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Royale Energy Inc (Nasdaq:ROYL), Chemgenex Pharm (Nasdaq:CXSP) and National Coal Corp (Nasdaq:NCOC) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: IMAX CORPORATION (Nasdaq:IMAX), OMNI Energy Services Corp (Nasdaq:OMNI), USANA Health Sciences Inc (Nasdaq:USNA), UAL Corp (Nasdaq:UAUA), China Precision Steel Inc (Nasdaq:CPSL) and Crocs Inc (Nasdaq:CROX).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

Bank of Commerce Holdings (Nasdaq:BOCH), Aristotle Corp (Nasdaq:ARTL) and SunLink Health Systems Inc (Nasdaq:SSY) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Internet Initiative Japan Inc (Nasdaq:IIJI), US Global Investors Inc (Nasdaq:GROW) and Johnson Outdoors Inc (Nasdaq:JOUT) are also among the biggest percentage gainers.

OMNI Energy Services Corp (Nasdaq:OMNI), Agria Corp (Nasdaq:GRO) and Converted Organics Inc (Nasdaq:COIN) were additionally included among the results.

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

Small-cap stocks pushed higher Wednesday, underpinned by a slide in crude oil prices and a stabilization in the latest bout of credit crunch fears. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed up 4.71, or 0.64%, at 743.71, outperforming both the Dow and S&P 500, both of which struggled to close near steady levels.

Once again the small-cap market retreated after moving close to key long-term resistance at 750. That point marks a 50% Fibonacci retracement of the entire bear market collapse and has been a difficult spot for bulls to crack on the rally off the March lows. Looking at short-term charts for Thursday, resistance is at 745, 750 and 754, while support comes in at 735, 731 and 726.

Crude oil prices slumped more than $1 dollar per barrel Wednesday, dipping back below $124 as the weekly stocks report showed a build in gasoline inventories. In addition, the demand picture might be softening a bit as India and Malaysia decided to raise fuel prices, which could curb demand out of Asia. Airline stocks have had a mild sigh of relief this week on the pullback in energy prices, and the AMEX Airline Index climbed 3.31% Thursday. Small-cap stock US Airways (NYSE:LCC) gained about 3.6%, while UAL Corp. (Nasdaq:UAUA) rallied about 5% as the major airline announced plans to reduce workforce and fleet numbers.

The market continues to closely watch developments on the financial front as talk has expanded again this week about debt write downs, and the need for some banks and brokerage firms to raise capital to shore up balance sheets. Much of the focus the last two sessions has centered on Lehman Bros. (NYSE:LEH), and the firm’s stock has been on a rollercoaster. Today, Lehman Bros. managed to rise about 2.5% to near 31.40, rallying back from intraday lows at 28.52.

Investors had a chance to trade off several different economic reports this morning. Overall, the data was a mixed bag and appeared to have little more than a short-term impact on trading decisions. To recap, the ADP private employment survey showed an unexpected increase in new jobs in May, which was a supportive element

Sequenom Inc (Nasdaq:SQNM), Royale Energy Inc (Nasdaq:ROYL) and OMNI Energy Services Corp (Nasdaq:OMNI) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Frontier Finl Corp (Nasdaq:FTBK), Medarex Inc (Nasdaq:MEDX) and Human Genome Sciences Inc (Nasdaq:HGSI) are also among the most actively traded companies.

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

Small-cap stocks closed lower in a topsy-turvy session that saw a morning rally snuffed out in favor of a steep midday slide, then an abrupt afternoon recovery move that must have left day traders dizzy from the volatility. In the end, the market was unable to recapture the morning bid as financial stocks were beat down by renewed fears on the credit crunch front and by safe haven money flow from stocks to bonds. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) dipped 2.01, or 0.27%, to 739.00.

For the second day in a row, the spotlight moved back to banking, brokerage and the financial sector. The poster child for today’s action was Lehman Bros. (NYSE:LEH), whose stock was hammered some 14% at one point, sinking to the lowest point since March 17 on reports that the firm might seek to raise capital. The company said it did not access the Fed’s discount window today, which helped lift the stock off the lows in the afternoon. Although there was some debate about whether or not Lehman indeed would seek to bolster their balance sheet by raising capital, some investors appeared to adopt a “sell now, ask questions later” approach to the news, remembering the fallout from the Bear Stearns collapse.

Despite lingering concerns about debt write downs tied to the credit crisis, the market actually started out on a strong note today, with the Russell climbing nearly 0.75% to the highs before stalling. At first blush, there appeared to be plenty of bullish fodder to fuel a recovery move after Monday’s big decline, as investors embraced comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, crude oil prices took a nosedive and the dollar strengthened. However, the market could not shake the credit crunch jitters that triggered the selling push both Monday and again today, and before long all the green prints in equity products had turned to a sea of red.

Bernanke addressed the dollar in a much greater scope than what the market tends to see from the head of the Federal Reserve, which got the attention of foreign exchange traders and sparked a big rally in the greenback. The dollar was trading lower against the euro ahead of the Bernanke comments, but tumbled some 200 basis points from high to low, which in turn triggered a slide in crude oil and a host of other commodity markets. This was the first public policy appearance by Bernanke in weeks, and he also said that until the housing market stabilizes that growth risk was to the downside. The rare Fed attention on the dollar left an impression with market watchers that Bernanke was focused on inflation and that rate cuts are on . . .

Agria Corp (Nasdaq:GRO), Royale Energy Inc (Nasdaq:ROYL) and Vascular Solutions Inc (Nasdaq:VASC) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

OMNI Energy Services Corp (Nasdaq:OMNI), VNUS Medical Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:VNUS) and Cheniere Energy Inc (Nasdaq:LNG) are also among the biggest percentage gainers.

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

Small-cap stocks opened in the red and stayed there all day, as concerns about soaring crude oil prices, a sharp slump in the U.S. dollar, soft economic numbers and the credit crunch on financial institutions kept the sellers energized throughout the session and spurred safe haven flows away from equities toward credit markets. In the end, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed down 2.81, or 0.38%, at 735.64. It was the third-consecutive lower daily close for small caps, something that hasn’t happened since early April.

The tone for a gloomy session was established overnight when equity index markets around the world took it in the chin. European shares notched their largest one-day decline in two months, while China tumbled 5.1%, Hong Kong lost 2.2%, Taiwan was down 2.4%, Singapore down 1.2%, Bombay off 1.1% and Japan down 0.7%.

Money appeared to flow freely away from equities and into commodities and bonds. Speaking of commodities, the No. 1 physical market in the world — crude oil — shot to new record highs yet again, and is now on the doorstep of $130 dollars a barrel. Joining in the chorus of higher commodities was gold, which climbed 1.6%. Grains also pushed higher, benefiting from the slide in the U.S. dollar. As for the greenback, it was hammered against the euro, sinking about 150 basis points, or nearly 1%, all of which feeds into the short dollar/long commodities mindset.

A sobering reality of the seemingly never-ending rise in gasoline and food prices is that consumer discretionary spending funds dry up, which slows the U.S. economy and hurts corporations — especially those with hefty commodity price inputs. Even stepping outside of the food and energy sector, the news wasn’t good today. The Producer Price Index report was released this morning, and although the headline figure came in below the forecast, the “core” reading, which excludes food and energy prices, was well above the forecast, meaning businesses are facing rising . . .

Mexco Energy Corp (Nasdaq:MXC), Enova Systems Inc (Nasdaq:ENA) and Pyramid Oil Co (Nasdaq:PDO) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

OMNI Energy Services Corp (Nasdaq:OMNI), Cheniere Energy Inc (Nasdaq:LNG) and Barnwell Industries Inc (Nasdaq:BRN) are also among the biggest percentage gainers.

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN), Uranium Resources, Inc. (NasdaQ:URRE) and NeurogesX Inc. (Nasdaq: NGSX) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday pre-market trading among those with market capitalizations under $500 million:

Medivation, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDVN) announced its Alzheimer’s drug Dimebon significantly improved symptoms over one year and was more effective than a placebo used in a clinical trial.

Neurochem Inc. (Nasdaq: NRMX) reported some positive preliminary data in a Phase III trial of its Alzheimer’s drug tramiprosate, but the Canadian company said it is still working on analysis. Neurochem said it will announce top-line trial results during the second quarter ending June 30.

Private equity group BBAC LLC announced it is taking Back Yard Burgers, Inc. (Nasdaq: BYBI) private for approximately $38 million.

The following are the most actively traded companies in Monday pre-market trading among those with market capitalizations under $500 million:

The Russell 2000 small cap index has remained below the flat line this afternoon. At 2:38 p.m. ET the Russell 2000 had lost 1.08 points, or 0.13%, to 852.33. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 16.58 points, or 0.12%, to 13,651.53.

Shares of GSI Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: GSIG) are trading lower following news after the opening bell that the Billerica, Mass.-based supplier of precision technology components has purchased British beryllium mirrors maker Thales Optronics for an undisclosed amount. Additional information was not released.

The following are the most actively traded companies in pre-market trading among those with market capitalizations under $500 million:

The following were the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among those with market capitalizations under $500 million: