On Stockhead today, the microcaps, commodities and BNPLS that won March, a crypto legend rises again, and Guy Le Page says not today, Rona.

But first, the day ahead.

 

WHO’S LISTING?

MICROBA LIFE SCIENCES (ASX:MAP)

IPO: $30m at $0.45

Listing: 10:30am AEST

Microba has developed a technology for measuring the human gut microbiome.

It’s focused on delivering gut microbiome testing services globally to consumers, clinicians, and researchers; and driving the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for major chronic diseases.

 

TRADING HALTS

The following companies are in trading halts and are expected out in the coming days:

BPM Minerals (ASX:BPM) – capital raising

Sovereign Metals (ASX:SVM) – updated Mineral Resource Estimate at Kasiya rutile-graphite project

LawFinance (ASX:LAW) – capital raising

Payright (ASX:PYR) – capital raising

RPM Automotive Group (ASX:RPM) – two acquisitions

PVW Resources ASX:PVW) – capital raising

GTI Resources (ASX:GTR) – material acquisition, capital raising

Centrex (ASX:CXM) – capital raising

Energy NL (ASX:NWE) – capital raising

Orcoda (ASX:ODA) – capital raising

 

MARKETS (updated at 8am AEDT)

Gold: $US1,926.89 (+0.13%)

Silver: $US24.70 (+0.38%)

Oil (WTI): $US98.55 (-0.71%)

Oil (Brent): $US103.25 (-1.09%)

Aust Coking Coal (steelmaking): $599.30/t (-1.3%)

Newcastle Coal (thermal): $325.00/t (0.00%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US154 (+0.65%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7516 (+0.25%)

Bitcoin: $US45,860 (-1.2%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

 

… and +3,000% since January 2021. That’s like turning an initial $5,000 investment into $150,000, or something.

Madness.

It was actually a good day for lithium stocks in general.

 

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YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS

(Stocks highlighted in yellow rose after making announcements during the trading day).

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Code Description Price % Volume
TEE TopEnd Energy 0.355 77.5% 1,434,229
GED Golden Deeps 0.023 76.9% 253,716,165
ICN Icon Energy Limited 0.024 60.0% 7,051,042
PUR Pursuit Minerals 0.041 46.4% 56,421,201
CMX Chemxmaterials 0.3 36.4% 2,204,059
MRR Minrex Resources Ltd 0.088 33.3% 44,723,932
AVW Avira Resources Ltd 0.008 33.3% 161,614,031
NTL New Talisman Gold 0.002 33.3% 4,022,215
AZL Arizona Lithium Ltd 0.24 33.3% 95,247,823
SYA Sayona Mining Ltd 0.33 32.0% 165,837,477
LSR Lodestar Minerals 0.018 28.6% 79,431,558
LRS Latin Resources Ltd 0.185 27.6% 129,271,828
DRE Dreadnought Resources 0.049 25.6% 71,473,799
OXX Octanex Ltd 0.03 25.0% 316,173
WML Woomera Mining Ltd 0.025 25.0% 34,540,077
ARO Astro Resources NL 0.005 25.0% 516,418
EM1 Emerge Gaming Ltd 0.02 25.0% 9,004,103
PUA Peak Minerals Ltd 0.02 25.0% 33,577,435
QXR Qx Resources Limited 0.09 25.0% 35,479,217
BMM Balkanminingandmin 0.36 24.1% 87,769
CZL Cons Zinc Ltd 0.047 23.7% 11,822,663
GFN Gefen Int 0.395 23.4% 55,998
1AG Alterra Limited 0.027 22.7% 285,249
ENT Enterprise Metals 0.022 22.2% 12,515,320
LRV Larvottoresources 0.275 22.2% 1,853,728
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Oil, gas and helium stock Top End Energy (ASX:TEE) soared on debut. The Queensland and NT focussed explorer raised $6.4m at 20c per share.

Golden Deeps (ASX:GED)  pulled up “exceptional” copper-vanadium drilling intercepts in Namibia, including +50m at 3.6% copper equivalent.

And lithium favourite Sayona (ASX:SYA) gained after positive results from battery testing “reaffirm the high quality of Authier [project] spodumene”.

Product samples matched and performed equally as well as benchmark lithium hydroxide samples in commercial performance tests, SYA says.

 

TODAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS

(Stocks highlighted in yellow rose after making announcements during the trading day).

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Code Company Price % Volume
AJQ Armour Energy Ltd 0.01 -37.5% 69,174,207
TEM Tempest Minerals 0.13 -27.8% 85,458,310
YPB YPB Group Ltd 0.0015 -25.0% 2,104,836
BRX Belararoxlimited 0.83 -24.5% 741,812
AIZ Air New Zealand 0.89 -22.6% 16,430,698
ROC Rocketboots 0.12 -20.0% 54,000
GGX Gas2Grid Limited 0.002 -20.0% 4,130,000
IMR Imricor Med Sys 0.55 -19.7% 58,355
BWF Blackwall Limited 0.745 -17.2% 112,997
AO1 Assetowl Limited 0.0025 -16.7% 7,715,000
KEY KEY Petroleum 0.0025 -16.7% 5,307,379
PCL Pancontinental Energ 0.005 -16.7% 27,021,179
OVN Oventus Medical Ltd 0.036 -14.3% 772,027
FEG Far East Gold 0.24 -14.3% 661,500
SPX Spenda Limited 0.02 -13.0% 12,962,818
CGA Contango Asset 0.68 -12.8% 555,000
ESK Etherstack PLC 0.375 -12.8% 182,848
RFR Rafaella Resources 0.041 -12.8% 1,482,551
ADX ADX Energy Ltd 0.007 -12.5% 940,690
CZR CZR Resources Ltd 0.007 -12.5% 1,932,782
KFE Kogi Iron Ltd 0.007 -12.5% 8,075,591
RR1 Reach Resources Ltd 0.007 -12.5% 9,391,635
DMM Dmcmininglimited 0.175 -12.5% 932,428
GCR Golden Cross 0.18 -12.2% 45,833
GLE GLG Corp Ltd 0.26 -11.9% 11,306
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