Shuffle Master, Downey Financial and Talbots lead small-cap percentage gainers
Shuffle Master Inc (Nasdaq:SHFL), Downey Financial Corp (Nasdaq:DSL) and Talbots Inc (Nasdaq:TLB) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
Also included among the results: China Medical Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:CMED), Western Refining Inc (Nasdaq:WNR), AuthenTec Inc (Nasdaq:AUTH), Palm Inc (Nasdaq:PALM), M I Homes Inc (Nasdaq:MHO) and Optical Cable Corp (Nasdaq:OCCF).
Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:
| Price at 12:12 ET | Change | % Change | Volume | Year High | Year Low | ||
| SHFL | SHUFFLE MASTER INC | 7.47 | +1.22 | +19.4% | 822.6k | 18.21 | 4.50 |
| DSL | DOWNEY FINL CORP | 5.37 | +0.87 | +19.3% | 1,325.6k | 70.95 | 4.47 |
| TLB | TALBOTS INC | 10.24 | +1.62 | +18.8% | 1,572.1k | 26.10 | 6.48 |
| CMED | CHINA MED TECHNOLOGIES INC | 39.05 | +5.61 | +16.8% | 2,170.6k | 57.50 | 26.55 |
| WNR | WESTERN REFNG INC | 12.66 | +1.77 | +16.3% | 1,617.4k | 66.13 | 7.81 |
| AUTH | AUTHENTEC INC | 12.36 | +1.57 | +14.6% | 399.0k | 19.81 | 8.65 |
| PALM | PALM INC NEW | 7.12 | +0.83 | +13.2% | 2,493.8k | 19.23 | 4.21 |
| MHO | M/I HOMES INC | 18.22 | +2.11 | +13.1% | 197.7k | 29.74 | 7.20 |
| OCCF | OPTICAL CABLE CORP | 6.88 | +0.78 | +12.8% | 109.9k | 6.70 | 3.31 |
| ASFI | ASTA FDG INC | 8.59 | +0.95 | +12.4% | 148.0k | 43.80 | 6.74 |


















