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

2020 has seemed like a storm, but we're 1 day away from having made it through (Pic: Getty)
On Stockhead today, more of Tim Boreham’s 2021 rising stars, experts’ views on commodities in the next 12 months, and can the BNPL boom continue?
But first…
The day ahead
Today the ASX will have a shortened trading day, closing at 2.10pm (AEDT).
The bourse will be closed tomorrow on New Years’ Day but then reopen on Monday January 4 with the only other change to trading hours for the rest of January being the Australia Day closure on January 26.
The following companies are in trading halts and are expected out today (there are no companies scheduled to exit on Monday January 4):
THURSDAY:
Ultima United (ASX:ULL) – capital raising & development project
The Agency Group (ASX:AU1) – finance documentation
IODM (ASX:IOD) – capital raising
New Zealand Oil and Gas (ASX:NZO) – drilling results
Markets
Gold: $US1,889.88 ($2,461.87) (+0.64%)
Silver: $US26.45 ($34.45) (+1.04%)
Oil (WTI): $US48.28 (+0.58%)
Oil (Brent): $US51.28 (+0.37%)
Coal: $US82.00 (-2.46%)
Iron 62pc Fe: $US155.70 (+0.08%)
AUD/USD: $US0.7676 (+0.92%)
Bitcoin: $US28,750.07 (+7.04%)
What’s got you talking this week
So far this week, our High Voltage column has been the most popular with our readers. Finally there are signs that the electric vehicle boom is actually happening – and fast.
This has been good new for battery metals stocks particularly 23 which are up 200 per cent or more in 12 months.
This EV boom could be long and lucrative for battery metals players like $AVZ $COB $EMH and $GLN, which led the High Voltage winners this week. #ASX #ausbiz https://t.co/3JZIdTE0uw
— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) December 29, 2020
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Yesterday’s winners
Note: Stocks in yellow rose after making announcements
Code | Company | Price | % | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|
LIO | Lion Energy Limited | 0.026 | 63 | 460560 |
VPR | Volt Power Group | 0.003 | 50 | 4797956 |
AIB | Aurora Glb Trust | 0.073 | 40 | 28409 |
AHQ | Allegiance Coal Ltd | 0.08 | 40 | 3091312 |
AVW | Avira Resources Ltd | 0.008 | 33 | 11736971 |
MLS | Metals Australia | 0.002 | 33 | 347930 |
ROG | Red Sky Energy. | 0.002 | 33 | 1000000 |
FIN | FIN Resources Ltd | 0.025 | 32 | 14318262 |
SOR | Strategic Elements | 0.215 | 30 | 69015072 |
HVM | Happy Valley | 0.17 | 26 | 182413 |
EPM | Eclipse Metals | 0.015 | 25 | 1632265 |
BPM | BPM Minerals | 0.25 | 25 | 3539091 |
GGX | Gas2Grid Limited | 0.0025 | 25 | 200000 |
AGE | Alligator Energy | 0.011 | 22 | 78344011 |
LER | Leaf Res Ltd | 0.045 | 22 | 5184692 |
AVZ | AVZ Minerals Ltd | 0.17 | 21 | 56846686 |
SMI | Santana Minerals Ltd | 0.175 | 21 | 125334 |
ARE | Argonaut Resources | 0.006 | 20 | 1640099 |
HPR | High Peak Royalties | 0.08 | 19 | 230000 |
ERA | Energy Resources | 0.31 | 19 | 1514966 |
CBE | Cobre | 0.28 | 17 | 532207 |
GBZ | GBM Rsources Ltd | 0.14 | 17 | 751314 |
Yesterday’s losers
Code | Company | Price | % | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|
XPE | Xped Limited | 0.002 | -33 | 2402274 |
ATP | Atlas Pearls Ltd | 0.014 | -26 | 10726686 |
CCE | Carnegie Cln Energy | 0.0015 | -25 | 2436083 |
CFO | Cfoam Limited | 0.044 | -19 | 248070894 |
TGO | Growthops Ltd | 0.055 | -18 | 463034 |
AZI | Alta Zinc Ltd | 0.005 | -17 | 125000 |
CZN | Corazon Ltd | 0.0025 | -17 | 900000 |
DTR | Dateline Resources | 0.0025 | -17 | 1650165 |
VIC | Victory Mines Ltd | 0.0025 | -17 | 350000 |
GES | Genesis Resources | 0.011 | -15 | 330000 |
DOR | Doriemus PLC | 0.036 | -14 | 1237 |
LNY | Laneway Res Ltd | 0.006 | -14 | 2103900 |
LSR | Lodestar Minerals | 0.012 | -14 | 2244553 |
PO3 | Purifloh Ltd | 1.47 | -14 | 26859 |
IRI | Integrated Research | 2.62 | -13 | 2964072 |
DVN | Devine Limited | 0.1 | -13 | 198605 |
TYX | Tyranna Res Ltd | 0.007 | -13 | 176000 |
GBE | Globe Metals &Mining | 0.031 | -11 | 29991 |
MEB | Medibio Limited | 0.008 | -11 | 1016474 |
RIM | Rimfire Pacific | 0.008 | -11 | 342222 |
SVA | Simavita Ltd | 0.016 | -11 | 30000 |
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