On Stockhead today, Guy and Greta get in together on uranium, what’s Sprott holding on the ASX right now, and the 2022 Chalmers Budget small cap winners…maybe.

But first, the day ahead.

The Aussie Bureau of Stats (ABS) issues data on import/export prices for the September quarter, as well as detailed labour force data. The RBA also issues its Annual Report.

In China, data on industrial profits is scheduled for release.

 

TRADING HALTS

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

Venus Metals (ASX:VMC) – capital raising

Strickland Metals (ASX:STK) – placement of SPP shortfall

Ballymore Resources (ASX:BMR) – capital raising

 

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1,670.67 (+1.15%)

Silver: $US19.62 (+1.45%)

Nickel (3mth): $US22,322/t (+0.33%)

Copper (3mth): $US7,523/t (-0.44%)

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): $US85.45 (+0.14%)

Oil (Brent): $US93.71 (+0.25%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US94.00 (-1.57%)

AUD/USD: 0.64758 (+1.47%)

Bitcoin: $US20,684.50 (+2.46%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Yesterday, the share price of junior explorer WA1 Resources (ASX:WA1) jumped a barely believable 420%.

We haven’t seen a one day leap like that since the heady ‘stay at home and gamble on the market because COVID’ days of 2020.

 

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YESTERDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS

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WA1 Resources (ASX:WA1) says it has discovered a niobium-rare earths mineralised system in maiden drilling at the West Arunta project.

Paul Wiltshire, CEO of Songtradr has now become a substantial shareholder in Jaxsta (ASX:JXT), the world’s largest dedicated database of official music credits.

K1 Investment Management is offering to buy ELMO Software (ASX:ELO) for $4.85 cash per share – a 100.4% premium to the last trading price of ELMO shares on 12 October 2022.

YESTERDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS

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