3-29-11 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com

Matthew Craft, AP Business Writer

Stocks struggle higher despite weak housing news

Stocks erase earlier losses from weak reports on consumer confidence and home prices

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher Tuesday, overcoming earlier losses from weak reports on consumer confidence and home prices.

Home Depot Inc. rose 2.7 percent, the most of the 30 large companies in the Dow Jones industrial average. The retailer said it would buy $1 billion of its own stock with cash from selling bonds.

Stocks started lower after a report showed that home prices fell in 19 of the 20 large U.S. cities tracked by the S&P/Case-Shiller index. Washington was the only city in which prices rose. Prices have fallen 3 percent in the past year.

Meanwhile rising gas prices helped drag down consumer confidence in March. The Conference Board said its confidence index dropped more than expected to 63.4 from 72 in February. The fall comes after five straight months of gains. A reading of 90 signals a strong economy.

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Yesterday's Top Performing Small Cap Stock:

American Petro-Hunter, Inc. AAPH

American Petro-Hunter, Inc. was a SmallCapVoice.com top performer closing up over 5% on trading volume of 609,425 shares.

American Petro-Hunter Announces NOS227 Well Completion Underway at North Oklahoma Project

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — (Marketwire) — 03/29/11 — American Petro-Hunter, Inc. AAPH (“American Petro-Hunter” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the NOS227 well completion is underway at the North Oklahoma Project. The work over rig has arrived on site and commenced activities in order to finish the well and put it into commercial production.

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Today's SmallCapVoice.com Hot Stock to Watch:

Rockwood National Corporation (Pink Sheets: RNTL)

Rockwood Announces the Acquisition of Gulfstream Processing Services, Inc.

BOCA RATON, FL — (Marketwire) — 03/29/11 — Rockwood National Corp. RNTL, (“Rockwood”) announced today that it has closed on the acquisition of Gulfstream Processing Services, Inc., (“Gulfstream”), an attorney-driven, multi-state loss mitigation services provider. In exchange for the 100% ownership interest in Gulfstream, Rockwood issued US$200,000 in capital stock pro rata to the shareholders of Gulfstream at closing, and will pay an additional performance earn out to Gulfstream based on net profitability over the next 2 years. The total value of the transaction is a minimum US$1,000,000.

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SmallCapVoice Clients' News

XZERES Wind Corp. XWND

XZERES Wind Completes Second and Final Closing in Equity Private Placement

WILSONVILLE, OR — (Marketwire) — 03/29/11 — XZERES Wind Corporation XWND, designer, developer and producer of distributed generation, wind power systems for the small wind market (2.5kW-100kW), today announced it completed a second and final closing of its recent equity financing, raising an additional $585,700. Combined with its first closing, announced on March 21, 2011, XZERES raised total gross proceeds in the amount of $5,136,405 in a private placement of 4,891,815 shares ($1.05 per share) to a group of institutional investors and high net worth individuals.

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Other Small Cap News

TASER International TASR

TASER International Receives Significant X26 Order

SCOTTSDALE, AZ–(Marketwire – 03/28/11) – TASER International, Inc. TASR today announced an order was received for TASER® X26™ electronic control devices (ECDs) and related accessories from Aardvark Tactical Inc., TASER International's distributor to the U.S. Government for use by an unnamed U.S. federal government agency.

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Coleman Cable, Inc. CCIX

Coleman Cable, Inc. and Technology Research Corporation Announce Acquisition Agreement

TRC Shareholders to Receive $7.20 Per Share In Cash In $51.5 Million Transaction

WAUKEGAN, Ill. and CLEARWATER, Fla., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Coleman Cable, Inc. CCIX (“Coleman”), a leading manufacturer and innovator of electrical and electronic wire and cable products, and Technology Research Corporation TRCI (“TRC”), a recognized leader in providing cost-effective engineered solutions for applications involving power management and control, intelligent battery systems technology and electrical safety products, today announced a definitive merger agreement.

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EnteroMedics Inc. ETRM

EnteroMedics Receives CE Mark Certification for the Maestro RC System, Allowing Australian Regulatory Application to Move Forward

Company Signs Australian Distribution Agreement With Device Technologies Australia, Announces Progress Update for Pivotal ReCharge Trial

ST. PAUL, MN–(Marketwire – 03/28/11) – EnteroMedics Inc., ETRM, the sole developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity and other gastrointestinal disorders, announced today that it has received CE Mark approval of its second generation Maestro® RC System for the treatment of obesity using VBLOC® vagal blocking therapy. The Maestro RC System, a pacemaker-like device, offers a patient-oriented obesity therapy that affects the physiology of hunger and fullness without forcing punitive, mechanical limits to lifestyle and diet, or requiring surgical alteration of the anatomy.

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