Latest Share Price News

Spark New Zealand has confirmed the final currency conversion and reinvestment price for its 30 June 2026 distribution. Shareholders will receive NZD 0.08705882 per share, or AUD 0.07022128, with payment and new DRP shares scheduled for 2 October.

Wrkr has outlined warnings, training and share-repurchase measures after 603,540 shares linked to non-executive director Emma Dobson were sold during a closed trading period. The company says the sale was inadvertent and occurred without Dobson’s knowledge, while committing to tighter controls around related-party trading.

Red Metal’s Sybella project has moved closer to a development decision after heap-leach testing delivered strong rare earth extractions with low impurity levels. The company also reported a $19.17 million FY2026 profit, although most of that result came from the accounting gain tied to its Maronan Metals restructuring.

Cadence Opportunities Fund Limited (ASX:CDO) delivered a record $5.66 million after-tax profit and a 30.3% fund return in FY2026. The listed investment company is entering the new year with elevated cash, reduced gold exposure and a discounted share purchase plan underway.

WAM Global’s portfolio earnings grew 18% in FY2026, but valuation compression and currency losses left the investment portfolio down about 4.2% in Australian-dollar terms. The listed investment company declared a 13.2 cents per share fully franked full-year dividend, backed by a stated 5.2 years of dividend coverage.

HiTech Group has secured a $4 million placement to fund working capital after completing its acquisition of selected Hudson assets. The deal creates a larger national recruitment platform, but also leaves the company managing higher payroll demands, new debt and unfinished customer novations.

Paragon Care has lined up an on-market buy-back of up to 82.8 million shares, worth about $10.8 million at the latest closing price, while its employee trust can acquire a further 23.9 million shares. The transactions give the healthcare group two sizeable tools for managing its capital and incentive plans, although neither maximum is guaranteed to be completed.

Industrial Minerals has completed its shift from an industrial-minerals explorer towards Western Australia gold, adding a 205 square kilometre Laverton portfolio after year end. The company enters the next phase with historical high-grade intercepts, a planned maiden drilling campaign and $2.08 million in cash at 30 June.

Daly Resources ended FY2026 with $11.05 million in cash after its $12 million IPO, but reported a $3.63 million loss dominated by share-based remuneration. The ASX-listed explorer has no defined mineral resources or ore reserves and must now convert its exploration portfolio into results.

Prescient Therapeutics has extended its Share Purchase Plan by three days after shareholders reported delays receiving application documents. The revised timetable places the offer’s results announcement just ahead of a planned briefing on the company’s PTX-100 development program.

Regal Asian Investments delivered a 3.2% net portfolio return in August, lifting its 12-month performance to 36.4% despite continued volatility across Asian equities. The listed investment company’s shares ended the month at a 14.3% discount to post-tax NTA, while its buy-back and fully franked dividend continued.

JPMorgan Global Research Enhanced Index Equity Trust (ASX:JRH) reported a sharp rise in FY2026 operating profit, driven primarily by investment revaluation gains as net assets expanded to almost A$2 billion. Distributions also surged, although the result remains exposed to global equity markets, foreign exchange and derivatives.