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

On Stockhead today, which ASX players are looking to produce lithium carbonate, Marcel Thieliant from Capital Economics says our banks will be fine, and how to introduce your kids to the ~~unyielding pain~~ joys of investing.

But first, the day ahead.

TRADING HALTS

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

Kelsian Group (ASX:KLS) – Entitlement offer

Latitude Group (ASX:LFS) – Data breach

YPB Group (ASX:YPB) – Capital raising

TZ (ASX:TZL) – Capital raising

Beacon Minerals (ASX:BCN) – Material project acquisition

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1,919.65 (+0.08%)

Silver: $US21.88 (+0.49%)

Nickel (3mth): $US23,123/t (+1.94%)

Copper (3mth): $US8504.50/t (-3.72%)

Oil (WTI): $US68.40 (+1.18%)

Oil (Brent): $US74.57 (+1.17%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US134.5/t (+0.75%)

AUD/USD: 0.6641 (+0.4%)

Bitcoin: $US25,000 (+2.48%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

In 2023, evidence strongly suggests that the next leg of the gold bull market it is getting closer and closer.

Here’s some tips to make the most of it.

We’re working our way through Simon Popple’s new book, ‘Investing in a Recession: Time to Think About #Gold‘.

Here’s a preview of a chapter called:
‘The Biggest Mistakes I Made in The Last Bull Run & How to Avoid Them.’#ASX #preciousmetals
https://t.co/FqQb72VmVS

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) March 15, 2023

And the ASX’s newest lithium miner has arrived.

#ASX announcement: 1,200 tonnes saleable #lithium concentrate produced at NAL https://t.co/wPueTriP6o $SYA $SYAXF #Quebec #EV #ESG #cleanenergy pic.twitter.com/8WGp0bTidT

— SayonaMining (@SayonaMining) March 15, 2023

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For all you crypto lovers Stockhead’s Coinhead Facebook group is the place to share your views, insights, tips and ideas.

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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Code	Company	Price	%	Volume	Market Cap
WBE	Whitebark Energy	0.0015	50%	145,096,681	$6,464,886
IRX	Inhalerx Limited	0.04	29%	518,834	$5,882,776
DYM	Dynamicmetalslimited	0.18	29%	12,904,166	$4,900,000
AUK	Aumake Limited	0.005	25%	1,387,075	$3,497,788
EDE	Eden Inv Ltd	0.006	20%	1,366,253	$14,657,222
PNX	PNX Metals Limited	0.003	20%	3,000,000	$13,451,562
RLC	Reedy Lagoon Corp.	0.007	17%	57	$3,400,318
CBH	Coolabah Metals Limi	0.11	15%	60,000	$3,600,000
CXU	Cauldron Energy Ltd	0.008	14%	2,682,915	$6,520,976
R3D	R3D Resources Ltd	0.04	14%	320,450	$3,962,990
PPH	Pushpay Holdings Ltd	1.29	14%	4,953,337	$1,290,879,394
A11	Atlantic Lithium	0.5	14%	740,875	$266,526,330
STN	Saturn Metals	0.17	13%	918,253	$22,732,279
LCY	Legacy Iron Ore	0.017	13%	238,016	$96,102,393
ZNO	Zoono Group Ltd	0.07	13%	186,865	$10,427,351
TMB	Tambourahmetals	0.097	13%	56,665	$3,542,563
AVE	Avecho Biotech Ltd	0.009	13%	222,122	$14,702,955
CCG	Comms Group Ltd	0.072	13%	44,913	$24,257,848
ECT	Env Clean Tech Ltd.	0.009	13%	1,761,655	$19,812,885
VAL	Valor Resources Ltd	0.0045	13%	3,100,362	$15,092,139
SHG	Singular Health	0.1	12%	623,710	$10,096,750
GLL	Galilee Energy Ltd	0.14	12%	91,099	$42,317,187
TDO	3D Oil Limited	0.057	12%	47,200	$13,524,607
LGP	Little Green Pharma	0.2	11%	647,873	$48,620,389
CBY	Canterbury Resources	0.04	11%	45,000	$5,184,847

January IPO Dynamic Metals (ASX:DYM) hit thick, high grade nickel in 3 of 5 maiden drill holes at Dardie Far West, part of the Widgiemooltha project in WA.

Highlights include 15m at 1.86% nickel from just 27m, including 6m 2.4% nickel.

Major shareholders at church donation BNPL stock Pushpay (ASX:PPH) agreed to a new improved takeover offer of NZ$1.42 a share – a 6% bump on the previous offer.

Saturn Metals (ASX:STN) had some juicy new intercepts at its 1.4Moz Apollo Hill gold resource, 50km southeast of Leonora in the North Eastern Goldfields of WA.

And Atlantic Lithium (ASX:A11) continued its recovery after being hit with accusations of bribery and corruption in connection with its lithium play in Ghana a week ago.

YESTERDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LOSERS

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

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Code	Company	Price	%	Volume	Market Cap
G88	Golden Mile Res Ltd	0.001	-50%	1,350,280	$163,672
AVW	Avira Resources Ltd	0.002	-33%	49,458,913	$6,401,370
MTH	Mithril Resources	0.001	-33%	3,946,666	$4,894,635
DDT	DataDot Technology	0.003	-25%	815,042	$4,843,811
LNU	Linius Tech Limited	0.0015	-25%	17,996,655	$6,459,492
MGG	Mogul Games Grp Ltd	0.0015	-25%	10,055,290	$6,526,882
SIH	Sihayo Gold Limited	0.0015	-25%	7,000,004	$12,204,256
HFY	Hubify Ltd	0.023	-23%	353,792	$14,884,089
ELE	Elmore Ltd	0.011	-21%	15,165,956	$19,591,374
HCT	Holista CollTech Ltd	0.015	-21%	480,533	$5,297,201
OPL	Opyl Limited	0.027	-21%	218,930	$2,580,974
MCT	Metalicity Limited	0.002	-20%	32,404	$8,761,348
ROG	Red Sky Energy.	0.004	-20%	301,206	$26,511,136
HMD	Heramed Limited	0.105	-19%	433,021	$31,545,416
NGS	NGS Ltd	0.026	-19%	353,199	$4,745,838
BUR	Burleyminerals	0.195	-19%	105,408	$14,739,445
NTU	Northern Min Ltd	0.033	-18%	17,304,859	$203,105,836
TRT	Todd River Res Ltd	0.012	-17%	1,256,295	$9,142,557
PLG	Pearlgullironlimited	0.035	-17%	144,218	$6,569,482
BUS	Bubalusresources	0.15	-17%	9,000	$5,124,812
ADR	Adherium Ltd	0.0025	-17%	2,275	$14,989,315
ASR	Asra Minerals Ltd	0.01	-17%	1,173,184	$17,605,424
AXP	AXP Energy Ltd	0.0025	-17%	619,467	$17,474,042
CTN	Catalina Resources	0.005	-17%	2,784,851	$7,430,921
MHC	Manhattan Corp Ltd	0.005	-17%	9,666,666	$10,527,969