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

On Stockhead today, Guy Le Page’s copper-zinc stock to believe in, a lithium sulphur battery stock coming to the ASX, and all the action from Diggers and Dealers.

But first, the day ahead…

TRADING HALTS

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

Wednesday  

AustChina Holdings (ASX:AUH) – capital raising
Comet Ridge (ASX:COI) – acquisition
Bowen Coking Coal (ASX:BCB) – capital raising & acquisition 
eMetals (ASX:EMT) – drill results
8common (ASX:8CO) – capital raising
Atrum Coal (ASX:ATU) – capital raising
ResApp (ASX:RAP) – licensing agreement
Eastern Iron (ASX:EFE) – project acquisition option 
QEM (ASX:QEM) – capital raising

Thursday

Aldoro Resources (ASX:ARN) – drilling results
Essential Metals (ASX:ESS) – capital raising
Suvo Strategic Minerals (ASX:SUV) – material contract

MARKETS

Gold: $US1,810.25 ($2,447.55) (-0.17%)

Silver: $US25.51 ($34.49) (+0.32%)

Oil (WTI): $US70.25 (-1.42%)

Oil (Brent): $US72.12 (-1.06%)

Coal: $US138.50 (-0.72%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US181.01 (-0.11%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7395 (+0.45%)

Bitcoin: $US38,206.61 (-1.90%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Pro investor (and early APT backer) Dean Fergie offered his thoughts on the marquee Afterpay transaction, and what it might mean for the broader sector.

And the opening line from Josh Chiat’s coverage of the Diggers & Dealers conference also caught readers’ attention:

Evolution Mining executive chairman Jake Klein produced a sensational zag on Day 2 of the Diggers and Dealers, hinting a dot com style bubble may be forming around the valuation of “green minerals” companies.

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST WINNERS

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Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intraday trade.

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST LOSERS

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Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intraday trade.