Market Movers of June 18th, 2025

By Miika Makela | WBN News Global, WBN News, WBN News Vancouver, WBN Finance| Jun 18, 2025 | CANADA

TSX:  Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (NDM)
Northern Dynasty sprinted to the top of the senior board, climbing 8.5 % to C$1.91 on roughly 1 million shares. The stock opened near C$1.76 and gathered steam after traders circulated chatter that fresh permitting dialogue around the Pebble copper‑gold project could resume under a friendlier U.S. regulatory backdrop. Copper’s firm price floor and continued electrification themes added speculative fuel, while the company’s low share price relative to its in‑ground resource keeps it a perennial momentum candidate. Still, Pebble’s political risk means today’s rally remains a high‑beta bet.

TSX:  Global Atomic Corporation (GLO)
Uranium developer Global Atomic suffered the session’s heaviest percentage drop among stocks trading above twenty cents, tumbling 23.6 % from an open near C$0.89 to close at C$0.68 on nearly 7 million shares. The sell‑off followed reports of cost pressure at the company’s Dasa project in Niger and a softer spot‑uranium tape, prompting risk‑off flows in juniors. Some investors also fretted over country‑specific political headlines, compounding the retreat. Until financing clarity and permitting milestones firm up, GLO may remain volatile in lockstep with uranium sentiment.

TSX.V  Altima Energy Inc. (ARH)
Altima Energy lit up the junior exchange, vaulting 43.3 % to C$0.48 after starting the day near C$0.33. Roughly 1.1 million shares changed hands as speculators reacted to rumours of a forthcoming operations update tied to the company’s Montney natural‑gas acreage. With North American gas prices rebounding and consolidation talk swirling among micro‑cap drillers, traders piled in, betting on a potential farm‑out or asset sale. The dramatic one‑day move underscores the leverage—and risk—embedded in thinly traded energy names at the low end of the Venture board.

TSX.V Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (UCU)
Rare‑earth hopeful Ucore slid 18.9 %, finishing at C$1.20 after opening around C$1.48, with volume topping 2.1 million shares. Profit‑taking accelerated when management disclosed in a late‑day filing that construction costs for its Louisiana separation plant could overshoot earlier guidance. The pullback was magnified by weaker magnet‑metal prices in China, stoking doubt about near‑term project economics. Although Ucore retains strategic appeal thanks to U.S. supply‑chain objectives, traders used the cost‑inflation headline as an exit cue, making it the Venture’s steepest loser above the twenty‑cent threshold.

Miika Makela, CFA

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