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TechTarget Inc. (Nasdaq:TTGT), Tower Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:TOBC) and Citi Trends Inc. (Nasdaq:CTRN) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CSII), Medicinova Inc. (Nasdaq:MNOV), C&F  Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CFFI), Williams Controls Inc. (Nasdaq:WMCO), Cyberonics Inc. (Nasdaq:CYBX) and BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:BBX).

EchoStar Corp. (Nasdaq:SATS), ShengdaTech Inc. (Nasdaq:SDTH) and Brigham Exploration Co. (Nasdaq:BEXP) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Deerfield Capital Corp. (Nasdaq:DFR), Schawk Inc (Nasdaq:SGK), Tongxin International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TXIC), Massmutual Participation Investors (Nasdaq:MPV), Williams Controls Inc. (Nasdaq:WMCO) and City Telecom Depository Receipt (Nasdaq:CTEL).

The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) fell hard today, as investors worried that a new plan to rescue a teetering banking system might be “too little, too late” to stave off a deepening recession or unclog credit lines. Some of today’s small-cap gainers were California First National Bancorp (Nasdaq:CFNB), Williams Controls (Nasdaq:WMCO) and SuccessFactors (Nasdaq:SFSF).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• U.S. stocks were seen opening lower, pulled down by losses overseas as the market waits for updates on the fiscal stimulus vote and on the bank bailout details.
• Copper prices and shares of copper miners were on the defensive overnight, a caution sign as copper is considered a key economic indicator.
• The wholesale inventories report came in at minus 1.4%, which was a bigger drop than forecast. 
• Small-cap stocks plunged as investors engaged in a “buy-the-rumor, sell-the-fact” response to the official rollout of the bank bailout plan
• Bernanke said that financial markets were frozen over about the economy and hinted that there was a risk for stagflation if the banking system is not fixed.
• With investors fleeing stocks today and scrambling for safe-haven outlets, money clearly moved into Treasury products.
• Crude oil futures in New York eventually closed down 5.5%, or $2.21, to $37.35 a barrel and energy stocks sank some 4.5% on the day.
• Given the focus on bank rescue news today, bank stocks were the worst performers today, with the KBW Banking Index tumbling 13%.
• Almost all of S&P sector groups were in the negative today. Even gold, . . .

Today's leading small-cap percentage gainers are California First National Bancorp, First California Financial Group and Williams Controls.

Williams Controls Inc. (Nasdaq:WMCO), Monroe Bancorp (Nasdaq:MROE) and First California Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:FCAL) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Encore Wire Corp. (Nasdaq:WIRE), K12 Inc. (Nasdaq:LRN), Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SKH), Firstbank Corp. (Nasdaq:FBMI), Radware Ltd. (Nasdaq:RDWR) and John Bean Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq:JBT).

Scopus Video Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:SCOP), Lacrosse Footwear Inc. (Nasdaq:BOOT) and iPCS Inc. (Nasdaq:IPCS) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Cogent Communications Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CCOI), Ocean Shore Holding Co. (Nasdaq:OSHC), Axsys Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:AXYS), Williams Controls Inc. (Nasdaq:WMCO), FiberNet Telecom Group Inc. (Nasdaq:FTGX) and Oneida Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:ONFC).

TeleTech Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:TTEC), Axsys Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:AXYS) and One Liberty Properties Inc. (Nasdaq:OLP) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Molina Healthcare Inc. (Nasdaq:MOH), Williams Controls Inc. (Nasdaq:WMCO), American River Bankshares (Nasdaq:AMRB), A.O. Smith Corp. (Nasdaq:AOS), Doral Financial Corp (Nasdaq:DRL) and Movado Group Inc. (Nasdaq:MOV).

XenoPort Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT), Sierra Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq:SWIR) and Stewardship Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:SSFN) are among the new 52-week lows in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Zale Corp. (Nasdaq:ZLC), Stanley Furniture Co Inc. (Nasdaq:STLY) and NBTY Inc. (Nasdaq:NTY) are among the new 52-week lows in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Skillsoft ADR (Nasdaq:SKIL), Argan Inc. (Nasdaq:AGX), Stewardship Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:SSFN), Cadence Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CADE), Babcock & Brown Air Ltd. (Nasdaq:FLY) and Williams Controls Inc. (Nasdaq:WMCO).

Ashland Inc. (Nasdaq:ASH), Williams Controls Inc. (Nasdaq:WMCO) and First M&F Corp. (Nasdaq:FMFC) are among the new 52-week lows in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Bancorp Rhode Island Inc. (Nasdaq:BARI), Heckmann Corp. (Nasdaq:HEK), Cheviot Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CHEV), Invacare Corp. (Nasdaq:IVC), Northwest Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:NWSB) and Northeast Community Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:NECB).

The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) and the other major U.S. indices opened in positive territory on good economic news and an upbeat forecast from Wal-Mart.

At 10:16 a.m. ET, the small-cap index had added 4.52 points, or 0.53%, to 849.71. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) had advanced 77.39 points, or 0.55%, to 14,156.08.

Retailers posted generally weak same-store results for September due to unusually warm weather that stalled sales of cold-weather merchandise. Among small-cap retailers, Gottschalks Inc. (NYSE: GOT) and department store chain The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: BONT) reported same-store sales declines of 3.9% and 6.5%, respectively. Meanwhile, home accessories retailer Tuesday Morning Corp. (Nasdaq: TUES) missed analysts’ projected first-quarter sales forecast.

However, the bulls seized on news that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) raised its third-quarter profit outlook despite second-quarter results that came in at the low end of its expectations.

In economic news, jobless claims for the week ended Oct. 6 fell by 12,000 to a level of 308,000, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

Elsewhere, U.S. import prices rose in September due to more expensive oil and food, but August U.S. exports increased 0.4% to $138.34 billion, while imports fell 0.4% to $195.92 billion. The Commerce Department also reported that the U.S. trade deficit contracted 2.4% to $57.59 billion in August, from $59.00 billion a month earlier.

The Russell 2000 index added more than 10 points, or 1.3%, as U.S. stocks rallied on news of economic data that makes a future interest rate hike less likely.  In small cap action, Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWN) narrowed its quarterly net loss, while MathStar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MATH) announced a public stock offering.

The Russell 2000 added 10.91 points, or 1.33 percent, to 829.54.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 111.09 points, or 0.84 percent, to 13,326.22.