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A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), Stein Mart, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMRT) and Geokinetics Inc. (Nasdaq:GOK) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Navigant Consulting Inc. (Nasdaq:NCI), Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. (Nasdaq:PBM), Symyx Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX), Oriental Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:OFG), Psychemedics Corp. (Nasdaq:PMD) and Meta Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CASH).

M I Homes Inc. (Nasdaq:MHO), Dycom Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:DY) and Symyx Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: comScore Inc. (Nasdaq:SCOR), Rockwood Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:ROC), Petroleum Development Corp. (Nasdaq:PETD), Florida Public Utilities Co. (Nasdaq:FPU), Almost Family Inc. (Nasdaq:AFAM) and Kadant Inc. (Nasdaq:KAI).

Symyx Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:SMMX), Steven Madden Ltd. (Nasdaq:SHOO) and Chardan 2008 China Acquisition Units (Nasdaq:CACAU) are among the new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

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

Graham Corp. (AMEX: GHM) reported record earnings of $3.4 million, or $0.86 a share, for the fourth quarter ended March 31, up from $1 million, or $0.25 per share, in the year-ago period. The Batavia, N.Y.-based vacuum and heat transfer equipment maker reported fourth-quarter revenue of $20.8 million, up from $15.9 million a year earlier.

Sutron Corp. (Nasdaq: STRN) reported it received record bookings in May totaling $9.3 million. The Sterling, Va.-based hydrological, meteorological and oceanic data monitoring company announced a record $18.9 million in revenue for the first five months of 2007.

Senomyx Inc. (Nasdaq: SNMX) announced its first introduction of Nestle Co. food products containing senomyx flavor ingredients.

Rackable Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RACK) shares are trading up after online options tracking services reported increased call option activity that may be an indicator of an acquisition offer coming or of further shareholder-friendly developments. Rackable was also mentioned on CNBC Tuesday morning as a potential takeover candidate.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: DMND) raised sales projections after Monday’s closing bell. The snack company announced Monday that revenue increased 43% to $97 million for the third quarter ended April 30, from $67.8 million a year earlier.

These are the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million:

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

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

The following are the most actively traded companies at 12:10 among those with market capitalizations under $500 million:

Shares of Symyx Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: SMMX) lost more than one-third of their value in heavy trading this morning after Nollenberger Capital downgraded the company from “Buy” to “Neutral.”

By 11:06 ET, Symyx’s stock had plummeted $6.22, or nearly 35%, to a new 52-week low of $11.58 after having traded as low as $10.92 earlier in the day. Previously, shares had traded between $16.01 (on Feb. 27) and $30.04 (on May 4, 2006) in the past year.

Volume was exceptionally heavy this morning with more than 2.5 million shares changing hands, compared with an average three-month daily volume of 198,902 shares.

The downgrade came following a series of announcements by the Santa Clara, Calif., company after the market closed on Wednesday.

The Russell 2000 index is sagging despite better-than-expected data on weekly U.S. jobless claims.  Shares of Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMMX) are down on news of a quarterly net loss, while Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRX) has gained on news it may have a treatment for cervical shortening.

At 11:11 AM the Russell 2000 was down 0.92 points, or 0.11 percent, to 831.15.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average had added 23.00 points, or 0.18 percent, to 13,112.89.

These are the biggest percentage losers at 10:16 ET among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million: