Just because you’re a billionaire bond investor doesn’t mean you’re above petty neighbour squabbles.
At least that appears to be the case for Bill Gross, the PIMCO founder who’s engaged in a Laguna Beach ruckus over an outdoor sculpture.
Tech entrepreneur Mark Towfiq has lodged a formal complaint, arguing Gross’ sculpture blocks his view.
To return fire, Gross reportedly played the theme song from Gilligan’s Island at all hours of the day and night to annoy Towfiq and his wife.
As it happens, Gross has form in this area. A messy divorce in 2018 included allegations from his ex-wife that Gross had sprayed odorous scents throughout their house, and left dead fish in the air vents…
To markets, and an ugly session on Wall Street set the tone for a negativity on the local bourse.
All the major ASX indices are down more than one per cent, with the ASX Emerging Companies Index on track for its second straight two per cent fall.
Analysts attributed the global selloff to increasing concerns around the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases across the US and Europe.
WINNERS:
Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Tuesday, October 27:
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Code Company Price % Change Market Cap SOR Strategic Elements 0.185 184.62 18,614,693 IEC Intra Energy Corp 0.011 57.14 2,714,068 RAN Range International 0.024 41.18 6,143,315 N1H N1 Holdings Ltd 0.105 34.62 6,361,335 ANL Amani Gold Ltd 0.002 33.33 11,757,295 FGO Flamingo Ai Ltd 0.004 33.33 3,360,383 CCR Credit Clear 0.46 31.43 55,432,290 MEG Megado 0.24 20.00 7,849,470 MRD Mount Ridley Mines 0.003 20.00 6,706,985 REZ Resourc & En Grp Ltd 0.105 19.32 34,115,908 CGS Cogstate Ltd 1.15 18.56 165,018,014 FFG Fatfish Group 0.033 17.86 22,830,702 SMG Soon Mining 0.2 17.65 26,897,880 AMD Arrow Minerals 0.007 16.67 8,007,828 VIC Victory Mines Ltd 0.0035 16.67 13,248,964 AMO Ambertech Limited 0.255 15.91 16,820,099 IDZ Indoor Skydive Aust 0.015 15.38 4,377,101 AOA Ausmon Resorces 0.009 12.50 5,445,275 HLX Helix Resources 0.011 10.00 7,941,199 MGT Magnetite Mines 0.011 10.00 28,563,025 RNU Renascor Res Ltd 0.011 10.00 16,473,792 SAU Southern Gold 0.115 9.52 16,799,662 RNE Renu Energy Ltd 0.037 8.82 4,101,568 RFR Rafaella Resources 0.125 8.70 10,416,191 PBP Probiotec Limited 1.88 8.36 129,741,339
Research company Strategic Elements (ASX:SOR) continued its torrid rally into midday trade, with the stock up almost 200 per cent by 12pm AEDT.
The company announced this morning that it’s developing technology for self-charging batteries, which will “create electricity from humidity in the air or skin surface to self-charge themselves within minutes”.
Also on the winner’s list was advisory company N1 Holdings (ASX:N1H), which jumped to new 2020 highs above 10c after releasing its 4C filing for the September quarter last night. It showed record high cash receipts from customers of $1,436,000.
LOSERS:
Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Tuesday, October 27:
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| Code | Name | Price | % Change | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECT | Env Clean Tech Ltd. | 0.1 | -33.33 | 14,401,549 |
| CCE | Carnegie Cln Energy | 0.15 | -25.00 | 22,282,905 |
| PSL | Paterson Resources | 0.3 | -25.00 | 18,022,132 |
| AAP | Australian Agri Ltd | 1.3 | -23.53 | 5,180,185 |
| FIJ | Fiji Kava Limited | 21.5 | -21.82 | 29,771,745 |
| QFY | Quantify Tech Ltd | 0.2 | -20.00 | 5,021,374 |
| LITCF | Lithium Australia | 0.5 | -16.67 | 773,166 |
| WBE | Whitebark Energy | 0.25 | -16.67 | 12,189,377 |
| YPB | YPB Group Ltd | 0.25 | -16.67 | 12,593,722 |
| FBR | FBR Ltd | 4.7 | -16.07 | 116,433,524 |
| POD | Podium Minerals | 11 | -15.38 | 33,621,192 |
| COY | Coppermoly Limited | 1.1 | -15.38 | 27,653,782 |
| FRX | Flexiroam Limited | 2.2 | -15.38 | 10,580,413 |
| RLC | Reedy Lagoon Corp. | 1.1 | -15.38 | 6,106,539 |
| HCD | Hydrocarbon Dynamic | 2.9 | -14.71 | 11,794,047 |
| KNM | Kneomedia Limited | 1.8 | -14.29 | 19,035,325 |
| 88E | 88 Energy Ltd | 0.6 | -14.29 | 62,549,466 |
| FPL | Fremont Petroleum | 0.3 | -14.29 | 14,029,794 |
| PRM | Prominence Energy NL | 0.6 | -14.29 | 3,430,505 |
| RFN | Reffind Limited | 0.3 | -14.29 | 4,351,405 |
| TPD | Talon Petroleum Ltd | 0.3 | -14.29 | 15,231,263 |
| KGL | KGL Resources Ltd | 25 | -13.79 | 97,366,926 |
| MLM | Metallica Minerals | 2 | -13.04 | 7,449,504 |
| WWI | West Wits Mining Ltd | 8.7 | -13.00 | 118,506,676 |
| CZL | Cons Zinc Ltd | 0.35 | -12.50 | 12,682,702 |