On Stockhead today, why you should always wait for the lab assay, could a recession end the EV party, and are biotech IPOs going cheap?

But first, the day ahead.

 

TRADING HALTS

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

Findi (ASX:FND) – material agreement

NeuRizer (ASX:NRZ) – capital raise

Pantoro (ASX:PNR) – capital raise

Galan Lithium (ASX:GLN) – resource upgrade

 

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1,638.80 (+0.62%)

Silver: $US18.74 (+1.59%)

Nickel (3mth): $US21,945/t (+0.32%)

Copper (3mth): $US7,683.50/t (-0.46%)

Lithium Carbonate, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, OCT 19): $US72,875/t (+111.6% year-to-date)

Lithium Hydroxide, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, OCT 19): $US71,900/t (+151.9% year-to-date)

Oil (WTI): $US87.15 (+1.89%)

Oil (Brent): $US93.51 (+1.29%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US96.00 (+1.05%)

AUD/USD: 0.63009 (+0.61%)

Bitcoin: $US19,220 (+0.08%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the October 19, 1987 crash, which saw US markets fall more than 20% in a single day. This veteran’s recollection is definitely worth a read.

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Also, be sure to check in preopen each day for ‘Market highlights and 5 ASX small caps to watch’, and 10.30am for our daily ‘10 at 10’ column — a live summary of winners & losers at the opening bell.

 

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
PPL Pureprofile Ltd 0.037 42% 2,653,035 $28,782,590
AO1 Assetowl Limited 0.002 33% 7,000,000 $2,358,195
RR1 Reach Resources Ltd 0.006 33% 3,896,323 $8,595,228
ROG Red Sky Energy. 0.0065 30% 58,888,689 $26,511,136
MRL Mayur Resources Ltd 0.16 28% 458,173 $30,242,189
DEL Delorean Corporation 0.11 26% 3,289,335 $18,767,720
LPDR Lepidico Ltd 0.0025 25% 9,906,665 $1,301,438
R3D R3D Resources Ltd 0.099 24% 371,746 $8,730,009
IMB Intelligent Monitor 0.092 23% 10,000 $9,802,522
NES Nelson Resources. 0.012 20% 1,234,785 $2,942,972
AS2 Askarimetalslimited 0.465 18% 2,073,929 $17,964,253
CMD Cassius Mining Ltd 0.035 17% 20,453 $12,112,227
JAT Jatcorp Limited 0.014 17% 35,111,322 $29,975,422
JTL Jayex Technology Ltd 0.007 17% 33,780 $1,495,371
TI1 Tombador Iron 0.028 17% 1,886,101 $51,287,577
RRR Revolverresources 0.3 15% 388,578 $25,574,366
ICN Icon Energy Limited 0.015 15% 500,000 $9,984,178
MXC Mgc Pharmaceuticals 0.015 15% 958,165 $37,058,415
M8S M8 Sustainable 0.008 14% 392,989 $3,436,359
AKN Auking Mining Ltd 0.12 14% 2,073,418 $10,465,834
BTN Butn Limited 0.17 13% 92,505 $11,755,334
TOU Tlou Energy Ltd 0.026 13% 727,540 $13,804,722
CBL Control Bionics 0.175 13% 18,385 $7,801,290
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Novonix (ASX:NVX), Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR) and Piedmont (ASX:PLL) were among 20 battery-focused companies to receive a share of $US2.8bn of funding from the US Government.

Data and insights company Pureprofile (ASX:PPL) rose after an upbeat quarterly update.

Pureprofile delivered $12m in record quarterly revenue for investors. EBITDA was $1m for the quarter, which was ahead of the company’s expectations.

Askari Minerals (ASX:AS2) inked an agreement with $US1bn Chinese company Zhejiang Kanglongda to develop AS2’s lithium assets in WA and the NT.

Small copper play R3D Resources (ASX:R3D) has appointed current board member and major investor Jihad Malaeb as chairman, who will also provide a $500,000 unsecured loan to the company “on attractive terms”.

 

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
NTM Nt Minerals Limited 0.01 -44% 16,058,520 $11,410,213
WWG Wisewaygroupltd 0.055 -35% 19,514 $14,219,979
KP2 Kore Potash PLC 0.011 -35% 14,580,048 $11,623,964
ANL Amani Gold Ltd 0.001 -33% 856,634 $35,540,162
AQX Alice Queen Ltd 0.002 -33% 200,000 $6,600,750
YPB YPB Group Ltd 0.004 -27% 16,422,627 $2,236,004
RBL Redbubble Limited 0.525 -27% 3,757,568 $199,958,561
WBE Whitebark Energy 0.0015 -25% 374,000 $12,929,772
LRV Larvottoresources 0.195 -24% 1,816,145 $10,590,788
CAV Carnavale Resources 0.005 -23% 1,200,415 $17,768,086
A1G African Gold Ltd. 0.065 -23% 461,739 $10,030,468
AMS Atomos 0.105 -20% 3,165,656 $29,310,386
CLE Cyclone Metals 0.002 -20% 46,837,879 $15,291,842
GLV Global Oil & Gas 0.002 -20% 274,000 $4,683,387
TSC Twenty Seven Co. Ltd 0.002 -20% 12,146,667 $13,304,070
RAD Radiopharm 0.13 -18% 3,301,075 $20,716,206
BBX BBX Minerals Ltd 0.05 -17% 237,962 $29,203,289
MKL Mighty Kingdom Ltd 0.03 -17% 264,668 $5,549,141
W2V Way2Vatltd 0.025 -17% 67,495 $5,335,326
POD Podium Minerals 0.13 -16% 591,888 $52,166,633
TNG TNG Limited 0.075 -16% 6,137,018 $123,569,222
AJL AJ Lucas Group 0.082 -15% 7,623,702 $133,445,774
BGE Bridgesaaslimited 0.11 -15% 128,600 $3,774,681
TG1 Techgen Metals Ltd 0.11 -15% 101,892 $7,117,364
BFC Beston Global Ltd 0.039 -15% 5,857,914 $39,940,938
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