ASX Round-Up: Market Rises Amidst Concern About Resource Stocks

The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) rose 1.6 percent on Friday to 5,465.6 points, erasing the week’s losses and bringing the market to a 0.6-percent gain for the week, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. So far in the year, the market has lifted 1 percent, which is equal to the amount it gained over the whole of 2014.

“What we’ve seen this week is a continuation of what we saw last year – a lot of nervousness,” Credit Suisse analyst Damien Boey said. “Resources (sic) stocks look cheap in many regards but obviously a lot of that is contingent on the underlying commodity price.”

Base metals and gold explorer Bass Metals (ASX:BSM) gained 50 percent to trade at $0.003 on Friday, possibly benefiting from a rise this week in iron ore prices. Cougar Metals (ASX:CGM), an explorer working in Brazil, gained 50 percent to trade at $0.003 as well. Finally, Western Australian gold explorer Mount Magnet South (ASX:MUM) gained 50 percent to trade at $0.003.

On the market’s downside, copper, gold and uranium company Argo Exploration (ASX:AXT) lost 58.33 percent to trade at $0.01. Carajas Copper Company (ASX:CJC), an exploration company working in Mongolia, lost 50 percent to trade at $0.001.