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

On Stockhead today, finding the next multi-bagger stock, Coda Minerals’ IPO is off the charts and the energy transition will drive oil and gas M&A.

But first, here’s what you need to know before the ASX opens at 10am (AEST):

The day ahead

Local markets will get the August print for retail sales, ahead of the big one later tonight — US employment figures for September.

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

Friday:

iCandy Interactive (ASX:ICI) – shareholder news
Fatfish Group (ASX:FFG) – operational update for subsidiary
Metalicity (ASX:MCT) – exploration results
Kazia Therapeutics (ASX:KZA) – capital raising
OceanaGold (ASX:OGC) – capital raising
ClearVue Technologies (ASX:CPV) – purchase order & distribution agreement
GWR Group (ASX:GWR) – capital raising
Firefly Resources (ASX:FFR) – capital raising

Monday:

Reward Minerals (ASX:RWD) – environmental approval status
Mesoblast (ASX:MSB) – FDA review outcome
The Agency Group (ASX:AU1) – capital raising
Renegade Exploration (ASX:RNX) – capital raising
Funtastic (ASX:FUN) – proposed transaction
AML3D (ASX:AL3) – capital raising
BlackEarth Minerals (ASX:BEM) – capital raising
Nova Minerals (ASX:NVA) – interim mineral resource
Serko (ASX:SKO) – capital raising
Over the Wire (ASX:OTW) – capital raising

Markets

Gold: $US1,905.10 ($2,652.59) (+1.04%)

Silver: $US23.76 ($33.08) (+2.35%)

Oil (WTI): $US38.62 (-3.98%)

Oil (Brent): $US40.81 (-3.52%)

Coal: $US61.10 (+0.00%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US123.98 (-0.03%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7182 (+0.28%)

Bitcoin: $US10,610.29 (-0.88%)

What got you talking yesterday

Readers took an interest in Mike Cooper’s follow-up analysis on Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium, as well as our coverage on MyDeal — the latest ecommerce play preparing to list on the ASX.

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Also, be sure to check in at 10.15am each day for our daily 10 at 10 column — a summary of the top winners & losers at the ASX opening using live data.

Yesterday’s winners

Note: Stocks in yellow made market moving announcements yesterday

Yesterday’s losers