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

On Stockhead today, the return-to-work stocks primed for when the JobKeeper taps are turned off, why cannabis M&A activity in Australia is only just getting started, and three tips on investing from an eToro stocks maestro.

But first…

The day ahead

The All Ordinaries index closed Thursday down 44 points at 7,003 led lower by the banking and mining sectors.

The broad index of Australian shares is still off from its mid-February peak of 7,190 points.

Australian government 10-year bonds were yielding 1.79 per cent Thursday, their highest for two years and acted as a drag on stock market performance.

Traders were talking about the US Federal Reserve’s hint-dropping that interest rates in the US will stay at their near zero level for another two years.

The US central bank is predicting that the US economy will grow by 6.5 per cent this year and by 3.3 per cent next.

TRADING HALTS

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

Friday

Medlab Clinical (ASX:MDC) – capital raising
Vital Metals (ASX:VML) – capital raising
Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN) – capital raising
Jaxsta (ASX:JXT) – capital raising
Calix (ASX:CXL) – capital raising

Monday

Spacetalk (ASX:SPA) – customer contract
Galan Lithium (ASX:GLN) – laboratory test results
HGL (ASX:HNG) – capital raising
Pure Hydrogen (ASX:PH2) – capital raising
Great Northern Minerals (ASX:GNM) – capital raising
Manhattan Corporation (ASX:MHC) – capital raising
Queensland Pacific Metals (ASX:QPM) – capital raising
Euro Manganese (ASX:EMN)spirit – capital raising

MARKETS

Gold: $US1,734.42 ($2,234.93) (-0.57%)

Silver: $US26.00 ($33.50) (-1.27%)

Oil (WTI): $US60.04 (-7.06%)

Oil (Brent): $US63.29 (-6.93%)

Coal: $US88.00 (+1.18%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US168.21 (-0.03%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7761 (-0.43%)

Bitcoin: $US57,897.61 (+0.35%)

What got you talking yesterday

Stockhead readers were intrigued by Nick Sundich’s article on how medicinal cannabis products can help patients to recover from the lingering aspects of COVID-19.

Readers also enjoyed reading about the latest price movements in gold and silver and the role played in the precious metals markets by bond yields and economic stimulus packages.

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Yesterday’s winners

Stocks highlighted in yellow made market moving announcements

Code	Company	Price	%	Volume
FRB	Firebird Metals	0.595	198	9,535,580
IDZ	Indoor Skydive Aust	0.024	71	157,271,211
XPE	Xped Limited	0.0025	67	14,685,527
ANW	Aus Tin Mining	0.0015	50	11,089,999
ECT	Env Clean Tech Ltd.	0.0015	50	7,500,000
SYA	Sayona Mining Ltd	0.043	34	247,403,187
CLZ	Classic Min Ltd	0.002	33	4,449,000
QUE	Queste Communication	0.04	33	19,497
PVL	Powerhouse Ven Ltd	0.15	30	1,345,935
MGT	Magnetite Mines	0.043	30	71,308,469
OEQ	Orion Equities	0.2	29	39,479
EMT	Emetals Limited	0.033	27	6,299,534
ENV	Enova Mining Limited	0.035	25	193,414
MLS	Metals Australia	0.0025	25	550,000
UUV	UUV Aquabotix Ltd	0.0025	25	250,000
THR	Thor Mining PLC	0.016	23	16,617,697
OAR	OAR Resources Ltd	0.017	21	15,499,903
CPH	Creso Pharma Ltd	0.23	21	37,474,429
PAB	Patrys Limited	0.029	21	14,330,445
NPM	Newpeak Metals	0.003	20	123,757,758
GO2	Thego2People	0.031	19	154,170

Yesterday’s losers

Stocks highlighted in yellow made market moving announcements

Code	Company	Price	%	Volume
ECT	Env Clean Technologies	0.001	-33	7,941,648
XPE	Xped Limited	0.0015	-25	1,209,049
UUV	UUV Aquabotix Ltd	0.002	-20	2,211,000
EQE	Equus Mining Ltd	0.009	-18	25,480,971
KP2	Kore Potash PLC	0.023	-18	20,199,459
UUL	Ultima Utd Ltd	0.83	-17	116,434
VIC	Victory Mines Ltd	0.0025	-17	1,000,000
OEQ	Orion Equities	0.155	-16	8,000
TMK	Tamaska Oil Gas Ltd	0.011	-15	39,624,891
CWX	Carawine Resources	0.28	-15	2,398,353
SRZ	Stellar Resources	0.023	-15	2,676,512
ENA	Ensurance Ltd	0.018	-14	1,169,346
CCE	Carnegie Cln Energy	0.006	-14	90,060,529
MRD	Mount Ridley Mines	0.003	-14	8,800,000
ACP	Audalia Res Ltd	0.02	-13	124,160
BNO	Bionomics Limited	0.24	-13	2,457,669
GGX	Gas2Grid Limited	0.0035	-13	3,940,012
PH2	Pure Hydrogen Corp	0.315	-13	2,649,359
PEC	Perpetual Resources Ltd	0.082	-12	5,829,773
CY5	Cygnus Gold Limited	0.15	-12	100,000
TTA	TTA Holdings Ltd	0.068	-12	290,667