Matrixx Initiatives, McMoRan Exploration and Synutra International lead small-cap percentage losers
Matrixx Initiatives (Nasdaq:MTXX), McMoRan Exploration Co. (Nasdaq:MMR) and Synutra International Inc. (Nasdaq:SYUT) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
Also included among the results: United Security Banchares Inc. (Nasdaq:USBI), Facet Biotech Corp. (Nasdaq:FACT), Carmike Cinemas Inc. (Nasdaq:CKEC), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), O'Charley's Inc. (Nasdaq:CHUX) and Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:AKT).
Here are the biggest percentage losers among small caps:
| Price at 9:08 ET | Change | % Change | Volume | Year High | Year Low | ||
| MTXX | MATRIXX INITIATIVES INC | 8.56 | -10.68 | -55.5% | 3,438.2k | 19.74 | 12.58 |
| MMR | MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO | 5.97 | -1.28 | -17.7% | 2,477.4k | 31.91 | 3.14 |
| SYUT | SYNUTRA INTL INC | 9.13 | -1.64 | -15.2% | 80.6k | 52.24 | 4.33 |
| USBI | UNITED SEC BANCSHARES INC | 17.51 | -2.25 | -11.4% | 3.2k | 22.99 | 9.33 |
| FACT | FACET BIOTECH CORP | 8.52 | -0.90 | -9.6% | 158.9k | 50.00 | 5.86 |
| CKEC | CARMIKE CINEMAS INC | 7.54 | -0.79 | -9.5% | 53.0k | 9.99 | 1.00 |
| APWR | A POWER ENERGY GENERAT SYS L | 11.87 | -1.22 | -9.3% | 1,926.2k | 31.89 | 3.00 |
| CHUX | O CHARLEYS INC | 7.51 | -0.70 | -8.5% | 75.9k | 12.84 | 1.19 |
| AKT | AMBAC FINL GROUP INC | 6.70 | -0.60 | -8.2% | 21.4k | 13.30 | 2.11 |
| GAN | GAINSCO INC | 13.00 | -1.16 | -8.2% | 1.6k | 19.00 | 4.10 |
