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

On Stockhead today, who’s winning the energy race in 2020, Tolga Kumova’s new big gold play and how sophisticated investors use options.

But first…

The day ahead

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

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

Friday:

OneVueHoldings (ASX:OVH) – acquisition shareholders meeting
King Island Scheelite (ASX:KIS) – capital raising
Predictive Discovery (ASX:PDI) – capital raising
Trek Metals (ASX:TKM) – capital raising
Encounter Resources (ASX:ENR) – capital raising
Proteomics International Laboratories (ASX:PIQ) – capital raising
Buddy Technologies (ASX:BUD) – debt refinancing update
Accelerate Resources (ASX:AX8) – price query
Euro Manganese (ASX:EMN) – capital raising
TNT Mines (ASX:TIN) – capital raising

Markets

Gold: $US1,923.95 ($2,702.88) (+0.92%)

Silver: $US25.02 ($35.15) (+1.52%)

Oil (WTI): $US39.99 (-4.10%)

Oil (Brent): $US41.70 (-3.38%)

Coal: $US58.22 (-0.05%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US121.56 (+0.04%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7118 (+0.99%)

Bitcoin: $US12,733.57 (+6.88%)

What got you talking yesterday

Readers took an interest in the latest edition of High Voltage, Reuben Adams’ wrap of all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel and vanadium.

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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	Price	% Change	Volume
NSX	NSX Limited	0.17	95	24025792
THR	Thor Mining PLC	0.024	60	292976309
DOU	Douugh Limited	0.34	55	91689507
ANW	Aus Tin Mining	0.0015	50	36364037
ECT	Env Clean Tech Ltd.	0.0015	50	500000
ENE	Enevis Ltd	0.14	43	185850
STK	Strickland Metals	0.125	39	11645681
WWI	West Wits Mining Ltd	0.058	35	254581185
KPE	Kina Petroleum Corp	0.52	30	683
ID8	Identitii Limited	0.195	26	12069030
BAT	Battery Minerals Ltd	0.03	25	37287925
IDZ	Indoor Skydive Aust	0.015	25	9250859
DAV	Davenport Resources	0.075	25	711272
CNJ	Conico Ltd	0.02	25	14710479
GLA	Gladiator Resources	0.0025	25	11339801
NWE	Norwest Energy NL	0.005	25	10688568
CCA	Change Financial Ltd	0.205	24	14614639
BLG	Bluglass Limited	0.105	24	3403279

Yesterday’s losers

Code	Name	Price	% Change	Volume
AHL	Ahalife Holdings Ltd	0.006	-33	10192343
ROG	Red Sky Energy.	0.002	-33	8100000
ANL	Amani Gold Ltd	0.0015	-25	3844000
BAS	Bass Oil Ltd	0.0015	-25	2000000
PSL	Paterson Resources	0.003	-25	2510626
RFN	Reffind Limited	0.003	-25	28714874
YPB	YPB Group Ltd	0.003	-25	47314345
EMU	EMU NL	0.052	-22	2601039
HCT	Holista CollTech Ltd	0.09	-22	16630705
ADY	Admiralty Resources.	0.012	-20	3017585
RMI	Resource Mining Corp	0.012	-20	25000
ATR	Astron Corp Ltd	0.185	-20	1756
ATX	Amplia Therapeutics	0.27	-18	1454148
TPW	Temple & Webster Ltd	11.62	-17	3737706
ALT	Analytica Limited	0.0025	-17	2676213
CGB	Cann Global Limited	0.005	-17	18851443
WBE	Whitebark Energy	0.0025	-17	1646667
REZ	Resourc & En Grp Ltd	0.089	-15	127913846
AL8	Alderan Resource Ltd	0.115	-15	732625