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

On Stockhead today, the easy way to invest in battery metals, small caps that pay big divvies, and Sayona joins the ASX’s most shorted gang.

But first, the day ahead.

TRADING HALTS

The following companies went into trading halts yesterday and are expected out in the next few days:

Tymlez Group (ASX:TYM) – Capital raising

NickelX (ASX:NKL) – NickelX has an update to the market regarding diamond drilling results at its Cosmos South Project.

Victory Offices (ASX:VOL) – Pending an announcement in relation to an update on its portfolio of office locations

Renergen (ASX:RLT) – Capital raising

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

Gold: $US1,670.69 (-0.24%)

Silver: $US20.67 (-0.52%)

Nickel (3mth): $US24,145/t (-2.31%)

Copper (3mth): $US7,626.5/t (-0.33%)

Lithium Carbonate, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, NOV 2): $US75,125/t (+2.7% weekly, +122% year-to-date)

Lithium Hydroxide, China (Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, NOV 2): $US74,575/t (+2.4% weekly, +164.2% year-to-date)

Oil (WTI): $US91.471 (-0.34%)

Oil (Brent): $US97.76 (-0.12%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US87.14 (+2.33%)

AUD/USD: 0.64593 (-0.20%)

Bitcoin: $US19,766 (-4.36%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Host Oriel Morrison chats with well-known mining investor and president & CEO of Sprott US Holdings, Rick Rule, about his view on the current market, the predicted 2023 recession, increasing interest rates, commodity price and much more.

In this edition of #OnTheBid @Oriel_Morrison sits down with @RealRickRule to discuss Rick’s hottest Aussie #stockpicks and market prediction https://t.co/AThn8Hii6O

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) November 7, 2022

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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.

ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS

Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks. 

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Skyfii (ASX:SKF) led the charge closing 55pc higher after announcing it had signed an agreement for-the deployment of its restaurant operations solution across an initial eight McDonald’s restaurants in the USA.

The fast food restaurant chain engaged SKF to monitor their 12 in-store service channels (including order at counter, order on mobile and drive through) to determine, amongst other outputs, the time it takes for the customer to receive their order.

Skyfii is utilising LiDAR and thermal imaging technology as well as a bespoke algorithm to automatically categorise and analyse the movement of crew and customers across the 12 service channels throughout the restaurants.

ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS

Here are the least performing ASX small cap stocks. 

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