Rise and Shine: Everything you need to know before the ASX opens

News Peter Farquhar
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On Stockhead today, James Whelan’s seven ETFs to see you through 2023, the pros and cons of buying US stocks and who became a substantial shareholder in November?

But first, the day ahead.

 

TRADING HALTS

White Rock Minerals (ASX:WRM) – equity raise.

Bannerman Energy (ASX:BMN) – news incoming about the company’s Etango-8 Uranium Project Definitive Feasibility Study.

Way2Vat (ASX:W2V) – capital raise.

Red Mountain Mining (ASX:RMX) – capital raise and material acquisition.

Olympio Metals (ASX:OLY) – news incoming about a potential acquisition by the company.

Xantippe Resources (ASX:XTC) – capital raise.

Singular Health Group (ASX:SHG) – acquisition and a proposed capital raise.

 

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1,768 (-1.66%)

Silver: $US22.20 (-3.96%)

Nickel (3mth): $US28,750/t (+4.56%)

Copper (3mth): $US8,023.50/t (+0.23%)

Lithium Carbonate, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, NOV 16): $US80,150/t (+0.1% weekly, +127.6% year-to-date)

Lithium Hydroxide, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, NOV 16): $US79,525/t (+0.1% weekly, +171.4% year-to-date)

Oil (WTI): $US77.47 (-3.11%)

Oil (Brent): $US82.85 (-3.21%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US107.68 (+0.22%)

AUD/USD: 0.6698 (-1.35%)

Bitcoin: $US16,951 (-0.95%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Plenty of interest in Gina Rinehart jumping into the rare earths space. Just the $60m though…

 

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Also, be sure to check in preopen each day for ‘Market highlights and 5 ASX small caps to watch’, and 10.30am for our daily ‘10 at 10’ column — a live summary of winners & losers at the opening bell.

 

TODAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS

Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks:

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CODE COMPANY PRICE % TODAY VOLUME MARKET CAP
PRM Prominence Energy 0.0015 50% 3,483 $2,424,609
MRQ Mrg Metals Limited 0.004 33% 3,568,483 $5,871,176
APC Aust Potash Ltd 0.023 28% 7,931,378 $16,618,845
OAR OAR Resources Ltd 0.007 27% 2,082,857 $12,160,708
MFD Mayfield Childcr Ltd 1.215 26% 474,707 $63,026,760
IPB IPB Petroleum Ltd 0.01 25% 1,550,115 $3,650,959
DUB Dubber Corp Ltd 0.445 24% 2,593,406 $110,357,056
MMA Maronanmetalslimited 0.285 21% 512,601 $17,625,002
ARR American Rare Earths 0.24 20% 6,415,780 $88,876,160
PKD Parkd Ltd 0.024 20% 25,092 $2,004,003
TD1 Tali Digital Limited 0.003 20% 960,000 $3,543,813
LCL Los Cerros Limited 0.051 19% 12,534,109 $30,775,691
AUC Ausgold Limited 0.052 18% 7,266,083 $89,296,880
FFF Forbidden Foods 0.046 18% 264,991 $4,032,721
TOR Torque Met 0.2 18% 23,236 $10,730,392
ZEO Zeotech Limited 0.047 18% 2,332,851 $65,628,227
POL Polymetals Resources 0.245 17% 84,935 $8,648,365
TOY Toys R Us 0.035 17% 3,145,474 $25,892,600
VTI Vision Tech Inc 0.35 17% 11,053 $9,398,731
AVW Avira Resources Ltd 0.0035 17% 6,380,527 $6,401,370
DCX Discovex Res Ltd 0.0035 17% 697,250 $9,907,704
DDT DataDot Technology 0.007 17% 199,998 $7,463,217
E2M E2 Metals 0.18 16% 954,140 $30,865,510
WR1 Winsome Resources 1.275 16% 4,944,488 $153,111,223
BDT Birddog 0.185 16% 4,062 $32,738,462
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Outside of the fast-moving penny dreadfuls, Bellavista Resources (ASX:BVR) has added 17.8%, most likely a beneficiary of soaring iron ore prices, while Hawsons Iron (ASX:HIO) produced a well-timed reminder that it’s holding Letters of Intent for the offtake of up to 58 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of high-grade Hawsons Supergrade concentrate.

HIO was trading 15.5% higher at the close of play.

 

TODAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS

Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks:

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CODE COMPANY PRICE % TODAY VOLUME MARKET CAP
VIP VIP Gloves 0.004 -33% 2,038,554 $4,720,689
DUN Dundasminerals 0.2 -31% 2,919,286 $12,888,833
GFN Gefen Int 0.054 -29% 168,671 $5,175,610
DW8 DW8 Limited 0.0015 -25% 53,665,024 $6,499,370
NMR Native Mineral Res 0.13 -24% 806,162 $19,660,474
MRD Mount Ridley Mines 0.004 -20% 5,347,500 $34,682,524
PUA Peak Minerals Ltd 0.005 -17% 1,638,460 $6,248,225
AR9 Archtis Limited 0.105 -16% 1,611,881 $33,027,901
KNM Kneomedia Limited 0.016 -16% 744,938 $25,571,676
K2F K2Fly Ltd 0.165 -13% 141,032 $33,088,433
BGE Bridgesaaslimited 0.1 -13% 47,093 $3,339,141
AJQ Armour Energy Ltd 0.007 -13% 40,555 $18,655,985
AYT Austin Metals Ltd 0.007 -13% 200,050 $8,126,997
CAD Caeneus Minerals 0.0035 -13% 4,466,677 $21,382,420
GCR Golden Cross 0.007 -13% 2,039,677 $8,778,049
PXX Polarx Limited 0.007 -13% 1,843,790 $8,450,930
RIM Rimfire Pacific 0.007 -13% 350,000 $14,449,958
THR Thor Mining PLC 0.007 -13% 25,550,953 $8,823,068
BXN Bioxyne Ltd 0.021 -13% 4,450 $15,975,490
LIN Lindian Resources 0.215 -12% 3,996,142 $221,555,812
HYT Hyterra Ltd 0.022 -12% 12,171,277 $12,039,967
GSM Golden State Mining 0.048 -11% 200,000 $6,318,767
AVE Avecho Biotech Ltd 0.008 -11% 152,356 $16,540,824
GNM Great Northern 0.004 -11% 563,888 $7,690,729
MTH Mithril Resources 0.004 -11% 3,367,774 $13,231,049
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