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

On Stockhead today, it’s time to mention the war, can a rising Fenix lift all junior iron ore producers, and why boron is critical.

But first, the day ahead.

 

TRADING HALTS

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

Aldoro Resources (ASX:ARN) – capital raising

Scorpion Minerals (ASX:SCN) – capital raising

Sunstone Metals (ASX: STM) – capital raising

Mithril Resources (ASX:MTH)  – capital raising

EVZ Limited (ASX:EVZ) – capital raising

Latin Resources (ASX:LRS) – capital raising

Emmerson Resources (ASX:ERM) – capital raising

Pacgold (ASX:PGO) – capital raising

Megado Gold (ASX:MEG) – proposed acquisition

Sabre Resources (ASX:SAB) – capital raising

 

MARKETS (updated at 8am AEDT)

Gold: $US1,967.11 (+0.70%)

Silver: $US25.40 (+1.30%)

Nickel (3mth): $US32,510/t (+0.08%)

Copper (3mth): $US10,302/t (+1.00%)

Oil (WTI): $US100.97 (+7.08%)

Oil (Brent): $US104.99 (+6.61%)

Aust Coking Coal (steelmaking): $406.7/t (-9.6%)

Newcastle Coal (thermal): $264/t (+2.0%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US155.56 (-0.24%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7458 (+0.03%)

Bitcoin: $US39,728(+0.65%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Four lithium stocks were standout additions to the S&P/ASX 300 in March as the all-important index had its first re-balance for the 2022 calendar year.

 

 

And more Free Whelan, this time focusing on the Australian election campaign.

 

 

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS

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Krakatoa Resources (ASX:KTA) more than doubled after the company announced it had made a major clay hosted ionic rare earths discovery at its Mt Clere project in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region.

KTA CEO Mark Major said geochemical analysis of reconnaissance drilling results out of its Tower prospect have hit pay earth with ‘significant and widespread’ clay hosted rare earth elements (REEs) abounding.

And Ragnar Metals (ASX:RAG) went ballistic today after the explorer announced some mega assay resultsfeaturing a 146.3-metre wide zone of intrusion-related magmatic nickel-copper-cobalt bearing sulphide mineralisation.

 

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS

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