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

On Stockhead today, for ASX companies that are hitched to the global esports bandwagon, the race is on, how to find value in housing and infrastructure stocks and experts believe bitcoin will have a good week.

But first:

The day ahead

Expect more chatter as the US Federal Reserve meets over these two days to discuss whether it will cut interest rates like the EU and Australia has.

The following companies are in trading halts or suspensions and are expected to exit within the next 48 hours:

Wednesday:

Cynata Therapeutics (ASX:CYP) – Fujifilm offer

Thorn Group (ASX:TGA) – capital raising

Corazon Mining (ASX:CZN) – capital raising

K2Fly (ASX:K2F) – capital raising

Meteoric Resources (ASX:MEI) – significant assay results

Proteomics International (ASX:PIQ) – development update

Stonehorse Energy (ASX:SHE) – response to ASX queries

Titanium Sands (ASX:TSL) – resource report

Liquified Natural Gas (ASX:LNG) – additional detail on Vietnam LNG project

Creso Pharma (ASX:CPH) – proposed acquisition

Thursday: 

Marmota (ASX:MEU) – split results

ALT Resources (ASX:ARS) – funding agreement

Antisense Therapeutics (ASX:ANP) – clinical trial results

Impact Minerals (ASX:IPT) – sample results

Markets

Gold: $US1,500.22 ($2,185.43) +0.20%

Silver: $US18.01 +0.90%

Oil (Brent): $US64.19 -7.03%

Oil (WTI): $US58.98 -6.36%

Coal: $US71.07 -1.15%

Iron ore 62pc FE: $US94.37 -0.42%

AUD/USD: $US6842 -0.34%

Bitcoin: $US10,185.78 -0.66%

What got you talking yesterday

There was plenty of interest in battery metals:

A maiden resource for Buldania is on the way, says @LiontownRes, after announcing new results like 5m at 2.2 per cent lithium at the 1.4km-long Anna Prospect #batterymetals #ASX #ausbiz $LTR https://t.co/o1znbXF4hG

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) September 17, 2019

…and in our small and micro cap chat group (which you can join here), Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) was described as “one to keep an eye on” by member Michael Matthews.

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