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Imperial Sugar Co. (Nasdaq:IPSU), Citi Trends Inc. (Nasdaq:CTRN) and TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq:TIBX) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Atheros Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHR), International Bancshares Corp. (Nasdaq:IBOC), Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (Nasdaq:PNFP), ValueClick Inc. (Nasdaq:VCLK), Conn's Inc. (Nasdaq:CONN) and Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER).

InterMune Inc. (Nasdaq:ITMN), Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN) 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: Pantry Inc. (Nasdaq:PTRY), Atheros Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHR), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), TBS International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TBSI), Palm Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) and Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:IDEV).

Small-cap stocks were slightly lower early this morning, pulled down by a rash of weak profit reports and gloomy outlooks amid ongoing concerns about the economic environment. Energy stocks were a soft spot for the market as crude oil tumbled to fresh four-year lows. Some of today’s small-cap gainers are BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq:BSTC), Apogee Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq:APOG) and TTM Tech Inc. (Nasdaq:TTMI).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• The dollar rallied into positive territory against the euro after taking a hit overnight, which could weigh on various commodity markets.  
• Crude oil prices tumbled to four-year lows Wednesday and extended that slide today, off some $1.50 a barrel this morning.  
• The energy market was on the mend overnight, but started sinking fast into the stock market open.  
• This morning, analysts at UBS lowered their forecast for 2009 profit estimates for the S&P 500

Small Cap Gainers:

• BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. jumped 41% as the biopharma firm announced a licensing agreement with Pfizer Inc. See (Nasdaq:BSTC).  
• Apogee Enterprises Inc. rose 12% as the glass maker received an earnings-related lift. See (Nasdaq:APOG).  
• TTM Tech Inc. rose 8% as the circuit board manufacturer continues to climb off the November lows. See (Nasdaq:TTMI).  
• FedEx Corp. met the current forecast, but warned that 2009 looked quite weak and said they would cut costs to prepare. See (NYSE:FDX). 

Small Cap Losers:

• Tennant Co. slumped 19% as the safety solutions firm announced restructuring plans amid slower sales. See (NYSE:TNC).  
• Atheros Communications falls 9.3% in pre-market after being cut to "hold" by Deutsche Bank. See (Nasdaq:ATHR).  
• Actuant earnings slashed in first quarter, shares tumble 7%. See (NYSE:ATU). 
• JP Morgan cuts Bucyrus to "neutral;" shares down 4% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:BUCY).  

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:AUXL) and Take Two Interactive Software Inc. (Nasdaq:TTWO) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Atheros Communications Inc (Nasdaq:ATHR), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc (Nasdaq:EGLE), Canadian Solar Inc (Nasdaq:CSIQ), TBS International Ltd (Nasdaq:TBSI), Rambus Inc (Nasdaq:RMBS) and Energy Conversion Devices Inc (Nasdaq:ENER).

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).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:RIGL) and Atheros Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHR) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (Nasdaq:BWLD), Pan American Silver Corp. (Nasdaq:PAAS), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), Genoptix Inc. (Nasdaq:GXDX), Hercules Offshore Inc. (Nasdaq:HERO) and BE Aerospace Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAV).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

Jones Apparel Group Inc. (Nasdaq:JNY), Switch & Data Facilities Co Inc. (Nasdaq:SDXC) and Temple-Inland Inc. (Nasdaq:TIN) are among the new 52-week lows in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Dynamics Research Corp. (Nasdaq:DRCO), American Greetings Corp. (Nasdaq:AM), Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:TYPE), Brunswick Corp. (Nasdaq:BC), Atheros Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHR) and CPI International Inc. (Nasdaq:CPII).

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