Rise and Shine: Everything you need to know before the ASX opens

On Stockhead today, who’s ready to roll red metal in the copper crunch, how to spot a commercial real estate winner and lol Byron Bay house price crash.

But first, the day ahead.

 

TRADING HALTS

The following stocks went into trading halts yesterday and are expected out in the coming days:

Catalano Seafood (ASX:CSF) – material agreement

Creso Pharma (ASX:CPH) – capital raising

 

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1,835.82 (-1.00%)

Silver: $US21.51 (-1.51%)

Nickel (3mth): $US26,459/t (-0.63%)

Copper (3mth): $US8,946.50/t (+0.10%)

Oil (WTI): $US78.05 (-1.28%)

Oil (Brent): $US84.66 (-1.07%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US124.50/t (+1.22%)

AUD/USD: 0.6899 (-1.23%)

Bitcoin: $US22,230 (-0.12%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

We missed at least one – LI-S Energy (ASX:LIS), which is aiming to commercialise its lithium sulfur (Li-S) battery tech.

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Also, be sure to check in preopen each day for ‘Market highlights and 5 ASX small caps to watch’, and 10.30am for our daily ‘10 at 10’ column — a live summary of winners & losers at the opening bell.

 

YESTERDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS

Here are yesterday’s best performing ASX small cap stocks:

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Omnia Metals (ASX:OM1) has identified a 2.3km long, 440m wide lithium target at the soon-to-be-acquired 540sqkm Lac des Montagnes tenement package in Quebec, Canada.

Health tech stock Medibio (ASX:MEB) is raising up to $2.75m via placement and share purchase plan at 0.15c per share, partially underwritten by company directors.

 

YESTERDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS

Here are yesterday’s worst performing ASX small cap stocks:

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Silver explorer Thomson Resources (ASX:TMZ) plummeted after announcing plans to raise up to $1.74m at an almost 90% discount to the last share price. Unheard of.

TMZ executive chairman David Williams has also resigned “due to personal reasons”, effective immediately.

Gold producer Pantoro (ASX:PNR) is also raising $75m via placement at 6c per share to support its merger with Tulla Resources (ASX:TUL).

The merger, before the impact of the capital raising, will result in PNR shareholders owning ~51.5% and TUL shareholders owning ~48.5% of PNR’s shares.

PNR last raised $28.5m at 14.5c per share in October last year.