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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)'s share price traded up 31% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as C$0.21 and last traded at C$0.19. 1,292,783 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 760% from the average session volume of 150,239 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.15.

Defense Metals Stock Performance

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

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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