ASX Small Cap Lunch Wrap: Who's feeling golden today?

Local stocks got off to a strong start this morning as sentiment globally continues to edge higher.

But while record COVID-19 stimulus measures continue to help keep a floor under stocks, all eyes are on the world’s precious metals after more big gains for gold and silver overnight.

Gold held its gains above $US1,970 an ounce ($2,750/oz) in morning Asian trade, with futures markets eclipsing the $US2,000oz mark shortly before midday AEST.

Spot silver prices also continued their recent tear, climbing above $US25 — the highest level since 2013.

And rounding out the big moves on the scarce-asset front, Bitcoin broke out of its recent slumber to rip above $US15,000.

Elsewhere, the US dollar’s recent slide has seen the Aussie dollar remain well-supported above US71c, while the focus will turn to US Congress this week where Republican and Democrat lawmakers are locked in a standoff about the size of follow-up stimulus measures.

WINNERS

Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Tuesday July 28:

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CODE	COMPANY	PRICE	CHANGE	MARKET CAP
CHZ	Chesser Resources	0.28	166.67%	$101.7M
PSL	Paterson Resources	0.003	50.00%	$11.6M
SMI	Santana Minerals Ltd	0.003	50.00%	$8.1M
PNN	Pepinnini Minerals Ltd	0.002	100.00%	$1.6M
WHK	WhiteHawk	0.13	38.30%	$24.1M
OAR	Oakdale Resources Ltd	0.004	33.33%	$5.6M
NCL	Netccentric Ltd	0.039	30.00%	$10.2M
KTE	K2 Energy Ltd	0.029	26.09%	$6.9M
RFN	Reffind Ltd	0.003	25.00%	$2.5M
CLZ	Classic Minerals Ltd	0.003	50.00%	$19.8M
LIT	Lithium Australia NL	0.01	25.00%	$35.7M
OKR	Okapi Resources	0.21	23.53%	$6.1M
CDT	Castle Minerals Ltd	0.016	23.08%	$7.8M
PUR	Pursuit Minerals	0.016	23.08%	$6.6M
FAR	FAR	0.013	22.73%	$129.7M
SRZ	Stellar Resources Ltd	0.011	22.22%	$4.9M
RMI	Resource Mining Corporation	0.011	22.22%	$3.3M
GTE	Great Western Exploration	0.19	35.71%	$18.9M
IDZ	Indoor Skydive AUS Group	0.006	20.00%	$2.2M
CAD	Caeneus Minerals	0.006	20.00%	$21.0M
AX8	Accelerate Resources	0.067	19.64%	$6.7M
MKG	Mako Gold	0.155	19.23%	$25.0M
ENT	Enterprise Metals Ltd	0.026	18.18%	$12.4M

Another gold explorer topped the list, as Chesser Resources (ASX:CHZ) surged by more than 100 per cent after a drilling program revealed “multiple spectacular high-grade gold hits” at its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal, West Africa.

LOSERS

Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Tuesday July 28:

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CODE	COMPANY	PRICE	CHANGE	MARKET CAP
GLA	Gladiator Resources	0.001	-33.33%	$2.0M
VPR	Enerji	0.001	-33.33%	$18.3M
QFY	Quantify Tech	0.001	-33.33%	$2.0M
LCT	Living Cell Technologies	0.012	-20.00%	$6.9M
MLS	Metals Australia	0.002	-20.00%	$6.4M
IPT	Impact Minerals Ltd	0.022	-18.52%	$34.3M
YOW	Yowie Group Ltd	0.025	-16.67%	$5.5M
LI3	Lithium Consolidated Mineral	0.02	-16.67%	$3.1M
DTZ	Dotz Nano	0.135	-15.63%	$42.5M
APH	Australian Primary Hemp	0.11	-15.38%	$7.7M
RIM	Rimfire Pacific Mining NL	0.006	-14.29%	$9.5M
PCK	PainChek	0.12	-14.29%	$126.3M
SER	Strategic Energy Resources	0.006	-14.29%	$7.2M
APV	AppsVillage Australia	0.12	-14.29%	$9.2M
SCT	Scout Security	0.081	-13.83%	$9.7M
MNS	Magnis Resources Ltd	0.225	-13.46%	$143.1M
ADD	Adavale Resources Ltd	0.013	-13.33%	$2.2M
CGO	CPT Global Ltd	0.1	-13.04%	$3.8M
OSP	Osprey Medical Inc	0.049	-12.50%	$70.4M