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

On Stockhead today, we look at when a tie-up with a big biotech is the right move, why Asian investors are so taken with the ASX, and how Brexit-affected small caps are faring.

But first:

The day ahead

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

Friday:

Carawine Resources (ASX:CWX) – capital raising

Swick Mining Services (ASX:SWK) – capital raising

Bardoc Gold (ASX:BDC) – capital raising

Rox Resources (ASX:RXL) – capital raising

Paringa Resources (ASX:PNL) – capital raising

Ausmex Mining Group (ASX:AMG) – sale of gold project

YPB Group (ASX:YPB) – capital raising

Monday:

RMA Global (ASX:RMY) – capital raising

engage:BDR (ASX:EN1) – capital raising

Armour Energy (ASX:AJQ) – capital raising

Allegiance Coal (ASX:AHQ) – capital raising

Linius Technologies (ASX:LNU) – capital raising

Metals X (ASX:MLX) – capital raising

Australian Vanadium (ASX:AVL) – capital raising

Blackstone Minerals (ASX:BSX) – capital raising

Hot Chili (ASX:HCH) – capital raising

MGM Wireless (ASX:MWR) – capital raising

Matsa Resources (ASX:MAT) – capital raising

Rhinomed (ASX:RNO) – capital raising

Red Sky Energy (ASX:ROG) – capital raising & price query response

Markets

Gold: $US1,500.29 ($2,208.07) (0.33%)

Silver: $US17.81 (0.30%)

Oil (WTI): $US 58.83 (1.07%)

Oil (Brent): $US64.83 (1.93%)

Coal: $US70.20 (-0.04%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US93.46 (-0.54%)

AUD/USD: $US0.6794 (+0.03%)

Bitcoin: $US10,252.33 (+0.72%)

What got you talking yesterday:

On Twitter, users were interested in rare earths:

The growing disconnect between rare earths demand and supply has kept prices of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide ticking upwards. https://t.co/Fo2hJTnb8j #ad #asx $ARU

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) September 19, 2019

Over in our small and micro cap chat Facebook group, members were interested in the esports sector.

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