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Regis Corp. (Nasdaq:RGS), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SPPI) and Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (Nasdaq:APL) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Matrixx Initiatives (Nasdaq:MTXX), Rubicon Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:RBCN), Venoco Inc. (Nasdaq:VQ), Titan International Inc. (Nasdaq:TWI), Warner Music Group Corp. (Nasdaq:WMG) and Houston Wire & Cable Co. (Nasdaq:HWCC).

D&E Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:DECC), Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc.(Nasdaq:TSPT) and Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:VNDA) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Tenneco Inc.(Nasdaq:TEN), PetMed Express Inc.(Nasdaq:PETS), Isle of Capri Casinos Inc.(Nasdaq:ISLE), Nicholas Financial Inc.(Nasdaq:NICK), Houston Wire & Cable Co.(Nasdaq:HWCC) and Willis Lease Finance Corp.(Nasdaq:WLFC).

RC2 Corp. (Nasdaq:RCRC), Quaker Chemical Corp. (Nasdaq:KWR) and Cadiz Inc. (Nasdaq:CDZI) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: First Mercury Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:FMR), AFC Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq:AFCE), Encore Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq:EBTX), Heartland Financial USA Inc. (Nasdaq:HTLF), PacWest Bancorp (Nasdaq:PACW) and Houston Wire & Cable Co. (Nasdaq:HWCC).

Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:RSTI), Brookfield Homes Corp (Nasdaq:BHS) and Methode Electronics Inc (Nasdaq:MEI) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Houston Wire & Cable Co. (Nasdaq:HWCC), Spartech Corp. (Nasdaq:SEH), CoBiz Financial Inc.(Nasdaq:COBZ), Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:OUTD), Palm Harbor Homes Inc. (Nasdaq:PHHM) and Petroleum Development Corp. (Nasdaq:PETD).

Houston Wire & Cable Co. (Nasdaq: HWCC) shares are diving after the company’s third-quarter profit declined to $8.3 million, or $0.41 per share, below analyst estimates of $0.43 per share and down 13% from $9.5 million, or $0.45 per share, a year earlier.

Quarterly sales increased 10% to $98.9 million, slightly above Wall Street projections of $97.2 million and compared with $90 million during the same period of 2006.

The electrical wire and cable distributor expects a downward sales trend in its repair and replacement sector for the rest of the calendar year, because of economic “moderation and near-term uncertainty,” CEO Charles Sorrentino said in a statement.

In afternoon trading, HWCC shares are down 15.97%, or $2.66, at $14. Over the last 52 weeks, shares have ranged from $13.86 to $31.19.

Shares of Houston Wire & Cable Co. (Nasdaq: HWCC) are in the dark, down $6.71, or 26.04%, to $19.06 at 3:07 p.m. ET on news the distributor of services to the electrical distribution market reported second-quarter financials that disappointed analysts.

The net income for the three months ended June 30 was $8.4 million, or $0.40 per share, below the average analyst estimate of $0.44 a share. In the year-earlier period, net income totaled $8.3 million, or $0.48 per share, the company announced before the opening bell.

Sales came in at a record $89 million, an increase of $5 million, or 6%, from $84 million a year earlier. Still, Wall Street was expecting revenues of $91.94 million.

Houston Wire & Cable Co. (Nasdaq: HWCC), Crystal River Capital, Inc. (NYSE: CRZ) and NovaStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: NFI) are the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million.

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The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) are trading sideways on news of conflicting economic reports and credit worries.

At 10:48 a.m. ET the Russell 2000 was down 7.14 points, or 0.92%, to 768.98. The Dow had shed 52.44 points, or 0.40%, to 13,159.65.

An index of pending home resales surprisingly added 5% in June following a 3.7% decline in May, the National Association of Realtors reported after the opening bell.

That’s a sign that the U.S. housing sector may be stabilizing.

Separately, the Institute for Supply Management’s factory index dropped to 53.8 in June, below the forecast 55.5. The index stood at 56 in May. Still, a reading above 50 is a sign of expansion, suggesting that strong global economic growth is driving demand for U.S. manufactured goods.

The indices opened with brief gains but quickly slipped into negative territory following renewed concerns about loans and securities derived from home mortgages. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (NYSE: BSC) triggered the selling after it said that it will prevent investors from pulling their money out of a troubled hedge fund that had bet on securities backed by subprime mortgages.

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