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

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On Stockhead today, the radiology software play that is now a $2.7bn stock without raising a penny, everything you need to know about ASX silver stocks and CBD producers stuck in limbo as US regulators take a cautious approach.

But first…

The day ahead

Australia will get an important update on the federal government, with the release of its first economic update since the pandemic began. Full details of the government’s spending plans will be announced, after it flagged an extension to the JobKeeper program earlier this week.

The following companies are in trading halts and are expected to exit in the next two trading days:

Thursday:

Rhythm Biosciences (ASX:RHY) – capital raising
BPH Energy (ASX:BPH) – capital raising
Downer EDI (ASX:DOW) – capital raising

Friday:

Audinate Group (ASX:AU8) – capital raising
Invex Therapeutics (ASX:IXC) – response to EMA & FDA advise
EMVision Medical Devices (ASX:EMV) – capital raising
MGC Pharmaceuticals (ASX:MXC) – pre-clinical study results
Kalina Power (ASX:KPO) – capital raising
Talon Petroleum (ASX:TPD) – capital raising

Markets

Gold: $US1,868.50 ($2,615.40) (+1.40%)

Silver: $US22.99 (+3.24%)

Oil (WTI): $US41.81 (-0.36%)

Oil (Brent): $US44.22 (-0.23%)

Coal: $US53.97 (+0.35%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US107.58 (-0.04%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7144 (+0.22%)

Bitcoin: $US9,373.31 (-0.12%)

What got you talking yesterday

Yesterday’s top story was a blast from the past, where we checked in on the 50 best performing small caps of 2017 to see how they’re tracking now.

Blockchain and infant formula were all the rage back then, but of the Top 50 stocks from Trump’s first year in office only eight have continued to make gains.

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Yesterday’s winners

Yesterday’s losers

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