The Normandy Minerals IPO (ASX: NMD) raised A$12 million at 20 cents. Samso reviews the prospectus, the gold projects, the escrow and the risks.

The ASX 200 closed at 8,686.4, up 4.3 points or 0.05%, after a 53.5 point morning gain. Southern Cross Electrical rose 9.69% and Artrya fell 12.16%.

September 2026 saw a series of tungsten investment and supply agreements, led by US$450 million in US government funding committed to Elmet Group and a separate defence stockpile contract capped at US$2 billion (Figure 1). The announcements covered mining, chemical processing and manufacturing, with projects in Australia, Britain, Vietnam and the United States. ASX-listed EQ Resources (ASX: EQR) signed a framework agreement for a Nevada processing venture, while Elmet secured

US interest rates are rising again as the Fed hikes and the 10-year passes 5%. What the data says about inflation, China and the ASX.

AML3D prints metal submarine parts for the United States Navy. In FY2026 it produced record revenue and its first EBITDA-positive half, and its shares fell about 46 per cent. In September 2026 it turned a copper-nickel qualification programme into its first production parts order, and did not repeat the non-safety-critical qualifier it had used on every earlier one.

ASX today, the ASX 200 rose 0.79% and technology shares gained 4.45%. Megaport, WiseTech and Mamba Exploration were among the ASX biggest movers.

Two years of Sunstone, and the recent part of the chart has the shape of a stock that has stopped falling. This piece tests that shape with the measures a technical trader would use.

Why is the ASX down today? The ASX 200 fell 1.79% by mid-afternoon as rising US bond yields and RBA risk warnings unravelled Wednesday's rally.

ASX today: Futures point lower as US bond yields climb. Oil rises, Wall Street ends mixed and Australian trade and job-vacancy figures await.

Part 3 tests Brightstar's disclosure record against what it delivered, looks at the board and its incentives, sets the company against its peers, sets out the risks specific to it, and closes with Samso's concluding comments.

Australian shares strengthened after midday as investors welcomed inflation figures that were less severe than expected, reducing concerns about another near-term Reserve Bank interest-rate increase.

Rimfire Pacific Mining (ASX RIM) adds column and tank leach tests to its Murga scandium study. Updates and results are due in October and November 2026.