But first, here’s what you need to know right now:
The day ahead in data
Today the Australian Bureau of Statistics is releasing yearly and quarterly gross domestic product data, which is a measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in the country over the past year.
Company news
One company, Proteomics International (ASX:PIQ), has 3.9 million shares being released from escrow today.
Serpentine Technologies (ASX:S3R) is meant to be coming out of a trading halt today, but it may not, as its shares were put into voluntary suspension on Monday.
The company is due to release information about the proposed acquisition of an Australian-based precision fabrication business.
Commodities
Gold: $US1286.91 ($1815.70) -0.06%
Silver: $US15.13 +0.31%
Oil (Brent): $US65.97 +1.03%
Oil (WTI): $US56.62 +0.19%
Coal: $US96.98 +0.50%
Iron ore 62% fe: $US85.42 -0.65%
AUD/USD: $US0.7088
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What got you talking yesterday
Rod Sims, chairman of the ACCC, called on state governments to free up regulations around gas exploration in order to spur more investment in the sector, and that was of interest on Stockhead‘s Facebook chat forum, with how that might have flow-on effects for small caps.
And Paul Benhaim, boss of Elixinol (ASX:EXL), was in The Pot Seat talking about his plan to stay on top in what is now the biggest and most competitive hemp market in the world.
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