Novavax, Brigham Exploration and America's Car-Mart lead small-cap percentage gainers
Novavax Inc. (Nasdaq:NVAX), Brigham Exploration Co. (Nasdaq:BEXP) and America's Car-Mart Inc. (Nasdaq:CRMT) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
Also included among the results: Alpha Pro Tech Ltd. (Nasdaq:APT), Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Nasdaq:SVA), NB&T Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:NBTF), Ardea Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq:RDEA), American Physicians Capital Inc. (Nasdaq:ACAP) and BTU International Inc. (Nasdaq:BTUI).
Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:
| Price at 9:08 ET | Change | % Change | Volume | Year High | Year Low | ||
| NVAX | NOVAVAX INC | +14.5% | 7.79 | 6.68 | 34,033.3k | 6.30 | 0.52 |
| BEXP | BRIGHAM EXPLORATION CO | +14.5% | 8.00 | 7.00 | 6,891.7k | 14.50 | 1.04 |
| CRMT | AMERICAS CAR MART INC | +11.3% | 23.46 | 22.26 | 568.0k | 23.12 | 6.88 |
| APT | ALPHA PRO TECH LTD | +9.9% | 5.91 | 4.78 | 1,486.1k | 5.06 | 0.75 |
| SVA | SINOVAC BIOTECH LTD | +9.0% | 12.50 | 10.01 | 27,092.7k | 9.95 | 0.75 |
| NBTF | NB & T FINL GROUP INC | +8.0% | 16.75 | 16.75 | 0.7k | 20.24 | 11.74 |
| RDEA | ARDEA BIOSCIENCES INC | +7.8% | 21.35 | 17.99 | 195.2k | 21.35 | 6.29 |
| ACAP | AMERICAN PHYSICIANS CAPITAL | +6.3% | 33.50 | 29.83 | 58.1k | 37.67 | 21.70 |
| BTUI | BTU INTL INC | +5.8% | 6.40 | 6.35 | 0.3k | 10.65 | 2.66 |
| HAWK | SEAHAWK DRILLING INC | +5.8% | 23.69 | 22.37 | 359.3k | 26.35 | 22.29 |
