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

On Stockhead today, why WA is the place to be for nickel, the key drivers of cybersecurity demand and calls for long-term investment in pandemic R&D.

But first…

The day ahead

Major economic data due today is headed by monthly home loans figures. Also look out for the AIG Services Index.

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

Wednesday:

Estrella Resources (ASX:ESR) – exploration update
Creso Pharma (ASX:CPH) – capital raising

Thursday:

Drednought Resources (ASX:DRE) – exploration results

Markets

Gold: $US1,885.75 ($2,650.86) (-1.42%)

Silver: $US24.34 ($34.22) (-4.02%)

Oil (WTI): $US40.20 (+2.50%)

Oil (Brent): $US42.23 (+2.23%)

Coal: $US61.25 (+0.41%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US121.03 (+0.36%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7113 (-0.95%)

Bitcoin: $US10,585.60 (-1.44%)

What got you talking yesterday

One nickel stock that has been running hot for months, even pre-Tesla hype, is Chalice Gold Mines (ASX:CHN). Having begun the year at 24c it is now over $2.80 thanks to its Julimar nickel discovery.

But yesterday it announced it had made a new PGE-copper-gold discovery at its Julimar project, which captured readers’ attention.

Chalice Gold Mines has made a significant new platinum group element (PGE)-copper-gold discovery at its Julimar project near Perth that opens up further additional growth opportunities.🎉 https://t.co/0d8hYN9hjc #ASX $CHN pic.twitter.com/mwLdv64gCd

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) October 6, 2020

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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

Code	Company	Last	%	Volume
DOU	Douugh Limited	0.068	120	154264083
UUV	UUV Aquabotix Ltd	0.002	100	1000028
ARR	American Rare Earths	0.089	41	77531957
WNB	Wellness and Beauty	0.008	33	37619911
TI1	Tombador Iron	0.028	33	60881465
IGN	Ignite Ltd	0.033	32	227248
PLL	Piedmont Lithium Ltd	0.48	30	55913637
MTH	Mithril Resources	0.036	29	19213318
JRL	Jindalee Resources	0.6	28	203733
CGB	Cann Global Limited	0.005	25	1911873
MLS	Metals Australia	0.0025	25	1000000
MNB	Minbos Resources Ltd	0.0025	25	5456189
MTO	Motorcycle Hldg	2.49	25	570473
NTU	Northern Min Ltd	0.037	23	29052077
AD1	AD1 Holdings Limited	0.066	22	3036690
ASN	Anson Resources Ltd	0.029	21	31984902
TGO	Trimantium Growthops	0.064	21	125654
TNT	Tesserent Limited	0.265	20	23073775
DSE	Dropsuite Ltd	0.089	20	3129094
PAB	Patrys Limited	0.018	20	33674220
RDN	Raiden Resources Ltd	0.018	20	9110905
CZN	Corazon Ltd	0.003	20	4292666

Yesterday’s losers

Code	Name	Price	%	Volume
APG	Austpac Resources NL	0.001	-50	63000
MSI	Multistack Internat.	0.012	-25	152000
YPB	YPB Group Ltd	0.003	-25	420000
VPR	Volt Power Group	0.002	-20	1404167
CHK	Cohiba Min Ltd	0.013	-19	37040928
MYX	Mayne Pharma Ltd	0.315	-17	25701594
ENE	Enevis Ltd	0.1	-17	106448
AZI	Alta Zinc Ltd	0.005	-17	1154175
DTR	Dateline Resources	0.0025	-17	2000000
XST	Xstate Resources	0.0025	-17	170000
XTC	Xantippe Res Ltd	0.0025	-17	9263365
CWL	Consol Financial Hld	0.016	-16	3773238
ZEU	Zeus Resources Ltd	0.017	-15	187129
JHL	Jayex Healthcare Ltd	0.046	-15	623421
KTA	Krakatoa Resources	0.077	-14	6812069
88E	88 Energy Ltd	0.006	-14	5455099
ARO	Astro Resources NL	0.006	-14	7604615
CYQ	Cycliq Group Ltd	0.003	-14	10200100
FGO	Flamingo Ai Ltd	0.003	-14	2200243