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

On Stockhead today, copper’s best is yet to come, do the BNPL numbers stack up, and we let loose our Secret Day Trader.

But first…

The week ahead

Potentially market moving economic data in the week ahead is headlined by quarterly inflation data on Wednesday.

Investors will also be watching the Export and Import price indices and NAB’s quarterly business confidence survey on Thursday and Producer Price Index on Friday.

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

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

Tuesday:
HGL (ASX:HNG) – capital raising
Cauldron Energy (ASX:CXU) – capital raising
Resources & Energy Group (ASX:REZ) – capital raising
Marley Spoon (ASX:MMM) – capital raising
Coca-Cola Amatil (ASX:CCL) – transaction

Markets

Gold: $US1,901.00 ($2,663.57) (-0.16%)

Silver: $US24.59 ($34.45) (-0.67%)

Oil (WTI): $US39.85 (-1.94%)

Oil (Brent): $US41.77 (-1.63%)

Coal: $US58.52 (+0.72%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US115.60 (-3.6%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7136 (-0.04%)

Bitcoin: $US13,053.12 (-0.46%)

What got you talking last week

Ever since we began a “Top 5 Resources stocks recap” it has been popular with our readers.

Last Thursday was particularly busy as the bourse saw the entry a new gold explorer, in Miramar Resources (ASX:M2R), and a major joint venture deal between micro-caps Australia United Mining (ASX:AYM) and MinRex Resources (ASX:MRR).

Here’s your top ASX small cap resources winners in morning trade Thursday, October 22 – led by new ASX debutante Miramar (+140%) #ASX #ausbiz $AYM $MRR $M2R $AFR $ERL $RTG https://t.co/fBRXLSUhGn

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) October 22, 2020

Also popular last week was our latest edition of StockTalk. Last week’s panel discussed the rise of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

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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.

Last week’s winners

Code	Company	Price	ReturnWRoll%	MktCap$
REZ	Resourc & En Grp Ltd	0.088	193	$ 34,115,907.76
AMO	Ambertech Limited	0.29	190	$ 9,174,599.40
EM1	Emerge Gaming Ltd	0.13	145	$ 70,546,902.72
IOU	Ioupay Limited	0.25	138	$ 88,455,945.60
AVE	Avecho Biotech Ltd	0.016	129	$ 14,377,116.78
8IH	8I Holdings Ltd	0.295	119	$ 95,866,159.12
WBT	Weebit Nano Ltd	1.71	112	$ 139,796,990.27
ABB	Aussie Broadband	2.03	103	$ 380,680,052.00
NVA	Nova Minerals Ltd	0.195	95	$ 293,819,274.65
8VI	8Vi Holdings Limited	2	82	$ 88,754,890.00
LCY	Legacy Iron Ore	0.009	80	$ 49,977,908.14
BAT	Battery Minerals Ltd	0.025	79	$ 34,270,380.27
ESR	Estrella Res Ltd	0.17	75	$ 114,223,430.71
JPR	Jupiter Energy	0.068	74	$ 5,368,219.26
NSX	NSX Limited	0.155	74	$ 42,455,478.12
WWI	West Wits Mining Ltd	0.065	71	$ 75,844,272.32
ODA	Orcoda Limited	0.16	62	$ 18,566,165.12
ESH	Esports Mogul Ltd	0.021	62	$ 46,990,525.54
SDG	Sunland Group Ltd	2.09	58	$ 263,550,816.38
AOU	Auroch Minerals Ltd	0.165	57	$ 35,843,477.98
SCT	Scout Security Ltd	0.135	57	$ 13,318,483.08
THR	Thor Mining PLC	0.023	53	$ 8,701,699.27
NTI	Neurotech Intl	0.026	53	$ 10,102,683.66
POD	Podium Minerals	0.11	53	$ 25,862,455.10
GEV	Global Ene Ven Ltd	0.099	52	$ 36,762,931.19
NWE	Norwest Energy NL	0.0045	50	$ 18,937,868.30
LSR	Lodestar Minerals	0.018	50	$ 14,497,633.90
CCA	Change Financial Ltd	0.195	50	$ 72,495,831.60
PBX	Pacific Bauxite Ltd	0.003	50	$ 1,189,842.10
RFN	Reffind Limited	0.003	50	$ 3,729,775.86
ANW	Aus Tin Mining	0.0015	50	$ 3,551,996.29
CWL	Consol Financial Hld	0.037	48	$ 4,692,628.53
ENE	Enevis Ltd	0.14	47	$ 13,988,338.56
CML	Chase Mining Limited	0.022	47	$ 6,374,048.02
BLG	Bluglass Limited	0.115	46	$ 75,566,051.72
DOU	Douugh Limited	0.32	45	$ 91,454,506.80
DAU	Dampier Gold Ltd	0.061	45	$ 17,667,553.48
FRX	Flexiroam Limited	0.026	44	$ 6,917,962.22
PAK	Pacific American Hld	0.03	43	$ 6,606,282.90
MAR	Malachite Resources	0.074	42	$ 9,340,834.28

Last week’s losers

BIQ	Buildingiq, Inc	0.008	ReturnWRoll%	MktCap$
BIQ	Buildingiq, Inc	0.008	-20	$ 2,989,383.59
ADR	Adherium Ltd	0.024	-20	$ 15,290,675.20
RMI	Resource Mining Corp	0.012	-20	$ 3,555,208.16
KAI	Kairos Minerals Ltd	0.063	-20	$ 108,806,829.11
EGL	Environmental Group	0.027	-21	$ 7,046,328.48
4DX	4Dmedical Limited	2.16	-21	$ 350,258,583.56
SIT	Site Group Int Ltd	0.023	-21	$ 19,348,637.92
TSO	Tesoro Resources Ltd	0.395	-21	$ 164,119,921.29
MSI	Multistack Internat.	0.022	-21	$ 2,582,990.25
MYQ	Myfiziq Limited	1.06	-21	$ 134,620,922.80
SP3	Specturltd	0.051	-22	$ 5,506,087.18
DW8	Digital Wine Venture	0.047	-22	$ 69,898,156.21
TGA	Thorn Group Limited	0.155	-23	$ 49,964,270.46
CMD	Cassius Mining Ltd	0.01	-23	$ 2,872,463.90
ATH	Alterity Therap Ltd	0.038	-24	$ 42,315,157.25
ZEU	Zeus Resources Ltd	0.018	-25	$ 3,603,000.00
ENR	Encounter Resources	0.24	-25	$ 57,657,444.13
ADY	Admiralty Resources.	0.012	-25	$ 15,068,751.09
ANL	Amani Gold Ltd	0.0015	-25	$ 11,757,295.12
CLZ	Classic Min Ltd	0.0015	-25	$ 20,008,709.60
IVT	Inventis Limited	0.006	-25	$ 5,621,194.91
PCH	Property Connect	0.0015	-25	$ 1,028,795.21
YPB	YPB Group Ltd	0.003	-25	$ 8,777,467.85
TMG	Trigg Mining Ltd.	0.145	-26	$ 9,315,128.85
PPY	Papyrus Australia	0.023	-26	$ 7,522,055.98
SRY	Story-I Limited	0.014	-26	$ 5,178,835.05
PSC	Prospect Res Ltd	0.13	-28	$ 39,850,844.52
LSA	Lachlan Star Ltd	0.015	-29	$ 13,145,484.95
EMT	Emetals Limited	0.025	-31	$ 10,405,200.00
CGB	Cann Global Limited	0.0055	-31	$ 19,251,037.89
EOF	Ecofibre Limited	1.77	-31	$ 262,482,568.26
TIG	Tigers Realm Coal	0.015	-32	$ 106,604,357.27
BKY	Berkeley Energia Ltd	0.405	-33	$ 107,321,249.30
TOM	Tomizone Limited	0.002	-33	$ 850,401.35
ILU	Iluka Resources	5.22	-45	$ 4,185,419,841.90
BAS	Bass Oil Ltd	0.001	-50	$ 5,013,210.14
SKN	Skin Elements Ltd	0.025	-69	$ 7,818,423.17