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

On Stockhead today…

Local shares are set to open lower today. At 8am AEDT, the ASX 200 July futures is pointing down by 0.50%.

Eddy says the US FDA is finally being cool about exploring the benefits of natural magic mushrooms, Peter Strachan sits down with George Bauk, executive chairman of Valor Resources (ASX:VAL) Dougal Ferguson, chief commercial officer of TMK Energy (ASX:TMK) to talk energy diversification, and Josh Chiat gets the goss from Mr Manganese himself, Firebird’s Peter Allen.

But first, the day ahead.

TRADING HALTS

First Au (ASX:FAU) – Capital raising

Wiluna Mining Corporation (ASX: WMC) – Wiluna is reviewing its financial position, which sounds a bit serious.

MARKETS

Gold: $US1,696.37 (-0.85%)

Silver: $US18.68 (-0.28%)

Nickel (3mth): $US21,150/t (+2.69%)

Copper (3mth): $US7,330.50/t (+0.73%)

Lithium Carbonate, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, June 30): $US69,750/t (0.0% weekly)

Lithium Hydroxide, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, June 30): $US70,875/t (0.0% weekly)

Oil (WTI): $US102.58 (-1.54%)

Oil (Brent): $US106.66 (0.64%)

Iron 62pc Fe (Singapore futures): $US104.51 (-0.24%)

AUD/USD: 0.6887 (-0.10%)

Bitcoin: $US23,616 (-0.14%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Whaddyaknow, more uranium!

This time on news that Australia is the world’s second largest producer of uranium.

#ASX #renewableenergy Stocks: We’re now world No. 2 #uranium exporter, No. 1 for #LNG & met-coal; still ‘global energy powerhouse’ https://t.co/PrAmztzobE $CEN $EMN

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) July 20, 2022

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YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS

(Stocks highlighted rose after making announcements during the trading day).

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It’s all about Victory Goldfields’ (ASX:1VG) and the discoveries at its 100% owned Mafeking and North Stanmore Projects in Western Australia  – up 50%  or so last time I checked.

Victory’s recent 4400m air core drilling program confirmed significant values of both heavy rare earth oxides (HREO) and light rare earth oxides (LREO).

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS

(Stocks highlighted fell after making announcements during the trading day).

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As Gregor noted with neither scorn nor sympathy – Allegiance Coal (ASX:AHQ) remains ‘at the sorry end’ of the market spectrum, following up yesterday’s 66.7% beheading with another 25% cut to both legs.