Players from Wigan Warriors will don rainbow coloured socks when they face Izzy Folau's new squad on March 22. (Getty Images)
Lunchtime ASX small cap wrap: Who’s showing some pride today?
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It was a more buoyant mood on the ASX this morning, as markets partially recovered from yesterday’s coronavirus-induced selloff.
But before we breakdown the details, there were some newsworthy developments in the rugby world overnight.
Reports emerged that after breaking ties with Rugby Australia, controversial star Israel Folau has signed a one-year deal with French side Catalans Dragons.
It marks a code-switch for Folau, who left rugby union after he was sacked by the sport’s governing body for repeatedly making homophobic statements on social media.
Very soon after news of Folau’s signing broke, UK side Wigan announced that its game against Catalans on March 22 will now be Pride Day.
In a clear show of support to the LGBTQ community, Wigan said its players will wear rainbow socks on the day, and be kitted out with rainbow-coloured laces.
To stocks, and the big end of town found a bit of momentum this morning as the ASX200 climbed 0.38 per cent to 7,021. The ASX Small Ords index was up 0.65 per cent to 3,014.
WINNERS
Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Wednesday January 29:
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| Code | Name | Price | % Chg | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSC | HomeStay Care Ltd | 0.006 | +50.00% | $9.9M |
| VPR | Volt Power Group Ltd | 0.0015 | +50.00% | $13.5M |
| E2E | Eon NRG Ltd | 0.004 | +33.33% | $3.1M |
| RFR | Rafaella Resources Ltd | 0.13 | +28.57% | $9.5M |
| MSR | Manas Resources Ltd | 0.0025 | +25.00% | $6.6M |
| UUV | UUV Aquabotix Ltd | 0.0025 | +25.00% | $1.3M |
| BMG | BMG Resources Ltd | 0.005 | +25.00% | $2.9M |
| CAV | Carnavale Resources Ltd | 0.0025 | +25.00% | $3.7M |
| SER | Strategic Energy Resources Ltd | 0.005 | +25.00% | $4.8M |
| OKU | Oklo Resources Ltd | 0.2 | +21.21% | $82.6M |
| ROG | Red Sky Energy Ltd | 0.003 | +20.00% | $4.9M |
| MRQ | MRG Metals Ltd | 0.014 | +16.67% | $14.7M |
| BNL | Big Star Energy Ltd | 0.007 | +16.67% | $5.1M |
| AHL | AHAlife Holdings Ltd | 0.008 | +14.29% | $8.1M |
| ANA | Ansila Energy NL | 0.02 | +14.29% | $8.1M |
| AUT | Auteco Minerals Ltd | 0.02 | +13.33% | $17.0M |
| VAR | Variscan Mines Ltd | 0.03 | +13.33% | $7.0M |
| DW8 | Digital Wine Ventures Ltd | 0.009 | +12.50% | $10.7M |
| GNM | Great Northern Minerals Ltd | 0.009 | +12.50% | $3.1M |
| SCU | Stemcell United Ltd | 0.02 | +12.50% | $12.2M |
HomeStay Care (ASX:HSC)
The aged-care tech platform jumped at the opening bell and held its gains into midday trade, after signing a commercial deal to upgrade the tech systems at nine residential aged care facilities owned by Aged Care & Housing Group in South Australia.
The company it’s received a $500,000 purchase order for the first facility, to fit out its Essence Smart Care Call Platform that allows for improved communication between nurses and patients.
READ NOW: Tech: Homestay wins commercial deal with aged-care provider, shares up 50pc
Rafaella Resources (ASX:RFR)
The minerals explorer found demand after the company said a drilling program had revealed “excellent assay results” at its Santa Comba tungsten project in Galicia, Spain.
LOSERS
Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks at 12pm Wednesday January 29:
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| Code | Name | Price | % Chg | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCE | Carnegie Clean Energy Ltd | 0.001 | -33.33% | $11.1M |
| NXE | New Energy Minerals Ltd | 0.007 | -30.00% | $1.2M |
| ODM | Odin Metals Ltd | 0.07 | -25.00% | $11.5M |
| PCL | Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL | 0.0015 | -25.00% | $8.1M |
| MRV | Moreton Resources Ltd | 0.003 | -25.00% | $9.3M |
| SVA | Simavita Ltd | 0.02 | -20.69% | $9.6M |
| BUY | Bounty Oil & Gas NL | 0.004 | -20.00% | $3.8M |
| MRD | Mount Ridley Mines Ltd | 0.0025 | -16.67% | $6.7M |
| CE1 | Calima Energy Ltd | 0.005 | -16.67% | $10.8M |
| RXP | RXP Services Ltd | 0.47 | -16.22% | $76.5M |
| KEY | Key Petroleum Ltd | 0.006 | -14.29% | $10.3M |
| TMR | Tempus Resources Ltd | 0.22 | -14.00% | $9.1M |
| UBN | Urbanise.com Ltd | 0.06 | -13.04% | $44.2M |
| SVD | ScandiVanadium Ltd | 0.007 | -12.50% | $2.5M |
| PWN | Parkway Minerals NL | 0.007 | -12.50% | $11.8M |
| NWF | Newfield Resources Ltd | 0.14 | -12.12% | $84.3M |
| TTM | Titan Minerals Ltd | 0.15 | -11.76% | $87.5M |
Odin Metals (ASX:ODM)
The copper-zinc explorer fell by 25 per cent after markets responded negatively to its latest quarterly trading update, which included details on its zinc-zopper project in Sturgeon Lake, Canada.
