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

On Stockhead today, could green steel get real, Aussie stocks venturing into the Metaverse, and is the Rhinomed sleeping giant waking up?

But first… the day ahead.

 

TRADING HALTS

The following companies are in trading halts and are expected out in the coming days:

Metgasco (ASX:MEL) – proposed transaction

Novatti Group (ASX:NOV) – corporate bond issue

NSX (ASX:NSX) – capital raising

Elmore (ASX:ELE) – capital raising

Gascoyne Resources (ASX:GCY) – Drill assay results from the Gilbey’s North discovery

MOQ (ASX:MOQ) – update regarding the Scheme of Arrangement with Atturra

Hydrix (ASX:HYD) – Hydrix has news about its AngelMed Guardian Device, which recently got the tick of approval from the US FDA

 

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1,801.693 (+0.70%)

Silver: $US20.804 (+2.53%)

Nickel (3mth): $US23,450/t (-0.55%)

Copper (3mth): $US8,071/t (+0.85%)

Lithium Carbonate, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, Aug 3): $US69,825/t

Lithium Hydroxide, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, Aug 3): $US70,000/t

Oil (WTI): $US91.853 (-2.64%)

Oil (Brent): $US97.831 (-1.78%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US113/t (-0.44%)

AUD/USD: 0.712 (+0.25%)

Bitcoin: $US24,585 (+1.41%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING OVER THE WEEKEND?

Good news if you’re a battery metals investor. It looks as if notorious laggard WA is finally getting on the Tesla/ EV bandwagon.

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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.

 

LAST WEEK’S SMALL CAP WINNERS

Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks for August 8 – August 12:

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Creasy-backed Peregrine Gold (ASX:PGD) continued to fly last week after news on August 5 of ‘spectacular’ gold mineralisation found in shallow drill core at its Peninsula prospect, 30km west of the town of Newman in WA.

Pre-fabricated modular data centre specialist DXN (ASX:DXN) raised $2.125m at 0.85c per share – a 70% premium to the last closing price.

Early stage work confirmed the “high grade lithium prospectivity” at Ragusa Minerals’ (ASX:RAS) NT Lithium project.

Singular Health (ASX:SHG) will divest of its 50% stake in the GeoVR joint venture (JV) to JV partner TerraCentric. The deal has an indicative purchase price of $500k and a proposed ongoing licence fee or royalty.

Meanwhile, small explorer Korab Resources (ASX:KOR) probs got a boost from our must-read story on magnesium.

 

LAST WEEK’S SMALL CAP LOSERS

Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks for August 8 – August 12:

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