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

Today on Stockhead, the heartbreaking Bitcoin forecast, rising stars of gold in 2021, and who’s winning as energy demand returns.

But first… to markets.

TRADING HALTS

Today:

McPhersons (ASX:MCP) – trading outlook
Mainstream (ASX:MAI) – takeover update
Danakali (ASX:DNK) – capital raising
Celsius Resources (ASX:CLA) – capital raising
Baliador (ASX:BTI) – capital raising

Friday: 

Raiz (ASX:RZI) – capital raising
Hexagon Energy Materials (ASX:HXG) – capital raising
Firstwave Cloud Technology (ASX:FCT) – capital raising
Access Innovation Holdings (ASX:AIM) – capital raising
 

MARKETS

Gold: $US1,781.54 ($2,286.07) (+0.27%)

Silver: $US26.18 ($33.59) (-0.22%)

Oil (WTI): $US63.64 (+1.11%)

Oil (Brent): $US66.99 (+0.86%)

Coal: $US89.45 (+1.62%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US178.80 (-0.11%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7792 (+0.31%)

Bitcoin: $US54,556.64 (-1.15%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Stockhead: The Wall Street Journal of meme coin reporting.

Pirate Chain is the hot new cryptocurrency according to Stockhead.https://t.co/NOr5Uc0Cin#crypto #privacy #freedom pic.twitter.com/L3TctmrOZz

— Pirate Chain (Privacy Enabler – $ARRR) (@PirateChain) April 27, 2021

‘Old People’s Home for 4 Year Old’s’ will melt the coldest of hearts and everyone should watch it.

From Crikey: “Last night Big Brother (881k) & Ten’s struggling MasterChef (790k) were beaten by Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds on the ABC with 888k. Fancy that. A program starring gorgeous 4yos & some oldies proving to be more popular than multimillion $ flops on Seven & Ten.”

— Stephen Mayne (@MayneReport) April 28, 2021

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Also, be sure to check in at 10.20am each day for our daily 10 at 10 column — a live summary of winners & losers at the opening bell.
 

YESTERDAY’S WINNERS

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Among stocks with announcements, FIN Resources (ASX:FIN) and Mount Burgess Mining (ASX:MTB) held their gains to the close of trade, although both companies eased back from midday highs.

Shares in MTB initially rose by more than 80pc before closing 33pc higher, following an update on drilling results at its Kihabe vanadium deposit in Botswana.

All six companies that finished on the winner’s list with market updates were mining stocks, including Rumble Resources (ASX:RTR) which gained 24pc after announcing a $40m cap raise to test the scale and extent of its major Earaheedy zinc-lead discovery in WA. The stock has now gained more than 400pc over the past month.
 

YESTERDAY’S LOSERS

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