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What: Shares of General Cable
So what: But then General Cable came back to earth and has traded within a much more narrow 13% range around the $29 mark all day long. While the $51.40 price goes down as a 52-week high in the company's trading records, it was a blip that says nothing of substance about the company or its business.
Now what: This episode recalls memories of the flash crash of last May. Whether caused by hyperactive computerized trading algorithms or by a careless market order at a very inopportune time, this spike underlines the volatility and easy manipulation of small-cap companies with their relatively thin trading volumes. General Cable is still gaining ground today thanks to a buyout bid for rival CommScope
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