Lunch wrap: Who's in full 'Bonnie & Clyde' mode today?

Local stocks look set to close out the 2020 financial year in positive territory, as investors continue to weigh the outlook amid a surge in positive COVID-19 cases across multiple US states.

Those health concerns have been accompanied by ongoing protests across the country, which brings us to St Louis where around 300 protestors marched through a gated community on Sunday night to demand the resignation of Mayor Lyda Krewson.

At that point, they were confronted by a middle-aged couple, Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who emerged on their front lawn packing some serious heat.

While no shots were fired, the bizarre standoff was picked up by the global news cycle over the past 24 hours in what marks another “Only in America” event.

63-year old personal-injury lawyer Mark McCloskey later told reporters he feared for his life and called 911 after hearing the protestors break down the gate to Portland Place. However, footage appeared to show the group walking through an unbroken gate.

Elsewhere, news reports indicate that legislators in China have unanimously agreed to pass new security laws for Hong Kong, as the Chinese government expands its control over the semi-autonomous territory.

Things weren’t quite so tense on the local market, where the ASX rebounded from yesterday’s fall off the back of a strong US lead overnight.

The ASX200 started strongly before easing back to 5,886.50 points by midday EST, a gain of 1.26 per cent. The Small Ords Index was 1.4 per cent higher at 2,591.10 points.

SMALL CAP WINNERS

Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm on Tuesday June 30:

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CODE	COMPANY	PRICE	CHANGE	MARKET CAP
ESK	Etherstack	0.52	333.33%	$59.0M
PSZ	PS&C Ltd	0.039	62.50%	$19.5M
BAS	Bass Oil	0.0015	50.00%	$3.3M
DTR	Dateline Resources Ltd	0.002	100.00%	$16.4M
GML	Gateway Mining Ltd	0.02	29.03%	$20.1M
VR8	Vanadium Resources	0.024	26.32%	$9.0M
RLC	Reedy Lagoon Corporation	0.005	25.00%	$1.6M
SHH	Shree Minerals	0.01	25.00%	$2.4M
WWI	West Wits Mining Ltd	0.02	25.00%	$16.4M
LRS	Latin Resources Ltd	0.007	16.67%	$2.5M
AGE	Alligator Energy Ltd	0.005	25.00%	$5.8M
PUA	Pure Alumina	0.025	25.00%	$5.1M
FFG	Fatfish Internet Group Ltd	0.007	25.00%	$4.9M
YOW	Yowie Group Ltd	0.039	21.88%	$7.0M
DTM	Dart Mining NL	0.12	20.00%	$6.4M
RMX	Red Mountain Mining	0.006	20.00%	$5.6M
LNY	Laneway Resources Ltd	0.006	20.00%	$22.3M
CP1	CannPal Animal	0.13	18.18%	$12.1M
MWR	MGM Wireless Ltd	0.14	16.67%	$19.9M

Wireless technology company Etherstack (ASX:ESK) turned heads in morning trade, as the stock surged by more than 300 per cent to its highest level since 2014.

It followed news of an integration deal with global telco giant Samsung — the result of a 12-month development process aimed at establishing a public protocol for LMR (Land Mobile Radio) applications used for public safety communications by emergency services.

After trading between 10 and 30c for the last two years, Etherstack shares surged from around 12c to above 50c.

SMALL CAP LOSERS

Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm on Tuesday June 30:

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CODE	COMPANY	PRICE	CHANGE	MARKET CAP
QFY	Quantify Tech	0.001	-50.00%	$2.0M
LCY	Legacy Iron Ore	0.002	-33.33%	$12.5M
UUV	UUV Aquabotix	0.001	-33.33%	$792K
RFN	Reffind Ltd	0.001	-33.33%	$1.0M
TPD	Talon Petroleum Ltd	0.001	-33.33%	$3.6M
GGE	Grand Gulf Energy Ltd	0.003	-25.00%	$1.2M
SHK	Stone Resources Australia	0.003	-25.00%	$2.5M
FPL	Fremont Petroleum	0.004	-20.00%	$8.4M
ICU	Isentric Ltd	0.017	-19.05%	$3.5M
XTC	Xantippe Resources	0.003	-16.67%	$8.0M
SVA	Simavita	0.016	-15.79%	$11.2M
MLM	Metallica Minerals	0.011	-15.38%	$3.6M
MAY	Melbana Energy	0.006	-14.29%	$13.9M
MRG	Murray River Organics	0.012	-14.29%	$26.5M
UNL	Unitednetworks	0.025	-13.79%	$9.8M
KNM	Kneomedia	0.013	-13.33%	$11.8M
EPM	Eclipse Metals Ltd	0.007	-12.50%	$9.9M
PVE	PO Valley Energy	0.038	-11.63%	$24.6M
CML	Chase Mining	0.031	-11.43%	$9.9M