Firstbank, Methanex and Patriot Coal lead small-cap percentage gainers
Firstbank Corp. (Nasdaq:FBMI), Methanex Corp. (Nasdaq:MEOH) and Patriot Coal Corp. (Nasdaq:PCX) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
Also included among the results: GT Solar International Inc. (Nasdaq:SOLR), Miller Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:MLR), Central Pacific Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:CPF), Union Bankshares Inc. (Nasdaq:UNB), Ashland Inc. (Nasdaq:ASH) and Hill International Inc. (Nasdaq:HIL).
Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:
| Price at 12:08 ET | Change | % Change | Volume | Year High | Year Low | ||
| FBMI | FIRSTBANK CORP MICH | 7.23 | +1.21 | +20.1% | 2.7k | 14.75 | 4.85 |
| MEOH | METHANEX CORP | 7.23 | +1.10 | +17.9% | 839.7k | 33.20 | 5.91 |
| PCX | PATRIOT COAL CORP | 5.90 | +0.73 | +14.1% | 2,982.4k | 82.22 | 4.66 |
| SOLR | GT SOLAR INTL INC | 5.97 | +0.70 | +13.3% | 636.0k | 17.00 | 0.88 |
| MLR | MILLER INDS INC TENN | 6.36 | +0.74 | +13.2% | 7.4k | 12.91 | 4.25 |
| CPF | CENTRAL PAC FINL CORP | 9.25 | +1.02 | +12.4% | 242.6k | 22.49 | 5.50 |
| UNB | UNION BANKSHARES INC | 18.79 | +1.99 | +11.8% | 0.3k | 22.40 | 15.02 |
| ASH | ASHLAND INC NEW | 8.20 | +0.84 | +11.4% | 1,679.1k | 58.58 | 6.65 |
| HIL | HILL INTERNATIONAL INC | 6.02 | +0.60 | +11.1% | 132.4k | 19.71 | 3.26 |
| EGLE | EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC | 8.71 | +0.84 | +10.6% | 1,441.3k | 36.24 | 2.55 |


















