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American Dairy Inc. (Nasdaq:ADY), CardioNet Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAT) and Grupo Radio Centro (Nasdaq:RC) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Pricesmart Inc. (Nasdaq:PSMT), ChinaEdu Corp. (Nasdaq:CEDU), Starlims Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:LIMS), Fuqi International Inc. (Nasdaq:FUQI), Adams Resources & Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:AE) and Brightpoint Inc. (Nasdaq:CELL).

Pricesmart Inc. (Nasdaq:PSMT), Franklin Covey Co. (Nasdaq:FC) and Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:CRTX) are among the biggest percentage losers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Investors Title Co. (Nasdaq:ITIC), Rubicon Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:RBCN), M I Homes Inc. (Nasdaq:MHO), MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:MAPP), Trina Solar Ltd. (Nasdaq:TSL) and EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (Nasdaq:EZCH).

Verigy Ltd (Nasdaq:VRGY), Cheesecake Factory Inc (Nasdaq:CAKE) and Geron Corp (Nasdaq:GERN) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd (Nasdaq:APWR), Century Aluminum Co (Nasdaq:CENX), Pricesmart Inc (Nasdaq:PSMT), Wind River Systems Inc (Nasdaq:WIND), Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:RIGL) and Lawson Software Inc (Nasdaq:LWSN).

Small-cap stocks pushed higher Tuesday, bolstered by a sharp pullback in crude oil prices that allowed a little breathing room toward inflation fears and the consumer spending picture. In addition, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the central bank could extend the emergency lending window to strapped financial institutions, which took a little heat off the credit crunch — at least momentarily. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM), gained 24.46, or 3.72%, to 682.72, generating the largest one-day gain since March 18 and the third largest one-day percentage rally of the year.

Small-cap stocks were noticeably stronger than their large-cap brethren, which were dragged down by significant losses on key oil stocks such as Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), which was down 0.7% heading toward the close, Chevron (NYSE:CVX), off 1% and oil services stock Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE:SLB), which shed 3.7%.

Before the stock market open earlier today, Bernanke’s comments erased solid overnight losses in stock index futures, and helped alleviate mounting worldwide concern about the health of the banking system. Before the Bernanke rescue, European shares were sinking, paced by a slide to five-year lows in bank stocks, and elsewhere around the world global stock index products slipped into bear market territory.

Even though the tone improved with today’s recovery in equities, the market is still clearly in a tenuous position fretting about high energy costs amid sluggish . . .

Pricesmart Inc (Nasdaq:PSMT), BancTrust Financial Group Inc (Nasdaq:BTFG) and AH Belo Corp (Nasdaq:AHC) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Nanosphere Inc (Nasdaq:NSPH), Hovnanian Inc(Nasdaq:HOV), Ames National Corp (Nasdaq:ATLO), Severn Bancorp Inc (Nasdaq:SVBI), Stage Stores Inc (Nasdaq:SSI) and VeriFone Holdings Inc (Nasdaq:PAY).

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

PriceSmart Inc. (Nasdaq:PSMT) is soaring more than 20% today after the company announced ahead of today’s opening that its third-quarter earnings had doubled. The San Diego-based company reported net income for the quarter ended May 31 of $10.6 million, or $0.36 per share, compared with $5.2 million, or $0.18 a share, for the same quarter a year ago. PriceSmart is a warehouse club that sells consumer goods to both individuals and businesses. The company said the better-than-expected third-quarter earnings were the result of stronger sales.

Shares of PriceSmart are trading at $22.11, up $3.69 or 20% from Monday’s close.

The major U.S. indices are lower on news of higher yields on U.S. government bonds. At 11:50 a.m. ET the Russell 2000 was down 8.89 points, or 1.06%, to 832.32. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 69.81 points, or 0.52%, to 13,395.86.

Shares of PriceSmart, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSMT), which operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Central America and the Caribbean, are higher on news May store sales increased. Same-warehouse sales (sales at warehouses open more than one year) rose 21.3% for the five weeks ended June 3, compared with the same period of 2006, the San Diego-based company said before the opening bell.