On Stockhead today, Guy Le Page’s Euro potash play comes good, Capo charts the big metal performances, and it’s Fitch v iron ore history.

But first… the day ahead.

 

TRADING HALTS

The following companies went into trading halts today and are expected out in the next few days:

Equity Story Group (ASX:EQS) – announcement in relation to a material acquisition

carsales.com (ASX:CAR) – capital raising

3D Resources (ASX:DDD) – capital raising

Grand Gulf Energy (ASX:GGE) – announcement regarding test results at Jesse 1A helium well

Volt Resources Limited (ASX:VRC) – capital raising

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (ASX:EOS) – capital raising

Cyprium Metals (ASX:CYM) – capital Raising

Corella Resources (ASX:CR9) – capit… wait!  I’m getting some late mail… This one’s because there’s news about HPA test work results from Corella’s Tampu Kaolin Project.

Field Solutions Holdings (ASX:FSG) – there’s a substantial long-term customer contract announcement in the pipeline…

Medlab Clinical (ASX:MDC) –  aaaand we’re raising capital

 

MARKETS

Gold: $US1,819.10 (-0.27%)

Silver: $US20.82 (-1.50%)

Nickel (3mth): $US23,145/t (+1.15%)

Copper (3mth): $US8,400/t (+0.51%)

Lithium Carbonate, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, June 17): $US69,750/t (0.4% weekly)

Lithium Hydroxide, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, June 17): $US70,875/t (0.0% weekly)

Oil (WTI): $111.92 (+2.10%)

Oil (Brent): $US117.50(+2.09%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US131.01 (+0.06%)

AUD/USD: $US0.6908 (-0.3%)

Bitcoin: $US20,309 (-2.62%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Some cool health stocks did some cool things yesterday morn, like sign a 25-year exclusive patent and trademark licence deal with BioHorizons for the manufacture of Striate+ – a resorbable collagen membrane used in guided bone and tissue regeneration procedures.

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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 Company Price % Volume
HRL HRL Holding 0.135 65% 7,308,926
CBE Cobre 0.03 50% 536,143
EPN Epsilon Healthcare 0.03 50% 1,664,248
AYM Australia United Min 0.006 50% 214,791
CCE Carnegie Cln Energy 0.0015 50% 5,080,894
ZMM Zimi Ltd 0.11 47% 192,435
BTN Butn Limited 0.15 43% 523,993
A8G Australasian Metals 0.24 41% 737,543
PLG Pearl Gull Iron 0.054 35% 1,960,555
OCC Orthocell Limited 0.405 35% 2,523,098
CZR CZR Resources Ltd 0.016 33% 27,081,166
MEB Medibio Limited 0.002 33% 26,396,642
NTL New Talisman Gold 0.002 33% 256,469
GMR Golden Rim Resources 0.063 31% 9,518,242
BDM Burgundy D Mines Ltd 0.175 30% 65,534
4DX 4Dmedical Limited 0.46 28% 4,887,222
NOU Noumi Limited 0.185 28% 407,349
MHC Manhattan Corp Ltd 0.0075 25% 9,877,681
BDX Bcaldiagnostics 0.075 25% 478,140
1ST 1St Group Ltd 0.005 25% 1,578,804
KFE Kogi Iron Ltd 0.005 25% 15,386,843
PUA Peak Minerals Ltd 0.01 25% 2,989,356
WBE Whitebark Energy 0.0025 25% 68,580,002
HAL Halo Technologies 0.28 24% 108,782
ARR American Rare Earths 0.285 24% 6,703,406
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HRL Holdings Limited (ASX: HRL) says it’s on the happy end of an unsolicited, non-binding indicative offer from ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) to acquire 100% of the ordinary shares of HRL for $0.16 cash per share.

And lookout mum, the infant milk formula company of the hour, Bubs (ASX:BUB) continues to make hay in the sun-shiny States after sneakily getting the jump on its bigger and suddenly looking more ungainly competition, signing with the American retail giant Target.

 

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS

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

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Security Description Last % Volume
PRM Prominence Energy 0.001 -50% 27,014,279
BWX BWX Limited 0.705 -40% 8,587,499
QUE Queste Communication 0.043 -39% 10,000
NME Nex Metals Explorat 0.026 -32% 320,000
AO1 Assetowl Limited 0.0015 -25% 1,533,509
CFO Cfoam Limited 0.003 -25% 2,850,001
RR1 Reach Resources Ltd 0.003 -25% 6,657,377
BDG Black Dragon Gold 0.044 -23% 746,478
BEX Bikeexchange Ltd 0.035 -22% 976,381
TMR Tempus Resources Ltd 0.072 -20% 601,876
AVM Advance Metals Ltd 0.008 -20% 50,000
SIH Sihayo Gold Limited 0.002 -20% 4,404,372
AL8 Alderan Resource Ltd 0.013 -19% 1,647,090
PYR Payright Limited 0.07 -19% 176,110
NSM Northstaw 0.14 -18% 400,233
LAW Lawfinance Ltd 0.165 -18% 87,645
KGD Kula Gold Limited 0.019 -17% 591,266
MBX Myfoodieboxlimited 0.1 -17% 40,000
CTO Citigold Corp Ltd 0.005 -17% 584,285
RMX Red Mount Min Ltd 0.005 -17% 1,455,005
ROG Red Sky Energy. 0.005 -17% 2,788,205
WIN Widgienickellimited 0.31 -16% 1,824,317
TEM Tempest Minerals 0.078 -16% 31,074,012
LCL Los Cerros Limited 0.032 -16% 6,424,658
FIJ Fiji Kava Limited 0.033 -15% 230,438
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Meanwhile BWX (ASX:BWX), the owner of the Sukin range of beauty products, is going to need to break out the concealer, after a bruising selldown on the heels of its earnings downgrade and plans to source a further $23m from the market to add ballast to a thin balance sheet.