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NetScout Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:NTCT), SL Green Rlty  (Nasdaq:SLG) and VAALCO Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:EGY) are among the biggest percentage losers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Berry Petroleum Co. (Nasdaq:BRY), Griffin Land & Nurseries Inc. (Nasdaq:GRIF) and Ocean Shore Holding Co. (Nasdaq:OSHC) are among the biggest percentage losers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: BNC Bancorp (Nasdaq:BNCN), GMX Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:GMXR), VAALCO Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:EGY), SandRidge Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:SD), Movado Group Inc. (Nasdaq:MOV) and Affymax Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFY).

Small-cap stocks extended the morning free fall, with financial, retail and commodity sectors all taking a beating as investors recoiled from a batch of brutal manufacturing data from around the world and fretted about the true eventual returns from this holiday spending season. Today's small-cap gainers are Premiere Global Services (NYSE:PGI), Emrise Corp. (NYSE:ERI) and VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY).

Today's Market Watch highlights included:

• Retail stocks were down today, with the S&P Retail Index at -5.7% despite early press reports that Black Friday was a success.  
• The Commodity Research Bureau Index of 19 physical markets was down 3.2% at midday.  
• The dollar was firm against the euro, which further played into the collapse in commodity markets.  
• Crude oil prices were down some 8% so far today, with U.S. crude benchmark values slipping through the $50 support line.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Shares of Premiere Global Services are up 30% after Oppenheimer & Co. upgraded the company to "outperform" from "perform." See (NYSE:PGI).  
• Emrise Corp. up 12% after receiving $1 million in new orders for in-flight entertainment products. See (NYSE:ERI).  
• VAALCO Energy up 11% on heavy volume. See (NYSE:EGY).  
• Nektar Therapeutics up about 10% on lower-than-average volume. See (Nasdaq:NKTR).

Small Cap Losers:

• China Valves Technology Inc. collapsed 79% on the China manufacturing woes, but it should be noted that this stock rarely trades much anyhow and was down on less than 1,000 shares trading today. See (Nasdaq:CVVT).  
• Russian steelmakers Mechel, TMK request a total of $3 billion in state loans to refinance their foreign debt. MTL is down 28.5%. See (NYSE:MTL).
• Excel Maritime Carriers dives 27% today following a downgrade last week from Cantor Fitzgerald to "sell" from "hold." See (NYSE:EXM).
• Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. tumbled 23% as the offshore drilling platform specialist was caught in the undertow of the slide in energy values. See (Nasdaq:GIFI).  
• Talbot's falls another 22% today following a widened Q3 net loss, conference call last week. See (NYSE:TLB).  

First Citizens Bancorp  (Nasdaq:FCZA), United Community Bancorp (Nasdaq:UCBA) and SureWest Communications (Nasdaq:SURW) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Cadence Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CADE), Porter Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:PBIB), First Defiance Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:FDEF), VAALCO Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:EGY), First M&F Corp. (Nasdaq:FMFC) and MasTec Inc. (Nasdaq:MTZ).

Iomai Corp (Nasdaq:IOMI), Brigham Exploration Co (Nasdaq:BEXP) and Fuel Systems Solutions Inc (Nasdaq:FSYS) are among the new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Maine & Maritimes Corp (Nasdaq:MAM), VAALCO Energy Inc (Nasdaq:EGY) and VanceInfo Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:VIT) are also among the new 52-week highs.

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

Raining Data Corp. (Nasdaq:RDTA), Vaalco Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) and Titan Machinery Inc. (Nasdaq:TITN) were among the new 52-week highs established during Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations or values under $750 million.

Gencor Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC), InsWeb Corp. (Nasdaq:INSW) and Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:CWEI) were also among the 52-week small-cap highs.

Here are Friday's 52-week small-cap highs: