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

On Stockhead today, a chat with the iron ore explorer that listed yesterday, Gavin Wendt on how much further prices can fall, and how to spot good IPOs.

But first … the day ahead.

TRADING HALTS

The following companies are in trading halts and are expected out in the next two trading days:

Tuesday

Centrex Metals (ASX:CXM) – extension fee update
Noronex (ASX:NRX) – project acquisition and capital raising
TerraCom (ASX:TER) – refinancing update
Vango Mining (ASX:VAN) – drilling results
Epsilon Healthcare (ASX:EPN) – material order

Wednesday

Culpeo Minerals (ASX:CPO) – price and volume query
Kogi Iron (ASX:KFE) – acquisition and capital raising
GWR Group (ASX:GWR) – material update to operations
Arcadia Minerals (ASX:AM7) – JORC resource
Hillgrove Resources (ASX:HGO) – capital raising
Sipa Resources (ASX:SRI) – capital raising
Blue Energy (ASX:BLU) – capital raising
Norwest Energy (ASX:NWE) – wireline log analysis results
Lake Resources (ASX:LKE) – technology agreement
Healthia (ASX:HLA) – capital raising

MARKETS

Gold: $US1,763.90 ($2,431.00) (+0.56%)

Silver: $US22.26 ($31.19) (-0.58%)

Oil (WTI): $US70.29 (-2.33%)

Oil (Brent): $US74.07 (-1.69%)

Coal: $US177.50 (+0.03%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US117.01 (-4.87%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7247 (-0.25%)

Bitcoin: $US43,663.66 (-8.20%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Markets are shook by the impending collapse of Chinese property giant Evergrande. Will the contagion spread? Is that good for gold?

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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 SMALL CAP WINNERS

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Topping the charts was Hannans (ASX:HNR), an explorer that had no news today but recently pivoted into the lithium space and has been rewarded by shareholders ever since.

Energy network operator AusNet (ASX:AST) and pub owner ALE Property Group (ASX:LEP) climbed after receiving takeover offers.

Engineering firm Matrix (ASX:MCE) rose after winning a $4.2 million contract with offshore drilling contractor Transocean, to upgrade its ultra-deep water drillship modules.

Small cap oil play Oilex (ASX:OEX) told shareholders it was pushing to restart the production at the C-73 and C-77H wells after executing the sale and purchase agreement to purchase the Gujarat State Petroleum Company’s 55% participating interest in the Cambay Production Sharing Contract (PSC).

YESTERDAY’S SMALL CAP LOSERS

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