On Stockhead today, will massive diamond price rises in 2021 continue, Bottom Picker has a lucky last minute save, and just how big a deal is China’s ‘tech crackdown’ anyway?
But first…
THE WEEK AHEAD
This week will see more ASX small caps report their earnings for the past quarter – although the deadline to lodge was Friday some will only appear on the Market Announcements Platform today.
The RBA Board will convene tomorrow, and will decide whether to taper the bond buying program in mid‑September as originally announced in July, or to reverse it.
The Australian economic landscape has somewhat changed since the bank’s last meeting in early July, following the latest lockdowns in Greater Sydney and Victoria.
ASX IPOs listings slated for this week include Pantera Minerals (ASX:PFE) and Gold 50 Ltd (ASX:G50).
On Wall Street, companies that will be releasing their earnings this week include General Motors (NYSE:GM), Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA), and Alibaba (NYSE:BABA).
TRADING HALTS
Monday
Epsilon Healthcare (ASX:EPN) – new director appointments
VRX Silica (ASX:VRX) – project update
Torian Resources (ASX:TNR) – acquisition
Canyon Resources (ASX:CAY) – capital raising
Alderan Resources (ASX:AL8) – capital raising
Linius Technologies (ASX:LNU) – capital raising
Anteris Technologies (ASX:AVR) – capital raising
Poseidon Nickel (ASX:POS) – capital raising
Pearl Gold (ASX:PG1) – capital raising
Alligator Energy (ASX:AGE) – capital raising
Cipherpoint (ASX:CPT) – capital raising
Sensera (ASX:SE1) – capital raising
Tuesday
Red Hill Iron (ASX:RHI) – proposed disposal
Fiji Kava (ASX:FIJ) – capital raising
IODM (ASX:IOD) – revenue signing
Cradle Resources (ASX:CXX) – shareholder meeting outcome
Vulcan (ASX:VUL) – off take term sheet
Frontier Resources (ASX:FNT) – capital raising
IPB Petroleum (ASX:IPB) – capital raising
Strike Resources (ASX:SRK) – regulatory approval
Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (ASX:PAR) – response from FDA
West Wits Mining (ASX:WWI) – capital raising
MARKETS
Gold: $US1,813.45 ($2,472.13) (-0.80%)
Silver: $US25.48 ($34.73) (-0.21%)
Oil (WTI): $US73.75 (-0.27%)
Oil (Brent): $US76.30 (+1.60%)
Coal: $US150.15 (-0.15%)
Iron 62pc Fe: $US211.99 (-0.72%)
AUD/USD: $US0.7334 (-0.13%)
Bitcoin: $US$40,966.49 (-1.66%)
WHAT GOT YOU TALKING LAST WEEK?
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LAST WEEK’S WINNERS
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| Code | Company | Price | ReturnWRoll% | MktCap$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8CO | 8Common Limited | 0.22 | 100 | $ 22,056,073.16 |
| AIB | Aurora Glb Trust | 0.165 | 65 | $ 1,149,520.68 |
| MXI | MaxiTRANS Industries | 0.705 | 57 | $ 123,075,309.25 |
| CNJ | Conico Ltd | 0.054 | 54 | $ 55,898,389.50 |
| A3D | Aurora Labs Limited | 0.105 | 50 | $ 15,289,647.00 |
| PBX | Pacific Bauxite Ltd | 0.003 | 50 | $ 1,189,842.10 |
| ANL | Amani Gold Ltd | 0.0015 | 50 | $ 18,580,495.12 |
| ATP | Atlas Pearls Ltd | 0.023 | 44 | $ 6,845,948.13 |
| FAU | First Au Ltd | 0.0135 | 35 | $ 7,990,173.80 |
| IKW | Ikwezi Mining Ltd | 0.27 | 35 | $ 10,975,492.98 |
| OVT | Ovato Limited | 0.004 | 33 | $ 42,744,842.88 |
| MLS | Metals Australia | 0.002 | 33 | $ 8,454,376.09 |
| SMN | Structural Monitor. | 0.54 | 33 | $ 57,247,778.95 |
| GRV | Greenvale Mining Ltd | 0.465 | 33 | $ 191,063,240.61 |
| SRJ | SRJ Technologies | 0.25 | 32 | $ 18,869,785.80 |
| OKR | Okapi Resources | 0.455 | 30 | $ 23,740,140.80 |
| IGN | Ignite Ltd | 0.075 | 29 | $ 5,374,930.50 |
| S66 | Star Combo | 0.375 | 29 | $ 49,170,051.19 |
| PVW | PVW Res Ltd | 0.19 | 29 | $ 12,142,028.70 |
| MRD | Mount Ridley Mines | 0.0045 | 29 | $ 20,060,494.29 |
| LEX | Lefroy Exploration | 0.9 | 29 | $ 94,977,486.93 |
| GTE | Great Western Exp. | 0.165 | 27 | $ 22,472,689.31 |
| DKM | Duketon Mining | 0.38 | 27 | $ 46,023,435.52 |
| CM8 | Crowd Media Limited | 0.029 | 26 | $ 16,740,821.26 |
| AVL | Aust Vanadium Ltd | 0.025 | 25 | $ 73,278,970.35 |
| ALT | Analytica Limited | 0.0025 | 25 | $ 9,227,602.26 |
| ARO | Astro Resources NL | 0.005 | 25 | $ 18,820,965.07 |
| EVE | EVE Investments Ltd | 0.005 | 25 | $ 17,294,138.51 |
| TD1 | Tali Digital Limited | 0.04 | 25 | $ 35,412,419.98 |
| BAS | Bass Oil Ltd | 0.0025 | 25 | $ 8,355,350.24 |
| TKM | Trek Metals Ltd | 0.072 | 24 | $ 19,373,473.13 |
| EDE | Eden Inv Ltd | 0.026 | 24 | $ 54,154,161.05 |
| EGL | Environmental Group | 0.099 | 24 | $ 27,697,512.90 |
| NMT | Neometals Ltd | 0.655 | 24 | $ 334,509,601.56 |
| PAK | Pacific American Hld | 0.021 | 24 | $ 6,690,282.90 |
| BMM | Balkanminingandmin | 0.42 | 24 | $ 14,300,000.00 |
LAST WEEK’S LOSERS
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Code Company Price % 1 Week MktCap$ OAK Oakridge 0.001 -50 $ 3,439,292.92 TOM Tomizone Limited 0.002 -33 $ 850,401.35 VIC Victory Mines Ltd 0.002 -33 $ 13,920,631.93 PRM Prominence Energy 0.009 -31 $ 8,334,520.07 OKJ Oakajee Corp Ltd 0.05 -26 $ 4,572,301.50 TSO Tesoro Resources Ltd 0.1225 -26 $ 62,440,501.88 DM1 Desert Metals 0.35 -26 $ 11,200,000.00 AFW Applyflow Limited 0.006 -25 $ 10,871,122.43 CLZ Classic Min Ltd 0.0015 -25 $ 22,369,104.43 PCH Property Connect 0.0015 -25 $ 1,028,795.21 PCL Pancontinental Oil 0.0015 -25 $ 9,010,073.23 T3D 333D Limited 0.0015 -25 $ 4,186,132.74 XTC Xantippe Res Ltd 0.0015 -25 $ 8,149,128.80 CAN Cann Group Ltd 0.29 -24 $ 86,216,856.83 BUD Buddy Tech 0.018 -22 $ 62,402,181.16 GBE Globe Metals &Mining 0.11 -21 $ 55,910,684.76 MEG Megado 0.11 -21 $ 4,735,367.78 BD1 Bard1 Life Sciences 1.415 -21 $ 131,460,507.78 EQX Equatorial Res Ltd 0.245 -21 $ 35,264,698.84 OEC Orbital Corp Limited 0.7 -20 $ 60,962,139.16 ADD Adavale Resource Ltd 0.06 -20 $ 17,495,653.70 BDX Bcaldiagnostics 0.18 -20 $ 24,990,046.78 AXP AXP Energy Ltd 0.004 -20 $ 21,053,306.34 XST Xstate Resources 0.004 -20 $ 10,758,350.06 MMM Marley Spoon 2.21 -20 $ 714,309,750.00 DAF Discovery Africa Ltd 0.042 -19 $ 9,145,561.41 DW8 Digital Wine Venture 0.068 -19 $ 121,162,831.73 DTR Dateline Resources 0.085 -19 $ 32,416,977.00 RVR Red River Resources 0.17 -19 $ 98,377,129.73 NGS NGS Ltd 0.28 -19 $ 12,116,555.25 CI1 Credit Intelligence 0.013 -19 $ 20,835,405.73 NZS New Zealand Coastal 0.013 -19 $ 7,740,204.51 PIL Peppermint Inv Ltd 0.013 -19 $ 22,031,262.63 HIQ Hitiq Limited 0.155 -18 $ 18,371,629.74 BID Bill Identity Ltd 0.49 -18 $ 83,916,004.99 RTE Retech Tech Co., Ltd 0.25 -18 $ 58,228,158.25