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Gehl Co. (Nasdaq:GEHL), Nevada Chemicals Inc.(Nasdaq:NCEM) and Meritage Homes Corp. (Nasdaq:MTH) are among the new 52-week highs in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: America's Car-Mart Inc. (Nasdaq:CRMT), United Financial Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:UBNK), Amrep Corp. (Nasdaq:AXR), AMERISAFE Inc. (Nasdaq:AMSF), Suffolk Bankcorp (Nasdaq:SUBK) and Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HGR).

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Micromet Inc. (Nasdaq:MITI), Industrial Services of America Inc. (Nasdaq:IDSA) and Protherics (Nasdaq:PTIL) are among the new 52-week highs in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.     

Also included among the results: Donegal Group (Nasdaq:DGICA), USA Truck Inc. (Nasdaq:USAK), Hawk Corp. (Nasdaq:HWK), CryoLife Inc (Nasdaq:CRY), Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HGR) and China Holdings Acquisition (Nasdaq:HOL).        

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Staar Surgical Co. (Nasdaq:STAA), Micromet Inc. (Nasdaq:MITI) and NCI Inc. (Nasdaq:NCIT) are among the new 52-week highs in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.       

Also included among the results: Wilshire Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:WIBC), Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HGR), Industrial Services of America Inc. (Nasdaq:IDSA), Hawk Corp. (Nasdaq:HWK), North American Galvanizing & Coatings Inc. (Nasdaq:NGA) and Parlux Fragrances Inc. (Nasdaq:PARL).  

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Digimarc Corp (Nasdaq:DMRC), T 3 Energy Services Inc (Nasdaq:TTES) and America's Car-Mart Inc (Nasdaq:CRMT) are among the new 52-week highs in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Stepan Co (Nasdaq:SCL), Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc (Nasdaq:HGR), Approach Resources Inc (Nasdaq:AREX), Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc (Nasdaq:DR), Diamond Foods Inc (Nasdaq:DMND) and KBL Healthcare Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq:KHA).

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Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (NYSE:HGR) reached a four-year high Friday on no fresh news from the orthotic and prosthetic patient-care center operator. Shares peaked at $15.58, up about 3% from Thursday’s close. The Bethesda, Md.-based company has ranged from $8.61 to today’s high during the past year.

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Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc (Nasdaq:HGR), Titan Machinery Inc (Nasdaq:TITN) and Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners LP (Nasdaq:PSE) are among the new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

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China Sky One Medical Inc (Nasdaq:CSY), Quest Resource Corp (Nasdaq:QRCP) and Fuel Systems Solutions Inc (Nasdaq:FSYS) are among the new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc (Nasdaq:MFLX), Met-Pro Corp (Nasdaq:MPR), Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc (Nasdaq:HGR), Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners LP (Nasdaq:PSE), Atlas Acquisition Holdings Corp (Nasdaq:AXG) and HireRight Inc (Nasdaq:HIRE).

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Overhill Farms Inc (Nasdaq:OFI), Electro-Optical Sciences Inc (Nasdaq:MELA) and Peerless Manufacturing Co (Nasdaq:PMFG) are among the new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Westwood Holdings Group Inc (Nasdaq:WHG), Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc (Nasdaq:HGR) and Hatteras Financial Corp (Nasdaq:HTS) are also among the new 52-week highs.

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Small-cap stocks opened lower, slightly trimmed losses after the Consumer Confidence report came out at 10:00 a.m. ET, but then retreated right back to pre-release levels. The report showed an upward revision to the March report, which provided a brief bid to the market, but it was not enough to catch hold (at least immediately). At 10:01 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was down 1.84, or 0.25%, at 723.53.

The Consumer Confidence report was pegged at 62.3 in April, which was in line with the forecast of 62, but the March number was revised upward to 65.9 versus 64.5. Still, the April figure was the lowest in five years.

Next on line … President Bush is slated to hold a press conference at 10:30 a.m. ET, where he is expected to talk about the economy.

The opening action was soft in line with overnight declines on a dip in European shares as Deutsche Bank posted its first quarterly loss in five years, and French tire company Michelin tumbled 9% on sloppy earnings.

Large-cap companies influencing trade this morning included drug company Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), which was down 7% on news that the FDA rejected a new cholesterol drug. From an overall stock market picture, the news had a somewhat muted impact, because it lifted Merck competitor Abbott Labs (NYSE:ABT) by 4%. In addition, Visa (NYSE:V) posted decent earnings ahead of the opening, but the financial firm was down 3% in early action.

The S&P 500 stalled approaching the 1,400 level on the latest push upward, and that key figure resistance will be closely watched through the rest of the week’s major economic events. In the Russell 2000, the market yesterday climbed . . .

In a lethargic health sector, Hanger Orthopedic Group (NYSE: HGR) is a standout. With its innovative WalkAide—a device that helps stroke survivors and others walk—expected to advance through the repayment process within a year, sales and earnings are set to accelerate.

So far this year, shares of the Bethesda, Maryland-based company are up about 50%, compared with the health industry’s virtually flat performance. The $265-million-dollar company is the largest owner and operator of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) patient-care centers at 621, making up about 22% of the $2.5 billion O&P patient-care market in the United States.

Hanger, founded in 1861, takes its name from James Edward Hanger, the first amputee of the Civil War. The story goes: As an 18-year-old, Hanger lost his leg in battle, went home to Virginia and whittled an artificial leg from barrel staves. His handiwork became known as the “Hanger Limb,” and he made a number of them for other Confederate amputees.

No more whittling now. O&P technologies—and the company—are on the cutting edge. Through its Innovative Neurotronics subsidiary, Hanger creates products—including the WalkAide—for those who have lost mobility because of strokes or other conditions, such as multiple sclerosis. Another subsidiary, Linkia, develops programs that manage O&P patient care for large private payors, and a third subsidiary acts as a distributor.

While Hanger’s results have been solid in the first two quarters of 2007, the shares promise much stronger growth in 2008, particularly in the second half of the year. That’s when the process to achieve government and insurance company reimbursement for WalkAide is expected to reach a positive outcome. The market then could become statistically staggering.