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But first…

 

The week ahead

This week’s most important economic data is jobs data due on Thursday.

This includes the unemployment rate for April, which is expected to rise from 5.2 per cent to 8.2 per cent, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists.

Also this week look out for NAB Business confidence on Tuesday and Westpac consumer confidence on Wednesday.

The following companies are in trading halts and are expected to exit in the next two trading days:

Monday:

Scorpion Minerals (ASX:SCN) – capital raising
RhinoMed (ASX:RNO) – capital raising
TNT Mines (ASX:TNT) – acquisition of uranium project
Exore Resources (ASX:ERX) – parting with minority interests
Sacgasco (ASX:SGC) – capital raising
ArchTIS (ASX:AR9) – capital raising
MGC Pharmaceuticals (ASX:MXC) – distribution agreement
Cellmid (ASX:CDY) – media article response

Tuesday:

Keytone Dairy (ASX:KTD) – capital raising
Skin Elements (ASX:SKN) – lab results
NTM Gold (ASX:NTM) – mineral resource estimate
Golden Deeps (ASX:GED) – capital raising
PharmAust (ASX:PAA) – clinical trial results
THC Group (ASX:THC) – acquisition
Eclipse Minerals (ASX:EPM) – capital raising

 

Markets

Gold: $US1,700.65 ($2,602.37) (-0.99%)

Silver: $US15.45 (-0.32%)

Oil (WTI): $US24.74 (+5.05%)

Oil (Brent): $US30.97 (+5.13%)

Coal: $US54.23 (+0.00%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US86.84 (+1.06%)

AUD/USD: $US0.6535 (+0.05%)

Bitcoin: $US8,723.81(-9.77%)

 

What got you talking last week

On Twitter, gold continued to be popular, particularly on Thursday when a number of Africa-focused small caps had news, including Tietto Minerals (ASX:TIE) which unveiled more high-grade gold.

In non-resources, one popular story was about AssetOwl (ASX:AO1), which provides virtual real estate inspections. While physical inspections are allowed again, this company thinks its tech is here to stay.

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Also, be sure to check in at 10.20am each morning for our daily 10 at 10 column — a live summary of winners & losers at the opening bell.

These were the most tipped stocks (weekly) on Stocks in Play:

Last week’s winners

CODE NAME RETURN % PRICE THIS FRIDAY [INTRADAY] MARKET CAP
GES GENESIS RESOURCES LTD 129 0.016 12.53M
AGS ALLIANCE RESOURCES 122 0.110 30.8m
GED GOLDEN DEEPS LTD 120 0.011 3.09M
GTE GREAT WESTERN EXPLORATION LT 100 0.002 2.51M
GGE GRAND GULF ENERGY LTD 100 0.006 2.30M
VMG VDM GROUP LTD 100 0.002 13.86M
IPT IMPACT MINERALS LTD 87 0.015 23.33M
GIB GIBB RIVER DIAMONDS LTD 80 0.045 8.06M
GTR GTI RESOURCES LTD 77 0.023 10.69M
HCD HYDROCARBON DYNAMICS LTD 75 0.028 9.66M
AXE ARCHER MATERIALS LTD 73 0.320 67.97M
NVU NANOVEU LTD 71 0.084 11.13M
TAR TARUGA MINERALS LTD 67 0.015 4.87M
E2M E2 METALS LTD 67 0.150 13.78M
AGE ALLIGATOR ENERGY LTD 67 0.005 7.12M
MAY MELBANA ENERGY LTD 67 0.005 11.58M
ICN ICON ENERGY LIMITED 67 0.010 5.98M
SGC SACGASCO LTD 64 0.018 4.87M
RIM RIMFIRE PACIFIC MINING NL 62 0.007 9.81M
CHK COHIBA MINERALS LTD 60 0.008 6.65M
HWK HAWKSTONE MINING LTD 60 0.008 8.51M
ZNC ZENITH MINERALS LTD 60 0.072 17.52M
CY5 CYGNUS GOLD LTD 53 0.055 3.75M
RFG RETAIL FOOD GROUP LTD 52 0.076 160.97M
BKY BERKELEY ENERGIA LTD 51 0.295 76.29M
ROG RED SKY ENERGY LTD 50 0.002 2.44M
BAS BASS OIL LTD 50 0.002 5.01M
FGO FLAMINGO AI LTD 50 0.002 1.68M
MGT MAGNETITE MINES LTD 50 0.002 3.37M
ARO ASTRO RESOURCES NL 50 0.003 3.82M
XST XSTATE RESOURCES LTD 50 0.002 2.14M
SBR SABRE RESOURCES LTD 50 0.002 1.28M
ARS ALT RESOURCES LTD 45 0.042 25.51M
XF1 XREF LTD 44 0.140 24.93M
XCD XCD ENERGY LTD 43 0.010 7.00M
PRO PROPHECY INTERNATIONAL HLDGS 42 0.640 40.97M
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Last week’s losers

CODE NAME RETURN % PRICE THIS FRIDAY [INTRADAY] MARKET CAP
LVE LOVE GROUP GLOBAL LTD -21 0.050 2.03M
AO1 ASSETOWL LTD -21 0.009 3.50M
LSH LIFESPOT HEALTH LTD -21 0.030 2.63M
HIP HIPO RESOURCES LTD -21 0.011 4.25M
ARM AURORA MINERALS LTD -21 0.011 2.58M
AQD AUSQUEST LTD -21 0.011 7.45M
FAM FAMILY INSIGHTS GROUP LTD -22 0.029 2.21M
TOU TLOU ENERGY LTD -22 0.065 29.26M
KP2 KORE POTASH PLC - CDI -22 0.014 12.03M
IP1 INTEGRATED PAYMENT TECHNOLOG -22 0.007 2.16M
ABT ABUNDANT PRODUCE LTD -23 0.017 1.44M
ARD ARGENT MINERALS LTD -24 0.013 8.22M
AFR AFRICAN ENERGY RESOURCES-CDI -24 0.022 13.71M
CAD CAENEUS MINERALS LTD -25 0.002 5.25M
LRS LATIN RESOURCES LTD -25 0.003 1.09M
GID GI DYNAMICS INC-CDI -25 0.003 5.49M
VKA VIKING MINES LTD -25 0.006 1.88M
BSM BASS METALS LTD -25 0.003 8.43M
CTO CITIGOLD CORP LTD -25 0.003 7.26M
LAA LATAM AUTOS LTD -27 0.011 7.90M
PEC PERPETUAL RESOURCES LTD -27 0.022 7.81M
LNU LINIUS TECHNOLOGIES LTD -27 0.011 14.41M
BLV BLOSSOMVALE HOLDINGS LTD -28 0.180 11.06M
GO2 GO2 PEOPLE LTD/THE -28 0.036 5.13M
APC AUSTRALIAN POTASH LTD -32 0.052 22.76M
RLC REEDY LAGOON CORP LTD -33 0.002 804.54k
AAJ ARUMA RESOURCES LTD -33 0.002 1.42M
MNW MINT PAYMENTS LTD -33 0.004 3.64M
ICU ISENTRIC LTD -33 0.004 814.62k
ALT ANALYTICA LTD -33 0.002 7.04M
VAL VALOR RESOURCES LTD -33 0.001 1.92M
LIN LINDIAN RESOURCES LTD -35 0.011 6.40M
MAR MALACHITE RESOURCES LTD -39 0.061 4.15M
CUX CROSSLAND STRATEGIC METALS -40 0.003 3.03M
AVW AVIRA RESOURCES LTD -50 0.001 1.13M
VPR VOLT POWER GROUP LTD -50 0.001 8.99M
BMG BMG RESOURCES LTD -50 0.001 585.15k
PNN PEPINNINI LITHIUM LTD -50 0.001 1.47M
JPR JUPITER ENERGY LTD -74 0.039 5.98M
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