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Stocks from the S&P 600 Small Cap Index that had the highest price appreciation for the last 12 months.stocks from the S&P 600 Small Cap Index had the highest price appreciation for the last 12 months.

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index stocks to find the stocks with the best momentum. Today's list includes Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX), Chemed (NYSE:CHE), Green Plains Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:GPRE), American Assets Trusts (NYSE:AAT) and Post Properties (NYSE:PPS).

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index stocks to find who were the YTD price gainers. Some have some steam left, and some are beginning to run out of steam.