On Stockhead today, the IPO that rose 843pc in 2022, the big data drops coming this week, and our pet day trader wins on Rates Day.

But first, the day ahead.

 

TRADING HALTS

The following stocks went into trading halts Friday and are expected out in the coming days:

Lefroy Exploration (ASX:LEX) – capital raise

Mincor Resources (ASX:MCR) – capital raise

Coppermoly (ASX:COY) – material corporate transaction

Provaris Energy (ASX:PV1) – vessel classification approval status for its proprietary compressed hydrogen carrier

Marquee Resources (ASX:MQR) – assay results from Kibby Basin lithium project

 

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1,787.11 (+0.44%)

Silver: $US23.43 (+1.57%)

Nickel (3mth): $US29,2725/t (-5.46%)

Copper (3mth): $US8,543.00/t (+1.02%)

Lithium Carbonate, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, DEC 7): $US81,375/t (+0.0% weekly, +127.6% year-to-date)

Lithium Hydroxide, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, DEC 7): $US80,725/t (+0.0% weekly, +171.4% year-to-date)

Oil (WTI): $US71.02 (-0.62%)

Oil (Brent): $US76.70 (+0.72%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US111.50 (+1.36%)

AUD/USD: 0.6792 (+0.25%)

Bitcoin: $US17,170 (+0.37%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING OVER THE WEEKEND?

Barry Fitz likes small companies with big assets.

 

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ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS:

Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks for December 5 to 9

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Sarytogan (ASX:SGA) has hit “breakthrough” 99.87% graphite purity in met test work for the Sarytogan graphite deposit in Central Kazakhstan.

The graphite purities achieved are a significant step towards battery anode specification, managing director Sean Gregory says.

Visioneering Tech (ASX:VTI) reached 100% enrolment in its international randomised controlled clinical trial studying its NaturalVue Multifocal Contact Lenses in myopia progression control.

The company expects to have interim 1-year data from the PROTECT Clinical Study in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Codrus Minerals (ASX:CDR) confirmed “exceptionally high grades” from soil samples at the Karloning REE-niobium project in WA, including 2.85% dysprosium oxide, 6.41% niobium and 18.60% tantalum.

 

ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS:

Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks for December 5 to 9:

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