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A single exploration name blew the doors off the leaderboard, while two well-known uranium plays and a Nevada explorer sank hard. Behind the noise: deals got closer to completion, big raisings reset prices, and several “good news” gaps didn’t survive the week.

A volatile week for ASX tech saw a steep sell-off in freight software, while defence AI and RegTech contract wins pulled buyers back into smaller names. Big corporate actions kept attention on what’s real: signed deals, cash timelines, and who pays whom, and when.

Askari Metals has addressed an ASX query regarding the late filing of a director's securities interest notice, attributing the delay to awaiting regulatory guidance following an inadvertent related party securities breach.

Aura Consolidated Group and Qoria Limited have announced a merger to create AXQ, a global leader in digital safety and cybersecurity, backed by a US$75 million equity raise and targeting strong growth and innovation.

Aura Consolidated Group Inc. is set to acquire Qoria Limited in a landmark $3 billion merger, creating a global leader in digital safety solutions with a new ASX listing under the ticker AXQ.

TradeWindow has launched a NZ$1 million Share Purchase Plan to accelerate its Freight AI operating system development and support growth across Australasia. This follows a successful NZ$5.7 million placement, signalling strong investor confidence in the company’s tech-driven future.

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Speculative money piled into new discoveries and tight-supply metals, while a handful of small caps were sold hard on thin liquidity. The week’s biggest moves came from PGMs and tungsten on the way up, and micro-cap gas on the way down.

A handful of small caps ripped higher, but plenty still slipped even after good news. This week’s biggest moves came from a platform partnership win, a reinstated stock, and a cash settlement that removed a long-running dispute.

Axtec Limited maintains a steady cash position through strategic equity placements and cost reductions while advancing its PropTech platform and partnerships.

Toubani Resources has secured key environmental approvals and a $395 million funding package to propel its Kobada Gold Project in Mali towards construction, alongside launching its largest-ever drilling campaign targeting resource expansion.

Asian Battery Metals PLC has reported strong exploration progress in Mongolia, including excellent copper recoveries at its Oval project and high-grade copper-gold assays at Maikhan Uul, supported by a $6 million equity raise.