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On Stockhead today, our new expert column “Guy on Rocks”, why iron ore is looking like one of the (very) few hot commodities right now and StockTalk: The beneficiaries of China’s economic bounce-back.
But first…
The day ahead
After yesterday’s historically bad results for NAB’s March business survey, Westpac is due to follow up with its monthly gauge of consumer confidence this morning.
There’s also a data deluge out of the US, including March data for retail sales and industrial production, which should provide further context around the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the US economy.
The following companies are in trading halts and are expected to exit in the next two trading days:
Wednesday:
Superior Lake Resources (ASX:SUP) – consolidation
Mandrake Resources (ASX:MAN) – nickel project transition
InvoCare (ASX:IVC) – capital raising
Spirit Telecom (ASX:ST1) – capital raising
Thursday:
BrainChip (ASX:BRN) – capital raising
Cobre (ASX:CBE) – exploration results
Virgin Australia (ASX:VAH) – financial assistance
Panoramic Resources (ASX:PAN) – financial and operational update
Capitol Health (ASX:CAJ) – capital raising
Threat Protect Australia (ASX:TPS) – financing facility
Predictive Discovery (ASX:PDI) – drilling results
Markets
Gold: $US1,728.93 ($2,660.31) (+0.68%)
Silver: $US15.77 (+2.45%)
Oil (WTI): $US20.70 (-7.63%)
Oil (Brent): $US30.02 (-5.36%)
Coal: $US59.62 (-2.26%)
Iron 62pc Fe: $US83.84 (+0.59%)
AUD/USD: $US0.6443 (+0.96%)
Bitcoin: $US6,874.77 (+0.60%)
What got you talking yesterday
Readers took an interest in our latest look at the copper sector, and why it could be poised to benefit in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Meanwhile, senior journalist Rachel Williamson asked the question everyone wants an answer to: How far are we from a COVID-19 vaccine, really?
These were the most tipped stocks (weekly) on Stocks in Play:
Yesterday’s winners
| Code | Company | Price | % Change | Market Cap | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T3D | 333D | 0.002 | 100.00% | $1.1M | 10.25M |
| HRR | Heron Resources | 0.053 | 96.30% | $22.7M | 1.45M |
| SHO | SportsHero | 0.023 | 91.67% | $7.6M | 2.93M |
| MAN | Mandrake Resources | 0.024 | 80.77% | $6.1M | 94.84M |
| SE1 | Sensera | 0.005 | 66.67% | $1.6M | 2.06M |
| ICG | Inca Minerals Ltd | 0.002 | 50.00% | $4.1M | 1.36M |
| MPH | Mediland Pharm | 0.15 | 50.00% | $46.9M | 13.50K |
| AGE | Alligator Energy Ltd | 0.003 | 50.00% | $4.3M | 25.00K |
| AVE | Avecho Bio | 0.006 | 50.00% | $9.5M | 24.23M |
| CDT | Castle Minerals Ltd | 0.006 | 50.00% | $1.4M | 1.02M |
| ADO | Anteo Diagnostics | 0.027 | 50.00% | $29.6M | 12.71M |
| ADV | Ardiden | 0.004 | 33.33% | $5.4M | 31.88M |
| NET | Netlinkz | 0.066 | 43.48% | $140.7M | 19.91M |
| MMJ | MMJ Phytotech | 0.13 | 41.30% | $21.2M | 2.74M |
| EMU | Emu NL | 0.024 | 41.18% | $5.1M | 561.09K |
| BLY | Boart Longyear | 0.84 | 40.00% | $52.7M | 20.07K |
| LAA | Latam Autos Ltd | 0.021 | 40.00% | $8.9M | 1.03M |
| GML | Gateway Mining Ltd | 0.014 | 40.00% | $13.4M | 2.37M |
| TNY | Tinybeans Group | 1.425 | 39.71% | $46.4M | 234.18K |
| TNR | Torian Resources Ltd | 0.011 | 37.50% | $3.0M | 3.14M |
| BXN | Bioxyne Ltd | 0.015 | 36.36% | $7.0M | 215.01K |
| SXL | Southern Cross Media | 0.175 | 34.62% | $100.0M | 54.04M |
| VRT | Virtus Health | 2.74 | 34.98% | $163.2M | 1.55M |
Yesterday’s losers
| Code | Company | Price | % Change | Market Cap | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNC | Pioneer Credit Ltd | 0.28 | -55.56% | $39.9M | 4.50M |
| LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas | 0.05 | -52.38% | $66.3M | 35.16M |
| DCN | Dacian Gold Ltd | 0.45 | -47.06% | $102.7M | 26.19M |
| KAS | Kasbah Resources | 0.014 | -44.00% | $3.4M | 29.00K |
| CLZ | Classic Minerals Ltd | 0.001 | -33.33% | $7.4M | 28.35M |
| CCE | Carnegie Clean | 0.001 | -33.33% | $11.1M | 7.90M |
| MRD | Mount Ridley Mines Ltd | 0.001 | -33.33% | $2.7M | 131.67K |
| UUV | UUV Aquabotix | 0.001 | -33.33% | $682K | 4.29M |
| VAL | Valor Resources | 0.001 | -33.33% | $1.9M | 10.50M |
| BSM | Bass Metals Ltd | 0.003 | -25.00% | $11.2M | 1.57M |
| ICI | iCandy Interactive | 0.021 | -25.00% | $9.5M | 727.95K |
| CE1 | Calima Energy | 0.003 | -25.00% | $8.6M | 2.27M |
| NUH | Nuheara | 0.014 | -22.22% | $19.5M | 3.96M |
| AWV | Anova Metals Ltd | 0.008 | -20.00% | $5.5M | 66.19K |
| SER | Strategic Energy Resources | 0.004 | -20.00% | $4.8M | 312.21K |
| MHC | Manhattan | 0.004 | -20.00% | $5.6M | 2.55M |
| FTT | Factor Therapeutics | 0.002 | -20.00% | $2.1M | 2.00M |
| ATH | Alterity Therapeutics | 0.016 | -20.00% | $18.0M | 20.00K |
| CML | Chase Mining | 0.009 | -18.18% | $2.3M | 238.10K |
| KEY | Key Petroleum Ltd | 0.003 | -16.67% | $5.1M | 472.20K |
| GNM | Great Northern Minerals | 0.005 | -16.67% | $2.6M | 900.75K |
| RXH | Rewardle Holdings Ltd | 0.005 | -16.67% | $3.2M | 906.76K |
| NTL | New Talisman Gold | 0.005 | -16.67% | $16.2M | 550.00K |
