On Stockhead today, a cuddly graphite project going cheap, steel on the move in China and space diamonds are coming to save our tools

But first, the day ahead.

Local shares are set to open much lower today. At 8am AEST, the ASX 200 September futures contract is pointing down by more than 2%.

Trading halts

Atlas Arteria (ASX:ALX) – ALX is plotting a capital raise by way of an accelerated entitlement offer, which sounds like a drag race into the side of a pile of cash

Dotz Nano (ASX:DTZ) – Proposed placement with a US-based institutional fund, which sounds like a work experience gig, but it’s not

TechGen Metals (ASX:TG1) – Capital raise

Lithium Energy (ASX:LEL) – Capital raise

Whitebark Energy (ASX:WBE) – Capital raise

Aspen Group (ASX:APZ) – Equity raise by way of an institutional placement, which is a very polite way of saying you’re putting your mother in a home and spending the inheritance.

 

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1,701.85 (-1.29%)

Silver: $US19.32 (-2.29%)

Nickel (3mth): $US24,100/t (-1.94%)

Copper (3mth): $US7,830/t (-1.58%)

Lithium Carbonate, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, Aug 17): $US71,200/t (+90.2% year-to-date)

Lithium Hydroxide, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, Aug 17): $US71,775/t (+127.4% year-to-date)

Oil (WTI): $US87.60 (-0.20%)

Oil (Brent): $US93.30 (-0.75%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US101.43 (+0.02%)

AUD/USD: 0.6729 (-0.5%)

Bitcoin: $US20,239 (-9.40%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Our Lunch Wrap, filled with hilarious commentary on the logistics behind what is essentially the Political Society Event of the Century, as the world prepares for The Queen’s final farewell.

 

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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 BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS

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

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Critical Resources (ASX:CRR), finished the day 30% higher because of “thick, high-grade intercepts, with sections of exceptionally high-grade lithium oxide” at Mavis Lake.

Dalaroo Minerals (ASX:DAL) gained 19% and added several more lead-zinc sulphide intersections during its first drill program at Browns in Gascoyne.

 

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS

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

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