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

On Stockhead today, where the best stocks in India lie, Neuren’s CEO on where to next after drug success, and iron ore imports soar in China.

Later today, the skilled job vacancies data for November will be released by the ABS.

And according to the ASX, there are no IPO listings due today.

TRADING HALTS

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

Wednesday

Cobram Estate Olives (ASX:CBO) – capital raising
ADX Energy (ASX:ADX) – capital raising
Vortiv (ASX:VOR) – capital raising
Icetana (ASX:ICE) – capital raising
Ionic Rare Earths (ASX:IXR) – acquisition
Equus Mining (ASX:EQE) – capital raising
Anteris Technologies (ASX:AVR) – underwriting transaction of options

Thursday

Bio-Gene Technology (ASX:BGT) – capital raising
BPH Energy (ASX:BPH) – farm out
OreCorp (ASX:ORR) – special mining licence application
Kopore Metals (ASX:KMT) – capital raising
Epsilon (ASX:EPN) – capital raising
Environmental Group (ASX:EGL) – capital raising and business update
Orthocell (ASX:OCC) – study results
Alcidion (ASX:ALC) – acquisition and capital raising
OpenLearning (ASX:OLL) – capital raising
Canyon Resources (ASX:CAY) – mining convention

MARKETS (updated at 7.30am AEDT)

Gold: $US1,785.31 ($2,509.77) (+0.41%)

Silver: $US22.53 ($31.67) (+0.80%)

Oil (WTI): $US71.90 (+3.47%)

Oil (Brent): $US75.37 (+3.12%)

Coal: $US151.25 (-2.58%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US108.04 (+4.15%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7113 (+0.92%)

Bitcoin: $US50,862.00 ($71,501.29) (+3.52%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

AVZ’s plans for lithium world domination.

“Plans for world domination” $AVZ

How many lithium mines can justify that headline? https://t.co/uOhf27wExV

— Keaton (@keatsnz) December 6, 2021

And..who’s the real Satoshi Nakamoto?

Australian computer scientist and self-professed Bitcoin inventor Craig Steven Wright is promising big things after mostly winning a court case that could have cost him billions.https://t.co/t7tvruMkXr from @https://buff.ly/3dpqeIf pic.twitter.com/XaADPZuWTl

— Coinhead (@CoinheadAU) December 7, 2021

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TODAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS

(Stocks highlighted in yellow rose after making announcements during the trading day).

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Neuren Pharmaceuticals (ASX:NEU) nearly doubled off the back of its Phase III clinical trial results.

Australian East Coast clean energy company Pure Hydrogen (ASX:PH2), in conjunction with H2X Global, has launched a range of hydrogen fuel cell power generation units called Power H2 that can supply electricity without any emissions.

In resources, African Gold (ASX:A1G) rose after its latest exploration results.

TODAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS

(Stocks highlighted in yellow fell after making announcements during the trading day).

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Registry Direct (ASX:RD1) fell after completing a capital raising.