One possibility is that they placed an order for say 1000 shares which got partially filled by a sell order for 994 shares, leaving a separate trade of 6 shares to complete the order.
Another possibility is an algorithmic trader (bot) placing a small order to discover what the real price situation is (there are other markets such as Chi-X or dark pools that have buy and/or sell orders that the ASX does not have visibility to). Placing a small trade to see what happens is one way to find out more about the prices of a stock in these markets - sometimes you'll see for example a number of small trades say 1 share being processed.
One possibility is that they placed an order for say 1000 shares...
Add DXB (ASX) to my watchlist
 (20min delay)
|
|||||
|
Last
44.0¢ |
Change
-0.005(1.12%) |
Mkt cap ! $245.0M | |||
| Open | High | Low | Value | Volume |
| 44.5¢ | 45.3¢ | 43.0¢ | $396.8K | 904.6K |
Buyers (Bids)
| No. | Vol. | Price($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 47.0¢ |
Sellers (Offers)
| Price($) | Vol. | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 38.5¢ | 11003 | 1 |
View Market Depth
| Last trade - 15.58pm 20/08/2024 (20 minute delay) ? |
| DXB (ASX) Chart |