Closing Bell: ASX loses steam, paring back gains to add just 0.08pc
Info tech also contracted, adding 0.54pc compared to more than 1pc earlier in the session
Profit taking drives materials, banks lower
3pm slump has ASX yawning to close
The ASX 200 pulled back from early gains that saw the bourse climb about 0.2% before lunch, adding just 0.08% by the end of the day.
Things were kicking along with plenty of energy until around 2pm AEST when the All Tech index went sideways, shedding much of its momentum.
The info tech sector added just 0.54%, despite leading gains with a more than 1% jump earlier in the day.
Gold stocks, the broader resources index and the ASX 200 Banks failed to show their usual strength, leaving the ASX to end just about flat for the second day in a row.
ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS
Today's best performing small cap stocks:
Security Name Last % Change Volume Market Cap
GMN Gold Mountain Ltd 0.002 100% 1.25E+08 $5,619,759
TOU Tlou Energy Ltd 0.022 57% 2133817 $18,180,180
TNY Tinybeans Group Ltd 0.125 44% 278424 $12,868,208
FBM Future Battery 0.028 40% 3663714 $13,463,221
GLL Galilee Energy Ltd 0.007 40% 2185493 $3,535,964
OKJ Oakajee Corp Ltd 0.044 33% 594610 $3,017,719
AOA Ausmon Resorces 0.002 33% 3405710 $1,966,820
AQX Alice Queen Ltd 0.004 33% 350195 $3,748,920
BLZ Blaze Minerals Ltd 0.004 33% 6990060 $5,335,392
MGU Magnum Mining & Exp 0.008 33% 3405136 $13,908,223
SFG Seafarms Group Ltd 0.002 33% 456473 $7,254,899
WMG Western Mines 0.265 33% 556834 $19,357,669
DY6 Dy6Metalsltd 0.205 32% 2194552 $11,541,688
ATX Amplia Therapeutics 0.3 28% 13707383 $91,168,877
EVR Ev Resources Ltd 0.01 25% 57017583 $15,886,693
MSG Mcs Services Limited 0.005 25% 250001 $792,399
NOR Norwood Systems Ltd. 0.02 25% 2610959 $8,254,842
QXR Qx Resources Limited 0.0025 25% 19888 $2,620,658
RMX Red Mount Min Ltd 0.01 25% 3730164 $3,719,662
TEM Tempest Minerals 0.005 25% 109015 $4,407,180
KLI Killiresources 0.032 23% 916898 $3,645,817
AUG Augustus Minerals 0.033 22% 1206816 $4,588,554
GRV Greenvale Energy Ltd 0.034 21% 815888 $15,242,454
NH3 Nh3Cleanenergyltd 0.041 21% 2213018 $19,196,563
ADY Admiralty Resources. 0.006 20% 100000 $13,147,397
Kalina Power (ASX:KPO) wasted no time in releasing its quarterly report for the JuneQ, getting ahead of the pack to give its presentation some breathing room.
KPO is developing five natural gas power plants in conjunction with data centre locations, incorporating carbon capture and sequestration technologies to lower emissions.
This quarter, Kalina was awarded 180MW of power within the Alberta grid – which the company intends to transfer to a third party – and moved to offload its 60 MW Saddle Hills project site as well as one or more of its Canadian subsidiary's 170 MW project sites.
Silk Logistics (ASX:SLH) has gotten the go-ahead from the ACCC for a scheme of arrangement that would see it wholly acquired by DP World Australia, a private shipping logistics company.
DP World is offering shareholders $2.14 per Silk share, which at first offer was a 45.6% premium to last close. SLH's shares have risen since then, now sitting at $2.1 each as investors lean into the acquisition.
ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS
Today's worst performing small cap stocks:
Security Name Last % Change Volume Market Cap
HLX Helix Resources 0.001 -50% 58000 $6,728,387
AXP AXP Energy Ltd 0.001 -33% 109654 $10,027,021
PAB Patrys Limited 0.001 -33% 198576 $3,548,715
PRX Prodigy Gold NL 0.002 -33% 2259834 $9,525,167
TMK TMK Energy Limited 0.002 -33% 3234175 $30,667,149
REY REY Resources Ltd 0.011 -27% 28667 $3,173,414
EEL Enrg Elements Ltd 0.0015 -25% 13990801 $6,507,557
SHP South Harz Potash 0.003 -25% 268153 $5,132,248
LKO Lakes Blue Energy 0.75 -25% 1138601 $58,770,705
CDE Codeifai Limited 0.04 -25% 13095786 $23,475,738
AR9 Archtis Limited 0.205 -23% 4419949 $76,653,102
NGS NGS Ltd 0.021 -22% 697546 $4,756,529
HPC Thehydration 0.011 -21% 784289 $5,408,213
DDT DataDot Technology 0.004 -20% 350001 $6,054,764
FHS Freehill Mining Ltd. 0.004 -20% 4508753 $17,069,268
MRD Mount Ridley Mines 0.002 -20% 56409 $1,946,223
NHE Nobleheliumlimited 0.029 -17% 1155037 $20,983,375
ALY Alchemy Resource Ltd 0.005 -17% 98904 $7,068,458
FBR FBR Ltd 0.005 -17% 2783572 $34,136,713
NFM New Frontier 0.01 -17% 2019510 $19,262,552
TEG Triangle Energy Ltd 0.0025 -17% 3332323 $6,267,702
TSL Titanium Sands Ltd 0.005 -17% 50260 $14,068,483
MDR Medadvisor Limited 0.055 -15% 3990270 $40,611,029
AON Apollo Minerals Ltd 0.006 -14% 250000 $6,499,198
EMT Emetals Limited 0.003 -14% 213214 $2,975,000
Making news…
Lakes Blue Energy (ASX:LKO) has returned to official quotation on the ASX, having been suspended on October 2 2023 after failing to release required quarterly updates and reports.
Wasting no time, LKO has launched a share placement right out the gate, aiming to raise $6.5m at $0.75 a share to fund its upcoming drilling program at the Wombat 5 well in the Gippsland Basin of Victoria.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Australian Mines (ASX:AUZ) has secured an agreement with GoldMining to earn up to 80% of the Boa Vista gold project in Brail.
MTM Critical Metals (ASX:MTM) is preparing to change its name to Metallium as it uplists to the OTCQX Best Market.
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