Top Performing Small Cap Stocks: July 7th (APAC, OCZ, BEBE, ACHN, HOTT)
Small cap stock indices climbed higher on Thursday,
thanks to news including an acquisition and better-than-expected results
from retailers and a rising star tech company.
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But the holiday-shortened week is headed towards a rocky finish, as Friday morning's report on the June employment data was discouraging about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery. The two leading small cap indices easily outperformed the large caps again on Thursday. The Russell 2000 Index closed the day up 1.52 percent, while the Standard & Poor's Small Cap 600 Index finished with a 1.39 percent increase. By comparison, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day 0.74 percent higher, the S&P 500 was up 1.05 percent, and the Nasdaq Stock Market finished with a 1.36 percent gain.
Heritage Commerce, General Steel Holdings and Vanda Pharmaceuticals lead small-cap percentage losersHeritage Commerce Corp. (Nasdaq:HTBK), General Steel Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:GSI) and Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:VNDA) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion. Also included among the results: Diamond Hill Investment Group (Nasdaq:DHIL), C&F Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CFFI), First Citizens Bancorp Cleveland (Nasdaq:FCZA), bebe stores Inc. (Nasdaq:BEBE), United Western Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:UWBK) and Parke Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:PKBK). 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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