Thursday's Top Performing Small Cap Stocks (SFN, ATX, CTIC, SCHL, ASGN)
The weekly jobless claims rose again and remained
above 400,000, which is not a good sign. But that didn't stop Dutch
staffing giant Randstad from offering $771 million for SFN Group
(NYSE: SFN), an American competitor.
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The deal will double Randstad's U.S. presence. SFN's stock led all small caps with a 51.1 percent increase on the day. Expecting other consolidations in the staffing business, traders also bid up On Assignment (Nasdaq: ASGN) 10.9 percent, making it one of the better-performing small caps.
FBL Financial Group, AT Cross and BofI Holding lead small-cap percentage gainers
FBL Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:FFG), AT Cross Co. (Nasdaq:ATX) and BofI Holding Inc. (Nasdaq:BOFI) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
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Also included among the results: Smithtown Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:SMTB), German American Bancorp (Nasdaq:GABC), Peoples Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:PEBO), Univest Corp of Pennsylvania(Nasdaq:UVSP), Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SCMP) and UltraShort Industrials ProShares (Nasdaq:SIJ). Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps: spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer
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