The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index (ASX: XSO) finished at 3,505 points, down 6.4 points or 0.18% in the latest session, but remains up 48 points or 1.39% over the past five trading days, reflecting continued resilience across the small-cap sector despite broader market volatility.
Gold explorers and consumer brands have delivered key updates this morning. You can read about those companies and more throughout the day.
Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG) shares rose nearly 5% after the company reported first quarter financial results that beat earnings expectations and showed steady comparable sales growth, alongside an improved full-year outlook.
The company reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.56, above analyst estimates of $1.32 to $1.38 and up roughly 32% year-over-year.
Genco Shipping and Trading (NYSE:GNK) has told shareholders to reject an unsolicited tender offer from Diana Shipping Inc., with its board concluding that the bid undervalues the drybulk shipping company's assets and business and fails to provide a control premium.
The board reiterated its unanimous opposition to the offer on two grounds: that the price does not reflect the underlying value of Genco's fleet and operating platform, and that it carries no premium for control of one of the larger US-listed drybulk owners.
Shares in Active Energy Group PLC (AIM:AEG, OTCID:AEUSF) rose 7.5% to 0.1p after it reported its first full month of trading from the Ghummud facility in Abu Dhabi.
It generated net revenue of around $110,000, as the company begins to validate its strategy of acquiring grid-connected power infrastructure and overlaying digital capacity.
Varon Corp (OTCID:OZSC) subsidiary Varon Wellness has secured a commitment worth more than C$500,000 from a leading national warehouse retailer for its Bucked Up energy drink brand in Canada, as Varon and Ozop Energy Solutions work through pre-closing conditions on their previously announced transaction.
The order is primarily comprised of a new mini can format being introduced into the Canadian market. The smaller format is designed for high-volume retail environments and multi-unit purchasing behavior typical of warehouse club settings, with the company flagging broader applicability across additional channels.
Snail Inc (NASDAQ:SNAL) marked the 11th anniversary of its ARK franchise on Tuesday, highlighting recent sales and player engagement metrics while outlining a multi-year content roadmap aimed at extending the franchise's lifespan.
The company reported that during the first quarter of 2026, ARK: Survival Evolved (ASE) sold approximately 573,000 units, while ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA) sold about 1.4 million units worldwide.
374Water Inc (NASDAQ:SCWO, FRA:8LL) has completed a key factory acceptance test for its AirSCWO system, moving the cleantech company closer to deploying the technology at one of California's largest wastewater treatment facilities.
The North Carolina-based company said the milestone activates the next phase of its partnership with Orange County Sanitation District, which processes more than 180 million gallons of wastewater daily and serves over 2.6 million people across Orange County.
VivoPower PLC (NASDAQ:VIVO, FRA:51J) has appointed Porter Harris, a former SpaceX battery engineer, to its Advisory Council to bolster the company's AI data center power, battery storage, and thermal management strategy.
Harris spent more than two decades in high-performance battery engineering and served as lead battery responsible engineer at SpaceX, where his team developed battery systems for the Falcon 9 rocket, Cargo Dragon, and the human-rated Crew Dragon spacecraft. He is currently founder and managing partner of Aeonix Studio, a Pasadena, California-based research laboratory and venture studio focused on advanced physical sciences and frontier energy systems.
Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd (TSX-V:GMG, OTCQX:GMGMF) announced on Tuesday that it has submitted an additional application to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking authorization to manufacture and sell graphene-based products in the US.
The Brisbane, Australia-based company filed a Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) under pre-manufacture notice (PMN) P-25-0018.
Standard Uranium Ltd (TSX-V:STND, OTCQB:STTDF, FRA:9SU0) has begun drilling at its Davidson River uranium project in Saskatchewan, the company said on Tuesday, kicking off its largest exploration campaign to date.
The 2026 helicopter-supported program is planned to exceed approximately 8,000 metres of diamond drilling across three major conductor trends over roughly 12 weeks, making it the largest drill campaign in Standard Uranium's history.
Pinnacle Silver & Gold Corp (TSX-V:PINN, OTCQB:PSGCF, FRA:P9J) has released results from a second phase of scoping metallurgical testing at its El Potrero gold-silver project in Durango, Mexico, highlighting consistently high gold recoveries and improved silver recoveries across multiple vein systems.
The latest testing expanded on an initial program by evaluating seven mineralized samples from the Dos de Mayo, Estrella and Capulin veins, compared with three samples tested previously. The program included material from all three historic mines along the Dos de Mayo vein system.
HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd (TSX:HIVE, NASDAQ:HIVE, FRA:YO0, BVC:HIVECO) reported a 158% jump in revenue from the year prior as the company pushes toward an ambitious $660 million annual recurring revenue target anchored by a major Canadian AI infrastructure buildout.
The Vancouver-based Bitcoin miner and data centre operator posted fiscal year 2026 revenue of $297.8 million, driven by a 164% jump in digital currency revenue to $278.3 million and a record $19.5 million from its BUZZ high-performance computing business, up 94% year-over-year.
U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) announced that it plans to restate earnings per share (EPS) figures for the three-month and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2026, after identifying an error in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding.
The investment management firm reported that a component of shares was inadvertently omitted from a supporting spreadsheet used to calculate basic and diluted weighted average common shares. As a result, weighted average shares outstanding were understated and basic and diluted EPS were overstated for the affected periods.
Shares in Gelion PLC (AIM:GELN, OTC:GELNF, FRA:X0S), the sulfur battery company, rose 16% to 20.52p after it announced a three-year collaboration with Nissan and the University of Oxford to develop next-generation solid-state electric vehicle batteries using its proprietary Nano-Encapsulated Sulfur cathode technology.
The £3.4 million project, named CoRe-SoLiS, has secured £2.4 million in combined grant funding from Innovate UK under its Battery Innovation Concept Development Round 1 competition, with £1.6 million awarded directly to Gelion's UK subsidiary.
Vaultz Capital PLC (AQSE:V3TC, FRA:VJ2, OTCQB:VZTCF) said it raised £1 million to strengthen working capital and support a strategic refocus towards possible acquisitions in energy transition and the digital economy.
The Aquis-listed company issued new ordinary shares priced at 2.2p each, with Regent Resources Capital Corporation subscribing for the full amount.
Pantheon Resources PLC (AIM:PANR, OTCQX:PTHRF) said its Alaska gas ambitions were put in front of state lawmakers last week as the company appeared alongside major North Slope producers in testimony linked to the proposed AK LNG Project.
The oil and gas developer, which is advancing the Kodiak and Ahpun projects on Alaska’s North Slope, told investors it was invited to present to the Alaska Legislature’s House Finance Committee during a Special Session focused on a tax relief package designed to support the LNG scheme.
Itaconix PLC (AIM:ITX, OTCQB:ITXXF, FRA:18G0), the plant-based specialty polymer company, says trading in the current financial year remains in line with board expectations and that management anticipates the first half of financial year 2026 will be another record period, following what it described as its most successful year to date in financial year 2025.
The update accompanies the company's presentation at the Mello 2026 Investor Conference in London today.