Top Sector Gainers:

Metalico
Inc. (NYSE: MEA) and Verde Potash PLC (TSX: NPK)
lead the top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides of the
border, including one that saw its share price surge 78%.

Top U.S. Gainer

Metalico Inc (NYSE: MEA), engaged in the business of processing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, was the top performer in the U.S. industrials sector after skyrocketing 78.3% and closed at $0.56 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 6.9 million shares. Recently, the company announced that it has closed restructuring of its major institutional debt that significantly reduced its leverage. During the past 5-trading sessions, MEA fell by 21.1% with daily average trading volumes of 3.3 million shares, while the stock tumbled 49.1% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 750,556 shares.

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Top Canadian Gainer

Verde Potash PLC (TSX: NPK), engaged in the business of fertilizer exploration and development was the top sector gainer after mounting 75.6% and closed at C$0.65 Wednesday, while recording significant trading volumes of 129,820 shares. NPK breached its key technical resistance levels of 30-Day and 50-Day DMAs at C$0.54 & C$0.61 respectively. Recently, the company made an announcement that it has been approved for a financing program entitled PAISS Agricola, jointly managed by the Brazilian Development Bank (“BNDES”) and the Financing Agency for Studies and Projects (FINEP). During the past 5-trading sessions, NPK gained 42.9% with daily average trading volumes of 37,622 shares, while the stock accumulated 14.0% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 18,073 shares. The stock is up 38.3% year-to-date.

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