On Stockhead today, how to invest in the chip crisis, Ron Shamgar’s inflation stock tips, and why palladium’s on a rocket.

But first, the day ahead.

 

TRADING HALTS

The following companies are in trading halts and are expected out in the next few trading days:

3D Resources (ASX:DDD) – capital raise

Arcadia Minerals (ASX:AM7)  — drill results from Swanson Tantalum project

3D Oil (ASX:TDO)  — exploration permit

Powerhouse Ventures (ASX:PVL) – capital raise

Javelin Minerals (ASX:JAV) – capital raising

Laneway Resources (ASX:LNY) – proposed acquisition of gold assets

Comms Group (ASX:CCG) – acquisition

 

MARKETS (prices updated at 8am AEDT)

Gold: $US1,805.97 ($2,532.56) (-0.03%)

Silver: $US22.39 (-1.04%)

Oil (WTI): $US90.04 (+2.04%)

Oil (Brent): $US90.95 (+1.65%)

Coal: $US216 (-1.82%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US139.98 (+0.00%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7131 (-0.08%)

Bitcoin: $US36,403 ($51,049) (-2.72%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Meta/Facebook was crushed after missing analyst expectations, and Mark Zuckerberg lost ~$US24bn in personal wealth (on paper). Has the tech behemoth peaked?

 

Here’s a peek at what the top 10 resources IPOs of 2021 are doing in 2022 to keep their share prices movin’.

 

 

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YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS

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

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Surefire Resources (ASX:SRN) defined a large exploration target (educated guess prior to drilling) at the ‘Perenjori’ iron ore project in WA.

TSX-ASX listed Benz Mining (ASX:BNZ) stumbled upon a high-grade lithium outcrop at its ‘Ruby Hill West’ (RHW) prospect, part of the ‘Eastmain’ gold project in Quebec, Canada.

Similarly, ‘augur’ drilling defined a +1.5km-long lithium cluster at Kula Gold’s (ASX:KGD) ‘Rankin Dome’ project in WA.

Agricultural stock Nufarm (ASX:NUF) says business is good, with the outlook for soft (coffee, canola, corn, lumber wheat, etc) commodity prices remaining positive. This is driving increased plantings, resulting in strong demand for crop protection products.

X2M Connect (ASX:X2M) — an IoT (Internet of Things) company which monitors and controls smart devices in the gas, water and electricity sectors — says Q2 revenues are up over 31%.

 

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS

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

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