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Sourcefire Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), Quigley Corp. (Nasdaq:QGLY) and hhgregg Inc. (Nasdaq:HGG) are among the new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Small-cap stocks slipped Wednesday, as an early lift on better-than-feared economic data and firm tech stocks was overshadowed in the afternoon by worries about banks, fretting over delays in the Obama stimulus program and slumping retail stocks. Some of today’s small-cap gainers were Allos Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:ALTH), Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:TGY) and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.  (Nasdaq:EGLE).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Insurance firms, packaged foods companies, entertainment firms, breweries and tobacco stocks were on the slide.  
• Looking at sector activity so far, metals and mining stocks were doing well, as were semiconductors, forest products and investment banks.  
• Ahead of the opening today, the ADP Employment survey pegged a decline in non-farm payrolls of 522,000.  
• The ISM Non-Manufacturing Report came in at 42.9, which was better than the consensus forecast of 39.1 

Small Cap Gainers:

• Allos Therapeutics Inc. rose 4.8% on brisk turnover following news Tuesday afternoon that the company plans to submit a new drug application to the FDA in the next few months. See (Nasdaq:ALTH).  
• Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corp. was up just 0.8% at midday, but generating quite a spike in volume while approaching the highest point since mid-September. See (NYSE:TGY).  
• Bulk shippers wehe percentage mover boards today; Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. was up nearly 15%, Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. was up 11%. See (Nasdaq:EGLE) and (NYSE:GNK).

Small Cap Losers:

• Sports Properties Acquisition Corp. was off 0.3% on heavy volume. See (NYSE:HMR).  
• Littlefuse Inc. gapped lower and was off 13% as the industrial component maker took an earnings-related hit. See (Nasdaq:LFUS).  
• Computer network company Jack Henry & Associates posts 4% Q2 decline, sending shares down 10% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:JKHY). 

Small-cap stocks rallied into mid-session trading, lifted by a better reading on the country’s sprawling services sector than feared. Additional support was tied to a private employment survey that also was above the worst end of projections, providing some investor calm ahead of Friday’s big monthly Labor Department release on employment.  Some of today’s small-cap gainers were Allos Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:ALTH), Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:TGY) and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.  (Nasdaq:EGLE).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Insurance firms, packaged foods companies, entertainment firms, breweries and tobacco stocks were on the slide.  
• Looking at sector activity so far, metals and mining stocks were doing well, as were semiconductors, forest products and investment banks.  
• Ahead of the opening today, the ADP Employment survey pegged a decline in non-farm payrolls of 522,000.  
• The ISM Non-Manufacturing Report came in at 42.9, which was better than the consensus forecast of 39.1 

Small Cap Gainers:

• Allos Therapeutics Inc. rose 4.8% on brisk turnover following news Tuesday afternoon that the company plans to submit a new drug application to the FDA in the next few months. See (Nasdaq:ALTH).  
• Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corp. was up just 0.8% at midday, but generating quite a spike in volume while approaching the highest point since mid-September. See (NYSE:TGY).  
• Bulk shippers wehe percentage mover boards today; Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. was up nearly 15%, Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. was up 11%. See (Nasdaq:EGLE) and (NYSE:GNK).

Small Cap Losers:

• Sports Properties Acquisition Corp. was off 0.3% on heavy volume. See (NYSE:HMR).  
• Littlefuse Inc. gapped lower and was off 13% as the industrial component maker took an earnings-related hit. See (Nasdaq:LFUS).  
• Computer network company Jack Henry & Associates posts 4% Q2 decline, sending shares down 10% in pre-market. See (Nasdaq:JKHY). 

Small-cap stocks rallied into mid-session trading, lifted by a better reading on the country’s sprawling services sector than feared. Additional support was tied to a private employment survey that also was above the worst end of projections, providing some investor calm ahead of Friday’s big monthly Labor Department release on employment. At 12:07 p.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was up 5.64, or 1.24%, at 458.53.

The ISM Non-Manufacturing Report came in at 42.9, which was better than the consensus forecast of 39.1 and which marked the second consecutive monthly gain after the index hit a record low of 37.3 in November. This report essentially provides a glimpse of services sector activity, which accounts for some three-fourths of all economic activity in the U.S. It should be noted that although today’s report was better than expected, it still reflects contraction and historically weak conditions.

Ahead of the opening today, the ADP Employment survey pegged a decline in non-farm payrolls of 522,000 and predicted Friday’s Labor Department report would show a drop of 525,000, which is slightly above the forecast of 500,000, but still better than some of the worst-case scenarios.

Looking at sector activity so far today, metals and mining stocks were doing well, as were semiconductors, forest products, investment banks as well as tire and rubber companies. However, insurance firms, packaged foods companies, entertainment firms, . . .

Hawaiian Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:HA), Danvers Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:DNBK) and United Financial Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:UBNK) are among the new 52-week highs in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Bank of Marin Bancorp (Nasdaq:BMRC), Standex International Corp. (Nasdaq:SXI), Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq:TGY), Suffolk Bankcorp (Nasdaq:SUBK), Tredegar Corp. (Nasdaq:TG) and Iberiabank Corp. (Nasdaq:IBKC).

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