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

On Stockhead today, the five best mining and exploration IPOs in 2021, the biggest week in data, and is China’s Aussie coal ban about to end?

But first … the day ahead.

Set to list at 11am AEST is men’s underwear retailer Step One Clothing (ASX:STP) followed at 12:30pm AEST by financial services provider Judo Capital Holdings (ASX:JDO).

TRADING HALTS

Monday

Global Lithium Resources (ASX:GL1) – capital raising
Resources & Energy Group (ASX:REZ) – capital raising
Frontier Resources (ASX:FNT) – acquisition
Blackstone Minerals (ASX:BSX) – capital raising
Gateway Mining (ASX:GML) – capital raising
Antisense Therapeutics (ASX:ANP) – European regulator response
Blue Star Helium (ASX:BNL) – capital raising
Santana Minerals (ASX:SMI) – capital raising
Red Dirt Metals (ASX:RDT) – assay results
Patrys (ASX:PAB) – capital raising
Hexima (ASX:HXL) – capital raising

Tuesday

SciDev (ASX:SDV) – capital raising
Field Solutions (ASX:FSG) – acquisition
Mayfield Childcare (ASX:MFD) – acquisition and capital raising
Australian Potash (ASX:APC) – capital raising
S2 Resources (ASX:S2R) – exploration operations update
Sprintex (ASX:SIX) – capital raising
Pioneer Credit (ASX:PNC) – refinancing
Raiden Resources (ASX:RDN) – capital raising
Arizona Lithium (ASX:AZL) – capital raising
Spacetalk (ASX:SPA) – capital raising
Macquarie (ASX:MQG)– capital raising

MARKETS (updated at 7am)

Gold: $US1,782.94 ($2,373.86) (-0.87%)

Silver: $US23.89 ($31.81) (-0.89%)

Oil (WTI): $US83.57 (+0.92%)

Oil (Brent): $US84.38 (+0.07%)

Coal: $US223.45 (-0.11%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US121.23 (-0.58%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7507 (-0.19%)

Bitcoin: $US60,773.50 ($80,915.66) (-1.75%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING LAST WEEK?

Green Hydrogen caught your eye.

One of the core technologies in the fight against climate change is green hydrogen, clean-burning H2 gas produced by sending an electrical pulse – generated by wind or solar power – through water.https://t.co/2NRvcqWAd7 #ad #ASX $SPN

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) October 27, 2021

Plus the complete punter’s guide to Aussie O&G stocks.

Decent @StockheadAU spread of Australian listed #oil and #gas stocks with brief desciptions : https://t.co/SMW9kC7Azf

— Keith Goode (@Eagleresa) October 24, 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.

LAST WEEK’S BIGGEST WINNERS

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A later riser in afternoon trade was S2 Resources (ASX:S2R). It more than doubled after revealing it was successful in its bid for a block in the north central Victorian goldfields which were put out to tender.

The company’s block has an an area of 394 sq km and surrounds the Forestville gold mine which is operated by Kirkland (ASX:KLA).

Elsewhere, radio and podcast network HT&E (ASX:HT1) settled a tax dispute with the ATO.

Companies climbing off the back of quarterlies included TTA Holdings (ASX:TTA), Applyflow (ASX:AFW) and Powerhouse Ventures (ASX:PVL).

LAST WEEK’S BIGGEST LOSERS

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Marley Spoon (ASX:MMM) fell after its quarterly.

Vulcan (ASX:VUL) dropped on the first trading day since it was attacked by short seller J Capital.