Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at ~10.40am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX stocks in morning trade using live data.
It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest movers in percentage terms.
The market opens at 10am (eastern time) and the data is taken at 10:15am, once every ASX stock has started trading.
WINNERS
Stocks highlighted in yellow have made market-moving announcements (click headings to sort).
| Security | Description | Last | % | Volume | MktCap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | Janison Education Group | 0.38 | 49% | 609,868 | $65,178,741 |
| ACS | Accent Resources NL | 0.01 | 43% | 1 | $3,311,891 |
| MHC | Manhattan Corp Ltd | 0.004 | 33% | 667,500 | $8,810,939 |
| ESR | Estrella Res Ltd | 0.005 | 25% | 2,182,222 | $7,037,487 |
| RHY | Rhythm Biosciences | 0.185 | 23% | 66,141 | $33,171,388 |
| MKG | Mako Gold | 0.029 | 21% | 7,356,332 | $15,897,826 |
| CCZ | Castillo Copper Ltd | 0.006 | 20% | 3,500 | $6,497,527 |
| ADD | Adavale Resource Ltd | 0.007 | 17% | 596,107 | $4,867,033 |
| AL8 | Alderan Resource Ltd | 0.0035 | 17% | 3,000,000 | $3,320,584 |
| VAL | Valor Resources Ltd | 0.0035 | 17% | 541,429 | $12,520,004 |
Janison Education Group (ASX:JAN) inked a 5 year, ~$45m deal with the NSW Department of Education to deliver the state’s selective education placement tests via Janison’s digital assessment platform.
This is the largest contract signed in the company’s history.
Furniture retailer Nick Scali (ASX:NCK) today reported its results for the half year ended 31 December 2023, with a net profit after tax of $43.0m, slightly above the $40-42m guidance provided at the October 2023 Annual General Meeting.
This is still down 29% on HY23.
The company declared a fully franked interim dividend of 35 cents per share, with a record date of the 5 March 2024 and a payment date of 26 March 2024.
This represents a payout ratio of 66% (H1 FY23: 53.5%).
LOSERS
Stocks highlighted in yellow have made market-moving announcements (click headings to sort).
| Security | Description | Last | % | Volume | MktCap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPO | Kalina Power Limited | 0.003 | -25% | 80,002 | $8,840,512 |
| CRS | Caprice Resources | 0.02 | -23% | 7,937 | $5,808,927 |
| BOC | Bougainville Copper | 0.56 | -20% | 100,489 | $280,743,750 |
| CTO | Citigold Corp Ltd | 0.004 | -20% | 10,000 | $15,000,000 |
| SI6 | SI6 Metals Limited | 0.004 | -20% | 966,280 | $9,969,297 |
| AMM | Armada Metals | 0.024 | -17% | 90,000 | $6,032,000 |
| BVR | Bellavista Resources | 0.1 | -17% | 75,151 | $5,953,317 |
| IEC | Intra Energy Corp | 0.0025 | -17% | 7,117,258 | $4,982,345 |
| EEL | Enrg Elements Ltd | 0.011 | -15% | 10,000 | $13,129,545 |
| MTL | Mantle Minerals Ltd | 0.003 | -14% | 129,411 | $21,691,060 |
A soil sampling campaign has commenced at Intra Energy Corp’s (ASX:IEC) recently acquired Maggie Hays Hill lithium and gold project.