Business North Carolina index.

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SPOTLIGHT

Lorillards stock rose 16% in three days after a federal advisory panel declined to back a ban on its main product, methol cigareetes.

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HIGHEST PRICE/EARNING RATIOS Company P/E ratio (3) 03/25/11 52-week range price Snyder's-Lance 284.4 $19.91 $15.91-24.26 PowerSecure International 149.8 7.49 5.90-11.81 Nucor 110.9 46.56 35.71-49.24 Red Hat 94.6 46.34 26.69-49.00 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers 79.0 25.28 18.90-27.39 Charles & Colvard 74.0 3.70 1.60-3.99 Targacept 71.6 25.77 17.80-30.47 The Fresh Market 60.6 38.17 na Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 51.0 6.63 3.25-8.14 Martin Marietta Materials 42.0 88.19 71.50-100.33 LOWEST PRICE/EARNING RATIOS Dex One 0.0 $5.30 $3.87-30.89 Trimeris 2.9 2.59 2.03-2.69 Citizens South Banking 5.9 4.59 3.90-7.24 Hatteras Financial 6.6 28.45 11.25-31.98 Pozen 6.8 5.14 4.44-12.68 Culp 8.1 9.42 6.56-14.10 Alliance One International 8.3 4.00 3.17-5.45 Triangle Capital 8.7 17.34 12.16-20.97 Sonic Automotive 8.9 14.06 8.21-15.56 First Citizens BancShares 10.7 198.00 165.36-213.99 Company 3-month 52-week 52-week range change (4) change TOP 10 LARGE-CAP STOCKS Polypore International 38.4% 230.3% $16.78-59.93 Lorillard 15.5 24.7 70.24-94.98 Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings 12.9 31.5 15.70-26.52 SPX 11.6 23.3 50.79-86.42 VF 10.7 18.5 69.24-100.24 Lowe's 8.4 11.1 19.35-28.54 Carlisle 8.2 12.2 27.97-45.92 Reynolds American 7.9 39.7 19.50-35.45 Old Dominion Freight Line 7.3 3.7 23.14-40.94 Highwoods Properties 6.4 5.3 26.25-35.38 TOP 10 SMALL-CAP STOCKS PokerTek 120.8% 222.1% $0.44-1.82 TranS1 91.8 22.0 1.76-5.20 Crescent Financial 85.7 34.0 2.00-5.05 Capital Bank 57.4 (3.2) 1.50-6.95 Nexxus Lighting 54.1 (9.4) 1.54-6.18...