Thursday’s Top 10 Companies On The ASX

The S&P/ASX 200 Index halted a seven-day winning streak to concede 3.1 percent today, marking its sharpest fall in a single trading day in over 6 weeks.

The Banking big 4 suffered across the board as ANZ (ASX:ANZ) fell 6.2 percent, Westpac (ASX:WBC) slumped 6.1 percent, National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) wiped off 5.4 percent and Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) slid 4.4 percent.

Mining and energy gaints did not fare any better as Woodside Petroleum (ASX:WPL) tumbled 5.8 percent while BHP Group (ASX:BHP) suffered a 2 percent drop.

On the flip side, Gold stocks rallied as Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) advanced 6.7 percent, Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) improved 5.7 percent and Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) gained 4.2 per cent.

Ellex Medical Lasers Ltd (ASX:ELX)
ELX share price closed 17.1 percent higher today after the ACCC have announced that it will not oppose Lumibird’s proposed acquisition of the Lasers and Ultrasound Business of Ellex (ASX:ELX). Lumibird is one of the world’s leading specialists in lasers with over 50 years experience.

Centaurus Metals Ltd (ASX:CTM)
CTM shares trade at 16.7 percent higher today after some good results of thick high-grade nickel sulphide intercepts from shallow depths at Jaguar Central and Jaguar North which was announced official today to the ASX.

Bellevue Gold Ltd (ASX:BGL)
BGL improved 13.1 percent at the end of the trading day following its release of the Macquarie Mining and Energy Forum Presentation to the ASX detailing the development of the 2.2Moz Bellevue Gold project in Western Australia.

Strandline Resources Ltd (ASX:STA)
STA shared firmed 11.4 percent today having just release its Coburn Mineral Sands Project – Definitive Feasibility Studies Information Memorandum to the ASX on Wednesday.

Breaker Resources NL (ASX:BRB)
Lastly, BRB posted a 10.9 percent gain today after some promising drilling results that were welcomed by its investors. It hit a day-high of 17.4 percent before settling at 10.9 percent after the bell. BRB is a junior gold explorer focused on discovering and developing new gold deposits hidden by transported cover in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields Superterrane.

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