizers represent a fundamentally different approach to feeding plants. Nitrogen-based fertilizer is dumped on fields and the plants' roots absorb the nutrients.
The nitrogen also runs off during rains and ends up in waterways and bodies of water causing algae blooms and dead zones. Organic fertilizers, on the other hand, make the soil itself healthier and able to provide the nutrients the plants need without the harmful run-off.

So not only can you re-invigorate your soil and your plants, you virtually eliminate run-off pollution and waste. 

The market potential for this organic fertilizer company is awesome. That's why it has projected 35% growth rate for the next 5 years. But with a forward P/E of 8.5, it's unlikely to remain a $7 stock for long. If you're interested, you can find out about this dynamic company HERE.

*****We'll be discussing our bullish outlook for commodity stocks in tonight's Internet Video Conference. It's titled Inflation Busters: Discover the Stocks to Grow and Protect Your Wealth and will air tonight, Wednesday, June 24 at 6:00 P.M. It's free to attend, there's still room and you can sign up HERE.

Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SVNT), WSP Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:WH) and M & F Worldwide Corp. (Nasdaq:MFW) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. (Nasdaq:SHMR), Meta Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CASH), Pain Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:PTIE), Atlas Pipeline Holdings L P (Nasdaq:AHD), Cowen Group Inc. (Nasdaq:COWN) and NxStage Medical Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTM).

Small Caps putting up the biggest gains at press time (2:30 P.M. Eastern) include La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) up 36.2% after an upgrade to strong buy from Raymond James, Atlas Pipeline Holdings (NYSE:AHD) up 30.2% after announcing a joint venture with Williams (NYSE:WMB) to expand Atlas's presence in Pennsylvania, Tivo (Nasdaq:TIVO) up 51.1%, Human Genome Sciences (Nasdaq:HGSI) up 16.7%, and Applied Signal Technology (Nasdaq:APSG) up 16%.

Big decliners include energy darling Valero (NYSE:VLO) down 18.3%, CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) down 17.4%, Frontier Oil (NYSE:FTO) down 14.9% as crude oil inventories spike to 2.9 million barrels based on data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Yesterday's darling stock, Green Plains Renewable Energy (Nasdaq:GPRE) was one of today's dogs lose 16.2% as volume slows from Monday and Tuesday's trading sessions.

As of press time (2:30 P.M. Eastern) all major indices are off with the S&P 500 leading the decline by a 2.0% drop, followed by the Dow sloughing off 1.5% and the Nasdaq down 1.4%. The Russell 2000 Index, comprised of the 2,000 largest small cap stocks was down 8.5 points, or 1.61% to 518.13.

*****Russia is grumbling. Seems they are not happy that rising debt, slow growth and record Treasury bond sales are dragging the U.S. dollar down. In fact, Russian president Medvedev is calling for some kind of global currency to replace the U.S dollar as the world's reserve currency. (Sound familiar? Like he's taking a page from the Chinese?)

In an interview with CNBC on Monday he said, "We need some kind of universal means of payment, which could create the basis of a future international financial system…"

Of course, this is a horrible idea. As one analyst put it, "It took decades for the euro to be established. I can only imagine how long it would take for the BRIC countries to put together a currency."

*****It's an investing truism that the financials always lead the stock market. Recall that it was bullish comments from Citigroup that kicked off this rally back in early march. And I'm sure nobody needs reminding that it was the financials that kicked off the worst bear market in 80 years.

When the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq blew through their 200-day moving averages on Monday, the financials were out in front. But today, even though the major indices finished with slight gains, many financials finished in the red.

American Express (NYSE:AXP) dropped nearly 5%. JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) lost 4.46%. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) lost 4% and Citigroup (NYSE:C) lost 4.88%.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is about the only major financial stock to finish in the green, and that was a 1.7% gain. In fact, the Financials SPDR (AMEX:XLF) failed to make a new recovery high along with the Nasdaq and S&P 500.

So what gives? Why have the financials underperformed, and why were they weak today?

*****One clue comes from the Healthcare Select SPDR (AMEX:XLV). As you may know, healthcare stocks are considered defensive stocks. That's because their revenues are seen as being stable as healthcare is a necessary, as opposed to discretionary, expense.

In difficult markets, institutional investors will park their money in healthcare stocks as a way to maintain exposure, but lower risk.

If we compare the Healthcare SPDR XLV to the Financial SPDR XLF, we see an interesting divergence starting on May 8. Healthcare has been trending up since that date. And the Financial SPDR has been trending down. To me, this looks like sector rotation.

It appears that institutional investors are moving money out of aggressive financial investments and into defensive healthcare stocks. When the institutional investors start playing defense, individual investors should pay attention.

*****Technical analyst for TradeMaster Daily Stock Alerts, Jason Cimpl, thinks the rally has about another week before we start seeing some downside. And for good measure, he recommended that his readers take their 29% profits on Fushi Copperweld (Nasdaq:FSIN). This trade took less than 3 weeks. Nice job, Jason.

Jason is still holding the two stocks you may have learned about from the TradeMaster video I included in yesterday's Daily Profit. In case you entered either trade, you should know that Jason has recommended a stop loss for FXI at $35.15 and UNG at $12.60. If you missed the video, you can check it out HERE.

Crosstex Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:XTXI), Landec Corp. (Nasdaq:LNDC) and Atlas Pipeline Holdings L P (Nasdaq:AHD) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Petroleum Development Corp. (Nasdaq:PETD), American Capital Ltd. (Nasdaq:ACAS), Perry Ellis International Inc. (Nasdaq:PERY), Pyramid Oil Co. (Nasdaq:PDO), Ezcorp Inc (Nasdaq:EZPW) and WuXi PharmaTech Cayman Inc. (Nasdaq:WX).

Small-cap stocks pulled higher this morning and remained in positive ground after a mixed batch of economic reports buffeted the market. A firm tone in energy stocks, momentum from overseas gains and optimism about upcoming stimulus plans provided a lift. At 10:04 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was up 8.51, or 1.68% at 513.54.

The ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey came in at 40.6, which was better than the forecast of 37.0 and a nice bounce off record lows from the previous reading. Still, this number is low historically and consistent with recession. Although the ISM reading was positive relative to expectations, the same can’t be said for factory orders, which tumbled 4.6%, much worse than the projection for a decline of 2.5%. Completing the early data trifecta, pending home sales were also sour, sinking 4.0% versus the consensus for a decline of 1.0%. Now that this rush of economic data is out of the way, the market should be free to focus on other factors before this afternoon’s 2:00 p.m. ET release of FOMC minutes.

Crude oil prices pulled back above $50 dollars a barrel for the first time in some ...

Small-cap stocks started out the first full week of 2009’s trading in choppy, bifurcated fashion, with support from energy and homebuilding stocks countered by selling in banking, financial, gold, telecom and drug shares. Some of today’s small-cap gainers are AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER), Atlas Pipeline Holdings, L.P. (NYSE:AHD) and VisionChina Media (Nasdaq:VISN).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Homebuilder stocks were a strong performer today, climbing 6% amid news that the New York Federal Reserve started buying mortgage-backed securities today.  
• Energy stocks were a prominent supportive influence today, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund climbing 2.3%.  
• Vehicle sales were absolutely awful, but that was expected, and investors saw silver linings in the various reports.  
• Construction spending was off 0.6%, compared with the forecast for a slide of 1.3%.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Amsterdam based AerCap Holdings N.V. is up 55.6% to 5.01. The integrated global aviation company today said it signed a $1.4 billion facility agreement for A330 financing. (See NYSE:AER)  
• Energy services provider Atlas Pipeline Holdings, L.P. is up 28.7% to $5.38. The Pennsylvania co. engages in the transmission, gathering, and processing of natural gas and natural gas liquids. (See NYSE:AHD)
• VisionChina Media, an out-of-home digital television advertising network, this morning announced the renewal of an exclusive contract with Beijing Subway. Shares are up 22.7% to $7.07. (See Nasdaq:VISN)  
• Natural gas company MarkWest Energy is up 20.5% to $11.46. The CNBC stock blog is reporting that traders have been buying calls in MarkWest for the past week. (See NYSE:MWE)  

Small Cap Losers:

• Needham today downgraded Faro Technologies to "Hold" from "Buy." Shares are down 8.5% to $16.09. Faro makes computerized measurement devices used by manufacturers. (See Nasdaq:FARO)  
• California Pizza Kitchen In.c is down 8.7% to $9.99 after a downgrade by B. Riley & Co. (See Nasdaq:CPKI)  
• Fingerprinting-device maker Cogent Systems Inc. is 8,8% lower after a downgrade by Stanford Research. (See Nasdaq:COGT)  
• Calif-based UCBH holdings, which operates as the bank holding company for United Commercial Bank, is down 11% to $5.92 after a downgrade by DA Davidson. (See Nasdaq:UCBH) 

Hiland Partners LP (Nasdaq:HLND), Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc. (Nasdaq:MFLX) and Atlas Pipeline Holdings L P (Nasdaq:AHD) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: OSG America L P (Nasdaq:OSP), VisionChina Media Inc. (Nasdaq:VISN), Affymax Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFY), Solutia Inc. (Nasdaq:SOA), Cambrex Corp. (Nasdaq:CBM) and Approach Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:AREX).

The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed up 6.7% today, thanks to the Fed’s decision to cut the key interest rate to the lowest level on record. Some of today’s small-cap gainers are Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW), The Pennsylvania Real Estate Trust (NYSE:PEI) and Terra Industries (NYSE:TRA).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• The housing starts report came out at an annualized rate of 625,000 units, which was well below the forecast of 730,000.
• Housing starts tumbled 18.9%, the largest drop since March 1984 and the lowest unit rate on record.
• The CPI came in at -1.7%, which was even lower than the -1.2% projection, but not a surprise given steep declines in energy costs. 
• Homebuilder shares retain a potential bottom on long-term charts and were back on an upside tilt today after sinking on Monday.
• Another clear source of strength today came from insurance stocks, with the S&P Insurance Index climbing throughout the day.
• The Fed cut its target for the key interest rate to the lowest level on record and promised to use "all available tools" to combat the severe financial crisis and possible prolonged recession.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Small-cap firm Genworth Financial Inc. soared some 25%, climbing to the highest point since early November. See (NYSE:GNW).
• The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust jumped 22% on news that the company completed a financing deal. See (NYSE:PEI). 
• Terra Industries Inc. rallied 19% as the fertilizer company also . . .

The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) pushed 2.3% higher on Wednesday and is now down 38% for the year, while the Dow is down 34% for 2008 and the S&P 500 is down 39%. Some of today’s small-cap gainers are American Land Lease (NYSE:ANL), Atlas Pipeline Holding (NYSE:AHD) and Ann Taylor Stores (NYSE:ANN).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• The MBA Mortgage Application Index came out this morning, and showed a mild dip off last week’s record advance when the index doubled.
• The wholesale inventory report came out at minus 1.1%, which was quite a bit worse than the forecast for a drop of 0.1%.
• The top-performing sectors were dominated by commodities: coal, gold, oil and gas drillers, aluminum, metal and mining shares were all up.
• The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund rallied 5%, far outpacing the rest of the market.
• Financial shares were a drag on the bullish party, as concerns about the credit crisis and tight lending continue to be in play.
• Today’s three-year note auction came in at a higher-than-expected yield, which provided some relief to stocks overall.

Small Cap Gainers:

• American Land Lease Inc. (NYSE:ANL) gapped higher on news that the real estate investment trust was being bought at a huge premium to previous capitalization. ANL shares stormed 221% higher on the news.
• Atlas Pipeline Holding LP (NYSE:AHD) rallied 45% to close above the 20-day moving average for the first time since late September.
• Ann Taylor Stores Corp. (NYSE:ANN) jumped 20% and itself closed above . . .

Small-cap stocks pushed higher Wednesday, powered by gains in commodity stocks, but the move briefly lost steam in mid-afternoon as worries surrounding a proposed bailout for U.S. automakers came back into play amid Republican opposition to the $15 billion plan. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed up 10.69, or 2.30% at 476.40, and is now down 38% for the year. The Dow closed up 0.81% and is down 34% for 2008, while the S&P 500 was up 1.19% Wednesday and down 39% for the year.

Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama called the bailout a “travesty” and threatened to implement procedural roadblocks to stall the bill, which sent a shudder through automaker stocks and widened corporate bond spreads. General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) closed down about 2.1%, while Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) was up 0.6%.

Commodity markets have been pummeled mercilessly for months, but were in vogue again today, with the Commodity Research Bureau Index rising 2.6%. Crude oil futures were up 3.4% or $1.45 a barrel to $43.52, which provided a lift to energy stocks. The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund rallied 5%, far outpacing the rest of the market.

And even though energy always grabs the lion’s share of attention, other commodity markets contributed to equities today, with mining, metals and gold stock among the best percentage performers today. Some of the rise in mining stocks likely stemmed from news overnight that Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE:RTP) decided to slash 14,000 jobs, cut costs and raise capital, which sent which sent the world’s third-largest miner into rally mode. RTP shares jumped 27% today in U.S. trading.

Once again today, financial shares were a drag on the bullish party, as concerns about the credit crisis and tight lending continue to be in play. Also, early declines in Treasury products were whittled away in the afternoon, which keeps concerns about money flow in the mix. That said, today’s three-year note auction came in at a higher-than-expected yield, which provided some relief to stocks overall.

Individual small caps on the move today included American Land Lease Inc. (NYSE:ANL), which gapped higher on news that the real estate investment trust was being bought at a huge premium to previous capitalization. ANL shares stormed 221% higher on the news. Atlas Pipeline Holding LP (NYSE:AHD) rallied 45% to close above the 20-day moving average for the first time since late September. Ann Taylor Stores Corp. (NYSE:ANN) jumped 20% and itself closed above . . .

Small-cap stocks extended the morning rally into midday trading, boosted by surging commodity stocks, which more than offset sloppy action among financial shares. At 12:30 p.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was up 10.47, or 2.25%, at 476.18, nearly double the percentage gains registered in the Dow. Small caps also outperformed in Europe today, with the FTSE Small Cap Index up 2%, while blue chip stocks were down 0.3%.

The top-performing sectors among S&P groups today were dominated by commodity companies. The top-performing group was coal, with gold stocks, oil and gas drillers, aluminum, metal and mining shares all posting impressive gains.

Within the commodities arena, crude oil prices jumped nearly $2.50 a barrel into mid-session despite a rise on weekly inventory data. The bounce in crude oil prices helped lift energy stocks, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund up 4.8%.

But the story in commodities wasn’t relegated just to energy. The Commodity Research Bureau Index of 19 physical markets climbed 2.6% after washing out to multi-year lows late last week. Metals markets were in rally mode today, fueled not only by the push for commodities, but also be a big jump in mining stocks overnight on news that Rio Tinto would slash jobs, reduce capital spending and sale assets to raise cash. Rio Tinto shares on the NYSE were up 23% at midday. Copper mounted a bounce today, climbing nearly 4% in U.S. trading, which is important because copper has been lagging other moves in metals lately, which does not provide confirmation of an improving economic outlook.

On the automaker front, the White House said that the Bush administration and lawmakers had reached a “conceptual agreement” on the rescue plan for U.S. carmakers, which would include a “Car Czar” to oversee restructuring plans by General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F). GM was up almost 3%, while Ford was up about 1.2%. There are still concerns that Republicans could mount opposition to the bailout plan. The US House of Representatives met at 12:45 pm ET to hold an emergency meeting on the bill.

Despite the impressive rally underway for commodity stocks, the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund was down slightly at midday, and bank stocks . . .

Small-cap stocks extended the morning rally into midday trading, boosted by surging commodity stocks, which more than offset sloppy action among financial shares. Some of today’s small-cap gainers are American Land Lease Inc (NYSE:ANL), Atlas Pipeline Holdings LP (NYSE:AHD) and Thermadyne Holdings Corp.  (Nasdaq:THMD).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Copper, a key indicator of economic growth, mounted a bounce today, climbing nearly 4% in U.S. trading.  
• The bounce in crude oil prices helped lift energy stocks, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund up 4.8%.  
• Crude oil prices jumped nearly $2.50 a barrel into mid-session despite a rise on weeKly inventory data.  
• The top-performing sectors were dominated by commodities: coal, gold, oil and gas drillers, aluminum, metal and mining shares are all up. 

Small Cap Gainers:

• American Land Lease Inc. is up 221% as the real estate investment trust agreed to a buyout for $14.20 a share, a 264% premium to Tuesday’s closing price. See (NYSE:ANL).
• Atlas Pipeline Holdings LP jumped 43% and appears set to close above the 20-day moving average for the first time since late September. See (NYSE:AHD).  
• Thermadyne Holdings Corp. surged 26% as the metal cutting and welding product maker benefited from the commodity rally. See (Nasdaq:THMD).  
• Brinker International Inc. rose 18% as the operator of Chili’s, Macaroni Grill and other restaurants continues to climb off the November lows. See (NYSE:EAT).  

Small Cap Losers:

• NOVA Chemicals Corp. is off 12%, setting fresh 52-week lows a day after the Canadian plastics manufacturer announced that the CEO would retire next spring. See (NYSE:NCX).
• ADC Telecommunications Inc. tumbled 15% after releasing quarterly results. See (Nasdaq:ADCT).  
• Arena down 12% in pre-market after insomnia drug candidate fails in study. See (Nasdaq:ARNA).  
• Metalico files shelf registration, shares down 2% in after hours. See (NYSE:MEA).

Small caps closed up nearly 2%, embracing the Fed’s rate cut, a thaw in credit markets and a bounce in commodity-tied stocks. Today’s small-cap gainers are Savient Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:SVNT), Savvis (Nasdaq:SVVS) and Hercules Offshore (Nasdaq:HERO).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• The rate cut by the Fed coincides with global easing; just last night, central bank officials in China cut rates by 0.27% and European leaders hinted that further rate cuts are possible. 
• It’s possible that the bulls were corralled a little bit today, leery to take a big bullish stand ahead of Thursday’s GDP report.
• Commodities were a key part of the story today, which may explain some of the relative strength in small caps, which have shown a tendency to more closely track commodity trends in recent weeks.
• Crude oil prices jumped some 9%, or more than $5 a barrel, bolstered by oversold conditions and a slide in the U.S. dollar, which tumbled some 1.4% against the euro.
• Copper has soared some 14%, which is particularly interesting because copper is often seen as a proxy for economic activity around the globe. Copper has collapsed in recent weeks, but a stabilization in that market would be a positive sign for the global economy.

Small Cap Gainers:

• BioMimetic Therapeutics reports promising clinical results using injectable bone graft. Shares close up 21%. See (Nasdaq:BMTI).  
• Tessera Technologies shares surged 30% after arbitration ruling. See (Nasdaq:TSRA).  
• Savient Pharmaceuticals announces data in treatment-failure gout . . .

Atlas Pipeline Holdings L. P (Nasdaq:AHD), VistaPrint Ltd. (Nasdaq:VPRT) and CTS Corp. (Nasdaq:CTS) are among the new 52-week lows in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE), ECB Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:ECBE), Wright Express Corp. (Nasdaq:WXS), Williams-Sonoma Inc. (Nasdaq:WSM), Bruker Corp. (Nasdaq:BRKR) and Oceanfreight Inc. (Nasdaq:OCNF).

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

CTS Corp. (Nasdaq:CTS), Wright Express Corp. (Nasdaq:WXS) and VistaPrint Ltd. (Nasdaq:VPRT) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Williams-Sonoma Inc. (Nasdaq:WSM), Atlas Pipeline Holdings L P (Nasdaq:AHD), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE), Ultimate Software Group Inc. (Nasdaq:ULTI), Vocus Inc. (Nasdaq:VOCS) and Stewart Information Services Corp. (Nasdaq:STC).

Here are the biggest percentage losers among small caps: