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Zion Oil and Gas Inc. (Nasdaq:ZN), Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTR) and Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq:AMED) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: American Italian Pasta Co. (Nasdaq:AIPC), Answers Corp. (Nasdaq:ANSW), Cepheid (Nasdaq:CPHD), American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. (Nasdaq:AEL), Tredegar Corp. (Nasdaq:TG) and Sport Supply Group Inc. (Nasdaq:RBI).

Tecumseh Products Co. (Nasdaq:TECUA), Cogdell Spencer Inc. (Nasdaq:CSA) and American Italian Pasta Co. (Nasdaq:AIPC) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Winnebago Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:WGO), Oriental Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:OFG), Manitowoc Co Inc. (Nasdaq:MTW), Webster Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:WBS), Gaylord Entertainment Co. (Nasdaq:GET) and Boyd Gaming Corp. (Nasdaq:BYD).

"In search of a potential bullish play, American Italian Pasta (Nasdaq:AIPC) caught my eye with its steady price action and compelling sentiment backdrop," says Elizabeth Harrow.

The analyst with Schaeffer Investment Research has chosen the stock as her latest "Undiscovered Gem." noting, "Despite its jaw-dropping rally, investors have hardly taken notie of this food firm." Here's her review.

"American Italian Pasta is based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company produces and markets dry pasta products, such as linguine, spaghetti, and macaroni.

"Its brand names include grocery-store stalwart Mueller's, as well as lesser-known brands such as Ronco and Pennsylvania Dutch. AIPC also supplies dry pasta to grocers and warehouse clubs to be marketed under private labels.

"With a market cap of just $460 million, AIPC is a small player on Wall Street. The stock has been around for more than a decade, though, having made its public trading debut back in October 1997.

"AIPC is putting the broader equities market to shame with its impressive price action. The shares have racked up a nearly unbelievable gain of 475% during the past 52 weeks, and they've added 39% in 2009 alone, recently hitting a new 52-week high.

"As a result of this stellar rally, AIPC has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 49 percentage points during the past 60 trading days. The stock's ascent has been highlighted by staunch support from its 10-week and 20-week moving averages.

"For the past year, AIPC's uptrend has been characterized by periods of sideways price action, followed by quick jumps higher after meeting up with support from this trendline duo. After a recent period of consolidation, the shares look poised to surge.

"Despite its eye-popping advance during the past year, there are . . .

American Italian Pasta Co. (Nasdaq:AIPC) is the sole 52-week high on Friday's session.

hhgregg Inc. (Nasdaq:HGG), Theravance Inc. (Nasdaq:THRX) and Hot Topic, Inc. (Nasdaq:HOTT) are among the new 52-week highs in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTR), American Italian Pasta Co. (Nasdaq:AIPC), ArcSight Inc. (Nasdaq:ARST), Monro Muffler Brake Inc. (Nasdaq:MNRO), Neutral Tandem Inc. (Nasdaq:TNDM) and Ocwen Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:OCN).

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (Nasdaq:BWLD), DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:DFT) and First California Financial (Nasdaq:FCAL) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $2 billion.

Also included among the results: Maui Land & . . .

Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:ANDS), American Italian Pasta Co (Nasdaq:AIPC) and Ocwen Financial Corp (Nasdaq:OCN) are among the new 52-week highs in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Orchids Paper Products Co. (Nasdaq:TIS), Grand Canyon Education Inc. (Nasdaq:LOPE) and American Italian Pasta Co. (Nasdaq:AIPC) are among the new 52-week highs in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Repros Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:RPRX), China Sky One Medical Inc. (Nasdaq:CSKI) and Orchids Paper Products Co. (Nasdaq:TIS) are among the new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: VSE Corp. (Nasdaq:VSEC), Maxygen Inc. (Nasdaq:MAXY), American Italian Pasta Co. (Nasdaq:AIPC), Transmeta Corp. (Nasdaq:TMTA), Michael Baker Corp. (Nasdaq:BKR) and Answers Corp. (Nasdaq:ANSW).

Global-Tech Appliances Inc (Nasdaq:GAI), American Italian Pasta Co (Nasdaq:AIPC) and SXC Health Solutions Corp (Nasdaq:SXCI) are among the new 52-week highs in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Small-cap stocks remained in negative territory into midday trading even as the Dow zigzagged back and forth from lower to higher ground. Energy and commodity stocks were once again the dominant upside force for equities, countered by a weak tone in financial shares following a dour report on the jobs front this morning. Some of today’s small-cap gainers are China Valves Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:CVVT), American Italian Pasta (Nasdaq:AIPC) and Legacy Reserves (Nasdaq:LGCY).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Energy stocks were up some 2.7% at mid-session, while financial shares were off about 2.2%.  
• The pullback in the dollar was an obvious benefit to crude oil prices, which climbed back above $46 a barrel, up nearly $3 today.  
• The greenback was off more than 2% against the euro, sinking to the lowest point since Oct. 21.  
• Small-cap stocks remained in negative territory into midday trading even as the Dow zigzagged back and forth from lower to higher ground.

Small Cap Gainers:

• China Valves Technology Inc. is the top percentage gainer so far today, jumped 133% on all of 240 shares traded as the firm said they were setting up a board of directors. See (NYSE:CVVT).  
• American Italian Pasta reports higher 4Q profits; shares pop 28%. See (Nasdaq:AIPC).
• Citi initiates coverage on Legacy Reserves with a "buy," price target $15. Shares are up 20% to $10. See (Nasdaq:LGCY).  
• James River Coal Company up 17%, continuing rise from Tuesday when shares began to climb on an analyst's note. See (Nasdaq:JRCC).  
• Royale Energy up 17% as energy stocks are extending their rally from earlier this week. See (Nasdaq:ROYL).  

Small Cap Losers:

• Caraco Pharmaceuticals Labs, Ltd. rose 48% and has been on a two-day upside rampage without any apparent fresh news behind the run. See (NYSE:CPD).  
• Integral Systems Inc. slumped 25% as the satellite communications firm announced preliminary results. See (Nasdaq:ISYS).  
• QKL Stores Inc. tumbled 61% as the Chinese supermarket chain announced they were adding three new stores. See (Nasdaq:QKLS).  
• Hecla Mining drops 24% after announcing $21 million equity transaction. See (NYSE:HL).  

Global-Tech Appliances Inc. (Nasdaq:GAI), Diodes Inc. (Nasdaq:DIOD) and American Italian Pasta Co. (Nasdaq:AIPC) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Harry Winston Diamond Corp. (Nasdaq:HWD), BroadVision Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN), Firstbank Corp. (Nasdaq:FBMI), Silver Standard Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:SSRI), James River Coal Co. (Nasdaq:JRCC) and Schiff Nutrition International Inc. (Nasdaq:WNI).