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

On Stockhead today, is tech set to flip mining as an ASX heavyweight, nickel at the fore on discoveries galore, and which sectors lead the post-Covid hiring spree?

But first…

The day ahead

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

Wednesday:

Marenica Energy (ASX:MEY) – capital raising
Estrella Resources (ASX:ESR) – survey results
Anatara Lifesciences (ASX:ANR) – capital raising
Valor Resources (ASX:VAL) – acquisition proposal
Tombador Iron (ASX:TI1) – contractor engagement
Yandal Resources (ASX:YRL) – capital raising
Jervois Mining (ASX:JRV) – capital raising
YPB Group (ASX:YPB) – capital raising
Peak Resources (ASX:PEK) – capital raising
Blackstone Minerals (ASX:BSX) – company presentation update
Clean Seas Seafood (ASX:CSS) – director appointment

Thursday:
8Common (ASX:8CO) – capital raising
Roto-Gro (ASX:RGI) – license approval update
MinRex Resources (ASX:MRR) – acquisition
Dreadnought Resources (ASX:DRE) – capital raising
IMEXHS (ASX:IME) – capital raising
Vortiv (ASX:VOR) – business sale
dorsaVi (ASX:DVL) – capital raising

Markets

Gold: $US1,910.00 ($2,703.28) (+0.30%)

Silver: $US24.74 ($35.02) (+1.01%)

Oil (WTI): $US41.45 (+1.52%)

Oil (Brent): $US42.98 (+0.84%)

Coal: $US58.25 (+1.08%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US121.51 (-0.02%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7053 (-0.30%)

Bitcoin: $US11,894.53 (+1.67%)

What got you talking yesterday

While gold has stagnated for some weeks now, there are still solid exploration stories to be found and these are continuing to prove popular with our readers.

Our Twitter followers particularly enjoyed Monday’s story by Bevis Yeo about where gold could go to after the US election.

The gold price has been gyrating around the $US1,900 per ounce level this week as investors weigh up the market’s direction on a stronger US dollar and the prospect of more government stimulus spending. https://t.co/dvy9VgSDCZ #ASX #gold $BAT $LNY $PKO pic.twitter.com/kfUQLndtLu

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) October 16, 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	NAME	PRICE	% CHANGE	VOLUME
REZ	Resources & Energy Group	0.105	228%	356493346
ANL	Amani Gold	0.002	100%	8309315
CCE	Carnegie Clean Energy	0.0015	50%	2691800
VMG	VDM Group	0.003	50%	660000
SDG	Sunland Group	1.95	47%	3969461
PPL	Pureprofile	0.029	38%	11776203
GBZ	GBM Resources	0.205	37%	6553513
CLZ	Classic Minerals	0.002	33%	181902464
RFN	Reffind	0.004	33%	98329693
EMU	EMU NL	0.067	29%	5035928
GBR	Great Boulder Resources	0.085	27%	25761048
PPY	Papyrus Australia	0.029	26%	1145344
LSR	Lodestar Minerals	0.015	25%	10880083
DTR	Dateline Resources	0.0025	25%	8200100
MLS	Metals Australia	0.0025	25%	14850580
TKM	Trek Metals	0.1	23%	2688484
WBT	Weebit Nano	1.23	23%	4111404
ATX	Amplia Therapeutics	0.33	22%	3114263
SCT	Scout Security	0.105	22%	6004264

Yesterday’s losers

CODE	NAME	PRICE	% CHANGE	VOLUME
HCT	Holista CollTech	0.115	-32%	18738174
EOF	Ecofibre	1.81	-27%	1914072
IVT	Inventis	0.006	-25%	2500000
VKA	Viking Mines	0.018	-22%	3452586
SRZ	Stellar Resources	0.015	-21%	2003754
SIT	Site Group	0.023	-21%	537344
BIQ	Buildingiq	0.008	-20%	817587
CZL	Consolidated Zinc	0.004	-20%	22984324
GLA	Gladiator Resources	0.002	-20%	19686772
ZEU	Zeus Resources	0.02	-17%	25000
TMG	Trigg Mining	0.16	-16%	1419743
CNJ	Conico	0.016	-16%	2701328
BRN	Brainchip	0.385	-15%	55108193
CMD	Cassius Mining	0.011	-15%	734940
RSH	Respiri	0.2	-15%	5800190
AOA	Ausmon Resources	0.006	-14%	3571790
EM1	Emerge Gaming	0.078	-14%	66234829
VIC	Victory Mines	0.003	-14%	4410000
SP3	Spectur	0.054	-14%	2760565
DOU	Douugh	0.22	-14%	40682273