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Calgon Carbon Corp. (Nasdaq:CCC), Silicon Graphics Inc. (Nasdaq:SGIC) and Oneida Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:ONFC) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Rubicon Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:RBCN), Union Bankshares Inc. (Nasdaq:UNB), Medicines Co. (Nasdaq:MDCO), Phoenix Co Inc. (Nasdaq:PNX), Medicines Co. (Nasdaq:MDCO) and HealthSouth Corp. (Nasdaq:HLS).

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NB&T Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:NBTF), Elbit Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq:EMITF) and Silicon Graphics Inc. (Nasdaq:SGIC) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: TechTarget Inc. (Nasdaq:TTGT), Cantel Medical Corp. (Nasdaq:CMN), Alliance Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:ALLB), Perfumania Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:PERF), Superior Uniform Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SGC) and Targanta Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq:TARG).

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Small-cap stocks took a dive on the opening, pulled down by fears about the economy, which overshadowed the Senate’s approval of the financial rescue plan last night. At 9:58 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was down 10.67, or 1.59%, at 660.92.

Concerns about the economy were stoked Wednesday when manufacturing data slipped into recession-like levels on the ISM Manufacturing Survey and as the bottom completely fell out on vehicle sales. Then, when weekly unemployment claims soared this morning, it only added to the gloom.

The weekly claims headline figure came in at 497,000, which was way above the consensus projection of 468,000. Claims were at the highest point since September 2001 and the four-week moving average was at the highest since October 2001. The continuing claims figure was also at five-year highs, setting the stage for a potential bearish surprise on the big monthly jobs report Friday morning.

The Senate approval vote was 74 to 25 and the House is widely expected to approve the rescue plan Friday, after shocking the world last week by giving the Wall Street bailout a thumbs down. This time around, a lame duck President with one of the worst approval ratings in history sent a message to the House that this rescue plan isn’t just a free ticket for investment bankers, saying it was “essential to the financial security of every American.” The newest Senate-tweaked version of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s $700 billion bailout includes tax cut provisions and extended FDIC protection of bank deposits, which should be enough of a sweetener to get House Republicans to provide a nod of approval after the previous plan was narrowly defeated 228 to 205. A simple majority is required for the bill to pass the House, then move on the President for signing.

Around the world, stock markets were mixed despite the Senate’s approval, with Europe shares on the rise, while Asian equities were mixed. Swiss banking giant UBS says they will post a small profit for the quarter, which sparked a rally . . .

LNB Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:LNBB), Silicon Graphics Inc. (Nasdaq:SGIC) and Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd. (Nasdaq:GU) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Santander Bancorp (Nasdaq:SBP), CNA Surety Corp. (Nasdaq:SUR), Nara Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:NARA), SureWest Communications (Nasdaq:SURW), RC2 Corp. (Nasdaq:RCRC) and Oneida Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:ONFC).

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Small-cap stocks edged lower Friday, pulled down by the logjam in Washington as lawmakers were at loggerheads longer than expected putting together a rescue plan for the embattled financial arena. Still, a rally in the final hour of trading pared losses for small caps, and lifted the Dow into a solid gain. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed down 0.94, or 0.13% at 704.80 and is now down 7.9% for the year. Meanwhile, the Dow was up 1.10% Friday and is now off 15.9% for 2008; the S&P 500 was up 0.34% Friday and had slipped 17.3% so far this year.

The largest bank failure in history became official overnight as Washington Mutual Inc. (NYSE:WM) was seized by regulators and sold for $1.9 billion to JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM). JPM shares rallied nicely on the news, gaining some 10% on the day. Normally, one would expect the largest bank failure in history to dominate the news landscape, but WaMu’s failure wasn’t all that much of a surprise, and stock in the company was already trading well below $2 coming into the session.

As for Washington’s $700-billion-dollar bailout of Wall Street, the “Paulson Plan” ran into more resistance than expected, especially from the Republican party. Although uncertainty about the final plan kept investors on edge, there seems little doubt that something will still be worked out fairly quickly — probably over the weekend.

The story within stocks for much of the day centered on the tech arena, with tech stocks taking a beating until the final hour of the session. Even the late rally still found the tech-laden Nasdaq 100 slipping 0.92% for the day. Within the tech front, key stocks like Research in Motion Ltd. (Nasdaq:RIMM) were taking a pounding; RIMM shares were off some 27% as the makers of the Blackberry warned that profits would miss the forecast. Also within techs, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) was off about 2.8%. There has been a hope building that passage of a financial rescue plan . . .

Columbia Bancorp (Nasdaq:CBBO), ARYx Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:ARYX) and Transmeta Corp. (Nasdaq:TMTA) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Silicon Graphics Inc. (Nasdaq:SGIC), Thomas Weisel Partners Group Inc. (Nasdaq:TWPG), BancTrust Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:BTFG), Guaranty Bancorp Ord. (Nasdaq:GBNK), Formula Systems Depository Receipt (Nasdaq:FORTY) and Cypress Bioscience Inc. (Nasdaq:CYPB).

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Isramco Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRL), Silicon Graphics Inc. (Nasdaq:SGIC) and Targanta Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq:TARG) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: John B  San Filippo & Son (Nasdaq:JBSS), OmniVision Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:OVTI), NuStar GP Holdings LLC. (Nasdaq:NSH), Nashua Corp. (Nasdaq:NSHA), MAKO Surgical Corp. (Nasdaq:MAKO) and NewBridge Bancorp (Nasdaq:NBBC).

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Superior Bancorp (Nasdaq:SUPR), Lucas Energy Inc (Nasdaq:LEI) and Guaranty Financial Group Inc (Nasdaq:GFG) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Protection One Inc (Nasdaq:PONE), China Finance Online Co Ltd (Nasdaq:JRJC) and Silicon Graphics Inc (Nasdaq:SGIC) are also among the biggest percentage gainers.

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Downey Financial Corp (NYSE:DSL), Silicon Graphics Inc (Nasdaq:SGIC) and Animal Health International Inc (Nasdaq:AHII) are among the new 52-week lows in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Neenah Paper Inc (Nasdaq:NP), Protection One Inc (NYSE:PONE) and MCG Capital Corp (Nasdaq:MCGC) are also among the new 52-week lows.

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Sirtris Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SIRT), Zoll Medical Corp. (Nasdaq:ZOLL) and Green Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:GRNB) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Silicon Graphics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGIC), Anadigics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANAD) and SenoRx, Inc. (Nasdaq:SENO) are also among the top small-cap percentage gainers.

Here are Wednesday's biggest percentage gainers among small caps

Small-cap stocks are slightly higher after fluctuating during morning trading. At 11:37 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was up 5.1, or 0.72%, at 708.81, as the market trimmed away opening gains in choppy action.

A large percentage advance was registered early today in Sirtris Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:SIRT), with the stock up a whopping 82% on heavy volume on news that GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) would but the company for $720 million in cash. ANADIGICS Inc. (Nasdaq:ANAD) was up 24% following earnings results yesterday, and Silicon Graphics (Nasdaq:SGIC) was up about 23% after a heavy sell-off on Tuesday.

On the downside, Daktronics (Nasdaq:DAKT) was down 23% after sloppy earnings. Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BKI) was down 22% after the maker of cellulose-based specialty products cut its third-quarter earnings forecast to below Wall Street expectations. Rimage Corp. (Nasdaq:RIMG) was down 21% after releasing . . .

Small-cap stocks opened modestly higher after a see-saw overnight session. At 9:56 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was down 0.26, or 0.04%, at 703.45, as the market trimmed away opening gains in choppy action. Stability in the foreign exchange market, a decent batch of overnight earnings and mild short profit-taking provided mild support for stocks but the market appeared to be searching for a more dynamic directional bias this morning.

The U.S. dollar was up modestly at the beginning of U.S. trading and crude oil was down a couple bucks off Tuesday’s record high, which may have prompted a mild sigh of relief that the moves weren’t immediately extended. Still, the issue of a sluggish economy, coupled with rising food and energy costs, remains a major roadblock for equity market bulls. A USA Today poll said that rising food costs were a “significant” worry for Americans, with 73% of respondents citing higher grocery bills as a concern.

The market has seen quite a bit of daily volatility in recent days, with percentage moves in the 2% or more range every other day for six sessions. If that pattern holds true today, then this will be the “quiet” day on the rollercoaster ride. From a charting standpoint, the Russell has support today near 700, 695 and then a window . . .

Shares of Silicon Graphics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGIC) closed in the green on news before the opening that the provider of computer storage and visualization solutions will develop technologies to prepare the country to deal with emergencies. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company will partner with the National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) Institute to help it better respond to disasters.

At close, the stock had climbed $0.99, or 8%, to $12.78.

Silicon Graphics Inc. (Nasdaq:SGIC), Fronteer Development Group Inc. (Amex:FRG) and SI International, Inc. (Nasdaq:SINT) were among the new 52-week lows established during Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations or values under $750 million. 

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Trio-Tech International (AMEX: TRT), iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) and HireRight, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIRE) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million.

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Maxus Realty Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRTI), Liberty Bell Bank (NJ) (Nasdaq: LBBB) and Silicon Graphics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGIC) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million.

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