Articles On First Au (ASX:FAU)

Benchmark ASX index finishes ever so slightly up ASX Sectors led by Financial, IT, Property and Materials Small cap gainers: RBL, PIL, and LPI   Here’s how we ended on Thursday. Local markets largely did okay, and then wilted when we go...

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Benchmark ASX index finishes +1% higher ASX Sectors led by Utilities (+4.2%) and all ended higher on the day Funny bunch of small cap winners including MOB, CZR, NGL   The ASX200 doesn’t seem to mind a bit of war on Tuesday, rising very...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at shortly-before-11-ish, produced with gritted teeth as, once again, the local council has decided that it needs to pay some drongo to stand outside my house all day waving a leaf blower around while screaming into his c...

ING downgrades Q4 gold price forecasts, but expects prices to move higher again in Q1 “on the assumption that the Fed will start cutting rates” Bloomberg commodities guru Mike McGlone: $US3000/oz may be “rendezvous point” ASX gold stock of...

China’s property market and depressed yuan has domestic investors flocking to gold Price differences between Shanghai spot gold and the West have gone from a decade average of US$6 to more than US$100 of late De Grey’s DFS is out with a $3...

The ASX 200 benchmark falls 0.6% as we brace for news from The Fed Sector losses led by Resources, while Consumers make gains Small caps led by Alderan, and BNPL Sezzle returns   Local markets made it a hat trick of losses, with the re...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at shortly-before-11-ish, published once the market’s managed to get out of first gear, and stop bunny-hopping its way down the road emitting the unmistakable stink of a burning clutch, and the equally unmistakable scream...

The ASX 200 benchmark falls 0.5% as central bank boogeymen spook investors Energy pretty much on its own out front of the rest of the sectors Small caps led by lithium and new metal minnows with some sturdy new finds   Local markets hav...

ASX 200 falls sharply from the open, tracking Wall St sell off ahead of US CPI read tonight Most sectors decline led by Tech and Industrials Tempus Resources jumps 50%, cops a speeding ticket   Australian shares stepped off the into th...

ASX 200 closes strongly on China data and iron ore futures after weak start Banks, Miners and Staples offset losses for Healthcare and IT Sectors Small caps led by CNW, OMX   Australian shares failed to launch before lunch on Monday, bu...

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights today’s most interesting small cap stories that might have slipped beneath your radar. Below is a wrap of the top 20 performing stocks, by percentage, who made announcements today.   ICYMI Leader...

Octava Minerals (ASX:OCT) has secured an agreement to take hold of 100% of the Talga Lithium Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.  Currently, Octava owns 100% of one tenement in the project area and is farming into up to 8...

At $3014/oz, local gold is currently paying near record prices Should these current levels hold, Aussie miners could be looking at another big income bump in FY24 Top ASX Gold Stories of the Week: Southern Cross Gold, Toubani Resources Ou...

  ASX 200 find 0.5% to start the week, LTR looks ready to sell Energy stocks and miners offset IT and Consumer Discretionary losses Small cap winners led by EMD and GLH   Local markets were led higher on Monday, supported by resource busi...

Haunted Stream is an 8.5km-long historic mining area which produced more than 25,000oz of gold at up to 5oz (142 grams) per tonne The company says there’s a multi-million-ounce opportunity at Haunted Stream Maiden drilling was immediately...

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights today’s most interesting small cap stories that might have slipped beneath your radar. Below is a wrap of the top 20 performing stocks, by percentage, who made announcements today.   ICYMI Leader...

ASX 200 benchmark climbs 0.5% Tech Sector plunges 5.5% while Consumer stocks and iron ore majors save day  Small cap gains led by huge day at 4DS   The Australian share market extracted some green from a dull Wednesday wicket after the Wa...

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights some strongest performing ASX stocks that might have slipped your notice today.  It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing some of the biggest movers in percentage terms...

ASX 200 benchmark ends big day of earnings near parity, Small Ordinaries (XSO) climbs 0.5% Tech Sector surge offset by Consumer stocks and Energy  Small cap gains led by resources and explorer names, WYX continues climb    Just an enormou...

Stockhead’s ‘Garimpeiro’ columnist Barry FitzGerald is back in the studio for another instalment of The Explorers Podcast. In this episode Barry chats to Ryan Skeen, CEO & managing director of First Au (ASX:FAU). First Au is an Australi...

The ASX grinds to a -0.68% close after another rough night on Wall Street. A late surge from the Real Estate sector saw it land on +1.11% for the day. Rock chip results dominated the Small Caps winners list – yep, it was that kinda day.  ...

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights some strongest performing ASX stocks that might have slipped your notice today.  It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing some of the biggest movers in percentage terms...

After a steep early drop, the benchmark stabilised to close 1.5% down. InfoTech and Materials fared worst, following a mega tech sell-off on Wall Street. Loyal Lithium soared more than 37% after hitting fresh spod at Trieste.   I think we...

The benchmark has sagged to -0.24% to close out the week with a world-weary sigh. Falling crude prices hobbled the Energy sector, dragging it 1.93% lower. Small caps winner Rubix Resources is feeling some neighbourly love, thanks to Allk...

Similarities between the 1970s bull run, which saw gold soar 2,300%, and today “If the 1970s analogy holds, the next leg will be explosive”: Goehring and Rozencwajg This week’s top ASX precious metals stocks Our Gold Digger column wraps a...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at ~10.30am 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...

Local markets have risen from the dead again, closing at +0.26% for the day. Bowen Coking Coal has leapt to the top of the ladder with a 26.3% gain. Energy fought hard to hit 2.12%, but InfoTech’s -1.92% dead weight held the whole market b...

Local markets have pedalled furiously since lunch to bring the benchmark to +0.35%. CBA posts record $10.2 billion profit off the back of ever-increasing interest rates. Small capper Perpetual stuns with a 50% spike after buying up land in...

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights some strongest performing ASX stocks that might have slipped your notice today.  It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing some of the biggest movers in percentage terms...

China’s gold imports have risen a massive 16% in the first half of 2023 Spot prices are down following the US Fed hiking interest rates to 5.5% De Grey has gold options here, there and everywhere in the Pilbara Our Gold Digger column wrap...

First Au’s maiden drill program at its flagship Haunted Stream project in Victoria has proven to be immensely successful with the discovery of a new gold system. Assays that led to the new discovery include a thick 36.9m intercept grading 1...

ASX explorers bank on more gold to be found in what could be a new golden age for Victoria  First AU is exploring for gold in East Gippsland near the historic mining area of Swifts Creek Falcon Metals is to completes more than 80,000m of a...

ASX chopped about sideways, losing any slight semblance of  fizz at close: -0.063% IT, Discretionary and Industrials led sectors, while Materials lagged The day’s clear winner was Mantle Minerals, up 50% at day’s end on further exploration...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at ~10.30am 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...

Gold surges to US$1960 on geopolitical risk, softer inflation figures Sold down ASX producers, project developers enjoy strong gains 5 +$1bn capped gold stock ink double digit gains, the rest not far behind Our Gold Digger column wraps al...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at ~10.30am 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...

The All Ordinaries Gold Sub-Index (comprising 24 gold stocks)  is up 15.44% YTD, a massive 40.1% over the past 12 months, and 27% over the past 5 years Gold miners begin rolling out FY23 results Standout small caps of the week: Titan Miner...

Gold dips its toe below $US1900/oz, but it was too cold so it pulled back up Ora Gold scores a strike at Garden Gully Northern Stawell upgrades its gold inventory 59% Tanami to prove up more resources at its namesake gold project in the NT...

ASX 200 benchmark climbs 0.65% despite a sour lead-in from Wall Street and Europe. Real Estate sector banks solid wins after shopping centres put on a big day.  Forrestania Resources hits 162% on thick pegmatite news, but the ASX has asked...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at ~10.30am 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...

The ASX banks another dim result, down 0.4% for the day Materials recovered from an early slump, but InfoTech powered on to help minimise losses Metal Hawk’s TREO find at Fraser South was the day’s true highlight; stock up 140% as a result...

  De Grey gets bigger, and bigger, and even bigger ahead of its imminent DFS Catalyst Metals has some bonkers grades coming out of the Iris deposit at Four Eagles Cue: lots of gold. Musgrave’s Break of Day gold deposit returns “excellent”...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at ~10.30am 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...

ASX-listed mineral explorer and developer Talisman Mining (ASX:TLM) has completed the acquisition of the Mabel Creek Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) Project in South Australia. The company reports a binding sale and purchase agreement for the...

The USD’s status as the world’s reserve currency is under attack: Goehring & Rozencwajg This could be a rocket under the price of gold, most trusted store of value across the globe for over 3,000 years Weekly Small Cap Standouts: Iceni...

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights some strongest performing ASX stocks that might have slipped your notice today.  It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing some of the biggest movers in percentage terms...

Highlights Assay results of two holes at Haunted Stream are out -- 12.9m @ 3.57g/t gold, and 11.1m @2.65 g/t gold Results of further three holes are pending, and FAU states all these have intersected similar significant veins down plun...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at ~10.30am 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...

Perspectives on key demand drivers and their implications for PGM demand are diverging Biggest demand sector for PGMs is auto catalysts in car exhausts which are being phased out by EVs Producers relying on an emergent hydrogen economy to...