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Hygeia Healthcare Posts 4% Growth in Outpatient Visits in First Five Months; Shares Jump 6%

Hygeia Healthcare (HKG:6078) recorded about 1.45 million outpatient visits in the first five months of 2026, up 4% from a year earlier, according to a Wednesday Hong Kong bourse filing.The medical services firm completed about 38,000 surgeries during the period, an increase of 7.6%, while level 3 and 4 surgeries rose 15.2% to about 18,000.Hygeia added that interest-bearing debt has declined since the start of the year, and free cash flow is expected to improve further.Shares of the firm were up 6% in Thursday morning trade.

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American Rare Earths Says Drilling Underway at Flagship US Development Project

American Rare Earths (ASX:ARR) said drilling at its Halleck Creek flagship development project in Wyoming is now underway, alongside other progress across the company's US rare earths project portfolio, according to a Thursday filing with the Australian bourse.The company has drilled five holes so far at Halleck Creek, where assay turnaround is expected to be about six weeks due to a busy North American drilling season, per the filing.The company's Beaver Creek project in Wyoming is still an early-stage exploration asset but is being reviewed for a potential role in a future rare earth processing strategy centered around the US state.Meanwhile, the company is advancing a property assessment at the La Paz project in Arizona set to continuing through 2026, and plans to start an exploration review of the Nevada-based Searchlight heavy rare earths project in the third quarter.At Beaver Creek, La Paz and Searchlight, American Rare Earths expects 2026 and 2027 work programs to focus on refining the geological understanding and identifying the best exploration pathways to create additional value.The company's shares fell past 2% in recent Thursday trade.

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ASX Midday Sector Update: Consumer Staples Stocks Inch Up, Information Technology Sector Struggles

Consumer staples stocks advanced nearly 1% at midday Thursday.Woolworths Group (ASX:WOW) gained nearly 1% in recent trade.On the flip side, the information technology sector struggled, shedding more than 2%.WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) shares fell past 4% in recent trade.

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Quantgroup Acquires Internet Content Provider License Holder for New Platform; Shares Jump 37%

Quantgroup (HKG:2685) acquired a company holding an internet content provider license in China to support the planned launch of a consumer e-commerce platform, according to a Wednesday Hong Kong bourse filing.Shares of the firm were up nearly 37% in Thursday morning trade.The platform will focus on healthy living, personal efficiency, and emotional companionship, offering products such as smart devices and other technology.The company said the acquisition is expected to accelerate the platform's launch by shortening the licensing process.Quantgroup is also exploring artificial intelligence applications in offline consumption scenarios, including automotive 4S stores. The initiatives remain in their early stages and are not expected to materially affect the group's current business or revenue structure.

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East Money Information to Provide Guarantee of Up to 4 Billion Yuan to Subsidiary

East Money Information (SHE:300059) agreed to provide an irrevocable joint and several liability guarantee of up to 4 billion yuan to its subsidiary, Shanghai Tiantian Fund Sales, according to a Shenzhen bourse on Wednesday.The Chinese financial services provider's shares slipped 1% during morning trade on Thursday.The guarantee will be for a credit facility that Tiantian will apply at China Minsheng Banking (SHA:600016, HKG:1988).

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Market Chatter: Japan's Takaichi Heads to India's Assam With 50-Plus Firms in Tow

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to travel to the northeastern Indian state of Assam in early July, bringing with her executives from more than 50 Japanese firms and organizations, Nikkei reported on Thursday.The delegation will include major corporate names, including Suzuki Motor (TYO:7269), trading house Itochu (TYO:8001), and Toyota Tsusho (TYO:8015), the trading arm of Toyota Motor (TYO:7203), the news agency said.Several participants are expected to formalize partnership agreements during the visit, which is tentatively anchored around July 1 in the city of Guwahati, the publication said.Both Tokyo and New Delhi are coordinating a program of meetings and business forums to maximize the diplomatic and commercial outcomes of the trip, the report said.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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Tungsten Mining Completes Preliminary Economic Evaluation for Queensland Tungsten Project, Shares Fall 6%

Tungsten Mining (ASX:TGN) completed a preliminary economic evaluation for its Watershed tungsten project in Queensland, confirming strong technical and economic potential, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.The evaluation delivered a pre-tax net present value of AU$1.31 billion and an internal rate of return of 198% at an 8% discount rate, with a nine-month payback from first ore. It also delivered a total pre-production capital of AU$274 million with a life-of-mine of eight years, and a life-of-mine operating margin of 56%.The mineral resource for the project came in at 69.7 million tonnes at 0.11% grade of tungsten trioxide.It is advancing toward a final investment decision in September, and first production is targeted in 2027. An infill drilling program exceeding 15,000 meters is beginning in July to support resource definition in areas targeted for initial mining.Its shares fell 6% in recent trading on Thursday.

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Chinese Shares Open Lower as US Fed Signals Rate Hikes

Chinese shares opened lower on Thursday as worries about possible U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes brought down appetite for Chinese equities.The Shanghai Composite Index, the main gauge of Chinese stocks, declined 0.4% to 4,094.23. The Shenzhen Component Index slid 0.3% to 15,826.79.The U.S. Fed kept its interest rate unchanged between 3.5% and 3.75% for the fourth-straight time but signaled that a rate hike is ahead.The Fed said "inflation remains elevated relative to the Committee's 2% goal" and that it will "deliver price stability."

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Finder Energy Issues 12 Million Shares To Raise AU$6 Million to Amplus Energy, Longreach Capital

Finder Energy Holdings (ASX:FDR) said it issued 12 million fully paid ordinary shares at AU$0.50 per share to raise AU$6 million to Amplus Energy (Holdings) and substantial shareholder, Longreach Capital Investment, under the second tranche of the placement, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.The issuance followed the receipt of required shareholder approvals on June 12.

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Terra Metals Confirms Continuity of Sulfide Mineralization at Western Australia Project

Terra Metals (ASX:TM1) confirmed the continuity of high-grade platinum group metal-copper-nickel-cobalt sulfide mineralization in the Southwest Sulfide Corridor at the Dante Project in Western Australia, according to a Thursday filing with the Australian bourse.Assay results from the first two reported drill holes from the southern end of the corridor showed 20 meters at 2.1 grams per tonne (g/t) platinum, palladium and gold, 0.2% copper, 0.1% nickel from 85 meters, and 22 meters at 1.2 g/t platinum, palladium and gold, and 0.1% copper from 66 meters, the filing said.The company plans to define a maiden Southwest mineral resource estimate in the second half of the year, per the filing.Shares fell nearly 2% in midday Thursday trade.

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East Money Information Issues 3 Billion Yuan Bond

East Money Information (SHE:300059) sold bonds worth 3 billion yuan, the company's second issuance for the year, according to a Shenzhen bourse on Wednesday.The bonds were issued in two tranches. The first tranche amounted to 2.2 billion yuan and has a coupon rate of 1.75% with a term of three years.The second tranche amounted to 800 million yuan and has a coupon rate of 1.90% with a five-year term.

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Daiichi Sankyo Secures 200 Billion Yen Loan

Daiichi Sankyo (TYO:4568) entered into a 200 billion yen syndicated, unsecured money loan agreement with Japanese banks.The new borrowing is intended to secure long-term working capital, with repayment scheduled for June 2029 and June 2031, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Wednesday.Under the covenants, the company must maintain consolidated and non-consolidated net assets at or above 75% of the prior fiscal year-end level.Additionally, starting from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, Daiichi Sankyo must avoid reporting a net loss for two consecutive fiscal years.

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DapuStor to Provide Guarantee to Subsidiary's 280 Million Yuan Debt

DapuStor (SHE:301666) agreed to provide a joint and several liability guarantee to its subsidiary, DapuStor (Hong Kong) Technology Holding, for debts amounting to 280 million yuan, according to a Shenzhen bourse filing on Wednesday.The Chinese solid-state drive chipmaker's shares slipped 1% during Thursday morning trade.The debts were incurred from DapuStor Hong Kong's commercial transactions with WPG International (Hong Kong) and affiliated enterprises under WPG International (TPE:3702).The guarantee is valid within three years.

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Many Peaks Minerals Continue to Extend Mineralized Corridor at Ivory Coast Project

Many Peaks Minerals (ASX:MPK) continued to extend the mineralized corridor along the northern extent of the Ouarigue mineral resource estimate with strong gold assay results from drilling at the Ferké project in the Ivory Coast, according to a Thursday filing with the Australian bourse.Eleven drill holes comprising 2,350 meters of diamond core drilling returned nearly 42 meters at 1.42 grams per tonne grade of gold from 1.6 meters, followed by almost 40 meters at 3.94 g/t grade of gold from 54 meters, nearly 95 meters at 1.43 g/t grade of gold from 170 meters, including 9.45 meters at 2.09 g/t grade of gold and 5.4 meters at 12.40 g/t grade of gold, the filing said.Reverse circulation drilling is ongoing at the project, with assays pending from 7,051 meters of drilling, per the filing.

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Hong Kong to Raise HK$3 Billion for Infrastructure Through Bond Tender

Hong Kong is seeking to raise HK$3 billion through tenders for institutional government bonds to fund infrastructure projects, according to a Wednesday statement from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.The offering includes HK$1.75 billion of five-year bonds maturing on June 25, 2031, carrying a coupon rate of 2.96% per annum.The city will also offer HK$1.25 billion of 10-year bonds maturing on July 24, 2035, with a coupon rate of 3.17% per annum.The bonds will be issued through the reopening of existing bond series.Settlement for both offerings is scheduled for June 25, the de facto central bank said.

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Turaco Gold's Pre-Feasibility Study for Ivory Coast Project Broadly in Line With Euroz Hartleys Figures

Turaco Gold's (ASX:TCG) pre-feasibility study for the development of the Afema project in the Ivory Coast is broadly in line with Euroz Hartleys estimates, establishing the company as one of few developers on the ASX capable of producing over 200,000 ounces per year over a 10-year mine life, the financial services firm said in a Wednesday note.The company recently completed the pre-feasibility study, outlining a conventional open pit operation with a processing rate of 6 million tonnes per year.In the first year, 230,000 ounces is expected to be produced, with an average of about 215,000 ounces per year in the first seven years of production.An upfront capital of $410 million, along with competitive operating costs, sets up the project as a "high-margin and potentially highly profitable" gold producer, Euroz Hartleys said.The project's mineral resource totals 116 million tonnes at a grade of 1.2 grams per tonne for 4.65 million ounces, indicating potential for additional reserves in the future.A definitive feasibility study is anticipated to be completed over the next nine to twelve months.Euroz Hartleys reaffirmed its speculative buy recommendation and AU$1.85 price target on Turaco Gold.Turaco Gold shares fell past 2% in morning trade Thursday.

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NZX Midday Sector Update: Technology Services Advance, Consumer Durables Fall

Technology services shares gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising almost 2% by midday Thursday.Shares of Vista Group (NZE:VGL, ASX:VGL) rose past 5% in recent trade.Meanwhile, shares of the consumer durables sector fell past 1%.KMD Brands (NZE:KMD, ASX:KMD) was down past 1% in recent trade.

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Cauldron Energy's Seismic Survey on Western Australia Uranium Deposit Shows Evidence of Extension of Palaeochannel, Shares Reach 10-Year Peak

Cauldron Energy (ASX:CXU) said the results of a passive seismic survey covering the area to the north of the Manyingee North uranium deposit in Western Australia showed evidence of the extension of the Manyingee North palaeochannel northwards through the firm's recently acquired E08/2896 tenement, into its Manyingee North deposit, and further northwards for around six kilometers, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.Recent wet weather in the north of Western Australia delayed the start of drilling to later in June.Its shares jumped over 33% in recent trading on Thursday, reaching the highest point in over 10 years.

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Alibaba Launches Third Cloud Hub in Europe

Alibaba's (HKG:9988) cloud unit on Wednesday announced the launch of a third cloud hub in Europe to meet demand from customers across the region.The new facility is based in Paris, France, and complements existing infrastructure in Germany and the United Kingdom, Alibaba Cloud said.The firm also plans to introduce a suite of agentic artificial intelligence services to European customers later this year, it said.

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CuFe Reports Updated Resource for 55%-Owned Gecko Copper-Gold Project in Northern Territory

CuFe (ASX:CUF) disclosed a mineral resource update to its 55%-owned Gecko Copper-Gold Resource at its Tennant Creek project in the Northern Territory, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.The company said the total resource stands at 17.8 million tonnes at 2.55% copper equivalent, comprising an indicated resource of 11.73 million tonnes at 2.43% copper equivalent and an inferred resource of 6.05 million tonnes at 2.78% copper equivalent.The new mineral resource estimate has seen indicated tonnes grow from 4% to 66% through the sourcing of historical data and the creation of a geological model, the filing added.The company's shares rose 2% in recent Thursday trade.

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