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CV Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:CVTX), Interwoven Inc. (Nasdaq:IWOV) and DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Palm Inc (Nasdaq:PALM), Apollo Investment Corp (Nasdaq:AINV), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc (Nasdaq:EGLE), Ameristar Casinos Inc (Nasdaq:ASCA), Geron Corp (Nasdaq:GERN) and NetScout Systems Inc (Nasdaq:NTCT).

Interwoven Inc. (Nasdaq:IWOV), ICT Group Inc. (Nasdaq:ICTG) and NVE Corp. (Nasdaq:NVEC) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Sun Healthcare Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNH), Psychiatric Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:PSYS), Palm Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM), American Physicians Service Group Inc. (Nasdaq:AMPH), Woodward Governor Co. (Nasdaq:WGOV) and Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS).

The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) continued to alternate between up and down days, with today being a designated “down” day to the tune of -3.05%. Some of today’s small-cap gainers were Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq:IWOV), Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) and Columbus McKinnon (Nasdaq:CMCO).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Housing starts came in at the worst reading in history, sinking 15.5% in December to a unit rate of 550,000.
• The weekly claims report came in at 589,000 which was above the forecast of 553,000.
• The 4-week moving average for claims was at 519,250, up from 518,000 the previous week; the number of people filing for continuing claims was at 4.6M, up from 4.51M the previous week.
• The MBA Mortgage Application Index fell 9.8% this week, but it is still up 21.8% over year-ago levels. 
• Crude oil prices tumbled into the stock market opening, clearly rattled by the weak economic data and sloppy profit report from Microsoft.
• Losses in small caps were much deeper than for the big names, which reflects a “big is safer” mentality in play right now for investors. 
• Financial and energy shares were the primary sources of weakness today for stocks, while defensive plays like drug stocks lagged the overall market decline.
• Energy shares fell about 2.7% on the day, while the roller coaster world of bank stocks was down 5.9%.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Autonomy Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Interwoven, Inc.; IWOV shares closed 33% higher. See (Nasdaq:IWOV).
• Brinker International Inc. soared 32% after topping the profit forecast . . .

Interwoven Inc. (Nasdaq:IWOV), NVE Corp. (Nasdaq:NVEC) and Midsouth Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:MSL) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Isramco Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRL), First Citizens Bancorp  (Nasdaq:FCZA), Columbus McKinnon Corp. (Nasdaq:CMCO), NewMarket Corp. (Nasdaq:NEU), Prudential Bancorp Inc. of Pennsylvania (Nasdaq:PBIP) and Delta Natural Gas Co Inc. (Nasdaq:DGAS).

Small-cap stocks gave back a sizable chunk of Monday’s big rally early on today, pressured by concerns that corporate profits are already sloppy and will be further strained by a weak economy going forward. Today’s small-cap gainers are Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq:IWOV), StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) and Geron Corp.(Nasdaq:GERN).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• The U.S. dollar was up about 0.6% against the euro, which could weigh on commodity markets as well.  
• Crude oil prices tumbled into the stock market opening, clearly rattled by the weak economic data and sloppy profit report from Microsoft.  
• Small-cap stocks took a dive on the opening, pulled down by gloomy economic data and also by worrisome profit numbers from Microsoft and Nokia

Small Cap Gainers:

• Autonomy Corporation announces agreement to acquire Interwoven, Inc.; IWOV shares rise 30% in pre-market on the news. See (Nasdaq:IWOV). 
• StemCells, Inc. up 11% in pre-market on light volume, extending gains the stock made on Wednesday. See (Nasdaq:STEM).  
• Biopharmaceutical company Geron Corp. is up another 7% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:GERN).  

Small Cap Losers:

• Babcock & Brown Air Ltd. tumbled 28% as the firm said they needed to retain cash and announced a dividend of $0.20 a share. See (NYSE:FLY). 
• Eclipsys Corporation fell 28% as the health-care software and clinical help firm reported quarterly results. See (Nasdaq:ECLP).
• Teledyne Technologies Inc. fell 18% as the electronic systems designer also took an earnings-tied hit. See (NYSE:TDY).

Small-cap stocks took a dive on the opening, pulled down by gloomy economic data and also by worrisome profit numbers from Microsoft and Nokia, which pulled the rug out from under good news from Apple. At 9:52 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was down 13.83, or 3.03%, at 442.93.

On the economic data front, housing starts and permits tumbled to a record low in December, with starts sinking 15.5% to an annual unit rate of 550,000, well below the projection of 610,000. The year-over-year decline in starts and permits was the lowest since January 1991.

“Housing starts plunged again in December, their sixth consecutive decline that has pulled starts to record low levels,” Steven Wood, chief economist with Insight Economics, said in an email. “Substantial declines in single family starts over the past two years have helped home builders bring inventories of unsold new homes down significantly. However, those inventories are still elevated because sales of new homes have also fallen sharply. With sales very weak, the credit market still dislocated, and lending standards staying very tight, single family housing starts will remain low for an extended period of time. Housing's contribution to economic growth will be significantly negative again in Q4. The silver lining is that with housing starts now off more than 75% from their peak, housing construction should be getting close to a bottom,” Wood said.

Weekly claims jumped 62,000 last week, rising to 589,000 which was way above the forecast of 553,000. In addition, the number of Americans filing for continuing benefits rose to 4.607 million, which also was above expectations. Stock index futures clearly pulled lower off the gloomy economic data, while yields on Treasury products went lower and prices for interest rate futures rose — all of which reflect money . . .

Interwoven Inc. (Nasdaq:IWOV), DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) and Palm Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Eclipsys Corp. (Nasdaq:ECLP), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN), TBS International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TBSI), Taser International Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR) and Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:IDEV).

Almost Family Inc (Nasdaq:AFAM), Vivus Inc (Nasdaq:VVUS) and TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Nasdaq:TSYS) are among the new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: National Presto Industries Inc (Nasdaq:NPK), LHC Group Inc (Nasdaq:LHCG), Interwoven Inc (Nasdaq:IWOV), National Research Corp (Nasdaq:NRCI), Safety Insurance Group Inc (Nasdaq:SAFT) and Herley Industries Inc (Nasdaq:HRLY).

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

RAM Energy Resources Inc (Nasdaq:RAME), Iconix Brand Group Inc (Nasdaq:ICON) and Jos A Bank Clothiers Inc (Nasdaq:JOSB) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: American Commercial Lines Inc (Nasdaq:ACLI), Interwoven Inc (Nasdaq:IWOV), Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Nasdaq:SLXP), Arthrocare Corp (Nasdaq:ARTC), RealNetworks Inc (Nasdaq:RNWK) and Finish Line Inc (Nasdaq:FINL).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

FirstCity Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:FCFC), ArcSight Inc. (Nasdaq:ARST) and Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq:IWOV) were among the new 52-week lows established during Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations or values under $750 million. 

Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:DUCK), Meta Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CASH) and Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLUB) were also among the 52-week small-cap lows.

Here are today's 52-week small-cap lows:

MSC Software Corp. (Nasdaq: MSCS) was off by $0.67, or nearly 5%, to $12.85 on heavy volume in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company announced preliminary revenue results that came in below analysts’ expectations. The Santa Ana, Calif.-based software and services provider said it expects to report revenue in the range of $56 million to $58 million for the first quarter ended March 31. Four analysts polled by Thomson First Call were expecting revenue of $64.2 million. The company will report the full results May 9.