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Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq:SNTA), CV Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:CVTX) and James River Coal Co. (Nasdaq:JRCC) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Deckers Outdoor Corp. (Nasdaq:DECK), Eresearchtechnology Inc. (Nasdaq:ERES), Blue Coat Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), Regency Energy Partners LP (Nasdaq:RGNC), Golar LNG (Nasdaq:GLNG) and National Penn Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq:NPBC).

Small-cap stocks pushed lower, pulled down by erratic profit-taking in thin post-holiday trade following four days of extreme gains. The focus now will shift to reports on retailer sales as the “Black Friday” hordes swarm shops in search of holiday bargains. If the shopping fervor disappoints, there is some concern that Black Friday will turn into “Blue Monday” by the time we get back to normal stock market trading activity next week. A soft tone in commodities and a pullback on chip-maker stocks overseas weighed on small caps and tech stocks this morning. At 10:10 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was down 6.19, or 1.32%, at 462.67.

Ahead of U.S. trading today, stocks around the world were mixed, with Europe lower and Asia predominantly higher. Japan’s Nikkei was up 1.6%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 2.4%. Australia’s all-ords jumped 4.3% and markets in Singapore were up 1.2%. Equities in India were up 0.7% as the market there opened for trading for the first time since the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that claimed more than 120 lives and injured hundreds more people.

In Europe, energy and mining stocks were down earlier today. Crude oil prices slipped some 3% in London trading but trimmed losses into the U.S. market open. OPEC ministers are gathering in Cairo, which heightened some concern that they could decide to trim production further in an effort to bolster sagging energy prices, but it seems unlikely they would make any decision right now about production changes. Overnight, economic data out of Europe was somber, with unemployment climbing to a 20-month peak and confidence plunging to a 15-year low. The dreary data coming out of Europe matches awful returns we’ve been seeing on the economic front here in . . .

Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:SYMX), Mitcham Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:MIND) and Great Northern Iron Ore Properties (Nasdaq:GNI) are among the new 52-week lows in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: B&H Ocean Carriers Ltd. (Nasdaq:BHO), IRSA Depository Receipt (Nasdaq:IRS), Golar LNG (Nasdaq:GLNG), Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners LP (Nasdaq:PSE), Shanghai Pechem Depository Receipt (Nasdaq:SHI) and Macquarie Infrastructure Co LLC. (Nasdaq:MIC).

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