Closing Bell: Goldies spearhead an emerging company comeback

XEC lifts on resources, posts 1.8% gain on Thursday
XOJ closes 0.8% higher
East33 watch continues, oysters from Sydney up circa 25%

The resources-rich ASX Emerging Companies (XEC) index is surging on Thursday, with gold, base metals and the major commodities kicking higher overnight.

The All Ords is 1% higher too, after the US Fed encouraged investors across global markets with a gentler-than-expected rate lift to tackle some awfully obstinate inflation shaking it’s fists at the US economy.

The Aussie dollarbuck enjoyed the 50bp move higher, while global oil prices climbed overnight as the European Commission proposed a phased embargo of Russian oil.

Brent crude jumped by circa 5% while US Nymex crude gained 5.3%.

I suppose we’ll want to mention Moody’s has flagged the self-evident – Aussie mortgage delinquency rates are going to increase this year – moderately – because of the rising interest rates and slowing property prices and such.

TODAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS

(Stocks highlighted in yellow rose after making announcements during the trading day).

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Code	Company	Last	%	Volume
ROG	Red Sky Energy.	0.0085	70%	185,526,282
EVE	EVE Health Group Ltd	0.0015	50%	1,658,720
PKO	Peako Limited	0.024	41%	5,376,911
SIH	Sihayo Gold Limited	0.004	33%	614,616
E33	East 33 Limited.	0.065	30%	6,160,280
MOH	Moho Resources	0.048	30%	950,521
DCX	Discovex Res Ltd	0.009	29%	12,208,006
BTC	BTC Health Ltd	0.056	27%	62,551
OKJ	Oakajee Corp Ltd	0.05	25%	425,000
VPR	Volt Power Group	0.0025	25%	3,454,928
TMX	Terrain Minerals	0.011	22%	19,025,207
AQZ	Alliance Aviation	4.28	22%	1,239,868
AR1	Australresources	0.255	21%	2,332,127
OVT	Ovato Limited	0.15	20%	42,000
FHS	Freehill Mining Ltd.	0.024	20%	1,977,180
MAY	Melbana Energy Ltd	0.1	19%	48,270,461
SRK	Strike Resources	0.225	18%	4,197,281
NC1	Nicoresourceslimited	1.27	18%	1,319,670
LEL	Lithenergy	1.7	18%	1,831,111
WGR	Westerngoldresources	0.135	17%	27,368
PRM	Prominence Energy	0.0105	17%	79,223,048
SLB	Stelarmetalslimited	0.21	17%	187,669
CZR	CZR Resources Ltd	0.014	17%	3,854,861
OEX	Oilex Ltd	0.0035	17%	520,035
SPX	Spenda Limited	0.014	17%	13,464,837

We remain on tight seafood wrangler watch here at Stockhead, and East 33 (ASX:E33) continues to require a morning dose of Promethazine theoclate, promethazine hydrochloride and/or dimenhydrinate – today, like my lunch, E33 is up 23%.

The share price has been up and down like watching the last scenes of a James Cameron movie on repeat. The stock peaking at over 120% on Monday, before settling to a more cheerful 82% gain at the close.

If you’ve not been staying up-to-date with the home of Sydney Rock Oysters there’s been fear and loathing, and then love, and then fear ,ever since the company flagged the potential impact of El Nina on its harvest.

It’s been stormy waters since.

Peako (ASX:PKO) is 35.3% higher at the close of trade, thanks to 5km of first pass drilling which is due to kick off ASAPly at the ‘Eastman’ intrusive complex in the Kimberley – where the PKO team is sniffing out a major PGE discovery.

The Eastman Intrusion comprises a 16.5km long PGE-rich mineralised layered mafic-ultramafic intrusive complex “with only limited historical drilling”, PKO says.

Recent drilling by Pantoro (ASX:PNR) at the nearby ‘Lambo’ Intrusion has also defined wide PGE intercepts, so there’s form, of yes, there is form.

Reuben says the $6m market cap stock is up 10% year-to-date. It had $2.15m in the bank at the end of March.

Up strongly, Red Sky Energy (ASX:ROG) has announced a 1,228% increase in best estimate on Petroleum Initially In Place (PIIP) at the ‘Killanoola’ oil project in South Australia up to 93mmbbls.

“This is a significant increase from the previously best estimated 7mmbbls PIIP,” MD Andrew Knox said. “We are working towards a market for the crude and steps to bring a rig in and perforate the additional zones of interest.”

TODAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS

(Stocks highlighted in yellow fell after making announcements during the trading day).

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Code	Company	Price	%	Volume
ANL	Amani Gold Ltd	0.0015	-25%	7,287,332
JAV	Javelin Minerals Ltd	0.0015	-25%	7,618,029
MGTRE	Magnetite Mines - Rights 06-May-22	0.003	-25%	7,992,518
VOL	Victory Offices Ltd	0.105	-25%	295,316
ZMM	Zimi Ltd	0.007	-22%	20,005,223
BWX	BWX Limited	1.485	-20%	16,629,613
PIL	Peppermint Inv Ltd	0.015	-17%	38,703,633
NZK	NZK Salmon Ltd	0.22	-15%	104,967
ROC	Rocketboots	0.11	-15%	64,053
ECG	Ecargo Hldg	0.017	-15%	1,147
NUC	Nuchev Limited	0.3	-14%	20,629
RTH	Ras Tech	0.55	-14%	81,195
SCT	Scout Security Ltd	0.039	-13%	100,228
OXT	Orexploretechnologie	0.087	-13%	21,357
JHG	Janus Henderson	37.8	-13%	384,757
VTG	Vita Group Ltd	0.325	-13%	3,576,694
AMD	Arrow Minerals	0.0035	-13%	2,958,199
CTO	Citigold Corp Ltd	0.007	-13%	960
ESH	Esports Mogul Ltd	0.0035	-13%	1,485,250
PVE	Po Valley Energy Ltd	0.03	-12%	40,098
BEZ	Besragoldinc	0.046	-12%	169,126
99L	99 Loyalty Ltd.	0.048	-11%	59,063
X2M	X2M Connect Limited	0.125	-11%	10,000
1AG	Alterra Limited	0.017	-11%	825,055
VTI	Vision Tech Inc	0.43	-10%	292,173

ANNOUNCEMENTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Tombola Gold (ASX:TBA) out of a trading halt went up ~5% to 6.4 cents today after the company announced that the first diamond drill hole in a four-hole program at Little Duke has intersected a wide zone of copper mineralisation between 7–250ml base on visual inspection and supported by a Niton handle XRF analyser.

Significant sulphides in broad zone consisted of chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pyrite and quartz/carbonate in hydrothermal breccia. Assay results are expected in four weeks.

New World Resources’ (ASX:NWC) spinout Koba Resources (ASX:KOB) listed on the ASX on Wednesday and will explore and develop North American copper-cobalt assets.

The demerger, which was undertaken via the in-specie distribution of 20,000,000 Koba shares to New World Shareholders, was completed on April 26 with the final distribution 1:79.845164. New World has applied for an ATO Class Ruling to confirm the income tax consequences with respect to the demerger.