S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJOASX) closed 15.9 points or 0.27% higher to 5,835.1 and has now entered its sixth straight week of gains despite the uncertainty surrounding US-China tension and the civil unrest in the US.
Gold prices are at seven and a half year highs and oil has bounced back strongly over the past month as the global economy reopens.
Australias Reserve Bank kept interest rates unchanged at 0.25% as expected, following two rate cuts in March at the peak of COVID-19 concerns.
RBA governor Philip Lowe said that while the pandemic has led to a severe global downturn, a recovery might be sooner than expected.
Australias current account – which is the broadest measure of international trade – was in surplus by a record $8.4 billion in the March quarter.
This makes it Australias fourth straight quarter of surpluses and net exports are expected to add around 0.5% to economic growth.
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Creso Pharma raising A$2.1 million to grow cannabidiol product line for human and animal health[hhmc]
Creso Pharma Ltd (ASX:CPH) (FRA:1X8) (OTCMKTS:COPHF) has issued shares worth A$1.837 million of the A$2.137 million placement to institutional and sophisticated investors announced on June 1, 2020. Creso will deploy the funds raised from the placement towards accelerating growth across the companys existing human and animal health CBD (cannabidiol) product lines, repayment of outstanding debt and for general working capital purposes.
Northern Minerals SPP raises A$9.98 million to advance Browns Range project[hhmc]
Northern Minerals Ltd (ASX:NTU) has raised A$9.98 million in a strongly supported share purchase plan (SPP) with funds for continuing development of the companys projects and operation of its business centred on the Browns Range Heavy Rare Earth Project in northern WA. The SPP follows completion of tranche-1 of the companys total A$22 million placement to various sophisticated investors on April 28, which raised cash proceeds of A$6 million before costs. This resulted in NTU repaying A$3 million of the amounts owing on the A$7.5 million convertible notes issued on June 26, 2019.
Yandal Resources set for growth as strong results continue from WA gold projects[hhmc]
Yandal Resources Ltd (ASX:YRL) is set for rapid growth as it continues to receive strong drilling results from gold projects in the Yandal Greenstone Belt of Western Australia. In a June quarter update presentation to investors, managing director and CEO Lorry Hughes said further drilling results were pending from the companys advanced and early stage gold prospects including Flushing Meadows, Gordons Dam and Barty.
Prescient Therapeutics licenses Pennsylvania and Oxford university technologies to create universal cell therapy platform[hhmc]
Prescient Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:PTX) has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for an innovative universal immune receptor technology platform. The platform, currently in the pre-clinical development stage, was invented at Penn by labs of Associate Professor Dr Daniel J. Powell Jr and Professor Dr Andrew Tsourkas.
Nanoveu higher as antiviral phone protectors are approved by TGA[hhmc]
Nanoveu Ltd (ASX:NVU) has opened higher on approval of its antiviral phone protection technology by the Australian Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). The technology has received Class I Medical Device status which is reserved for low-risk and non-invasive medical equipment, such as surgical retractors or tongue depressors. With Nanoveus TGA submission being successful, the technology is now listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), which permits commercial sale within Australia.
Argosy Minerals customers confirm up to 99.88% lithium carbonate purity for Rincon samples[hhmc]
Argosy Minerals Limited (ASX:AGY) customers have confirmed up to 99.88% lithium carbonate content forRead More – Source
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