On Stockhead today, Cynata’s CEO on its new mega deal with FujiFilm, is cobalt ready for its own ‘lithium moment’, and Twiggy’s really, really ridiculously big year.

But first, the day ahead.

 

The ASX will be closing early – at 2.10pm (AEDT). It will then be closed for the New Years’ long weekend before re-opening on Tuesday January 4.

 

WHO’S LISTING TODAY?

No one. Everyone’s on the beers, silly. But the first IPO of the new year will be GreenTech Metals (ASX:GRE) which will list at 12.30pm on Tuesday.

And in case you can’t wait, here’s a look back at how this year’s crop of ASX debutants fared.

 

MARKETS (updated at 7.30am AEDT)

Gold: $US1,815.94 ($2,502.17) (+0.68%)

Silver: $US23.07 ($31.79) (+1.15%)

Oil (WTI): $US76.60 (+0.05%)

Oil (Brent): $US79.11 (-0.15%)

Coal: $US171.10 (+0.06%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US112.24 (-0.09%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7257 (+0.11%)

Bitcoin: $US47,600.94 ($65,589.10) (+0.59%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Readers couldn’t get enough reminders about small caps they missed the boat on that went on to be solid four- and five-baggers for the year:

And Sandfire closing in on a $2.57bn acquisition of the MATSA copper mining complex, which has now been approved by Spanish authorities.

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

 

YESTERDAY’S WINNERS

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

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Code Company Price % Volume
1MC Morella Corporation 0.019 46 82244317
SPQ Superior Resources 0.037 42 32171182
OEX Oilex Ltd 0.004 33 622479
DM1 Desert Metals 0.325 33 207850
RHT Resonance Health 0.145 32 8103626
FAL Falconmetalsltd 0.545 25 6437294
CTO Citigold Corp Ltd 0.01 25 2124268
EN1 Engage:Bdr Limited 0.0025 25 1500000
EVE EVE Health Group Ltd 0.005 25 2087268
T3D 333D Limited 0.0025 25 2189999
4DS 4Ds Memory Limited 0.1 23 65353487
KAM K2 Asset Mgmt Hldgs 0.077 22 745
QGL Quantum Graphite 0.165 22 214704
OAU Ora Gold Limited 0.018 20 1243626
VPR Volt Power Group 0.003 20 606521
BBL Brisbane Broncos 0.755 20 1728
CPM Coopermetalslimited 0.215 19 1324240
EME Energy Metals Ltd 0.27 17 45963
KGD Kula Gold Limited 0.048 17 452197
DDD 3D Resources Limited 0.0035 17 850250
GWR GWR Group Ltd 0.145 16 698145
SIV SIV Capital Limited 0.255 16 8855
TD1 Tali Digital Limited 0.022 16 170688
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There were very few announcements, and only one stock rose off the back of one – medtech Resonance Health (ASX:RHT). Its LiverSmart AI medical device obtained US regulatory clearance.

Oh, and Superior (ASX:SPQ) responded to a price rise query with a shrug, and buyers responded by sending it up another 43pc after news late last week of a big copper hit.

 

YESTERDAY’S LOSERS

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

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Code Company Price % Volume
FNX Finexia Financialgrp 0.057 -29 3200
AL8 Alderan Resource Ltd 0.027 -18 4386317
W2V Way2Vatltd 0.14 -18 15435
JAV Javelin Minerals Ltd 0.0025 -17 4512139
IDT IDT Australia Ltd 0.245 -16 2254775
BIR BIR Financial Ltd 0.022 -15 63150
WEC White Energy Company 0.135 -13 352895
JAY Jayride Group 0.17 -13 39420
BUY Bounty Oil & Gas NL 0.008 -11 49094
TSC Twenty Seven Co. Ltd 0.004 -11 670000
AEV Avenira Limited 0.017 -11 6661980
BUX Buxton Resources Ltd 0.07 -11 1053918
WTL Wt Financial Grp Ltd 0.081 -10 47000
VR1 Vection Technologies 0.135 -10 8306067
AFW Applyflow Limited 0.0045 -10 1001991
AXP AXP Energy Ltd 0.009 -10 16708479
RMX Red Mount Min Ltd 0.009 -10 681127
CR1 Constellation Res 0.185 -10 10362
AQX Alice Queen Ltd 0.01 -9 1414701
ATH Alterity Therap Ltd 0.02 -9 10900458
FNT Frontier Resources 0.02 -9 4976025
GTG Genetic Technologies 0.005 -9 7143481
FRX Flexiroam Limited 0.041 -9 397193
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Alderan Resources (ASX:AL8) fell after an exploration update on its Detroit gold project in Utah. The company told shareholders it was changing its focus to a couple of new prospects, following lower-than-expected gold grades at previous prospects.