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Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:OREX), Repligen Corp. (Nasdaq:RGEN) and Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Seattle Genetics (Nasdaq:SGEN), Bankrate Inc. (Nasdaq:RATE), TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT), PDL BioPharma Inc. (Nasdaq:PDLI), Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq:VLTR) and ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CKSW).

Lawson Software Inc. (Nasdaq:LWSN), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SPPI) and China Housing & Land Development Inc. (Nasdaq:CHLN) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN), ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (Nasdaq:ATPG), TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT), Omniture Inc. (Nasdaq:OMTR), Allos Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:ALTH) and Acorda Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOR).

Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SVNT), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SPPI) and TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), GT Solar International Inc. (Nasdaq:SOLR), AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR) and Cal Maine Foods Inc (Nasdaq:CALM).

Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) and China Sunergy Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:CSUN) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT), Fuqi International Inc. (Nasdaq:FUQI) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ).

Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) and Hoku Scientific Inc. (Nasdaq:HOKU) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Aceto Corp. (Nasdaq:ACET), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Medallion Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:TAXI), TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT), Jos A Bank Clothiers Inc. (Nasdaq:JOSB) and National Coal Corp. (Nasdaq:NCOC).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

Anadigics Inc (Nasdaq:ANAD), UAL Corp (Nasdaq:UAUA) and Dendreon Corp (Nasdaq:DNDN) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Skywest Inc (Nasdaq:SKYW), TriQuint Semiconductor Inc (Nasdaq:TQNT), Canadian Solar Inc (Nasdaq:CSIQ), Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq:AEHR), EarthLink Inc (Nasdaq:ELNK) and Metabolix Inc (Nasdaq:MBLX).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

FCStone Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCSX), Jos A Bank Clothiers Inc (Nasdaq:JOSB) and Canadian Solar Inc (Nasdaq:CSIQ) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Evergreen Solar Inc (Nasdaq:ESLR), Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (Nasdaq:SOLF), Trico Marine Services Inc (Nasdaq:TRMA), Micrus Endovascular Corp (Nasdaq:MEND), TriQuint Semiconductor Inc (Nasdaq:TQNT) and California Pizza Kitchen Inc (Nasdaq:CPKI).

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:

The small-cap index (NYSE: IWM) closed in the red on news of generally negative economic reports. The Russell 2000 lost 4.74 points, or 0.58%, to 806.11. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) dropped 3.33 points, or 0.02%, to 13,671.92.

On a year-to-date basis, the Russell 2000 has increased 2.37%, while the Dow has added 9.60% and the S&P 500 has gained 6.90%.

A volatile day of trading saw small-cap stocks switching from positive to negative territory as investors digested news of the latest economic reports and some earnings news.

The Russell 2000 futures were pointing to a moderately bullish opening following Motorola Inc.’s (NYSE: MOT) announcement that it swung to a third-quarter profit and released a better-than-expected outlook for the fourth quarter.

But small caps spent only a few minutes in the green after the opening, weighed down by news that orders for durable goods fell 1.7% in September, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. Economists were expecting a rise of 1.5% following a downwardly revised drop of 5.3% in August.

However, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a key measure of business investment, added 0.4% after a rise of 1.8% in August.

The major U.S. indices were down but started climbing when the Census Bureau announced that sales of new homes increased 4.8% to an annual pace of 770,000 in September, defying projections of a drop.

There’s no getting around it: the semiconductor industry is volatile. Companies in this sector regularly face not only severe competition and frequent price cutting, but must navigate severe boom-and-bust cycles marked by spurts in demand for new products followed by dry spells and product delays that make it challenging for even the largest chip makers like Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) to project future business.

For the smallest players in the sector, these competitive challenges are often magnified.

Still, chip companies, when they carefully selected, can make excellent investments. Chips are a part of life, not only in computers, but in lots of basic consumer goods like cars and washing machines, and a surprising number of low-tech items, like alarm clocks. And on the high-tech front, new and improved chips are constantly being developed for mobile communications applications.

Two small caps to watch are TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT) and Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSPD).

Shares of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT) are down $0.55, or 10%, to $4.79, on news the supplier of components and foundry services to communications companies lowered its quarterly profit guidance.

The net income for the second quarter ended June 30 is projected between $1 million and $2 million, or about $0.01 per share, the Hillsboro, Ore.-based company said after Tuesday’s close. The previous guidance was for a net income of about $6 million, or $0.05 per share.