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

On Stockhead today, viewing pot stocks through a biotech lens, the lithium battery market segment that could grow 500% by 2030, and the next seven IPOs hitting the ASX.

But first…

TRADING HALTS

The following companies are in trading halts and are expected to exit over the next two trading days:

TODAY:

Australian Primary Hemp (ASX:APH) – capital raising and contract
Red Mountain Mining (ASX:RMX) – capital raising
European Lithium (ASX:EUR) – capital raising
Norwest Energy (ASX:NWE) – capital raising
Pensana Rare Earths (ASX:PM8) – delisting application
Red Sky Energy (ASX:ROG) – capital raising
Theta Gold Mines (ASX:TGM) – investment
Delecta (ASX:DLC) – acquisition
Venture Minerals (ASX:VMS) – capital raising
Tao Commodities (ASX:TAO) – capital raising

THURSDAY:

Think Childcare (ASX:TNK) – counter-proposal to acquisition offer
Victory Mines (ASX:VIC) – capital raising
Chase Mining (ASX:CML) – capital raising
Los Cerros (ASX:LCL) – assay results

MARKETS

Gold: $US1,839.53 ($2,391.30) (+0.14%)

Silver: $US25.14 ($32.68) (-0.74%)

Oil (WTI): $US53.01 (+1.77%)

Oil (Brent): $US55.88 (+2.06%)

Coal: $US89.00 (+0.42%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US170.03 (+0.04%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7691 (+0.16%)

Bitcoin: $US36,511.61 (+1.67%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY:

More battery metals banter.

– $EUR up +70% following $7m raise
– German lithium play $VUL continues to surge, up +6,600% over the past 12 months
– $LIT reckons it is well placed to tap into emerging LFP battery boom#ASX #ausbiz
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— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) January 19, 2021

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YESTERDAY’S WINNERS:

European Lithium (ASX:EUR) surged despite raising $7m at a massive discount to the pre-market share price.

Lithium Australia (ASX:LIT) reckons its battery R&D subsidiary VSPC is now well-positioned to service burgeoning LFP markets outside China.

And Tyro Payments (ASX:TYR) was up after rebutting a short-seller’s report.

YESTERDAY’S LOSERS: