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

On Stockhead today, Guy Le Page likes this US-backed Greenland player, is copper’s price peak just the start and how to find shorting targets.

But first, the day ahead.

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe will be speaking at the Payments Summit at 9am AEDT ahead of the release of its quarterly Bulletin, which includes topical economic insights.

On the ASX-debut front, Panther Metals is set to list at 12.30PM AEDT. The company is exploring for nickel, gold, and cobalt in Western Australia’s Laverton district as well as the Northern Territory.

TRADING HALTS

Thursday

Bio-Gene Technology (ASX:BGT) – capital raising
BPH Energy (ASX:BPH) – farm out
OreCorp (ASX:ORR) – special mining license application
Kopore Metals (ASX:KMT) – proposed acquisition and 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

Friday

AVZ Minerals (ASX:AVZ) – capital raising
Middle Island Resources (ASX:MDI) – asset sale
Revolver Resources (ASX:RRR) – exploration results
Vulcan (ASX:VUL) – offtake agreement
Aurumin (ASX:AUN) – capital raising and acquisition
Venture Minerals (ASX:VMS) – capital raising
Traffic Technologies (ASX:TTI) – capital raising update

MARKETS (updated at 7.30am AEDT)

Gold: US$1,786.39 (A$2,488.70) (+0.13%)

Silver: US$22.48 (A$31.32) (+0.01%)

Oil (WTI): US$72.55 (+0.68%)

Oil (Brent): US$75.96 (+0.69%)

Coal: US$159.00 (+3.18%)

Iron 62pc Fe: US$106.77 (-1.18%)

AUD/USD: US$0.7178 (+0.85%)

Bitcoin: US$50,536.80 (A$70,405.14) (-0.55%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

Ionic Rare Earths got you talkin’ after it signed a binding term sheet with rare earth separation and magnet recycling tech company Seren Technologies.

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YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP WINNERS

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

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Copper explorer Emmerson Resources (ASX:ERM) rocketed with a “stunning” 117m at 3.38% copper from 75m at the ‘Hermitage Project’

Still with copper hits, another came from KGL Resources (ASX:KGL) and it gained over 30%.

For the second day in a row, the ASX’s top 10 winners list saw a positive clinical trial result, this time from Avecho Biotech (ASX:AVE). While it was just a Phase I trial, AVE is one of the few companies in the ASX conducting trials on a CBD-based drug, which is a soft gel product.

Scout Security (ASX:SCT) unveiled a partnership with Hypersion Partners to help it enter the USA and also gave shareholders a trading update.

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST SMALL CAP LOSERS

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

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Metal Bank (ASX:MBK) fell as a capital raising took effect.