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PointsBet Holdings Ltd - The Overnight Report: Trade Deals, New Highs

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GreenRoc Strategic Materials / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (AIM: GROC.L) is unusually well positioned to become a key supplier of high-purity, battery-grade graphite into Western markets increasingly focused on critical material security.</li>
<li>GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity is 99.95% (a purity essential to the EV battery value chain looking for lower cost natural graphite vs. synthetic graphite).</li>
<li>GROC.L’s Thule Black Sands Project (TiO2) aligns with green energy transition trends.</li>
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GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (AIM: GROC.L) is unusually well positioned to become a key supplier of high-purity, battery-grade graphite into Western markets increasingly focused on critical material security.
GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity is 99.95% (a purity essential to the EV battery value chain looking for lower cost natural graphite vs. synthetic graphite).
GROC.L’s Thule Black Sands Project (TiO2) aligns with green energy transition trends.


GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (GROC.L) - Core Investment Case – Graphite to Drive For

<ul><li>Blencowe Resources Plc (Standard: BRES.L) is positioned to become a globally significant, low-cost producer of battery-grade graphite, for energy storage (55%) and traditional secure cash flows (45%) markets.</li><li>Its flagship Ugandan Orom-Cross Graphite Project has an exceptional resource profile—long LoM, 6% TGC, free-dig ore, and low AISC scaling.</li><li>BRES.L’s DFS is at its end stage and pilot scale testing is completed.</li></ul>

Blencowe Resources Plc (Standard: BRES.L) is positioned to become a globally significant, low-cost producer of battery-grade graphite, for energy storage (55%) and traditional secure cash flows (45%) markets.Its flagship Ugandan Orom-Cross Graphite Project has an exceptional resource profile—long LoM, 6% TGC, free-dig ore, and low AISC scaling.BRES.L’s DFS is at its end stage and pilot scale testing is completed.

Blencowe Resources Plc (BRES.L) Core Investment Case 28052025

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Mar 14th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD22.5bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Lottery, Telstra, Sigma Pharmaceuticals.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Mar 14th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD22.5bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Lottery, Telstra, Sigma Pharmaceuticals.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 14th): Lottery, Telstra, Sigma Pharmaceuticals

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 2 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX50 Index, 2 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX100 Index, 7 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX200 Index</a> and 11 adds/ 7 deletes for the S&amp;P/ASX300 Index.</li>
<li>There is a huge increase in the number of index shares for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sigma-healthcare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15966:1" rel="noopener">Sigma Healthcare (SIG AU)</a>, triggering passive buying of nearly A$1.4bn at the close on 21 March.</li>
<li>The adds have outperformed the deletes across all indices. Positioning varies across stocks and there could be some big movers over the next few days.</li>
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There are 2 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX50 Index, 2 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX100 Index, 7 changes for the S&amp;P/ASX200 Index and 11 adds/ 7 deletes for the S&amp;P/ASX300 Index.
There is a huge increase in the number of index shares for Sigma Healthcare (SIG AU), triggering passive buying of nearly A$1.4bn at the close on 21 March.
The adds have outperformed the deletes across all indices. Positioning varies across stocks and there could be some big movers over the next few days.


S&P/​​​​ASX Index Rebalance (Mar 2025): SIG Is the BIG One; Changes Galore Across Indices

Australia

Syrah Resources Limited is a mineral exploration company. The Company's projects provide exposure to graphite, vanadium, mineral sands, copper, coal and uranium.

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PointsBet Holdings Ltd - The Overnight Report: Trade Deals, New Highs

A global perspective on what happened overnight

FNArena

GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (GROC.L) - Core Investment Case – Graphite to Drive For

GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity...

ACF Equity Research

Blencowe Resources Plc (BRES.L) Core Investment Case 28052025

Blencowe Resources Plc (Standard: BRES.L) is positioned to become a globally significant, low-cost producer of battery-grade graphite, for energy...

ACF Equity Research

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 14th): Lottery, Telstra, Sigma Pharmaceuticals

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Lottery, Telstra, Sigma Pharmaceuticals.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance (Mar 2025): SIG Is the BIG One; Changes Galore Across Indices

There are 40 constituent changes across the indices. SIG is an add to 2 indices and also an upweight in 2 others - so big buying. The adds have...

Brian Freitas

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PointsBet Holdings Ltd - The Overnight Report: Trade Deals, New Highs

A global perspective on what happened overnight

FNArena

GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (GROC.L) - Core Investment Case – Graphite to Drive For

GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity...

ACF Equity Research

Blencowe Resources Plc (BRES.L) Core Investment Case 28052025

Blencowe Resources Plc (Standard: BRES.L) is positioned to become a globally significant, low-cost producer of battery-grade graphite, for energy...

ACF Equity Research

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 14th): Lottery, Telstra, Sigma Pharmaceuticals

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Lottery, Telstra, Sigma Pharmaceuticals.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

S&P/​​​​ASX Index Rebalance (Mar 2025): SIG Is the BIG One; Changes Galore Across Indices

There are 40 constituent changes across the indices. SIG is an add to 2 indices and also an upweight in 2 others - so big buying. The adds have...

Brian Freitas

S&P/ASX Index Rebalance (Mar 2025): SIG Is the BIG One; Changes Galore Across Indices