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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.

Big moves came from consumer fintech names as investors quickly re-priced growth, losses, and capital needs. A capital-raise week also split the market: some raisings steadied prices, others triggered fresh selling.

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.

Vulcan Energy Resources has locked in a €2.2 billion financing package to propel its Phase One Lionheart lithium and renewable energy project in Germany, marking a major step towards Europe’s first fully domestic sustainable lithium supply chain.

Lloyds Banking Group reported a robust 2025 performance with a 12% rise in statutory profit before tax and upgraded its 2026 guidance, underpinned by strong loan growth and digital innovation. The Group also announced significant shareholder returns totalling £3.9 billion, including dividends and a share buyback programme.

Iluka Resources is set to report a hefty $565 million pre-tax charge in FY25, driven by impairments and inventory write-downs amid ongoing weak demand for mineral sands products.

Central Petroleum has amended its sub-salt exploration permit sale, excluding the EP82 permit and retaining Helium Australia Pty Ltd, while anticipating a $4.2 million impairment charge in FY26.

Locality Planning Energy Holdings has reached a confidential settlement over its Harbour Towers dispute, anticipating a net gain and cash inflow in FY2026. This resolution reverses prior impairment losses and signals a positive financial turn for the embedded energy provider.

EROAD Limited reported a 3.3% revenue increase and strong free cash flow in H1 FY26, driven by ANZ market expansion despite a significant North American impairment. The company is focusing on the promising electronic Road User Charges opportunity in Australasia.

Besra Gold Inc. reported a $3.47 million loss for Q1 2026, weighed down by finance costs tied to a major gold purchase agreement. Despite asset impairments and net liabilities, management remains cautiously optimistic about ongoing funding and project development.

NexGen Energy Ltd. reported a significant net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, driven by mark-to-market losses on convertible debentures and impairment charges. The company bolstered its liquidity with a $953 million equity raise post-period.

ANZ reported a 10% decline in statutory profit for FY2025, impacted by significant regulatory and restructuring charges, while reaffirming its ANZ 2030 strategy and maintaining a strong capital position.