New Century Bancorp, Medicis Pharmaceutical and DryShips lead small-cap percentage gainers
New Century Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:NCBC), Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (Nasdaq:MRX) and DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
Also included among the results: Marcus Corp. (Nasdaq:MCS), James River Coal Co. (Nasdaq:JRCC), Basic Energy Services Inc. (Nasdaq:BAS), Adams Resources & Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:AE), Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CSII) and AK Steel Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:AKS).
Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:
| Price at 9:08 ET | Change | % Change | Volume | Year High | Year Low | ||
| NCBC | NEW CENTRY BANCORP INC DUNN | 5.37 | +1.27 | +31.0% | 10.4k | 10.21 | 4.00 |
| MRX | MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP | 11.83 | +2.18 | +22.6% | 3,340.3k | 24.49 | 7.85 |
| DRYS | DRYSHIPS INC | 5.10 | +0.93 | +22.3% | 27,136.2k | 116.43 | 2.72 |
| MCS | MARCUS CORP | 10.02 | +1.59 | +18.9% | 128.6k | 20.00 | 6.39 |
| JRCC | JAMES RIVER COAL CO | 14.49 | +2.18 | +17.7% | 875.5k | 62.83 | 5.05 |
| BAS | BASIC ENERGY SVCS INC NEW | 7.74 | +1.04 | +15.5% | 273.9k | 32.97 | 5.30 |
| AE | ADAMS RES & ENERGY INC | 15.82 | +2.08 | +15.1% | 3.1k | 35.35 | 12.66 |
| CSII | CARDIOVASCULAR SYS INC DEL | 6.05 | +0.75 | +14.2% | 20.5k | 11.80 | 4.78 |
| AKS | AK STL HLDG CORP | 7.73 | +0.79 | +11.4% | 5,977.3k | 73.07 | 5.20 |
| GDP | GOODRICH PETE CORP | 20.20 | +2.05 | +11.3% | 798.1k | 86.18 | 14.57 |
