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Rankings based on three-month price change August-October Top 10 large-cap stocks 3-month 1-year 52-week Company change change range Red Hat 125.0% 233.6% $4.28-15.44 RF Micro Devices 80.1 51.6 4.55-13.50 Inspire Pharmaceuticals 65.8 413.0 5.37-21.37 CommScope 48.9 82.2 6.90-15.88 Inveresk Research Group 36.6 15.5 11.50-25.85 Carlisle 30.5 61.5 37.08-58.35 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 29.9 13.1 27.52-51.73 Lowe's 22.2 34.4 33.37-59.95 Family Dollar Stores 19.8 40.0 25.46-43.75 Martin Marietta Materials 19.8 40.9 26.10-42.12 Top 10 small-cap stocks 3-month 1-year 52-week Company change change range Resource Capital Group 225.7% 307.1% $0.26-2.74 Air T 100.0 86.6 1.41-5.20 Pantry 81.2 837.1 1.57-16.50 Salix Pharmaceuticals 71.8 146.1 5.00-20.09 MedCath 57.4 (13.0) 3.15-11.92 Culp 38.7 64.9 3.75-10.90 McRae Industries 35.1 12.6 6.07-9.45 Waccamaw Bankshares 33.3 na na Closure Medical 29.5 175.4 7.95-31.90 TriPath Imaging 29.5 310.7 2.15-9.70 Bottom 10 large-cap stocks 3-month 1-year 52-week Company change change range Trimeris (43.7)% (50.0)% $24.00-56.90 Sonic Automotive (12.3) 39.3 13.22-29.00 Bank of America (9.3) 8.5 64.26-84.90 Cato (6.5) 18.5 16.15-25.50...