News for First Au Limited (FAU.AX)

The benchmark Aussie index has ended Friday slightly higher after mining stocks fell despite a strong morning session.

The BRICS alliance has been snapping up gold with plans to use it to back a new currency to challenge US dollars.

Local markets were up before lunch, clawing back ground lost to those awful inflation numbers that mugged us so badly on Wednesday.

The ASX has dipped 0.2% this morning as the US braces for CPI data, while Magnum's gone flying thanks to a huge offtake deal with Mitsubishi.

Magnum Mining & Exploration (ASX:MGU) has inked a MOU with Mitsubishi for offtake of all products from the Buena Vista Green Iron Project.

The 5 stocks set to pop as lithium bottoms, some Small Industrials bargains, and is iron ore flattering to deceive?

It's been relatively quiet ahead of tonight's Federal Budget, except for Voltaic's 188% jump on hugely promising lithium results.

On Stockhead today, Iluka, BHP, and Barton Gold are just a few of the 15 quietly epic South Aussie miners we want to know a lot better.

The ASX has managed to keep hold of early gains, closing 0.78% higher as Energy and Materials (and banks) enjoy a day in the sun for a change.

At the end of a crazy week, it's the goldies out in front again, more than 3.0% better than the ASX benchmark's -1.09% fizzer.

The Force is With You, gold bugs.This week the Aussie price headed boldly where no line graph has gone before, surpassing ~$3065/oz on May 4.

On Stockhead today, Guy on Rocks reckons this well known high-grade ASX gold minnow is overdue a big re-rate.

The US Fed kneecapped local markets early, but a titanic effort from everyone (except Financials) saw the market close just 4.2 points lower.

ASX copper stocks going cheap with a sub $30m market cap, the ASX Tech sector is suddenly the place to be, and the top 50 ASX miners and explorers for April.

The ASX crumbled to a -0.92% close after what can only be described as a 25 basis point mugging at the hands of the RBA Board this afternoon.

The ASX opened lower, landing at -0.2% at lunchtime, Pinnacle went soaring until the ASX said 'stop' and Coolabah's been shopping in Canada.

Vitura (ASX:VIT) and Canadian-based PharmAla Biotech (CSE:MDMA) have joined forces to become the top supplier of psychedelics in Australia.

It looks like some smart money thinks gold will go higher, with ASX miners now adding hedges at well over record prices.

On Stockhead Monday, nickel M&A action is in the post. We've got 20 companies, many ASX-listed players, that make handy takeover targets.