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

On Stockhead today, searching for the next multi-bag explorer, BNPL plays flying under the radar, and what now for Covid vaccine developers?

But first…

The day ahead

TRADING HALTS

The following companies are in trading halts and are expected to exit over the next two trading days:

Today:

Lotus Resources (ASX:LOT) – capital raising
Roto-Gro (ASX:RGI) – capital raising
Todd River Resources (ASX:TRT) – capital raising
Corazon Mining (ASX:CZN) – capital raising
Great Boulder Resources (ASX:GBR) – capital raising
Caravel Minerals (ASX:CVV) – capital raising
Helios Energy (ASX:HE8) – capital raising
Legacy Iron Ore (ASX:LCY) – capital raising

Thursday:

Veris (ASX:VRS) – capital raising
Broo (ASX:BEE) – distribution agreement
Netccentric (ASX:NCL) – capital raising
Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM) – diamond recovery
Candy Club (ASX:CLB) – ASX query response
Babylon Pump & Power (ASX:BPP) – capital raising
Orion Minerals (ASX:ORN) – capital raising
Jadar Lithium (ASX:JDR) – price query

MARKETS

Gold: $US1,804.39 ($2,280.96) (-0.24%)

Silver: $US27.60 ($34.89) (-1.99%)

Oil (WTI): $US61.92 (+0.36%)

Oil (Brent): $US65.66 (+0.64%)

Coal: $US76.75 (-0.32%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US164.16 (+0.18%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7911 (+0.02%)

Bitcoin: $US46,211.94 (-14.87%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Is this the first major gold discovery of 2021?

A super thick, high-grade gold intercept just sent hard-working explorer Lefroy (ASX:LEX) into the stratosphere.https://t.co/uBOIjqddvt #ad #ASX $LEX pic.twitter.com/ITTMGZeyAx

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) February 23, 2021

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YESTERDAY’S WINNERS

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Explorer Lefroy (ASX:LEX) soared 237 per cent to hit an all-time high. The catalyst was a big gold-copper intercept at the Burns prospect near Kalgoorlie.

Canberra casino Aquis Entertainment (ASX:AQS) went on another run, finishing up 58 per cent at 41 cents.

Helix Resources (ASX:HLX) rose too after launching an airborne electromagnetic (EM) survey on its Cobar copper projects.

YESTERDAY’S LOSERS