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Sigma Healthcare reports robust growth in Chemist Warehouse sales across Australia and internationally, announces a joint venture to enter the UK market, and secures a major distribution centre lease in New Zealand to support its expanding network.

PEXA Group delivered a 7.3% rise in Australian property transaction volumes in 3Q26 and saw steady UK remortgage growth despite macroeconomic uncertainty. The company reaffirmed its FY26 guidance, aiming for NPAT at the top of its $15m-$25m range.

Ardea Resources’ Kalgoorlie Nickel Project’s Goongarrie Hub has been named in the Australia-Japan joint statement on critical minerals cooperation, highlighting its role in securing resilient nickel-cobalt supply chains backed by government support.

Vmoto Limited has inked a worldwide partnership with MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group to produce and distribute three MotoGP-branded electric scooter models, aiming to boost brand visibility and sales through 2030.

Austal Limited has won a A$136 million contract extension to build two additional Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats for the Australian Border Force, increasing the total contracted vessels to six and reinforcing Australia's sovereign naval shipbuilding capabilities.

Connected Minerals (ASX:CML) is set to acquire Frontier Group CRM, gaining control of an 80% interest in the Bailundo carbonatite project in Angola, boasting near-surface high-grade niobium and rare earth mineralisation. Backed by a $4.5 million capital raise, the company aims to fast-track exploration in this emerging critical minerals jurisdiction.

Murray Cod Australia (ASX:MCA) is raising $18.6 million through a fully underwritten entitlement offer at a steep 43% discount to last price, aiming to convert its record 3,700-tonne biomass into sales and expand processing capacity.

ImpediMed has secured A$15.2 million through a two-tranche placement and share purchase plan, alongside A$5 million in cost reductions, aiming for operating cashflow breakeven by H2 FY28.

Stellar Resources has raised $22.1 million through a placement led by Metals X, boosting its cash reserves to $33 million and setting the stage for key feasibility studies at Heemskirk.

Legacy Minerals reveals a robust 19-year Mt Carrington gold-silver project with a pre-tax NPV of A$716 million and low operating costs, advancing towards pre-feasibility studies amid resource conversion plans.

AdAlta has secured A$2.5 million in a strategic placement to push its lead CAR-T therapy BZDS1901 through critical US FDA regulatory steps and establish Australian manufacturing, building on promising clinical responses in advanced mesothelioma.

Navigator Global Investments (ASX: NGI) is acquiring a US$195 million portfolio of Net Revenue Share interests from Stable Asset Management, broadening its alternative asset manager ecosystem and raising A$145 million via a fully underwritten entitlement offer.

ADX Energy is progressing its HOCH-1 shallow gas well in Upper Austria, targeting up to 17.3 BCF of prospective gas resources with drilling at 950 metres depth and plans for two more wells this year.

Australian Mines Limited has raised $3 million through a strategic placement led by Tribeca Investment Partners to fast-track its Flemington Scandium Project from scoping to pre-feasibility study, aiming to de-risk and advance permitting.

Breakthrough Minerals (ASX:BTM) has secured A$5.15 million through a placement to fund a substantial expansion of its drilling program at the North Queensland Copper-Gold Project, aiming to grow its resource base beyond 200,000 tonnes of contained copper equivalent.

Avira Resources has cleared all major regulatory and heritage hurdles to kick off a 4,500-metre RC drilling campaign at its high-grade Mt Cattlin Gold Project, aiming for a maiden resource estimate by year-end.

American West Metals (ASX: AW1) has raised A$10 million through an oversubscribed institutional placement to fast-track exploration at its West Desert and Storm Copper projects, focusing on high-demand critical metals.

Athena Resources is raising $3.5 million through a discounted share placement backed by major investors to fast-track drilling and feasibility at its Narryer magnetite project.

PYC Therapeutics presented Phase 1/2 data at ARVO 2026 showing encouraging safety and efficacy signals for its RNA therapies targeting rare genetic eye diseases Retinitis Pigmentosa type 11 and Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy.

SSH Group Ltd is set to acquire Elphinstone Mechanical Services, boosting its revenue scale and geographic reach into Queensland and New South Wales with an immediately accretive deal.

Imricor Medical Systems has secured A$60 million through a placement to fund its US commercial rollout, regulatory approvals, and clinical programs, boosting its cash reserves to nearly A$103 million.

Victory Metals finalises metallurgical testwork revealing major CAPEX and OPEX savings for its North Stanmore heavy rare earth project, with the PFS on track for Q2 2026.

Gorilla Gold Mines has uncovered a new high-grade gold lode at the Sovereign Deposit within its Comet Vale Gold Project, intersecting 9.3m at 20.6g/t Au in a previously untested footwall position. This discovery adds a fresh dimension to the North Kalgoorlie Hub’s 1.2Moz resource base and accelerates the company’s exploration momentum.

Sunstone Metals has extended gold-copper mineralisation at its Bramaderos project in Ecuador, with recent drill holes intersecting significant widths that support upgrading a large exploration target into resources.