On Monday 9 November, 2020 Boadicea Resources closed at 24.5 cents up 20% on the previous week’s trade.

Proactive Investors reported the Boadicea Resources stock jump as a stellar performance for this tightly held resource stock.

Oil prices gained in morning Asian trading, with international benchmark Brent crude futures up 2.71% to US$40.52 per barrel.

[Creso Pharma Ltd – S&P/ASX 200]

US COVID-19 cases rose by more than 100,000 for the third straight day on Saturday.

S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) has joined other Asian markets in continuing the post-election stock rally by hitting a fresh 8-month high of 6303 (+1.8%) today, with the index last trading 1.6% higher at 6,290 around 1.20 pm.

All sectors have gained with the biggest improvements for materials, IT and communications.

BHP Group (ASX:BHP) gained 3.48% after acquiring a further 28% interest in Shenzi (Gulf of Mexico oil assets) from Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) for US$505 million, bringing BHP’s ownership to 72%.

This adds about 11,000 barrels of oil per day of production for BHP.

Top gainers

Top gainers on the ASX include:

• Creso Pharma Ltd (ASX:CPH) (+15.38%),
• MMJ Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:MMJ) (+14.29%),
• Ironbark Zinc Limited (ASX:IBG) (+22.22%),
• Argonaut Resources NL (+16.67%),
• Boadicea Resources Ltd (ASX:BOA) (+20.00%),
• Emyria Ltd (ASX:EMD) (+15.49%) and
• White Rock Minerals Ltd (ASX:WRM) (+12.12%)