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

On Stockhead today, this is how $3m market cap minnow Ramelius became an $850m gold miner, resources dominates the top 10 stocks expected to make big gains this year and StockDoc delves into what’s on the cards for Aussie tourism and how investors can gain exposure.

But first…

The week ahead

In economic data, the busiest day this week is Thursday with jobs data, including unemployment and labor force participation.

Wednesday is also busy with monthly skilled vacancies and Westpac consumer confidence. Finally on Friday, we’ll see the Commonwealth Banks Purchasing Managers Index – which measures business activity.

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

Monday:

Amplia Therapeutics (ASX:ATX) – capital raising
Agrimin (ASX:AMN) – updated mineral resource estimate
AuStar Gold (ASX:AUL) – capital raising

Tuesday: 
Skin Elements (ASX:SKN) – capital raising
Jatenergy (ASX:JAT) – significant trading contract
Credit Intelligence (ASX:CI1) – price query

Markets

Gold: $US1,556.57 ($2,263.99) (+0.30%)

Silver: $US17.97 (+0.17%)

Oil (WTI): $US58.85 (+0.57%)

Oil (Brent): $US65.10 (+0.74%)

Coal: $US70.68 (-1.12%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US94.82 (+0.28%)

AUD/USD: $US0.6875 (-0.06%)

Bitcoin: $US8,642.86 (-2.84%)

What got you talking last week

On Twitter it was Australian Vanadium’s (ASX:AVL) offtake discussions with the world’s 3rd largest vanadium producer.

Australian Vanadium is progressing serious vanadium offtake investment discussions with a China-based HBIS Group Chengsteel, the world’s #3 vanadium producer.💪https://t.co/Rkwn4rOko0 #ad #ASX $AVL

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) January 15, 2020

Another hotly read article was Part 1 of Stockhead’s review of ASX small caps seeking to conquer cancer.

In our Facebook Small and Micro Cap chat group it was Bevis Yeo’s recap of mining services stocks. If you’re not already a group member we’d love to have you join – which you can here.

These were the most tipped stocks (weekly) on Stocks in Play:

Last week’s winners

Last week’s losers