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

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On Stockhead today, how ASX-listed tech players are responding to the new remote working landscape, RockTalk: Searching for the next Alkane in the Lachlan Fold Belt and what metals producers have to say about the short-term outlook.
But first…
The day ahead
Much of the day’s news will be taken up by quarterlies because today is the deadline for ASX-listed companies to lodge their reports.
In economic data look out for our import and export price indexes for the March quarter as well as monthly private sector credit for March.
The following companies are in trading halts and are expected to exit in the next two trading days:
Thursday:
Alt Resources (ASX:ARS) – metallurgical results
New World Resources (ASX:NWC) – capital raising
Family Zone Cyber Safety (ASX:FZO) – capital raising
Splitit Payments (ASX:SPT) – capital raising
AssetOwl (ASX:AO1) – capital raising
Auteco Minerals (ASX:AUT) – capital raising
Vintage Energy (ASX:VEN) – capital raising
Friday:
Pure Minerals (ASX:PM1) – capital raising
G Medical Innovations (ASX:GMV) – capital raising
Argonaut Resources (ASX:ARE) – capital raising
Credit Corp (ASX:CCP) – capital raising
Golden Miles Resources (ASX:G88) – capital raising
DGR Global (ASX:DGR) – capital raising
Markets
Gold: $US1,711.05 ($2,609.72) (+0.21%)
Silver: $US15.24 (+0.35%)
Oil (WTI): $US15.41 (+24.88%)
Oil (Brent): $US22.47 (+9.82%)
Coal: $US53.25 (+0.91%)
Iron 62pc Fe: $US83.88 (-0.10%)
AUD/USD: $US0.6557 (+1.02%)
Bitcoin: $US8,848.80 (+15.32%)
What got you talking yesterday
This week on Twitter it’s been about the rally in copper prices.
Few other commodities are perceived as greater indicators of the economic cycle and copper is rallying as factories in China and increasingly Europe are recommencing production.
Copper prices have rallied as lockdown restrictions ease and factories in China and Europe restart operations #asx #ausbiz #mining #copper $OAR $VMS https://t.co/l4r4sSf2NX
— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) April 28, 2020
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