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

On Stockhead today, five medtechs set to benefit from the surge in demand for tele-health solutions, China is back at work and iron ore will be in demand, and Chalice’s Alex Dorsch on just how rare the Julimar nickel discovery really is.

But first…

The day ahead

It’s a quiet day of data, both locally and abroad. That being said, amid the global health pandemic one could argue data points can more or less be thrown out the window.

Instead, market moves are more likely to be driven by news flow around the increase in positive COVID-19 tests and key developments in policy responses.

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

Wednesday:

Recape Hotel Group (ASX:RDC) – update on COVID-19 restrictions
Infinity Lithium (ASX:INF) – European funding arrangement
Retail Food Group (ASX:RFG) – COVID-19 update
Bass Metals (ASX:BSM) – Madagascar closure update
Secos Group (ASX:SES) – capital raising
Graphex Mining (ASX:GPX) – project financing
Bellevue Gold (ASX:BGL) – capital raising
Seafarms Group (ASX:SFG) – capital raising
Tambla (ASX:TBL) – restructure
Viva Leisure (ASX:VVA) – COVID-19 update
Simble Solutions (ASX:SIS) – capital raising
Imagion Biosystems (ASX:IBX) – capital raising

Thursday:

Alice Queen (ASX:AJQ) – Special Resolution Result
Heron Resources (ASX:HRR) – mine impact
HRL Holdings (ASX:HRL) – COVID update
Botanix Pharmaceuticals (ASX:BOT) – study results
New Zealand Coastal Seafoods (ASX:NZS) – material order
Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) – COVID update

Markets

Gold: $US1,625.45 ($2,739.63) (+4.65%)

Silver: $US14.18 (+3.88%)

Oil (WTI): $US23.88 (+2.23%)

Oil (Brent): $US27.11 (-1.27%)

Coal: $US67.10 (+4.03%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US88.55 (-1.14%)

AUD/USD: $US0.5931 (+1.59%)

Bitcoin: $US6,765.79 (+6.41%)

What got you talking yesterday

In a global health crisis, it helps to get a professional’s view on how and where to allocate your investment funds. Reader’s took a strong interest in Nick Sundich’s recap of small-cap investment opportunities highlighted by global investment fund L1 Capital. Read it here.

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

Yesterday’s winners

Yesterday’s losers