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Good afternoon, and welcome to the HotCopper HotList column. Every week, ASX companies of every shape and size go through the ups and downs that is the Australian trading rollercoaster. Fortunes made, and equity lost each time the bourse opens – which is why keeping an eye on trends is so key.
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You don’t have to go it alone, though: we’ve put together the HotList, the top ten companies added to HotCopper watchlists in Week 2, so you can keep an eye on them alongside the forum’s brightest minds.
1. Manuka Resources
First up, Manuka Resources (ASX:MKR) has been drawing the most attention and was added to several hundred new HotCopper watchlists this week.
The interest revival comes after the silver and gold producer told shareholders it expects Wonawinta in New South Wales (fully owned) should be back in business by Q2. It’s been closed for some time for a $18.9M overhaul, focused on building a million-tonne-a-year processing plant in the Cobar Basin.
Manuka popped +31% through the week on the news, with further excitement coming on the company’s production targets: Around 19M ounces silver from Wonawinta’s open pits and stockpiles and 46Koz gold from Mt Boppy.
Through to Friday arvo, MKR shares have been 12.5c each.
2. Adalta Ltd
Next up, Adalta (ASX:1AD) is an easy story: It’s popped +100% through the week, has an interesting biotech sales pitch, and just signed a new partnership.
That’s the interesting detail; the biotech firm has signed an agreement with Shanghai Cell Therapy Group to co-develop the cell tech co’s cancer treatment to ex-China markets in CY26 and beyond. The treatment, BZDS1901, has the right buzz words, in that it treats aggressive and fatal cancers like mesothelioma.
And so, like any interesting health tech stock on the ASX, the Adalta valuation doubled through the week to hit a $13.77M cap. To note, microcap 1AD is still only selling for about 0.6cps, so it’s early doors for sure.
3. 4DMedical
Finally, 4DMedical (ASX:4DX) capped the HotList podium for this week. I won’t get too bogged down talking about this one, because Jonathon Davidson and I took a deeper dive into it on the HotCopper Wire this week. JD also had a write-up on the company’s latest dealings here, too.
What I will say, though, is that Friday actually saw the health tech stock dip a little from its Week 2 rise. By mid-arvo, 4DX had given back -2.4%, to $4.49/sh. That said, still a strong week overall; +14.2% higher.
And, the rest of WK2’s top stocks were:
- Hawk Resources
- Austral Resources
- BMG Resources
- PLS Group
- Black Bear Minerals
- Godolphin Resources
- And, Liontown
Finding the HotList page
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