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Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com

Techs Power Gains, Ahead of Economic Data

SmallCapVoice.com, Inc., a recognized corporate consulting firm known for its ability to help emerging growth companies build a following among retail and institutional investors, provides the following market commentary and small cap stock highlights:

 

Techs Power Gains, Ahead of Economic Data

 

Stocks are trading to the upside, with techs leading the advance after Research in Motion upgraded its subscriber outlook and Citigroup lifted its recommendation for Cisco Systems. On the economic front, jobless claims matched expectations, while attention now shifts to the morning release of the Philly Fed's Business Activity Index and the Leading Index.

 

In early morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 66.59, or 0.54 percent, to 12,493.85.

Broader indexes also moved higher. The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 6.51, or 0.48 percent, to 1,366.54, while the Nasdaq composite rose 24.25, or 1.04 percent, 2,351.35.

Bond prices moved higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.86 percent from 3.89 percent late Wednesday.

Light, sweet crude for April delivery fell $1.07 to $98.63 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Gold and platinum jumped to record highs overnight. The dollar dipped slightly against the euro and yen.

 

Wednesday’s Top Performing SmallCapVoice.com stocks:

Obee's Franchise Systems, Inc.. (Pink Sheets: OBFM) was SmallCapVoice.com’s top performer for 2/20/08 closing up 25% on trading volume of 483,500 shares.

 

Peter Brown, President of Obee's Franchise Systems, Inc., was the Featured Guest in an Audio Interview at SmallCapVoice.com. Mr. Brown outlines the company’s achievements in 2007 and outlines their aggressive growth strategy in 2008. The interview can be heard here at http://www.smallcapvoice.com/obfm/obfm-2-14-08.php.

Today’s Hot Stocks to Watch:

All Asia Licensing, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AASI) is today’s SmallCapVoice.com’s hot stock to watch.

 

A report and profile featuring emerging companies within the Internet Based Security sector has been released by financial courier SmallCapVoice and is now available online to the investing public.

The report will provide investors and media with detailed information regarding All Asia Licensing, Inc. and address information important to this industry and investors of companies including Websense Inc. (NasdaqGS: WBSN), Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NasdaqGS: CHKP) and Secure Computing Corp. (NasdaqGS: SCUR).

 

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