Good morning everyone, and welcome to Yet Another Thursday, the latest in a very long line of Thursdays poised to bring you all the Thursday goodness you could possibly wish for, or handle.
After a crackerjack post-inflation data win for the ASX yesterday, I get the feeling that local investors are hoping for the Good Times to continue – but before we all start looking for the next Big Thing to plumpen our portfolios, there’s a few things you’re going to want to know.
Top of that list is a solid story about gas from Jessica Cummins, with a look into the crystal ball and a glimpse of what’s on the cards for the $2.1 billion Aussie hydrogen industry.
Meanwhile, Nadine McGrath has the good oil on zinc, the mineral most likely to be spread on your nose next summer.
Christian Edwards has a look at Amazon’s upcoming bats..t earnings call, and Guy Le Page has a very cheap gold explorer he thinks you should know about.
If you’re in a hurry, however, and just need the basics, you’ll find all the digits and details below to get your day started.
COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES
Gold: $US1970.90 (+0.32%)
Silver: $US24.90 (+0.84%)
Nickel (3mth): $US21,570/t (-3.92%)
Copper (3mth): $US8,604/t (-0.80%)
Oil (WTI): $US78.92 (-0.89%)
Oil (Brent): $US82.79 (-1.01%)
Iron 62pc Fe: $US112.89/t (+0.15%)
AUD/USD: 0.6759 (+0.1%)
Bitcoin: $US29,481 (+0.77%)
YESTERDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS
Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks:
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| Code | Company | Price | % | Volume | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3D | R3D Resources Ltd | 0.04 | 60% | 441,200 | $2,950,759 |
| XTC | Xantippe Res Ltd | 0.0015 | 50% | 3,634,514 | $11,480,100 |
| RGS | Regeneus Ltd | 0.011 | 38% | 1,781,611 | $2,451,495 |
| ADS | Adslot Ltd. | 0.004 | 33% | 5,265,941 | $9,799,851 |
| DDT | DataDot Technology | 0.004 | 33% | 1,351,192 | $3,632,858 |
| ROG | Red Sky Energy. | 0.004 | 33% | 372,130 | $15,906,682 |
| PAC | Pacific Grp Ltd | 10.31 | 32% | 656,123 | $402,275,125 |
| TTT | Titomic Limited | 0.0155 | 29% | 7,584,807 | $10,363,373 |
| OJC | The Original Juice | 0.105 | 27% | 496,131 | $20,301,036 |
| AJQ | Armour Energy Ltd | 0.0025 | 25% | 64 | $9,842,684 |
| RBL | Redbubble Limited | 0.59 | 22% | 1,328,912 | $134,694,308 |
| ICG | Inca Minerals Ltd | 0.04 | 21% | 342,150 | $16,005,329 |
| MOH | Moho Resources | 0.012 | 20% | 300,000 | $2,595,778 |
| ASM | Ausstratmaterials | 1.4 | 19% | 1,580,902 | $196,712,168 |
| G50 | Gold50Limited | 0.225 | 18% | 4,742,731 | $10,819,170 |
| AEI | Aeris Environmental | 0.027 | 17% | 55,185 | $5,649,825 |
| AUR | Auris Minerals Ltd | 0.014 | 17% | 1,047,428 | $5,719,511 |
| CXU | Cauldron Energy Ltd | 0.007 | 17% | 1,044,582 | $5,589,412 |
| DOU | Douugh Limited | 0.007 | 17% | 278,585 | $5,903,390 |
| OPN | Oppenneg | 0.007 | 17% | 640,000 | $6,700,078 |
| YPB | YPB Group Ltd | 0.0035 | 17% | 812,000 | $2,230,384 |
| VBS | Vectus Biosystems | 0.5 | 16% | 4,607 | $22,871,493 |
| C1X | Cosmosexploration | 0.43 | 16% | 422,912 | $16,455,750 |
| PEC | Perpetual Res Ltd | 0.022 | 16% | 9,074,885 | $10,364,195 |
| CUF | Cufe Ltd | 0.015 | 15% | 125,000 | $12,559,461 |
Standouts:
- Xantippe Resources (ASX:XTC): +67% > Big gainz, but no fresh news for the WA (Southern Cross) focused precious metals explorer. The other day, though, it announced some capital raising to fund strategic growth.
- AD1 Holdings (ASX:AD1): +40% > The recruitment tech and utilities-software-billing firm announced strong quarterly financial/activities results.
- Melodiol Global Health (ASX:ME1): 20% > The Aussie cannabis company’s wholly owned subsidiary Mernova Medicinal has made strong progress on the EU GMP licence process to fast-track cannabis exports to Australia and Europe. And for some reason, we’re craving pizza.
- BirdDog Technology (ASX:BDT) +17% > The global video tech company reports not-too-bad quarterly results, with customer cash receipts of A$7.5 million, +3.6% quarter-on-quarter (-7.5% versus pcp).
- Oneview Healthcare (ASX:ONE): +15% > The healthtech software solutions outfit has just delivered a positive cash flow report. Which is nice.
YESTERDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS
Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks:
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| Code | Company | Price | % | Volume | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJQ | Armour Energy Ltd | 0.002 | -33% | 1,411,212 | $14,764,026 |
| VPR | Volt Power Group | 0.001 | -33% | 299,998 | $16,074,312 |
| CLE | Cyclone Metals | 0.0015 | -25% | 4,187,327 | $20,529,010 |
| DDT | DataDot Technology | 0.003 | -25% | 89,259 | $4,843,811 |
| MCT | Metalicity Limited | 0.0015 | -25% | 50,246 | $7,472,172 |
| TNY | Tinybeans Group Ltd | 0.16 | -22% | 215 | $15,901,037 |
| PVE | Po Valley Energy Ltd | 0.05 | -21% | 1,441,993 | $73,014,582 |
| ADR | Adherium Ltd | 0.004 | -20% | 10,119,830 | $24,997,042 |
| GTG | Genetic Technologies | 0.002 | -20% | 1,961,659 | $28,854,145 |
| SGC | Sacgasco Ltd | 0.0065 | -19% | 34,005,636 | $6,188,662 |
| KOB | Kobaresourceslimited | 0.145 | -17% | 43,639 | $18,447,917 |
| IMI | Infinitymining | 0.125 | -17% | 163,133 | $11,471,748 |
| MOH | Moho Resources | 0.01 | -17% | 1,352,553 | $3,114,933 |
| NAE | New Age Exploration | 0.005 | -17% | 1,873,201 | $8,615,393 |
| DTZ | Dotz Nano Ltd | 0.205 | -16% | 690,935 | $114,224,541 |
| ADO | Anteotech Ltd | 0.033 | -15% | 7,667,949 | $79,947,603 |
| TOY | Toys R Us | 0.011 | -15% | 311,495 | $11,220,127 |
| EPM | Eclipse Metals | 0.017 | -15% | 2,573,565 | $40,561,196 |
| AMA | AMA Group Limited | 0.1275 | -15% | 4,621,828 | $160,960,533 |
| FAU | First Au Ltd | 0.003 | -14% | 7,401,666 | $5,081,976 |
| HOR | Horseshoe Metals Ltd | 0.012 | -14% | 455,467 | $9,008,701 |
| OPN | Oppenneg | 0.006 | -14% | 3,363,410 | $7,816,757 |
| TIG | Tigers Realm Coal | 0.006 | -14% | 6,162,685 | $91,466,917 |
| SPL | Starpharma Holdings | 0.31 | -14% | 1,118,808 | $147,777,508 |
| GBZ | GBM Rsources Ltd | 0.02 | -13% | 1,145,403 | $14,167,107 |
TRADING HALTS
Kalamazoo Resources (ASX:KZR) – Capital raising.
Austal (ASX:ASB) – Amid the aftermath of a disappointing financial result regarding specification and cost-inflation pressures related to its US operations, the Aussie shipbuilder and global defence contractor has requested an end to its trading halt.