The S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 2.5 percent to halt an incredible four-day winning run after banks and travel-related stocks took the hit.

The Banking blue chips bore most of the slump as Westpac (ASX:WBC) and National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) both tumbled 3.5 percent, ANZ (ASX:ANZ) fell 3.1 percent and Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) retreated 2.3 per cent.

Travel and airlines stocks were humbled after recent recoveries as COVID-19 cases began to re-emerge in cities that lifted lockdown and travel bans. National carrier Qantas (ASX:QAN) announced its capital needs to raise AUD 1.9 billion while laying off 6,000 workers and grounding 100 aircrafts highlighted the challenges that this sector faces to return to norm.

Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) tumbled 11 percent, Webjet (ASX:WEB) declined 8.6 percent and Corporate Travel (ASX:CTD) closed 8 percent lower to reflect the gloomy trading day for Travel.

Energy stocks were also caught out after Brent crude prices fell 5 percent overnight leading Oil Search to plunge 7 percent and Woodside (ASX:WPL) to fall 4.2 percent on Thursday.

Volt Resources Ltd (ASX:VRC)
Junior graphite and gold explorer VRC skyrocketed 35 percent after delivering good announcements of 10.2 million tonnes at 2.6 grams per tonne of gold for 851,000 ounces of gold at its Luiri Hill Gold Project in Zambia. (Source: The Market Herald)

Redbubble Ltd (ASX:RBL)
E-commerce platform RBL traded 25.5 percent after reporting higher revenue growth in the June quarter to-date of 96 percent (adjusted for currency fluctuations). Online sales has been on the rise ever since the COVID-19 outbreak. Core earnings for the 11 months to 31 May came in at AUD 11.9m which translated to a gain of 86 percent on a constant currency basis. (Source: Stockhead)

White Energy Co Ltd (ASX:WEC)
Queensland-focused coal company WEC soared 23.6 percent today. White Energy is the exclusive worldwide licensee of a patented technology which upgrades high moisture, low value sub-bituminous and lignite coals through a low cost process of dehydration and compaction. This technology is known as the BCB technology and was developed by a consortia lead by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). (Source: White Energy Co website)

Race Oncology Ltd (ASX:RAC)
Pharmaceutical company RAC saw its shares jumped 15.1 percent having recently reported positive clinical data from the Phase II clinical trial of Bisantree conducted at Israel’s Sheba Medical Centre. (Source: The Motley Fool)

Apollo Consolidated Ltd (ASX:AOP)
WA-based Junior gold explorer shares traded 11.9 percent higher to round up the top 5. On Wednesday, AOP announced that its drilling program has intersected high-grade gold mineralisation at the Lake Rebecca Gold Project in Western Australia. (Source: The Market Herald)

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index managed to just edge out a gain by 0.2 percent to lead a four-day charge.

Mining and resources stocks performed strongly today as Perseus Mining soared 7.1 percent, Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) surged 6.7 percent, Orocobre (ASX:ORE) advanced 4.9 percent, Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) rose 2.5 percent and resources giant BHP Group (ASX:BHP) improved 0.7 percent.

Biotech and healthcare stocks improved as well as Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) climbed 4.7 percent and biopharmaceuticals giant CSL (ASX:CSL) firmed 1.1 percent.

Banking stocks retreated marginally as ANZ (ASX:ANZ) fell 0.8 percent and National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) declined 0.6 percent.

Other notable drops such as Viva Energy Group (ASX:VEA) retreated 3.7 percent, Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC) traded 3.5 percent lower and Transurban (ASX:TCL) closed 3.3 percent below yesterday’s closing price.

Paragon Care Ltd (ASX:PGC)
Medical equipment provider PGC skyrocketed 79.2 percent today after positive business updates on the ASX. COVID-19 has impacted the business by nearly 30 percent as revenues dipped in April 2020 as compared to the year before. However, its May and June revenues has seen significant improvements following better than expected level of elective surgery cases due to favourable policy changes by the Fed Government. FY20 revenues are expected to exceed AUD 220 million given that PGC delivered AUD 236 million in 2019

Yojee Ltd (ASX:YOJ)
Transport and logistics tech firm YOJ soared 47.2 percent today. In May, YOJ signed a SaaS deal with Kuehne + Nigel Logistics Solutions, Philippines utilising its software for their service logistics platform. The deal was signed by YOJ subsidiary, Yojee Solutions, for a three-year deal which expects to optimise freight movement along its entire logistics chain

Talga Resources Ltd (ASX:TLG)
Advanced material technology company TLG saw its shares surged 34.9 percent after receiving better-than-expected interest from lithium-ion battery manufacturers for battery anode products from the Vittangi Anode Project in Sweden

Silex Systems Ltd (ASX:SLX)
Technology development company SLX traded 34.4 percent higher today. It was recently announced that SLX has signed a sales agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to allow it to process stockpiles of depleted nuclear fuels as part of its Paduach Project in Kentucky

De Grey Mining Ltd (ASX:DEG)
WA-based gold explorer ended the trading day 24.6 percent higher to round up the top 5. On Monday, DEG announced positive drilling results at the Aquila Zone within the Hemi Gold Discovery in Western Australia, having intersected broad, high-grade mineralisation

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The S&P/ASX200 Index firmed 0.2 percent to mark its third straight trading day gains.

Miners recovered marginally as Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) gained 1.4 percent, Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG) rose 1.3 percent and BHP Group (ASX:BHP) recovered 0.8 percent.

Other notable gainers such as real estate group Cromwell Property Group (ASX:CMW) soared 8.1 percent, diversified logistics and infrastructure giant Qube Holdings (ASX:QUB) advanced 7.8 percent, insurance firm AMP Limited (ASX:AMP) soared 7.9 percent and rare-earths miner Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX:LYC) closed 6 percent higher for the day.

Kalamazoo Resources Limited (ASX:KZR)
Gold and base metals explorer KZR surged 50.5 percent to top the chart after announcing that they have bought out Northern Star Resources’ (NST) Ashburton Gold Project for a deferred contingent cash consideration of AUD 17.5 million (Source: The Market Herald)

SmartPay Holdings Ltd (ASX:SMP)
Innovative EFTPOS payment provider SMP advanced 18% today after releasing its FY20 results. It was reported that SMP had a 34% increase in revenue over the year as a result of strong growth in Australia.

Rox Resources Ltd (ASX:RXL)
RXL shares advanced 17.7 percent after recent developments at their Youanmi regional gold exploration project. This latest drilling result will test the down-plunge extensions of the recently discovered gold mineralisation. (Source: MiningNews.net)

Auteco Minerals Ltd (ASX:AUT)
Emerging mineral exploration company AUT saw its shares jumped 17.7 percent today. It was recently announced that AUT was on course for its first 5,000-metre diamond drilling program at Pickle Grow Gold Project in Uchi sub-province of Ontario, Canada, targeting high-grade, shallow gold targets (Source: Proactive Investors)

Western Areas Ltd (ASX:WSA)
Australia’s leading Nickel producer WSA climbed 16 percent after receiving highly encouraging results from the Sahara prospect within the Western Gawler Project in South Australia as it intersects significant widths of nickel and copper. (Source: The Market Herald)

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