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

On Stockhead today, here’s how the pick in crypto DeFi activity is influencing Australian trading activity, how ASX medtechs are responding to skyrocketing healthcare spending and everything you need to know about cannabis stocks.

But first…

The day ahead

Key data in Australia will be led by the release of July jobs data from the ABS at 11:30am AEST.

The median market forecast is for monthly jobs growth of 30,000, but an increased participation rate (more people looking for work) is expected to see the unemployment rate climb towards 8 per cent.

Thursday:

Australian Potash (ASX:APC) – offtake agreement
Greenvale Mining (ASX:GRV) – capital raising
Over The Wire (ASX:OTW) – acquisition
Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) – capital raising

Friday:

Cirralto (ASX:CRO) – capital raising
Fenix Resources (ASX:FEX) – project permitting
Kleos Space (ASX:KSS) – announcement clarification
Enterprise Metals (ASX:ENT) – capital raising

Markets

Gold: $US1,901.75 ($2,655.70) (-0.78%)

Silver: $US25.49 ($35.60) (+0.99%)

Oil (WTI): $US42.54 (+2.24%)

Oil (Brent): $US45.31 (+1.82%)

Coal: $US52.80 (-2.82%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US119.28 (+0.79%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7162 (+0.27%)

Bitcoin: $US11,574.83 (+3.49%)

What got you talking yesterday

Readers took an interest in our deep-dive on the animal health sector, which is big — but only a small handful of ASX companies operate in the space.

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Also, be sure to check in at 10.20am each morning for our daily 10 at 10 column — a live summary of winners & losers at the opening bell.

Yesterday’s winners

Stocks highlighted in yellow made market-moving announcements during the day.

Code	Name	Price	% Chg	Volume
SHK	Stone Resources Australia Ltd	0.012	+200.00%	26.5M
ROG	Red Sky Energy Ltd	0.002	+100.00%	1.0M
ANL	Amani Gold Ltd	0.003	+50.00%	12.4M
CLZ	Classic Minerals Ltd	0.003	+50.00%	38.0M
MNB	Minbos Resources Ltd	0.0015	+50.00%	11.6M
BEE	Broo Ltd	0.025	+47.06%	91.8M
GLV	Global Oil & Gas Ltd	0.016	+45.45%	132.8M
PRM	Prominence Energy Ltd	0.01	+42.86%	3.1M
CE1	Calima Energy Ltd	0.008	+33.33%	31.6M
CZN	Corazon Mining Ltd	0.004	+33.33%	36.9M
PNN	PepinNini Lithium Ltd	0.002	+33.33%	929.0k
TPD	Talon Petroleum Ltd	0.004	+33.33%	2.2M
WOA	Wide Open Agriculture Ltd	0.85	+31.78%	5.5M
IBX	Imagion Biosystems Ltd	0.1	+28.57%	57.7M
WNB	Wellness and Beauty Solutions	0.009	+28.57%	152.2M
MNW	Mint Payments Ltd	0.015	+25.00%	11.3M
ODA	Orcoda Ltd	0.12	+25.00%	54.0k
DDT	DataDot Technology Ltd	0.005	+25.00%	1.1M
ID8	Identitii Ltd	0.11	+22.22%	3.3M
XTC	Xantippe Resources Ltd	0.003	+20.00%	10.3M
XF1	XREF Ltd	0.19	+19.35%	3.6M
PET	Phoslock Environmental Technol	0.22	+18.42%	6.1M
FUN	Funtastic Ltd	0.026	+18.18%	42.0k

Yesterday’s losers

Code	Name	Price	% Chg	Volume
QFY	Quantify Technology Holdings L	0.001	-33.33%	1.1M
MTB	Mount Burgess Mining NL	0.002	-33.33%	4.6M
BAS	Bass Oil Ltd	0.001	-33.33%	2.2M
BIR	BIR Financial Ltd	0.011	-31.25%	80.0k
RNX	Renegade Exploration Ltd	0.005	-28.57%	9.9M
DRE	Dreadnought Resources Ltd	0.012	-25.00%	80.7M
HLX	Helix Resources Ltd	0.015	-25.00%	8.3M
SPQ	Superior Resources Ltd	0.007	-22.22%	9.5M
CZR	Coziron Resources Ltd	0.011	-21.43%	54.8M
AJL	AJ Lucas Group Ltd	0.023	-20.69%	9.2M
MGT	Magnetite Mines Ltd	0.008	-20.00%	347.1M
DHR	Dark Horse Resources Ltd	0.002	-20.00%	1.2M
GMR	Golden Rim Resources Ltd	0.013	-18.75%	31.8M
HNG	HGL Ltd	0.13	-18.75%	63.4k
PMY	Pacifico Minerals Ltd	0.022	-18.52%	103.9M
AGS	Alliance Resources Ltd	0.2	-18.00%	405.3k
VIP	VIP Gloves Ltd	0.14	-17.65%	13.6M
TSC	Twenty Seven Co Ltd	0.005	-16.67%	7.6M
SHE	Stonehorse Energy Ltd	0.005	-16.67%	833
RIM	Rimfire Pacific Mining NL	0.005	-16.67%	14.1M
POW	Protean Energy Ltd	0.01	-16.67%	2.4M
KMT	Kopore Metals Ltd	0.01	-16.67%	1.1M
KEY	Key Petroleum Ltd	0.005	-16.67%	13.5M
KOR	Korab Resources Ltd	0.015	-16.67%	847.1k