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ASX Small Caps Lunch Wrap: Benchmark and goldies in good form out the gate

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  • Local benchmark ticks up after solid showing on Wall Street late Friday
  • Big guns MinRes and Westpac struggling but Telix jumps on positive news
  • All eyes on the US election and the Federal Reserve this week

 

The ASX started the week on a positive note, up 0.33% following a strong lead from Wall Street.

With the US election and the Fed Reserve’s rates announcement coming up this week, investors are keeping a close eye on the market.

Tech and utilities sectors led the gains today, while commodity and energy-related stocks lagged.

 

Source: Market Index

 

Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) dropped 9% after the company announced that founder and CEO, Chris Ellison, will resign within 18 months due to misconduct involving personal use of company resources.

Westpac (ASX:WBC) also struggled, falling 0.5% after reporting a 3% decline in net profit to $7 billion for FY24. The bank is set to pay a final dividend of 76¢, fully franked, which is a 6% increase from last year.

Crude prices surged over 1% this morning after OPEC+ announced a delay in its production increases, but energy stocks didn’t reflect the news, with Woodside Energy Group (ASX:WDS) and Ampol (ASX:ALD) dipping slightly.

Still in large caps and Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX:TLX) jumped 2% as it celebrated a decision from the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to start separate payments for specialised diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals.

This will make make it easier for patients to access advanced imaging tools like the ones Telix owns.

Read more on the Telix news in Tim Boreham’s morning biotech/healthcare wrap, Health Check.

 

NOT THE ASX

Wall Street closed higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 up 0.51%, the Dow Jones climbing 0.69%, and the Nasdaq rising 0.8%.

The rally came despite a disappointing US jobs report showing only 12,000 jobs added in October, which could impact the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy decision on Thursday (US time).

Amazon shares surged over 6% after a strong earnings report, while Intel jumped nearly 8% on positive quarterly results and guidance.

Trump Media & Technology fell over 13%, reflecting uncertainty ahead of the election; and Super Micro Computer continued to drop, down another 10.5% due to accounting issues that have raised concerns among investors.

 

ASX SMALL CAP WINNERS

Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks for November 4 [intraday]:

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Code Name Price % Change Volume Market Cap
EEL Enrg Elements Ltd 0.002 100% 2,367,645 $1,163,016
ORD Ordell Minerals Ltd 0.35 59% 4,256,373 $7,880,987
AMD Arrow Minerals 0.002 33% 1,809,117 $19,835,442
BNL Blue Star Helium Ltd 0.004 33% 1,023,205 $8,084,656
BP8 Bph Global Ltd 0.004 33% 325,000 $1,189,924
RBR RBR Group Ltd 0.002 33% 4,800,000 $2,451,607
WGR Western Gold Resources 0.034 31% 645,317 $4,429,231
PUA Peak Minerals Ltd 0.0065 30% 32,209,165 $12,485,551
BDG Black Dragon Gold 0.085 27% 6,407,335 $17,923,684
BYH Bryah Resources Ltd 0.005 25% 500,000 $2,013,147
ERA Energy Resources 0.0025 25% 3,776,296 $44,296,598
CUL Cullen Resources 0.006 20% 1,140,191 $3,467,009
ATC Altech Batt Ltd 0.054 17% 6,705,862 $89,050,009
HTG Harvest Tech Grp Ltd 0.014 17% 722,155 $10,405,243
YRL Yandal Resources 0.36 16% 909,770 $83,020,360
FBM Future Battery 0.022 16% 1,824,625 $12,641,763
BMT Beamtree Holdings 0.26 16% 177,862 $65,192,775
VSR Voltaic Strategic 0.015 15% 3,427,518 $7,378,153
MNC Merino and Co 0.535 15% 204,046 $24,680,605
MRQ Mrg Metals Limited 0.004 14% 629,102 $9,542,815
STM Sunstone Metals Ltd 0.008 14% 6,465,831 $36,042,325
RHK Red Hawk Mining Ltd 0.795 14% 27,322 $139,868,035
LKY Locksleyresources 0.027 13% 2,170,028 $3,520,000
ATS Australis Oil & Gas 0.009 13% 322,738 $10,312,078
CCO The Calmer Co Int 0.009 13% 986,119 $17,611,091
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Blue Star Helium (ASX:BNL) has been rising today after having advised it’s successfully completed its agreement to farm out a 50% interest in its Galactica/Pegasus project in Colorado, USA, to Helium One Global.

This is in exchange for the latter paying a US$1.5 million cash consideration and to fund the drilling of six development wells via a US$2.7m free carry. Blue Star will remain the operator of the gas project.

Ordell Minerals (ASX:ORD) was well up this morning after announcing “significant drill results” from recent, shallow, wide-spaced reverse circulation drilling at its Barimaia Gold Project, located near Mount Magnet in the Murchison region of Western Australia.

Drilling completed on section 585,640E returned high-grade gold mineralisation in 24BARC083 (29m at 2.52g/t Au from 81m) to the end of the hole at 110m. Meanwhile, visible gold was panned in the interval from 107m to 108m, which returned an intercept of 1m at 47.5g/t Au.

Another junior goldie, Western Gold Resources (ASX:WGR), was also a standout performer early doors. The company advised its Mining Proposal and Mine Closure Plan has been approved by the WA Department of Energy, Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety for open pit mining operations at the Gold Duke project, west of Wiluna in Western Australia’s Mid West.

And Future Battery Minerals (ASX:FBM) has been having a good Monday, too, having announced it’s selling its 80% interest in the Nevada lithium project to Austroid Corporation for $4m in cash to focus on its lithium assets in WA’s Goldfields region.

 

ASX SMALL CAP LOSERS

Here are the most-worst performing ASX small cap stocks for November 4 [intraday]:

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Code Company Price % Volume Market Cap
LNU Linius Tech Limited 0.001 -50% 7,825,802 $11,730,481
AVE Avecho Biotech Ltd 0.002 -33% 3,007,934 $9,507,891
TMK TMK Energy Limited 0.002 -33% 194,174,178 $25,177,217
AUQ Alara Resources Ltd 0.036 -27% 1,414,583 $35,186,290
GAS State GAS Limited 0.033 -21% 2,566,090 $15,934,525
AD1 AD1 Holdings Limited 0.004 -20% 391,766 $5,486,742
AYT Austin Metals Ltd 0.004 -20% 200,000 $6,620,957
CT1 Constellation Tech 0.002 -20% 337,907 $3,686,834
TTI Traffic Technologies 0.004 -20% 40,000 $5,594,090
VFX Visionflex Group Ltd 0.004 -20% 82,918 $14,589,123
MTC Metalstech Ltd 0.145 -19% 91,024 $35,461,509
KNG Kingsland Minerals 0.19 -17% 60,598 $14,133,454
HIQ Hitiq Limited 0.025 -17% 604,739 $10,555,349
EPM Eclipse Metals 0.005 -17% 600,000 $13,517,133
QXR Qx Resources Limited 0.005 -17% 277,994 $6,660,467
SFG Seafarms Group Ltd 0.0025 -17% 3,120,541 $14,509,798
MEK Meeka Metals Limited 0.074 -15% 27,406,439 $168,319,676
GGE Grand Gulf Energy 0.003 -14% 30,000 $8,576,355
NVA Nova Minerals Ltd 0.2425 -13% 508,869 $76,142,327
HPC The Hydration Company 0.013 -13% 486,428 $4,573,696
MGL Magontec Limited 0.165 -13% 9,000 $15,132,316
BLU Blue Energy Limited 0.007 -13% 188,184 $14,807,789
GCM Green Critical Min 0.007 -13% 27,776,952 $12,208,341
KGD Kula Gold Limited 0.007 -13% 32,574 $5,145,695
ODE Odessa Minerals Ltd 0.007 -13% 3,863,947 $10,146,260
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – AM EDITION

Intra Energy Corporation (ASX:IEC) has received commitment from sophisticated investors to raise $850,000 via a two-tranche non-brokered placement.

Tranche 1 will settle this week utilising the company’s existing placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 by the issue of 218m shares, raising $109,000.

Tranche 2 is subject to shareholder approval at the IEC’s upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) and will raise $612,000 by the issue of 1.22b shares.

Funds raised will be used to further exploration at the Maggie Hays Hill gold and lithium project in WA, the assessment of further value accretive opportunities, and general working capital.

 

Star Minerals (ASX:SMS) is undertaking a two for three renounceable rights issue of shares at 4cents per share raise up to $2.5m, representing a discount of 27% to the company’s last close of $0.055.

Funds raised will be spent towards exploration activity at the Cobra project in Namibia, assuming shareholders approve the issue of Consideration Shares and Performance Shares to Madison at a forthcoming general meeting of shareholders.

All new shares issued will rank equally with existing shares on issue and the company will apply for quotation of the new shares.

Directors of SMS intend to participate in the rights issue in the manner set out in the offer document.

 

CuFe (ASX:CUF) has completed the sale of the company’s mining rights at the JWD iron ore mine in WA to Newcam Minerals.

The company met all conditions precedent by 31 October with settlement of the transaction completed by November 1.

“We are pleased to complete this agreement with Newcam and thank them for their assistance in achieving this,” CUF executive director Mark Hancock said.

“We would also like to thank all those who have assisted us over our time at JWD.”

 

Aura Energy (ASX:AEE) has appointed Mohamed El Moctar Mohamed El Hacene to the newly established role of country manager for Mauritania.

Hacene is a highly qualified Mauritian national with extensive experience in mining and international affairs and previously served as Mauritania’s Minister of Petroleum and Mines from 2007 to 2008.

He started work with AEE on 1 November after ten years with the United Nations as director, economic development and integration division, economic and social commission for Western Asia based in Lebanon.

“We are very pleased to welcome Moctar to the Aura Energy team, his experience is outstanding and his passion for the Tiris uranium project and developing the mining industry in Mauritania is formidable,” AEE managing director and CEO Andrew Grove said.

 

At Stockhead we tell it like it is. While Intra Energy Corporation, Star Minerals, CuFe, Aura Energy and Future Battery Minerals are Stockhead advertisers, they did not sponsor this article.

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