Small-cap shares swung widely as exploration results, takeover bids and funding needs drove the week’s biggest moves.
Kaoko plunged while PARKD rallied, showing how quickly thinly traded stocks can change direction.

Exploration stocks delivered the biggest price swings, while producers and developers made steady progress on mines, funding and takeovers. Investors rewarded high-grade discoveries in some names but punished weak cash positions, uncertain studies and untested commercial claims.

Healthcare shares swung between sharp selling and early commercial progress this week, with EBR Systems falling 40.43% while Firebrick rose 13.79%.
Sales growth, clinical decisions and limited cash reserves remained the key tests for small healthcare companies.