The ASX is looking shaky into midday trade with broader falls of more than two per cent. (Pic: Getty)
ASX Small Cap Lunch Wrap: Who’s getting their sea legs today?
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After another rough session on Wall Street, things are looking decidedly shaky on the ASX to end the week.
US stocks had their biggest selloff since June, in the wake of a barnstorming August rally that saw the S&P500’s post-March gains climb to around 60 per cent.
The NASDAQ slumped more than five per cent, as the heat came out of some big tech names with falls led by Apple and Tesla.
There were similar losses in semiconductor stocks, amid reports China is moving to a more protectionist stance around its tech hardware sector.
Portfolio manager William Curtayne, from Milford Asset Management, said investor positioning during the August rally may also be contributing to an exacerbation of the sharp reversal.
Curtayne highlighted that when stocks are climbing no one wants to miss the party, but they also want to be ready when the music stops.
“A solution to this is to run tight trailing ‘stop-loss’ sell orders on (stock) futures,” Curtayne said. The net effect is that when there’s a material market fall (say, >2pc) it triggers a round of automated selling.
“This is what we are seeing today. The market started to dip on exhaustion, it has hit these trailing stop-loss levels and broken lower,” Curtayne said.
All of the major ASX indices are on track to post falls of well over two per cent as sentiment dims.
Amid a decidedly risk-off tone, gold is holding around $US1,940 an ounce while the Aussie dollar declined further from its two-year high to around US72.7c into midday trade.
WINNERS
Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Friday September 4:
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| CODE | COMPANY | PRICE | CHANGE | MARKET CAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADD | Adavale Resources Ltd | 0.036 | +52.17% | $6.2M |
| FFC | FarmaForce Ltd | 0.07 | +34.62% | $6.7M |
| RDN | Raiden Resources Ltd | 0.012 | +33.33% | $3.9M |
| PSL | Paterson Resources Ltd | 0.004 | +33.33% | $11.6M |
| PGY | Pilot Energy Ltd | 0.04 | +33.33% | $3.2M |
| DHR | Dark Horse Resources Ltd | 0.0025 | +25.00% | $8.1M |
| GLA | Gladiator Resources Ltd | 0.0025 | +25.00% | $4.7M |
| MLS | Metals Australia Ltd | 0.0025 | +25.00% | $7.3M |
| MNB | Minbos Resources Ltd | 0.0025 | +25.00% | $11.3M |
| BOA | Boadicea Resources Ltd | 0.27 | +22.73% | $12.2M |
| RIM | Rimfire Pacific Mining NL | 0.006 | +20.00% | $7.9M |
| CMD | Cassius Mining Ltd | 0.013 | +18.18% | $3.2M |
| MRQ | MRG Metals Ltd | 0.007 | +16.67% | $8.6M |
| MXR | Maximus Resources Ltd | 0.14 | +16.67% | $10.4M |
| CGO | CPT Global Ltd/Australia | 0.2 | +14.29% | $6.7M |
| ZMI | Zinc of Ireland NL | 0.05 | +14.29% | $5.1M |
| LNY | Laneway Resources Ltd | 0.007 | +14.29% | $26.4M |
| NC6 | Nanollose ltd | 0.08 | +14.08% | $7.5M |
| GWR | GWR Group Ltd | 0.25 | +13.95% | $54.8M |
| LIO | Lion Energy Ltd | 0.02 | +13.33% | $3.1M |
With few standouts in a rough day of trade, Adavale Resources (ASX:ADD) still managed to post a strong gain on some capital financing news.
The company, which owns tenements in Tanzania’s prospective high-grade nickel sulphide region of Kabanga, announced that a $1m debt funding facility will be converted to equity by several long-term shareholders at a significant premium.
“This conversion removes all long-term debt from the Company’s balance sheet and on unquestionably favourable terms,” Adavale said.
LOSERS
Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Friday September 4:
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| CODE | COMPANY | PRICE | CHANGE | MARKET CAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMI | Santana Minerals Ltd | 0.003 | -25.00% | $6.1M |
| ROG | Red Sky Energy Ltd | 0.002 | -25.00% | $4.1M |
| AMT | Allegra Orthopaedics Ltd | 0.17 | -19.05% | $21.9M |
| FSG | Field Solutions Holdings Ltd | 0.04 | -17.02% | $24.9M |
| DDD | 3D Resources Ltd | 0.005 | -16.67% | $21.4M |
| CZL | Consolidated Zinc Ltd | 0.005 | -16.67% | $15.0M |
| TMK | Tamaska Oil & Gas Ltd | 0.005 | -16.67% | $5.3M |
| 88E | 88 Energy Ltd | 0.005 | -16.67% | $53.6M |
| CIO | Connected IO Ltd | 0.02 | -16.00% | $6.2M |
| JAY | Jayride Group Ltd | 0.19 | -15.91% | $23.1M |
| PKO | Peako Ltd | 0.03 | -15.00% | $5.2M |
| CBY | Canterbury Resources Ltd | 0.12 | -14.29% | $12.9M |
| RNX | Renegade Exploration Ltd | 0.006 | -14.29% | $5.0M |
| SLZ | Sultan Resources Ltd | 0.22 | -14.00% | $14.7M |
| PVL | Powerhouse Ventures Ltd | 0.05 | -13.79% | $3.6M |
| RDS | Redstone Resources Ltd | 0.02 | -13.04% | $12.0M |
| HCH | Hot Chili Ltd | 0.041 | -13.04% | $108.6M |
| ISU | iSelect Ltd | 0.27 | -12.90% | $67.7M |
| AGS | Alliance Resources Ltd | 0.2 | -12.77% | $41.9M |
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