Closing Bell: ASX finishes slightly down, Close the Loop (ASX:CLG) gains 55pc on debut

On a day when markets finished flat, the highlight of the day was ASX debutant Close the Loop (ASX:CLG).

This company, which provides resource collection, recycling company and sustainable packaging solutions listed at 20 cents per share but closed at 31 cents – a 55% premium.

The ASX 200 closed lower at 7,225 points, 0.15% lower than yesterday but well off intraday lows.

Utilities was the best sector with a 1.5% gain followed by industrials which was 0.79%. The worst sector was tech which lost 3.19%.

TODAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS

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

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Code Company Price % Volume ANL Amani Gold Ltd 0.0015 50 9297558 AHI Adv Human Imag Ltd 0.885 39 1979203 SE1 Sensera Ltd 0.019 27 50309475 MTC Metalstech Ltd 0.35 25 2407797 TPS Threat Protect Ltd 0.005 25 21083920 SCL Schrole Group Ltd 0.011 22 9892158 JDR Jadar Resources 0.065 20 153956125 VPR Volt Power Group 0.003 20 411547 RAN Range International 0.02 18 5398855 HSC HSC Technology Group 0.014 17 1810945 SHO Sportshero Ltd 0.043 16 8989942 SKS SKS Tech Group Ltd 0.18 16 13844 API Australian Pharm. 1.735 16 8666302 BOA Boadicea Resources 0.22 16 1020652 GW1 Greenwing Resources 0.52 16 2729447 VAL Valor Resources Ltd 0.015 15 27201480 KNI Kunikolimited 1.3 15 694925 N1H N1 Holdings Ltd 0.16 14 10000 NUC Nuchev Limited 0.68 13 22000 MEI Meteoric Resources 0.017 13 2755930 GBE Globe Metals &Mining 0.1125 13 249247 ICN Icon Energy Limited 0.018 13 265315

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Jadar Resources (ASX:JDR) which signed a non-binding deal to sell 100% of the lithium concentrate from the Pilbara lithium projects it controls to Yahua.

Still with lithium, Greenwing Resources (ASX:GW1) rose on initial exploration work on its San Jorge lithium brine project in Argentina, just two months after snapping up the project.

Just when it seemed Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) was set to acquire Australian Pharmaceuticals Industries (ASX:API), Woolworths (ASX:WOW) made a late bid which sent API shares up another 15%.

TODAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS

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

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Code Company Price % Volume BAS Bass Oil Ltd 0.0015 -25 1000000 TYM Tymlez Group 0.034 -24 88752097 NKL Nickelxltd 0.11 -21 533353 XST Xstate Resources 0.004 -20 7326271 LBY Laybuy Group Holding 0.22 -17 3177490 AFW Applyflow Limited 0.005 -17 2833333 CGB Cann Global Limited 0.0025 -17 1477326 LTR Liontown Resources 1.61 -16 37853625 KNM Kneomedia Limited 0.016 -16 1881101 EAX Energy Action Ltd 0.2 -15 13016 CLA Celsius Resource Ltd 0.023 -15 9643333 AWJ Auric Mining 0.115 -15 33333 BEZ Besragoldinc 0.115 -15 355283 EMT Emetals Limited 0.018 -14 2695620 AMD Arrow Minerals 0.006 -14 185307 AOA Ausmon Resorces 0.006 -14 90000 ATC Altech Chem Ltd 0.12 -14 18735930 DAF Discovery Africa Ltd 0.03 -14 1310000 ACP Audalia Res Ltd 0.013 -13 85714 TEG Triangle Energy Ltd 0.013 -13 10062333 BDG Black Dragon Gold 0.059 -13 20000 FGL Frugl Group Limited 0.02 -13 826532 FNT Frontier Resources 0.02 -13 13881220

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Tymlez (ASX:TYM) dropped off the back of no news but enough for the ASX to issue a price query. The company’s only explanation was its new membership of the Australian Hydrogen Council, which it paid $5,000 for a 12 month term.

Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) fell after completing its latest capital raising but is still at a very healthy premium to the 26 cents it traded at a year ago today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS YOU MAY’VE MISSED

APRA has announced it will require domestic systemically important banks to increase total capital by another 1.5% of risk weighted assets by January 2026 resulting in a total increase of 4.5%. NAB (ASX:NAB) and ANZ (ASX:ANZ) both told their shareholders they should be in a position to meet these requirements.

Emergency building works John Lyng Group (ASX:JLG) announced Suncorp (ASX:SUN) had extended its building insurance repairs contract with them. John Lyng was initially appointed three years ago and this extension is for another three years backdated from November the 1st.

The Fair Work Ombudsman launched proceedings against Coles (ASX:COL) alleging underpayments of team members that were covered by the General Retail Industry Award 2010. The legal action follows a review that has been running since February 2020.

Suspended penny stock Tomizone (ASX:TOM) gave its shareholders an updates on its efforts to be reinstated. The company completed a financial restructuring resulting in a substantial amount of its debt into equity with remaining amounts falling under a moratorium while the restructure is completed.

Manuka Resources (ASX:MKR) advised shareholders its Mt Boppy mine site was hit by flash blooding earlier this week that saw 100mm fall in just 30 minutes. The company says the weather event had interrupted mining temporarily but stockpiles built up over recent months meant it could handle approximately three months without new production.

Pure Foods Tasmania (ASX:PFT) announced its YTD revenue was up 72% compared to the prior corresponding period. It also announced the first order of its plant based cheese into the Indian market.

Less than a year since listing diversified Australasian Gold (ASX:A8G) will be officially changing its name to Australasian Metals tomorrow. While the company was named for its gold assets, it has gained momentum off the back of its advances in the lithium space.