Stockhead’s Top 10 at shortly-before-11-ish, published earlier than normal today, because of an uncharacteristic burst of optimistic energy, which may or may not be related to a change in medication.

I’ll ask all the lizards seeping out of the walls of my office for their opinion, and let you know.

It highlights the best (and sometimes worst) performing ASX stocks in morning trade using live, fresh out of the deep-fryer 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).

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OzAurum (ASX:OZM) – scorching the markets this morning, up more than 243% in the opening minutes after buying a lithium project in Brazil.

Anson Resources (ASX:ASN) – Up after ramping up lithium carbonate production at its Sample Demonstration Plant in Florida to meet demand from potential offtake partners.

Future Battery Metals (ASX:FBM) – soaring on news of a heavily oversubscribed $7.6 million placement to accelerate exploration at Kangaroo Hills.

Bass Oil (ASX:BAS) – Rising early on no specific news, but it might have something to do with oil jumping 2.5% overnight.

Basin Energy (ASX:BSN) – up on news of unconformity style uranium mineralisation targets at at North Millennium.

American Rare Earths (ASX:ARR) – climbing on yesterday’s news of high grade assay results up to 13.9% TREO at Beaver Creek rare earths project in Wyoming.

 

LOSERS

Stocks highlighted in yellow have made market-moving announcements (click headings to sort).

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Magnum Mining & Exploration (ASX:MGU) – falling early after completing a placement to raise $2,650,000 before costs, through a one-tranche placement, with a 1 for 2 free attaching option.

Red Metal (ASX:RDM) – down on news of a $4.5 million capital raising via placement of securities and pro rata non-renounceable rights issue, earmarked for drilling.