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Community Valley Bancorp (Nasdaq:CVLL), Monarch Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:MNRK) and Nobel Learning Communities Inc. (Nasdaq:NLCI) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Secure Computing Corp. (Nasdaq:SCUR), Minefinders Corporation Ltd. (Nasdaq:MFN), Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Inc. (Nasdaq:DTPI), Stillwater Mining Co. (Nasdaq:SWC), United Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:UBCP) and Elbit Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq:EMITF).

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Spectranetics Corp. (Nasdaq:SPNC), Volt Information Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq:VOL) and Blyth Inc. (Nasdaq:BTH) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Opnext Inc. (Nasdaq:OPXT), Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq:HOV), Houston American Energy Corp. (Nasdaq:HUSA), Acme Packet Inc. (Nasdaq:APKT), Northern Oil and Gas Inc. (Nasdaq:NOG) and Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Inc. (Nasdaq:DTPI).

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Small-cap stocks led an afternoon recovery charge in the stock market, grabbing a budding bid and running with it when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed talk that government-sponsored mortgage firms would qualify for cheap money through the Fed’s discount window. The comeback push was impressive given a huge rally in crude oil futures to record highs above $147 dollars a barrel. In the end, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed up 4.51, or 0.67%, at 674.95.

It was a roller coaster session for stocks, with a morning downside rout triggered by steep losses in mortgage lending giants Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE), which ignited another bout of fear tied to the credit crunch and the slumping housing market. There was talk in the morning that the GSEs were on the cusp of insolvency and shares in both agencies were down nearly 50% as investors bailed out. However, by the end of the day, FNM pared losses down to the 20% range, and FRE to the 7% zone — still nothing to dismiss — but far more palatable to investors worried about systemic issues. Volume on FNM and FRE was humongous to say the least, and individual stocks often carve out major tops or bottoms in conjunction with volume spikes.

“The key significance of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the current economic climate is their ability to soften the impact of the credit crunch,” Goldman Sachs analysts said in an email earlier today. The Goldman research note even predicted ahead of time that the Fed would extend outright credit support to GSEs. The notion that bringing the GSEs onto the Federal balance sheet would “raise government debt by $5.3 trillion” and thereby sharply worsen the U.S. government’s creditworthiness was misleading, Goldman said. “The $5.3 trillion refers to the GSE’s holdings of mortgages and loan guarantees, which is not at all the same thing as outright liabilities. The government would have to cover any GSE losses, but this would be a much, much smaller number under any reasonable set of assumptions,” Goldman analyst Jan Hatzius wrote.

Small-cap stocks were noticeably strong relative to large-cap index products, a theme that has been in play for the last few weeks. Even though the Dow is at two-year lows, and the S&P 500 slumped to near two-year lows today as well, . . .

Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Inc (Nasdaq:DTPI), Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:SCMP) and Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:MNTA) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Pacific Booker Minerals Inc (Nasdaq:PBM), DrdGold ADR (Nasdaq:DROOY), TiVo Inc (Nasdaq:TIVO), Park View Federal Savings Bank (Nasdaq:PVFC), Colony Bankcorp Inc (Nasdaq:CBAN) and Syniverse Hldg Inc (Nasdaq:SVR).

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Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Inc (Nasdaq:DTPI), Pool Corporation (Nasdaq:POOL) and Royale Energy Inc (Nasdaq:ROYL) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Iconix Brand Group Inc (Nasdaq:ICON), Netlogic Microsystems Inc (Nasdaq:NETL), Ricks Cabaret International Inc (Nasdaq:RICK), Bidz com Inc (Nasdaq:BIDZ), National Coal Corp (Nasdaq:NCOC) and Canadian Solar Inc (Nasdaq:CSIQ).

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Provider of management and technology consulting services Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTPI) revised its fiscal first-quarter guidance late Thursday to a wider range that stretched inline to above and below the consensus on Wall Street. On the earnings end of the income statement, the firm said it now expects a net loss inline to below the Street.

In addition, Diamond Management expects second quarter net revenue to be flat to up $2 million versus the June quarter—basically inline with analysts’ expectations. The company will report final results on August 7. 

Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Inc. (Nasdaq:DTPI), Chindex International Inc. (Nasdaq:CHDX) and Avid Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:AVID) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPI), Summit Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMF), Reis Inc. (Nasdaq:REIS), Smith Micro Software Inc. (Nasdaq:SMSI) and Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (Nasdaq:BMTC).

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Investors shook off any superstitions this Friday the 13, as small-cap stocks rose throughout the session. A drop in oil prices and positive inflation data from the government eased concerns about the effect of surging prices on American consumers. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed up 13.77, or 1.91%, at 733.61.

The Labor Department reported this morning that the consumer price index clocked in at 0.6%, slightly above the forecast. CPI on a year-over-year basis was up 4.2%, which was above the median estimate of 3.9%. However, the “core” rate, which excludes food and energy prices, was in line with expectations and was the portion of the report the market chose to focus on.

“The CPI number didn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know today,” said Andy Busch, foreign exchange strategist for BMO Capital Markets. “When we got the actual number, [people thought] maybe we should take some profits on this. The core number came out pretty tame. Food and energy actually act as a depressant on the other components of CPI because you take away discretionary spending to pay for what would be nondiscretionary payments, and clearly there’s no price pressure on other components of the CPI.”

Busch also says today’s economic report validates the Fed’s stance. “We’ve had the Fed bang the drum about inflation for over two weeks now. … The Fed’s looking beyond the data right now and they’re going to be raising rates,” he said.

In other economic news, the Michigan sentiment survey came in below expectations, slipping to a fresh 28-year low on inflation and rising unemployment concerns.

“It’s extremely negative, but I think there isn’t a close linkage between consumer sentiment and consumer spending — maybe 20%,” Busch said. “I would caution people [against thinking] that they are closely tied. I think they’re more of a coincident indicator—the reason being that people feel bad and stop spending because they’re already experiencing problems with energy and food. It’s already taken away their ability to spend; it’s already cooked in the books. Also, looking back to 2001, after 9/11, consumer sentiment fell off the planet and yet consumer spending . . .

The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) closed in the green following news that Warren Buffet has offered to help bond insurers. The small-cap index advanced 5.73 points, or 0.82%, to 705.48. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) added 133.40 points, or 1.09%, to 12,373.41.

On a year-to-date basis, the Russell 2000 has declined 7.90%, while the Dow has retreated 6.72% and the S&P 500 has lost 8.14%.

The bulls completely dominated trading today as small-cap stocks opened higher and stayed positive throughout the session following news that billionaire investor Warren Buffett has offered to have his company, Berkshire Hathaway, assume responsibility for $800 billion of municipal bonds guaranteed by bond insurers MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI), Ambac Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: ABK) and Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

There have been concerns recently that the three companies could be downgraded due to write-downs from insuring subprime debt. The bond insurers would welcome relief for their entire portfolio, but Buffett is only offering help for their relatively safe municipal bond holdings.

Nevertheless, investors were in a buying mood, which was also bolstered by news that ailing carmaker General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) swung to a fourth-quarter net loss that was not as severe as analysts had forecasted.

Also helping the bulls was news after the start of trading that St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole thinks the U.S. economy will likely avoid recession.

Small-cap stocks touched their peak of the session at about 2 p.m. ET before easing to their close level.

Here are the day’s biggest percentage gainers and losers, along with top volume leaders, among companies with a market cap between $100 million and $750 million:

The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) is going strong on positive comments from a Fed official and news that billionaire Warren Buffet can help bond insurers. At 1:10 p.m. ET, the small-cap index had climbed 8.82 points, or 1.26%, to 708.57. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) had advanced 181.52 points, or 1.48%, to 12,421.53.

Stocks have been in the green out of the gate on news that billionaire investor Warren Buffett has offered to have his company, Berkshire Hathaway, assume responsibility for $800 billion of municipal bonds guaranteed by bond insurers MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI), Ambac Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: ABK) and Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

There have been concerns recently that the three companies could be downgraded due to write-downs from insuring subprime debt.

Investors took the news as bullish even though one of the three bond insurers turned down the offer while the other three have not yet replied. The bond insurers would like relief with their entire portfolio, but Buffet is only offering help for their relatively safe municipal bond holdings.

Hardinge Inc. (Nasdaq: HDNG), Kenexa Corp. (Nasdaq: KNXA) and National Atlantic Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: NAHC) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

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Diamond Mgt. & Technology Consultants Inc. (Nasdaq: DTPI), Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. (Nasdaq: LEND) and LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million.

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Chinese semiconductor maker Vimicro International Corp. (Nasdaq: VIMC) reported fourth-quarter revenue of $1.6 million, compared with $2.5 million in fourth-quarter 2006.

These are the biggest percentage losers in Friday’s trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million:

Solar cell maker Amtech Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASYS) reported it has received $16.5 million in orders from Asia.

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (NYSE: UBA) declared quarterly dividends of $0.23 for class A common stock and $0.20 for regular common stock. The dividends are payable on July 20.

These are the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million: