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Transact Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:TACT), Trans India Acquisition (Nasdaq:TIL) and K-Tron International Inc. (Nasdaq:KTII) are among the new 52-week highs in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.           

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

Wall Street opened flat this morning as U.S. and Chinese officials begin a two-day discussion of economic issues.

At 10:05 a.m. ET the Russell 2000 was up 1.93 points, or 0.23 percent, to 835.58.  Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 13.32 points, or 0.10 percent, to 13,556.20.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Chinese government officials kick off two days of talks on a range of economic issues.  The U.S. government has long complained that China keeps its currency artificially undervalued, thus contributing to the large trade deficit between the two countries.

In business news, billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, who owns 56% of the MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) casino, announced he has bid for two of the company’s properties.  MGM is the world’s second largest casino.

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