Savient Pharmaceuticals, WSP Holdings and M & F Worldwide lead small-cap percentage gainers
Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SVNT), WSP Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:WH) and M & F Worldwide Corp. (Nasdaq:MFW) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
Also included among the results: Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. (Nasdaq:SHMR), Meta Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CASH), Pain Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:PTIE), Atlas Pipeline Holdings L P (Nasdaq:AHD), Cowen Group Inc. (Nasdaq:COWN) and NxStage Medical Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTM).
Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:
| Price at 9:08 ET | Change | % Change | Volume | Year High | Year Low | ||
| SVNT | SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 9.03 | +3.10 | +52.3% | 19,892.3k | 28.42 | 2.80 |
| WH | WSP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 7.19 | +1.49 | +26.1% | 2,023.0k | 9.00 | 1.83 |
| MFW | M & F WORLDWIDE CORP | 25.30 | +3.10 | +14.0% | 301.8k | 49.50 | 7.70 |
| SHMR | SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD | 5.42 | +0.62 | +12.9% | 0.7k | 7.20 | 2.06 |
| CASH | META FINL GROUP INC | 22.00 | +2.12 | +10.7% | 1.1k | 28.60 | 5.72 |
| PTIE | PAIN THERAPEUTICS INC | 5.51 | +0.52 | +10.4% | 527.7k | 10.32 | 3.20 |
| AHD | ATLAS PIPELINE HOLDINGS LP | 5.44 | +0.44 | +8.8% | 519.7k | 36.99 | 0.77 |
| COWN | COWEN GROUP INC | 8.57 | +0.68 | +8.6% | 254.4k | 10.50 | 3.54 |
| NXTM | NXSTAGE MEDICAL INC | 5.89 | +0.45 | +8.3% | 189.5k | 5.79 | 1.90 |
| ACUR | ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 8.65 | +0.65 | +8.1% | 74.7k | 9.88 | 3.43 |
