{"id":11055,"date":"2024-06-18T06:07:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T06:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=11055"},"modified":"2024-06-18T06:07:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T06:07:11","slug":"closing-bell-asx-rallies-as-rba-considers-hiking-rates-bitcoin-etf-to-start-trading-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=11055","title":{"rendered":"Closing Bell: ASX rallies as RBA considers hiking rates; Bitcoin ETF to start trading on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ASX rose<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>as the RBA held interest rates at 12-year high 4.35pc<br \/>\nAll 11 sectors on the ASX gained, with significant moves from Pilbara and Fortescue<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nASX to launch first bitcoin-linked ETF on Thursday<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aussie stocks bounced back by +0.8% on Tuesday as the RBA expectedly left interest rates on hold at a 12-year high of 4.35%, following its two-day meeting.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the press conference, Governor Michele Bullock said the board deliberated on the possibility of raising interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, it decided that its current strategy of staying the course and trying to bring inflation back down by bringing supply back to demand was the right way to go,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The market now believes that the likelihood of a rate cut before the end of 2024<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>has diminished due to slower-than-expected inflation reduction in the March quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Despite economic slowdown, strong employment growth and a low jobless rate of about 4% have helped households manage rising living costs here in the country.<\/p>\n<p>To the ASX, almost all sectors flashed green today, led by Utilities, Financials, and Industrials.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Source: MarketIndex<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among the biggest movers were lithium stock <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/pilbara-minerals-pls\/\">Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS)<\/a><\/strong>, which was up more than 3%.<\/p>\n<p>The big four banks all rallied by around 1% each, but <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/fortescue-fmg\/\">Fortescue (ASX:FMG)<\/a><\/strong> tumbled by -5%.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There was no specific news released by FMG but there were reports by the AFR suggesting there was a $1.1 billion block trade in the iron ore giant after yesterday\u2019s closing bell, done at $21.60 a share which was much lower than the closing price.<\/p>\n<p>Still in large caps, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/beach-energy-bpt\/\">Beach Energy (ASX:BPT)<\/a><\/strong> fell -2% after the company released a strategy paper that involves a cost-reduction program to cut over $150 million in annual field operating costs and capital expenditures.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bitcoin has fallen to a one-month low, trading now at US$65,580.<\/p>\n<p>The downturn comes just as the ASX is set to launch its first bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Thursday. Approved after a three-year effort by VanEck, this ETF is expected to pave the way for more crypto-related products in the local market.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What else happened today?<\/h2>\n<p>Across the region, Asian stock markets mainly rallied today, driven by a surge in major US tech shares that pushed Wall Street to a new record high last night.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla\u2019s China suppliers advanced on news of regulatory approval for testing its advanced driver-assistance system in Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, an article written by Robert O\u2019Brien, Trump\u2019s last national security advisor, in the Foreign Affairs magazine has raised tensions between the US and China.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien said that if Donald Trump returns to the White House, his foreign policy might include cutting all economic ties with China, deploying the US Marine Corps to Asia, and resuming nuclear-weapons testing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien, who could hold another key position if Trump is re-elected, argues for a strong response to China\u2019s actions against the US. He suggests that Washington should actively work to separate its economy from China\u2019s to counter its influence.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Today\u2019s best performing small cap stocks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Swipe or scroll to reveal full table. Click headings to sort:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"supsystic-table-loader spinner\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"supsystic-tables-wrap \">\n<div class=\"supsystic-tables-features\"><\/div>\n<p>Code Name Price % Change Volume Market Cap ME1 Melodiol Glb Health 0.040 33% 1,364,667 $1,093,493 AKM Aspire Mining Ltd 0.390 30% 1,265,898 $152,291,096 CCZ Castillo Copper Ltd 0.007 27% 1,766,458 $7,147,279 WBE Whitebark Energy 0.014 27% 244,033 $2,112,004 88E 88 Energy Ltd 0.003 25% 1,056,371 $57,785,344 RML Resolution Minerals 0.003 25% 5,000,000 $3,220,044 RCR Rincon 0.090 22% 13,428,707 $21,334,620 PL3 Patagonia Lithium 0.115 21% 2,041,521 $4,667,208 JRV Jervois Global Ltd 0.018 20% 13,669,739 $40,541,457 ION Iondrive Limited 0.012 20% 1,367,432 $6,048,566 KRR King River Resources 0.012 20% 19,396,561 $15,535,249 SI6 SI6 Metals Limited 0.003 20% 2,995,833 $5,922,149 CYP Cynata Therapeutics 0.310 19% 109,709 $46,704,264 IR1 Irismetals 0.330 18% 132,602 $37,389,795 TNY Tinybeans Group Ltd 0.073 18% 1,627,986 $8,890,808 NVQ Noviqtech Limited 0.041 17% 75,072 $5,205,584 AS2 Askarimetalslimited 0.055 17% 286,972 $4,591,472 BFC Beston Global Ltd 0.004 17% 3,921,877 $5,991,141 VML Vital Metals Limited 0.004 17% 1,035,537 $17,685,201 CDX Cardiex Limited 0.067 16% 705,125 $17,062,125 PPY Papyrus Australia 0.015 15% 536,583 $6,405,004 SRI Sipa Resources Ltd 0.015 15% 109,224 $2,966,056 MM1 Midasmineralsltd 0.069 15% 13,677 $6,199,781 BIO Biome Australia Ltd 0.425 15% 2,176,954 $78,795,014 <!-- \/#supsystic-table-14878.supsystic-table --><\/p>\n<div class=\"stbConditionsData\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/.supsystic-tables-wrap --><!-- Tables Generator by Supsystic --><!-- Version:1.10.36 --><!-- http:\/\/supsystic.com\/ --><a title=\"Wordpress Table Plugin\" href=\"https:\/\/supsystic.com\/plugins\/wordpress-data-table-plugin\/?utm_medium=love_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Table Plugin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lithium brines explorer<a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/patagonia-lithium-pl3\/\"> Patagonia (ASX:PL3)<\/a> was boosted on Tuesday morning by reports \u201cexceptional\u201d results from well 2 at the Formentera project in Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese results are exceptionally encouraging \u2013 high porosity, with lithium values concentrating at depth,\u201d PL3 exec chair Phil Thomas said. \u201cI have never seen core porosity at such high levels of 47% at 280m depth and lithium values at that porosity of 572ppm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPumping from well 2 during the 48 hours didn\u2019t reduce the brine level in well 1, 300m away, so we are confident we have a very large aquifer open at depth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Independent aerospace composite business <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/quickstep-holdings-qhl\/\">Quickstep Holdings (ASX:QHL)<\/a> was also flying high, after delivering an update to the market on how things are progressing with its role in producing components for the F-35 fighter jet, as it approaches the midpoint of its initial volume buildout.<\/p>\n<p>While the company notes that overall demand for its product related to the F-35 project is going to decline by as much as 8% in the near term, it has streamlined its production process to ensure that program margins remain consistent despite this lower demand.<\/p>\n<p>And privacy-focused photo sharing app<a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/tinybeans-tny\/\"> Tinybeans (ASX:TNY)<\/a> has secured a major US strategic partnership with leading digital parenting platform Babylist. The partnership is expected to deliver brand awareness, subscriber growth and sales revenue for Tinybeans in the US, the company says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/cardiex-cdx\/\">Cardiex (ASX:CDX)<\/a> jumped +15% after reporting a sales update. The company said its sales have been strong, pointing towards potential record revenues for FY24.\u00a0Significant contributions have come from its pharmaceutical sales division and markets serving research and clinicians.\u00a0Projected revenues for FY24 are now expected to exceed $12 million, a substantial increase from $6.01 million in FY23.\u00a0Sales to the research market in May marked a six-month high, and with June historically being its strongest month in this sector. Additionally, under new leadership, CDX\u2019s pharmaceutical team is actively exploring multiple new opportunities, aiming to sustain sales growth from FY24 into FY25.<\/p>\n<p>Thie critical metals (REEs, niobium, copper, gold) junior, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/rincon-resources-rcr\/\">Rincon Resources (ASX:RCR)<\/a>, announced the identification of three \u201chigh-priority\u201d iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) targets following\u00a0 the results of a geological survey (DDIP \u2013 dipole-dipole induced polarisation) at the Pokali Prospect, within its West Arunta Project in Western Australia. The project is prospective for IOCG style mineralisation as well as \u201corogenic\u201d gold mineralisation.This latest surveying has highlighted a 2.7km-long \u2018induced polarisation\u2019 (IP) chargeability trend along the southern extent of the Pokali IOCG mineral system and remains open to the west and east, although with the caveat that it appears to weaken in the eastern direction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/antilles-gold-aau\/\">Antilles Gold (ASX:AAU)<\/a> announced that it\u2019s undertaking a non-renounceable entitlement offer of one new share for every one held by \u2018Eligible Shareholders\u2019 on Thursday, 20 June 2024 at an issue price of $0.004 per share, along with one free attaching option for every two shares applied for. The plan there is to raise up to $3,986,139, to be applied in various ways, but namely towards the completion of an in-fill drilling program, revised Mineral Resource Estimate, Preliminary Feasibility Study and permitting for the company\u2019s flagship Nueva Sabana gold-copper mine development in Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>In early May Antilles revealed results from a Scoping Study regarding the proposed Nueva Sabana gold-copper mine.<\/p>\n<p>Details from that reveal that the Nueva Sabana deposit has a small 3g\/t gold cap, an underlying copper-gold zone, and a deeper sulphide copper zone open at depth at 150m, and could potentially transition into the El Pilar porphyry copper deposit which is offset to the south.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/dreadnought-resources-dre\/\">Dreadnought Resources (ASX:DRE)<\/a>\u2019s recent mapping and sampling at Tiger in Mangaroon has confirmed the presence of high-grade copper (Cu), gold (Au), zinc (Zn), and silver (Ag) in multiple layers of exposed gossan spanning approximately 500m. This includes some of the highest grades recorded so far, such as TIG026 with 8.7% Cu, 9.0% Zn, 40.7g\/t Ag, and 1.0g\/t Au, and TIG027 with 10.5% Cu, 4.6% Zn, 16.3g\/t Ag, and 1.0g\/t Au. These findings highlight significant mineralization potential in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Today\u2019s best performing small cap stocks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Swipe or scroll to reveal full table. Click headings to sort<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"supsystic-table-loader spinner\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"supsystic-tables-wrap \">\n<div class=\"supsystic-tables-features\"><\/div>\n<p>Code Name Price % Change Volume  Market Cap AXP AXP Energy Ltd 0.001 -50% 11,757,380 $11,649,361 1MC Morella Corporation 0.002 -33% 1,172,891 $18,536,398 MTB Mount Burgess Mining 0.001 -33% 97 $1,947,220 RIL Redivium Limited 0.002 -33% 40,000 $8,192,564 SFG Seafarms Group Ltd 0.002 -33% 15,518,639 $14,509,798 MAY Melbana Energy Ltd 0.044 -33% 64,145,120 $222,433,471 RC1 Redcastle Resources 0.018 -31% 4,121,337 $8,535,388 EVR Ev Resources Ltd 0.005 -29% 277,554 $9,248,900 ERL Empire Resources 0.003 -25% 45,000 $5,935,653 LSR Lodestar Minerals 0.002 -25% 317,734 $4,046,795 NMR Native Mineral Res 0.026 -24% 110,000 $7,134,917 IS3 I Synergy Group Ltd 0.010 -23% 1,500,000 $4,603,045 HXG Hexagon Energy 0.011 -21% 481,402 $7,180,823 BCT Bluechiip Limited 0.004 -20% 109,207 $5,910,198 CTO Citigold Corp Ltd 0.004 -20% 800,000 $15,000,000 ROG Red Sky Energy. 0.004 -20% 1,649,752 $27,111,136 YPB YPB Group Ltd 0.002 -20% 517,333 $2,019,904 NYM Narryermetalslimited 0.033 -20% 75,000 $4,358,549 EOF Ecofibre Limited 0.034 -19% 743,238 $15,912,704 EMH European Metals Hldg 0.260 -19% 124,542 $66,382,306 EG1 Evergreenlithium 0.053 -18% 819,987 $3,654,950 ZLD Zelira Therapeutics 0.365 -17% 16,604 $4,992,748 TFL Tasfoods Ltd 0.015 -17% 34,250 $7,867,719 AMD Arrow Minerals 0.003 -17% 9,150,383 $31,618,095 <!-- \/#supsystic-table-14879.supsystic-table --><\/p>\n<div class=\"stbConditionsData\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/.supsystic-tables-wrap --><!-- Tables Generator by Supsystic --><!-- Version:1.10.36 --><!-- http:\/\/supsystic.com\/ --><a title=\"Wordpress Table Plugin\" href=\"https:\/\/supsystic.com\/plugins\/wordpress-data-table-plugin\/?utm_medium=love_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Table Plugin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>IN CASE YOU MISSED IT<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/cosmo-metals-cmo\/\">Cosmo Metals\u2019 (ASX:CMO)<\/a> 4000m aircore drill program across the Don \u00c1lvaro prospect at its Kanowna gold project will <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/resources\/ample-opportunity-for-discovery-as-cosmo-expands-gold-drilling-campaign\/\">target historical intercepts<\/a> which returned up to 5.3g\/t gold.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/cufe-cuf\/\">CuFe\u2019s (ASX:CUF)<\/a> geology team have <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/resources\/cufes-niobium-rock-chip-bonanza-paves-way-for-drilling\/\">uncovered further niobium and tantalum potential<\/a> from rock chip results at the North Dam project near Coolgardie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/frontier-energy-fhe\/\">Frontier Energy (ASX:FHE)<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/energy\/a-key-milestone-is-reached-at-frontiers-waroona-renewable-energy-project\/\">signed a contract<\/a> with Western Power, which will start detailed design and procurement of long lead items for interconnection works for FHE\u2019s Waroona renewable energy project.<\/p>\n<p>The US FDDA has <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/health\/race-oncology-stock-gains-on-us-fda-milestone\/\">extended Rare Paediatric Disease Designation<\/a> (RPDD) to <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/race-oncology-rac\/\">Race Oncology\u2019s (ASX:RAC)<\/a> oncology drug \u2013 RC220. This gives the drug eligibility to receive a Priority Review Voucher (PRV) upon marketing approval.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/recharge-metals-rec\/\">Recharge Metals (ASX:REC)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/resources\/recharge-metals-kicks-off-james-bay-lithium-drive\/\">has started its 2024 exploration season<\/a> at the Wapistan project in the lithium-rich James Bay region of Quebec, Canada.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/sprintex-six\/\">Sprintex (ASX:SIX)<\/a> has taken a key step forward in supplying its G15 commercial blowers to a leading US vacuum pump and blower manufacturer after <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/tech\/sprintex-g15-blowers-impress-leading-us-manufacturer-evaluation-agreement-signed\/\">signing an evaluation contract<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Latest field work at <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/st-george-mining-sgq\/\">St George Mining\u2019s (ASX:SGQ)<\/a> Destiny project near Coolgardie has <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/resources\/niobium-ree-potential-crystallises-star-power-of-st-george-minings-large-c1-target-at-destiny\/\">uncovered the large, intrusive C1 target<\/a> with potential for niobium-REE mineralisation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/sun-silver-ss1\/\">Sun Silver (ASX:SS1)<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/resources\/sun-silver-unmasks-high-grade-targets-as-it-lifts-the-veil-on-6216g-t-silver-hit-at-maverick-springs\/\">discovered a new high-grade target<\/a> at its globally significant Maverick Springs project in Nevada with hits of up to 6216g\/t silver.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/comet-ridge-coi\/\">Comet Ridge (ASX:COI)<\/a> has expanded its position in the Mahalo gas hub in Queensland with the award of a new block that hosts part of a high quality, shallow fairway that has been extensively appraised and proven to be capable of excellent gas production from three separate pilot production tests.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/corazon-mining-czn\/\">Corazon Mining (ASX:CZN)<\/a> has received firm commitments to raise around $340,000 via a placement at $0.0065 per share \u2013 plus up to $1m via a share purchase plan \u2013 to fund accelerated exploration at its Mt Gilmore project in NSW, with a maiden drilling program at the May Queen porphyry copper-gold target planned for July.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>TRADING HALTS<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/elixir-energy-exr\/\">Elixir Energy (ASX:EXR)<\/a> \u2013 pending an announcement by the Company with respect to new acreage in Queensland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/city-chic-collective-ccx\/\">City Chic Collective (ASX:CCX)<\/a> \u2013 pending the proposed divestment of Avenue and an equity capital raising.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/sacgasco-sgc\/\">Sacgasco (ASX:SGC)<\/a> \u2013 pending an announcement to the market in relation to a capital raising.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/antipa-minerals-azy\/\">Antipa Minerals (ASX:AZY)<\/a> \u2013 pending an announcement in relation to a proposed capital raising.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/mma-offshore-mrm\/\">MMA Offshore (ASX:MRM)<\/a> \u2013 pending an update in relation to a Scheme of Arrangement between MRM and Cyan MMA Holdings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At Stockhead, we tell it like it is. While Comet Ridge, Corazon Mining, Cosmo Metals, CuFe, Frontier Energy, Recharge Metals, Sprintex, St George Mining and Sun Silver are Stockhead advertisers, they did not sponsor this article.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/news\/closing-bell-asx-rallies-as-rba-considers-hiking-rates-bitcoin-etf-to-start-trading-on-thursday\/\">Closing Bell: ASX rallies as RBA considers hiking rates; Bitcoin ETF to start trading on Thursday<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/\">Stockhead<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASX rose\u00a0 as the RBA held interest rates at 12-year high 4.35pc All 11 sectors on the ASX gained, with significant moves from Pilbara and <a href=\"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=11055\" class=\"read-more-link\">[more&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":11056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Closing Bell: ASX rallies as RBA considers hiking rates; 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