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Defense Metals (CVE:DEFN) Trading 31% Higher - Here's What Happened

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Defense Metals Corp. (CVE:DEFN - Get Free Report) shares traded up 31% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as C$0.21 and last traded at C$0.19. 1,514,733 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 893% from the average session volume of 152,589 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.15.

Defense Metals Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of C$55.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.36 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.98, a current ratio of 0.43 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The business's 50-day simple moving average is C$0.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$0.15.

About Defense Metals

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Defense Metals Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and evaluation of mineral properties in Canada. It has 100% interest in the Wicheeda project consisting of 9 mineral claims covering an area of 4,244 hectares located in British Columbia. The company was formerly known as First Legacy Mining Corp.

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