On Stockhead today, now there’s only a bloody sunflower oil shortage, and how to Build Your Own Rare Earths Portfolio.
But first, the day ahead.
Today, Commonwealth Bank’s Household Spending Intentions index for May is issued alongside the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Household Spending Indicator (April) and Total Value of Dwellings report for the March quarter.
Also on Tuesday, NAB issues its May business survey featuring updates on confidence and conditions.
“Business conditions hit a 10-month high in April, but confidence dipped ahead of the federal election,” CommSec says.
“Business also reported record labour and purchase costs in April with price pressures in focus.”
WHO’S SCHEDULED TO LIST ON THE ASX?
Listing: 11am AEST
Raised: $4.7m at 20c per share
The explorer has four projects across the NT — ‘Allamber’ (uranium and copper), ‘Shoobridge’ (uranium and gold), ‘Woolgni’ (gold) and ‘Mt Davis’ (copper and gold).
KNG also has the ‘Lake Johnston’ nickel and cobalt project in WA, 36km from the Emily Ann and Maggie Hays nickel deposits and Lake Johnston concentrator owned by Poseidon Nickel (ASX:POS).
TRADING HALTS
The following companies are in trading halts and are expected resume trading in the coming days.
Orion Minerals Ltd (ASX:ORN) – capital raising
Medallion Metals (ASX:MM8) – mineral resource update for the Ravensthorpe gold project
92 Energy (ASX:92E) – capital raising
Tesoro Resources (ASX:TSO) – capital raising
MARKETS
Gold: $US1,864.00 (-6.8%)
Silver: $US21.625 (-0.24%)
Nickel (3mth): $US29,481/t (+3.26%)
Copper (3mth): $US9,699/t (+2.33%)
Lithium Carbonate, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, June 8): $US69,750/t (0.4% weekly)
Lithium Hydroxide, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, June 8): $US70,875/t (0.0% weekly)
Oil (WTI): $118.7 (-1.99%)
Oil (Brent): $US120.01 (-1.97%)
Iron 62pc Fe: $US141.50 (-3.50%)
AUD/USD: $US0.70278 (-0.2%)
Bitcoin: $US25,367.26 (-13.08%)
WHAT GOT YOU TALKING OVER THE WEKEND?
Is Celsius about to become the next Luna?
Crypto bank Celsius Network has paused withdrawals, swaps, and transfers between accounts in a move that sparked a 60% tumble in the firm’s token to as low as 15.5 cents.
Celsius allowed users to deposit their Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether and receive weekly interest payments. Celsius says 1.7 million people (used to) call “Celsius their home for crypto.”
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LAST WEEK’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS
Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks for June 5 – June 10:
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Code | Company | Price | % | Volume |
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CCE | Carnegie Cln Energy | 0.002 | 100% | 2,543,789 |
ANL | Amani Gold Ltd | 0.0015 | 50% | 2,337,462 |
PLG | Pearlgullironlimited | 0.05 | 39% | 8,214,784 |
ARO | Astro Resources NL | 0.004 | 33% | 3,840,935 |
ZMM | Zimi Ltd | 0.13 | 30% | 135,804 |
MGG | Mogul Games Grp Ltd | 0.0025 | 25% | 6,931,116 |
VPR | Volt Power Group | 0.0025 | 25% | 2,000,000 |
SGQ | St George Min Ltd | 0.042 | 24% | 5,883,040 |
ILA | Island Pharma | 0.185 | 23% | 48,549 |
AHN | Athena Resources | 0.029 | 21% | 97,641,465 |
MOZ | Mosaic Brands Ltd | 0.24 | 20% | 2,964,318 |
AXP | AXP Energy Ltd | 0.006 | 20% | 11,241,133 |
CT1 | Constellation Tech | 0.007 | 17% | 998,004 |
GTG | Genetic Technologies | 0.0035 | 17% | 529,622 |
SPA | Spacetalk Ltd | 0.064 | 16% | 266,693 |
1AG | Alterra Limited | 0.015 | 15% | 593,542 |
SXG | Southern Cross Gold | 0.575 | 15% | 3,583,893 |
ADR | Adherium Ltd | 0.008 | 14% | 1,059,485 |
ADS | Adslot Ltd. | 0.016 | 14% | 142,405 |
DDT | DataDot Technology | 0.008 | 14% | 106,880 |
JTL | Jayex Technology Ltd | 0.008 | 14% | 102,563 |
GLA | Gladiator Resources | 0.025 | 14% | 4,455,715 |
NOR | Norwood Systems Ltd. | 0.017 | 13% | 361,210 |
RAC | Race Oncology Ltd | 1.905 | 13% | 502,071 |
RMY | RMA Global | 0.135 | 13% | 39,991 |
Tiny iron ore explorer Pearl Gull Iron (ASX:PLG) was up ~130% on no official news, driven by some outsized gains – on outsized volumes — over the last two days of the week.
PLG said ‘we don’t know why this is happening’ in response to a speeding ticket delivered from the ASX.
However, there is a resource due out this quarter on the flagship Cockatoo Island ‘Switch Pit’, where the company has been drilling into thick, high grade iron ore like ~57m grading 68.9% fe from ~80m.
LAST WEEK’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS
Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks for June 5 – June 10:
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Code | Company | Last | % | Volume |
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ROC | Rocketboots | 0.1 | -41% | 3,162,052 |
FTC | Fintech Chain Ltd | 0.019 | -27% | 143,951 |
BBX | BBX Minerals Ltd | 0.12 | -23% | 142,332 |
1ST | 1St Group Ltd | 0.007 | -22% | 3,304,085 |
BPP | Babylon Pump & Power | 0.007 | -22% | 2,276,678 |
DTR | Dateline Resources | 0.115 | -22% | 2,463,555 |
ACU | Acumentis Group Ltd | 0.1 | -20% | 656,069 |
GLV | Global Oil & Gas | 0.004 | -20% | 25,729,138 |
SIH | Sihayo Gold Limited | 0.002 | -20% | 20,007,073 |
ODM | Odin Metals Limited | 0.017 | -19% | 1,669,479 |
WNR | Wingara Ag Ltd | 0.045 | -18% | 43,710 |
SER | Strategic Energy | 0.025 | -17% | 10,000 |
WRK | Wrkr Ltd | 0.016 | -16% | 296,417 |
CDT | Castle Minerals | 0.027 | -16% | 5,840,308 |
HMG | Hamelingoldlimited | 0.11 | -15% | 287,674 |
IGN | Ignite Ltd | 0.11 | -15% | 38,770 |
LNU | Linius Tech Limited | 0.0055 | -15% | 4,247,089 |
NAG | Nagambie Resources | 0.045 | -15% | 39,662 |
OPL | Opyl Limited | 0.051 | -15% | 84,607 |
BEX | Bikeexchange Ltd | 0.017 | -15% | 537,959 |
SUH | Southern Hem Min | 0.017 | -15% | 350,390 |
SMS | Starmineralslimited | 0.115 | -15% | 265,000 |
ARN | Aldoro Resources | 0.175 | -15% | 625,748 |
SOM | SomnoMed Limited | 1.24 | -14% | 14,406 |
RLC | Reedy Lagoon Corp. | 0.018 | -14% | 2,204,233 |