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American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq:AGNC), China Medical Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:CMED) and Telestone Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq:TSTC) are among the most actively traded companies in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: AgFeed Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED), Tongxin International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TXIC), RINO International Corp. (Nasdaq:RINO), Matrixx Initiatives (Nasdaq:MTXX), Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM) and Oncothyreon Inc. (Nasdaq:ONTY).

Oncothyreon Inc. (Nasdaq:ONTY), Telestone Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq:TSTC) and Tessco Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:TESS) are among the new 52-week highs in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Nicholas Financial Inc. (Nasdaq:NICK), Sharps Compliance Corp. (Nasdaq:SMED), Isramco Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRL), Voltaire Ltd. (Nasdaq:VOLT), and China Automotive Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CAAS).

Oncothyreon Inc. (Nasdaq:ONTY), LCA Vision Inc. (Nasdaq:LCAV) and Valassis Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:VCI) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: AirMedia Group Inc. (Nasdaq:AMCN), Gainsco Inc. (Nasdaq:GAN), Telestone Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq:TSTC), 3SBio Inc. (Nasdaq:SSRX), Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq:PKOH) and General Steel Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:GSI).

The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) futures are gaining ground on the second to last trading day of the year amid news of possible asset sales by big banks.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and HSBC Holdings, are among U.S. and European banks that are considering major asset sales, The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning. Citigroup could sell an 80%-held student loan, its North American auto-lending unit, its 24% stake in Brazil credit-card operation Redecard and the bank's Japanese consumer finance business. HSBC might liquidate its auto-finance business.

The Census Bureau is expected to report new home sales for the month of November at 10 a.m. ET. Economists are that forecasting new home sales slid to 715,000 from 728,000 in October.

Also due out at 10 a.m. ET, the Chicago arm of the National Association of Purchasing Managers will report Chicago-area manufacturing index. The index is forecasted to edge down to 52 from 52.9 the previous month. A reading above 50 signals factory-sector expansion, while a reading below 50 signals contraction.

In small-cap news, a judge ruled Thursday that The Finish Line, Inc. (Nasdaq: FINL) must complete its $1.5 billion acquisition of mall retailer Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) because it and advisor UBS reportedly knew about risks to Genesco's earnings. Finish Line said it may appeal.

Stocks also advanced as investors increased odds that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates, quelling concerns of a recession.

Biggest percentage gainers:

• Chordiant Software Inc. (CHRD), up 15.8% to $9.40 on news that it that it has entered into a Global Framework Agreement with a leading telecommunications company for $26.1 million.
• Telestone Technologies Corp. (TSTC), up 5.3% to $6.86.
• Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (ALTH), up 5.3% to $7.

Biggest percentage losers:

• Cirrus Logic Inc. (CRUS), down 4.9% to $5.
• American Dental Partners, Inc. (ADPI), down 2% to $10.
• China Technology Development Group Corporation (CTDC), down 1.7% to $9.76.

Shares of Telestone Technologies Corp. Ltd. (Nasdaq: TSTC) jumped in pre-market trading after the developer and provider of wireless communication coverage solutions said that it received a positive response from China Mobile on additional trails carried out on its Wireless Fiber Distribution System (WFDS) technology.

Telestone reported that China Mobile concluded in its report that: ''WFDS reached and exceeded the performance standards required by TD-SCDMA networks. WFDS also holds an obvious advantage over traditional 2G indoor wireless coverage systems in terms of its system performance, construction costs and practical application.''

Shares of Telestone (TSTC) jumped 9.69%, or $0.68, to $7.70 in pre-market trading. Shares of Telestone have been trading in the range of $3.85 to $11.12 for the past 52 weeks.

eFuture Information Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: EFUT), China Natural Resources Inc. (Nasdaq: CHNR) and China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Hldg, Inc. (AMEX: KUN) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

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Superconductor Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCON), China Precision Steel, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSL) and Local.com Corp. (Nasdaq: LOCM) are the most actively traded companies in Wednesday pre-market trading among those with market capitalizations under $500 million:

Superconductor Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCON), China Precision Steel, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSL) and Kreisler Manufacturing (Nasdaq: KRSL) are the most actively traded companies in Tuesday pre-market trading among those with market capitalizations under $500 million:

eFuture Information Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: EFUT), Ampex Corp. (Nasdaq: AMPX) and 3SBio Inc. (Nasdaq: SSRX) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million.

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Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. (Nasdaq: LEND), Local.com Corp. (Nasdaq: LOCM) and Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKEC) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday pre-market trading among those with market capitalizations under $500 million:

Kapolei, Hawaii-based clean energy company Hoku Scientific Inc. (Nasdaq: HOKU) announced after Wednesday’s close that it has signed a $185 million contract with German solar power company Solar-Fabrik AG for the sale and delivery of polysilicon over a seven-year period beginning in the second half of 2009. Shares are up $0.74, or 11%, to $7.69.

Shares of Telestone Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: TSTC) are trading higher following news this morning that the Chinese wireless communications company has been chosen as the official provider for China Mobile, which is building test networks in eight cities.

Wireless communications coverage solutions provider Telestone Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: TSTC) announced Thursday it won the bids for the TD-SCDMA trunk amplifiers and combiners from China Mobile LTD TD-SCDMA trial networks.

Ethonal producer Pacific Ethanol Inc. (Nasdaq: PEIX) hired Douglas Jeffries as its new CFO. Jeffries previously served as has more vice president of finance and chief accounting officer at eBay Inc as well as worked in finance and technology at GenCorp, Red Herring Communications, Cardinal Health and Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Neurochem Inc. (Nasdaq: NRMX) announced it received a third recommendation from the European Data Safety Monitoring Board to continue its ongoing European Phase III clinical trial for tramiprosate, Neurochem's investigational product candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

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

The Russell 2000 index is gaining ground along with the other major indices on news of a smaller-than-expected rise in U.S. inflation.  Among specific small cap companies, shares of Astea International Inc. (Nasdaq: ATEA) skyrocketed on news of a positive first quarter, while poor financial results hurt shares of Sutron Corp. (Nasdaq: STRN).

At 11:15 a.m. ET the Russell 2000 had gained 1.06 points, or 0.13%, to 829.39.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 81.18 points, or 0.61%, to 13,427.96.

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