On Stockhead today, Emma Davies unlocks the secrets of Brainchip and Sprott says welcome everyone, to the battery metals Super Cycle.

It’s going to be a wild ride.

But first, the day ahead.

 

 TRADING HALTS

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

Security Matters (ASX:SMX) – Announcement by the Company in relation to the results of the SMX Shareholder and Optionholder meetings seeking to approve a merger.

Wellfully (ASX:WFL) – Capital raising.

Norwest Minerals (ASX:NWM) – Announcement concerning material exploration results.

Magnis Energy Technologies (ASX:MNS) – Announcement to the market in relation to a material transaction, the signed agreement for which was received from the counterparty over the weekend.

Tyranna Resources (ASX:TYX) – Announcement by the Company regarding its Muvero Prospect drilling results.

FYI Resources (ASX:FYI) – Announcement regarding its HPA project.

Aguia Resources (ASX:AGR) – Capital Raising.

Ingenia Communities Group (ASX:INA) – Halt requested to allow INA to review recently updated home settlement forecasts and confirm its impact on earnings guidance.

 

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1,844.84 (+0.18%)

Silver: $US21.83 (+0.53%)

Nickel (3mth): $US26,489/t (+1.32%)

Copper (3mth): $US8,987.50/t (-0.39%)

Oil (WTI): $US77.18 (+1.09%)

Oil (Brent): $US83.96 (+1.16%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US127.50/t (+0.39%)

AUD/USD: 0.6901 (+0.32%)

Bitcoin: $US24,488 (-0.24%)

 

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YESTERDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS

Here are yesterday’s best performing ASX small cap stocks:

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Code Company Price % Volume Market Cap
ECG Ecargo Hldg 0.069 97% 475,037 $21,533,750
BLG Bluglass Limited 0.076 41% 31,345,558 $72,335,792
VPR Volt Power Group 0.002 33% 84,814 $16,074,312
EX1 Exopharm Limited 0.017 21% 4,073,505 $2,200,961
NGS NGS Ltd 0.03 20% 50,000 $3,707,686
CCA Change Financial Ltd 0.065 18% 1,111,938 $28,234,876
AQI Alicanto Min Ltd 0.053 18% 1,207,483 $20,079,613
NIS Nickelsearch 0.11 17% 9,002 $5,687,510
NES Nelson Resources. 0.007 17% 2,000,000 $3,531,566
FRS Forrestaniaresources 0.15 15% 1,212,704 $7,915,869
MPG Manypeaksgoldlimited 0.38 15% 234,867 $11,303,160
ADR Adherium Ltd 0.004 14% 215,710 $17,487,534
GTG Genetic Technologies 0.004 14% 2,225,355 $40,395,804
TMZ Thomson Res Ltd 0.008 14% 6,482,166 $6,089,657
BGD Bartongoldholdings 0.24 14% 152,607 $18,110,884
KAL Kalgoorliegoldmining 0.082 14% 176,057 $5,575,291
BMR Ballymore Resources 0.165 14% 78,210 $13,966,031
CSF Catalanoseafoodltd 0.11 13% 326,777 $3,269,288
HOR Horseshoe Metals Ltd 0.034 13% 303,248 $18,958,286
BRL Bathurst Res Ltd. 1.07 13% 259,995 $180,834,992
TIP Teaminvest Private 0.45 13% 80,469 $54,202,716
DLT Delta Drone Intl Ltd 0.009 13% 40,621 $4,092,839
SUH Southern Hem Min 0.018 13% 14,123 $7,558,481
ACL Au Clinical Labs 3.31 12% 2,690,199 $597,428,684
SLM Solismineralsltd 0.145 12% 672,086 $6,048,699
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eCargo Holdings (ASX:ECG), doubled in price yesterday.

The company hasn’t said “boo” since October last year, and was wallowing around $0.0018 since September 2022 – but less than a week ago it spiked from $0.02 to $0.035 for no reason, before doubling today to $0.07.

Semiconductor developer BluGlass (ASX:BLG) has popped the champagne corks after receiving its first round of purchase orders for its 405nm and 420nm single-mode devices from “from leading laser original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the quantum and industrial segments”.

Up 44.4%.

ExoPharm (ASX:EX1) gained 25%. It’s been trying to find its feet since shedding nearly 72% of its value between 7-13 of February, ahead of announcing that it’s secured $2.1 million to keep the lights on.

 

YESTERDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS

Here are yesterday’s worst performing ASX small cap stocks:

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Code Company Price % Volume Market Cap
PRM Prominence Energy 0.001 -33% 567,662 $3,636,913
BMO Bastion Minerals 0.036 -31% 19,050,930 $7,824,064
PXX Polarx Limited 0.014 -30% 42,577,739 $27,058,938
LAW Lawfinance Ltd 0.025 -29% 200,000 $2,235,368
CCE Carnegie Cln Energy 0.0015 -25% 3,417,964 $31,285,147
MGG Mogul Games Grp Ltd 0.0015 -25% 2,760,000 $6,526,882
SW1 Swift Networks Group 0.009 -25% 1,109,742 $7,113,560
KNM Kneomedia Limited 0.007 -22% 1,574,466 $13,543,068
BME Blackmountainenergy 0.032 -20% 371,445 $2,200,000
CLE Cyclone Metals 0.002 -20% 250,000 $15,441,842
DXN DXN Limited 0.004 -20% 300,000 $8,606,574
MTL Mantle Minerals Ltd 0.002 -20% 828,656 $13,364,013
RDS Redstone Resources 0.008 -20% 433,233 $7,368,324
ARV Artemis Resources 0.0185 -20% 7,730,429 $32,002,623
AJX Alexium Int Group 0.021 -19% 623,479 $16,783,704
FXG Felix Gold Limited 0.105 -19% 22,850 $10,811,632
ADA Adacel Technologies 0.635 -18% 450,709 $59,168,789
SQX SQX Resources Ltd 0.165 -18% 1,390,246 $5,000,000
GCR Golden Cross 0.005 -17% 641,869 $6,583,537
GMN Gold Mountain Ltd 0.005 -17% 465,582 $11,818,995
ZLD Zelira Therapeutics 1 -15% 8,190 $11,300,997
NME Nex Metals Explorat 0.017 -15% 98,387 $5,576,380
CAE Cannindah Resources 0.2 -15% 554,235 $128,834,039
MHC Manhattan Corp Ltd 0.006 -14% 5,992,356 $12,282,630
MRQ Mrg Metals Limited 0.003 -14% 350,000 $6,950,715
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