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

On Stockhead today, a handy guide to 200 ASX critical minerals plays, a Sydney Rock Oyster IPO, and how to stay relevant in the digital age.

But first…

The day ahead

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

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

Monday:

Webcentral Group (ASX:WCG) – takeover update
Technology Metals (ASX:TMT) – technical update
Family Zone Cyber Safety (ASX:FZO) – capital raising
Resource Generation (ASX:RES) – financing
Fatfish Group (ASX:FFG) – capital raise

Markets

Gold: $US1,904.50 ($2,675.89) (-1.04%)

Silver: $US24.69 ($34.69) (-1.51%)

Oil (WTI): $US40.67 (+1.60%)

Oil (Brent): $US44.48 (+1.80%)

Coal: $US57.87 (-0.60%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US121.34 (-0.18%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7115 (-0.03%)

Bitcoin: $US13,153.64 (+3.31%)

What got you talking yesterday

Readers took an interest in the latest edition of Trading Places, where leading resources investor Tolga Kumova increased his position in Firefly Resources (ASX:FFR), as well as our explainer on why sophisticated investors use options to build their ASX portfolios.

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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