Abaxis, Lithia Motors and Orthovita among 52-week highs
Abaxis Inc. (Nasdaq:ABAX), Lithia Motors Inc. (Nasdaq:LAD) and Orthovita Inc. (Nasdaq:VITA) are among the new 52-week highs in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
Also included among the results: MedQuist Inc. (Nasdaq:MEDQ), Destination Maternity Corp. (Nasdaq:DEST), China Automotive Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CAAS), Isilon Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:ISLN), Nicholas Financial Inc. (Nasdaq:NICK) and Symmetricom Inc. (Nasdaq:SYMM).
Here are the new 52-week highs among small caps:
| Price at 9:08 ET | Change | % Change | Volume | Year High | Year Low | ||
| ABAX | ABAXIS INC | 26.80 | +4.96 | +22.7% | 1,623.1k | 23.22 | 10.17 |
| LAD | LITHIA MTRS INC | 12.13 | +1.35 | +12.5% | 669.7k | 11.24 | 1.53 |
| VITA | ORTHOVITA INC | 6.52 | +0.53 | +8.9% | 1,908.6k | 6.18 | 1.49 |
| MEDQ | MEDQUIST INC | 8.19 | +0.46 | +6.0% | 83.8k | 7.78 | 1.50 |
| DEST | DESTINATION MATERNITY CORP | 22.75 | +0.59 | +2.7% | 13.7k | 22.16 | 4.42 |
| CAAS | CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYS INC | 7.05 | +0.34 | +5.0% | 55.6k | 6.87 | 2.01 |
| ISLN | ISILON SYS INC | 5.26 | +0.77 | +17.1% | 520.1k | 5.15 | 1.86 |
| NICK | NICHOLAS FINANCIAL INC | 6.50 | +0.13 | +2.0% | 5.9k | 6.37 | 1.80 |
| SYMM | SYMMETRICOM INC | 6.52 | +0.16 | +2.5% | 225.1k | 6.42 | 2.49 |
| FIRE | SOURCEFIRE INC | 17.74 | +1.17 | +7.1% | 652.1k | 17.52 | 3.89 |
| CLW | CLEARWATER PAPER CORP | 40.09 | +3.52 | +9.6% | 486.0k | 39.89 | 5.93 |
| MHE | MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH & ED TX | 11.45 | +0.16 | +1.4% | 3.8k | 11.40 | 7.18 |
| CHIC | CHARLOTTE RUSSE HLDG INC | 15.05 | +0.37 | +2.5% | 197.3k | 14.99 | 3.98 |
| BGH | BUCKEYE GP HOLDINGS LP | 22.04 | +0.48 | +2.2% | 30.7k | 21.97 | 9.51 |
| FUQI | FUQI INTERNATIONAL INC | 24.06 | +1.11 | +4.8% | 5,617.6k | 24.00 | 3.31 |
| CIO.U | ASIA SPECIAL SIT ACQST CORP | 9.79 | +0.05 | +0.5% | 0.3k | 9.77 | 8.00 |
| OMN | OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC | 5.61 | +0.10 | +1.8% | 1,332.9k | 5.60 | 0.40 |
| GABC | GERMAN AMERN BANCORP INC | 17.95 | +0.02 | +0.1% | 45.4k | 17.93 | 10.26 |
| TOH | HICKS ACQUISITION CO I INC | 9.67 | +0.01 | +0.1% | 2.5k | 9.66 | 8.46 |
| BPW | BPW ACQUISITION CORP | 9.78 | +0.03 | +0.3% | 9.3k | 9.77 | 8.20 |
| VNV | VIACOM INC NEW | 22.70 | +0.37 | +1.7% | 32.8k | 22.68 | 12.01 |


















