Small-cap stocks were experiencing mixed trading alongside the broader markets early Friday. The Russell 2000 was falling .05% to 696.31 while the S&P SmallCap 600 was gaining .13%, at 365.02.
Rocketing higher was Verasun Energy(VSE Quote), taking gains of 18.8 to $6.00. The Brookings, S.D.-based ethanol producer was upgraded to buy from neutral by Swiss bank UBS(UBS Quote).
Overstock.com(OSTK Quote) was taking a beating in early trading action Friday, lowering 28.8% to $19.70. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based online discount retailer reported losses for the second quarter of $6.5 million, or 28 cents per share. This was a vast improvement year-over-year which Overstock reported losses of $13.8 million, or 58 cents a share. ...
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