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What a way to finish the most disruptive year since someone wondered if they could collapse the World Trade Center towers with a couple of Boeing 767s.
Here we are facing much more restrictive lockdowns once again in NSW and Victoria after yet another coronavirus outbreak.
The Indians are on top in the cricket. Pete Evans is back on social media.
Oh, 2020. Even Kerri-Anne Kennerley had a nasty fall in the last 24 hours of you.
Australians will have to wait until March before lining up for the vaccine, so we’re afraid to report, it’s far from ended once midnight rolls around.
But if you need to focus on bright things, Byteside has this excellent list of shiny lights that shone in 2020, including the Dinosaurs in Love song.
There are 19 more beautiful things from 2020 where that came from, here.
Markets-wise, it’s almost over. The ASX shuts at 2pm, so get in.
It’s been a bit of a bum finish tbh, despite some nice gains on US markets overnight. Best to pop a bottle now.
Here are the last winners and losers for the day, and at the bottom, some extra special winners and losers for the year.
Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Thursday December 24:
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| Code | Name | Price | % Change | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANL | Amani Gold Ltd | 0.0015 | 50 | $ 9,386,996.75 |
| CLZ | Classic Min Ltd | 0.0015 | 50 | $ 15,268,268.31 |
| KTE | K2 Energy Ltd | 0.04 | 48 | $ 8,117,743.08 |
| CCE | Carnegie Cln Energy | 0.002 | 33 | $ 16,994,678.67 |
| BPH | BPH Energy Ltd | 0.044 | 26 | $ 20,333,158.27 |
| MRQ | Mrg Metals Limited | 0.01 | 25 | $ 10,878,401.60 |
| XPE | Xped Limited | 0.0025 | 25 | $ 3,585,724.05 |
| YPB | YPB Group Ltd | 0.0025 | 25 | $ 8,456,717.96 |
| RVS | Revasum | 0.33 | 25 | $ 20,934,595.35 |
| CXO | Core Lithium | 0.12 | 24 | $ 96,789,541.14 |
| ICN | Icon Energy Limited | 0.018 | 20 | $ 8,964,104.07 |
| AZI | Alta Zinc Ltd | 0.006 | 20 | $ 18,053,495.88 |
| GGX | Gas2Grid Limited | 0.003 | 20 | $ 3,339,992.46 |
| VIC | Victory Mines Ltd | 0.003 | 20 | $ 11,040,803.73 |
| EX1 | Exopharm Limited | 0.55 | 20 | $ 64,130,286.82 |
| PPY | Papyrus Australia | 0.056 | 19 | $ 20,102,401.30 |
| SNS | Sensen Networks Ltd | 0.16 | 19 | $ 62,229,361.32 |
| DLT | Delta Drone Intl Ltd | 0.042 | 17 | $ 10,406,955.56 |
| WWI | West Wits Mining Ltd | 0.07 | 17 | $ 72,969,277.20 |
| BUY | Bounty Oil & Gas NL | 0.014 | 17 | $ 13,156,811.78 |
| LNY | Laneway Res Ltd | 0.007 | 17 | $ 22,650,395.60 |
The late bolter is Core Lithium (ASX:CXO), which has gained 24 per cent on no news. Well, none that was released to the ASX today. But forum fans are claiming CXO has an offtake deal to supply Yahua with lithium, and Yahua has just signed a supply agreement with Tesla.
(Note – “forum fans” – DYOR.)
Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Thursday December 24:
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| Code | Name | Price | % Change | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCL | Pancontinental Oil | 0.001 | -33 | $ 8,110,073.23 |
| GPS | GPS Alliance Ltd | 0.041 | -25 | $ 6,487,727.90 |
| RFN | Reffind Limited | 0.0015 | -25 | $ 3,364,873.41 |
| CZN | Corazon Ltd | 0.002 | -20 | $ 8,133,397.86 |
| NGY | Nuenergy Gas Ltd | 0.011 | -15 | $ 19,252,421.46 |
| AQD | Ausquest Limited | 0.014 | -13 | $ 10,837,322.90 |
| AUH | Austchina Holdings | 0.007 | -13 | $ 13,072,994.89 |
| AQC | Auspaccoal Ltd | 0.175 | -13 | $ 10,096,962.00 |
| LIO | Lion Energy Limited | 0.023 | -12 | $ 5,392,446.54 |
| RLT | Renergen Limited | 1.01 | -11 | $ 19,539,583.71 |
| MPR | Mpower Group Limited | 0.05 | -11 | $ 8,895,399.30 |
| MEL | Metgasco Ltd | 0.026 | -10 | $ 15,938,439.09 |
| GMR | Golden Rim Resources | 0.009 | -10 | $ 17,913,418.71 |
| SOR | Strategic Elements | 0.195 | -9 | $ 81,351,676.57 |
| IEC | Intra Energy Corp | 0.01 | -9 | $ 4,264,964.33 |
| IVX | Invion Ltd | 0.01 | -9 | $ 60,915,715.25 |
| RMP | Red Emperor Resource | 0.02 | -9 | $ 11,556,441.07 |
| EDC | Eildon Capital Group | 1 | -9 | $ 45,028,612.20 |
| ICE | Icetana Limited | 0.15 | -9 | $ 16,944,365.63 |
| PGM | Platina Resources | 0.052 | -9 | $ 23,032,930.10 |
| PAA | Pharmaust Limited | 0.11 | -8 | $ 37,977,590.40 |
And to sign off, The Secret Broker has dusted off his Tommy Nutter bag of fruit and already warned the dry cleaner, because he’s off to celebrate the TSB 2020 Awards.
Here’s the link to find out who’s taking home prestigious gongs, including the CU in the NT Award, the Dog Ate My ASX Lodgement Form Award and the coveted Arfur Daley Stocktake of the Year Award.
Thanks for being a Stockhead in 2020. See you next year.
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