Closing Bell: Today’s Biggest Small Cap Movers on the ASX

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest movers – the winners and losers alike.

Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT.

Stocks highlighted in yellow rose after making announcements.

Aussie market finished flat on Thursday, with the #ASX 200 +0.7pt or +0.01% to 6885.9. Gains from $WBC, $ANZ, $CSL, $FMG, $TWE, $TAH & $DMP helped offset the market’s losses #ausbiz

— CommSec (@CommSec) February 18, 2021

WINNERS

CODE	COMPANY	PRICE	% CHANGE	VOLUME	MARKET CAP $
AQS	Aquis Entertainment	0.115	211	1455458	1321609.512
IP1	Int Payment Tech	0.061	79	239662579	38981710.4
CCA	Change Financial	0.17	55	69578362	44303008.2
9SP	9 Spokes Int	0.033	43	147560580	34346756.36
CI1	Credit Intelligence	0.064	39	486252714	58192359.16
MXC	Mgc Pharmaceuticals	0.095	38	108903607	153787773.1
LSR	Lodestar Minerals	0.015	36	55518127	10040311.25
T3D	333D	0.004	33	39612686	4131465.822
PAL	Palla Pharma	0.73	30	525012	70530867.12
TIA	Tian An Aust Limited	0.365	30	33723	24250472.4
AO1	Assetowl Limited	0.013	30	72409578	4945051.05
HLX	Helix Resources	0.013	30	83979507	7941199.28
EXR	Elixir Energy	0.22	29	21605582	137699671.9
GLV	Global Oil & Gas	0.031	29	173346516	18086995.34
NOV	Novatti Group	0.46	28	14247819	81776353.68
JAT	Jatcorp Limited	0.035	25	71486043	35747556.91
NNG	Nexion Group	0.25	25	11574049	12726781.2
ADX	ADX Energy	0.01	25	295723242	19721181.34
DTR	Dateline Resources	0.0025	25	14030000	16420156.15
MLS	Metals Australia	0.0025	25	1333666	8381807.152
MAY	Melbana Energy	0.027	23	87768231	50970731.06
PCK	Painchek	0.089	22	16557576	82256750.33

Casino operator Aquis Entertainment (ASX:AQS) was the standout winner today, up 211 per cent on no news.

Palla Pharma (ASX:PAL) said its request to move the manufacturing site for its Co-Codamol painkillers to Norway has been granted by the UK medicines regulator (MHRA).

With today’s approval, initial batches of the drugs will be distributed for immediate packaging and sale – with production being ramped up to meet potential demand over the coming months.

The company expects revenues to start flowing in from Q1 FY21.

Biopharma company MGC Pharmaceuticals (ASX:MXC) has struck a worldwide supply and distribution agreement for its anti-inflammatory medicinal cannabis product that can be used to treat COVID-19.

Explorer Helix Resources (ASX:HLX) raised $3m to fund “aggressive” exploration at the Collerina and Canbelego copper projects located in central NSW.

Baby fintechs Integrated Payment Technologies (ASX:IP1) and Change Financial (ASX:CCA) surged, as did debt restructuring and personal insolvency business Credit Intelligence (ASX:CI1).

LOSERS

CODE	COMPANY	PRICE	% CHANGE	VOLUME	MARKET CAP
PRL	Province Resources	0.077	-47	272155174	$ 110,988,772.60
ANW	Aus Tin Mining	0.001	-33	118771847	$ 11,943,477.57
CCE	Carnegie Cln Energy	0.002	-33	98213634	$ 36,175,049.76
ECT	Env Clean Tech	0.001	-33	580000	$ 14,401,549.18
OEX	Oilex	0.003	-25	18837887	$ 16,667,104.10
VPR	Volt Power Group	0.003	-25	643750	$ 36,678,134.23
BPH	BPH Energy	0.165	-24	47697644	$ 144,423,279.47
BGL	Bellevue Gold	0.755	-22	21404410	$ 821,405,561.45
GGX	Gas2Grid Limited	0.004	-20	4750842	$ 6,679,984.93
FFG	Fatfish Group	0.145	-19	117669605	$ 167,155,839.72
RXH	Rewardle Holding	0.014	-18	2596983	$ 8,947,465.30
SGC	Sacgasco	0.08	-18	15450034	$ 46,277,992.58
BNL	Blue Star Helium	0.033	-18	11877325	$ 49,322,516.60
DYL	Deep Yellow	0.7	-17	3992816	$ 214,839,570.14
NWH	NRW Holdings	2.32	-17	20563587	$ 1,202,959,153.20
MOC	Mortgage Choice	1.37	-17	892301	$ 204,995,801.60
VIC	Victory Mines	0.0025	-17	8456649	$ 16,554,758.31
WOO	Wooboard Tech	0.005	-17	95012933	$ 14,532,976.37
BUY	Bounty Oil & Gas	0.036	-16	29161314	$ 47,145,242.23
FGO	Fargo Enterprises	0.012	-14	22922254	$ 16,600,593.84
NPM	Newpeak Metals	0.003	-14	34377826	$ 16,773,648.28