ASX Small Cap Lunch Wrap: Who’s crunching the numbers today?

As everyone’s watching the COVID-19 case numbers, you might be forgiven for forgetting next week is Census night.

You might also be forgiven for forgetting what a stuff-up it was last time, as the website crashed.

The good news it shouldn’t happen this time – because you can do it online as soon as you’ve received the form.

The bad news is it might be that nothing has changed for you since last time.

It’s Census time Australia! This calls for a song. #census #statistics #manpuppetduo pic.twitter.com/3ivdXsR5g7

— Sammy J (@sammyjcomedian) July 29, 2021

But you did have five years to do something different.

While Victoria reached zero COVID cases, Queensland recorded 16 and NSW another 233. The ASX 200 has shrugged it off however and is trading up 0.06% as at 11.30am.

WINNERS

Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks in morning trade for Wednesday August 4:

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ResApp (ASX:APP) partnered with Indonesian telehealth provider Alodokter to bring its smartphone-based diagnostic test to Aldodokter’s patients.

88 Energy (ASX:88E) rose after an update on its Umiat oil field in Alaska. Among other things it announced it had identified further potential thanks to preliminary pressure analysis conducted.

Bowen Coking Coal (ASX:BCB) announced it was buying New Lenton Coal which would see it acquire two new projects in the Northern Bowen Basin.

LOSERS

Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks in morning trade for Wednesday 4rd August:

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Plexure (ASX:PX1) dropped after the departure of its chief executive Craig Herbison after nearly four years at the helm.