The ASX has been up 0.36% at 7,997 points this morning.

Materials has been the best-performing sector, up 1%, followed by Energy and Staples, both up 0.9%, and Industrials, up 0.8%.

IT has been the biggest loser, down 1%, followed by Health Care, down 0.7%, and Real Estate, down 0.4%.

Dreadnought (ASX:DRE) is among the most watched stocks on HotCopper forums today after the company successfully raised $8.5M at 1.2 cents per share. Black Cat Syndicate (ASX:BC8) participated in the placement with $1 million.

Also trending is Tivan (ASX:TVN), with interest coming on news its making progress with Sumitomo Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company, towards a binding joint venture for the development, financing and operation of the Speewah Fluorite Project in Western Australia.

Rounding out the most discussed is Renascor (ASX:RNU) as investors responded positively to news its Early Contractor Involvement submissions delivered material operating improvements from a 2023 BAM Study.

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