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Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:FSYS), athenahealth Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHN) and Allos Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:ALTH) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), Elbit Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq:EMITF), Liberty Media Corp. (Nasdaq:LCAPA), Zoltek Companies Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOLT), Papa Johns International Inc. (Nasdaq:PZZA) and Papa Johns International Inc. (Nasdaq:PZZA).

Small-cap stocks edged higher Wednesday in an exceptionally quiet, tight-range pre-holiday session. A mixed bag of economic data failed to spark trading fervor in either direction, while slumping energy and commodity markets acted as a mild drag on the market. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed up 1.85, or 0.4% at 470.49, snapping a two-day losing streak in an abbreviated session before the Christmas holiday.

A fresh batch of economic releases this morning came in predictably awful, but some segments of the data weren’t as gloomy as feared, which allowed bargain hunters the courage to snap up a few beaten down stocks in what turned out to be one of the dullest sessions in months. The price range in the Russell today amounted to less than 8 handles, easily the thinnest motion in what has been a raucous four-month time frame.

Looking at broad market sector activity today, the best performing groups were seen in airlines, brewers, footwear companies, department stores, electronic components, diverse financial firms and general merchandise stores. On the flip side, the worst performers were coal stocks, homebuilders, aluminum companies, insurance firms, industrial conglomerates, construction materials, real estate investment trusts and real estate services firms.

Crude oil prices continue to slump, pushing down despite a surprising drop today on weekly inventories as energy traders continue to fret about a recession for major customers like the U.S., Japan and the U.K. and slowing demand out of China. Elsewhere on the commodity front, copper prices edged down to four-year lows in London trading, which is a worry point because copper is considered a nice proxy for the world economy. Even though crude oil cash prices have been plunging of late, energy stocks have been trying to hang tough and only dropped about 0.5% today.

Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. (Nasdaq:TYY), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. (Nasdaq:TYG) and NL Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:NL) are among the biggest percentage losers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Liberty Media Corp. (Nasdaq:LCAPA), Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. (Nasdaq:HTC), Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:CCO), Renaissance Learning Inc. (Nasdaq:RLRN) and Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HLX).

Here are the biggest percentage losers among small caps: