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

On Stockhead today, rough diamond prices surge as supply concerns rise, the 10 best play to earn games coming in 2022, and is milk starting to simmer?

But first, the day ahead.

WHO’S LISTING?

My Rewards International (ASX:MRI)

February 11, at 12:30pm AEDT.

The loyalty rewards platform is a mature business that generates almost $30m of annual revenues. MRI has raised $5m from investors at 20c per share.

Loyalty and rewards programs provider My Rewards’ upcoming #IPO is perfectly time In this episode @Oriel_Morrison chats to @maitreyee_k, managing director at @MyRewardsIntLtd $MRI https://t.co/S5dlFe1UYO

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) February 9, 2022

TRADING HALTS

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

Eastern Metals (ASX:EMS) — material drilling result

Zebit (ASX:ZBT) — proposed delisting

Ardiden Ltd (ASX:ADV) — capital raising

Titanium Sands (ASX:TSL) – funding facility

Traka Resources (ASX:TSL) – pending announcement regarding a capital raise

Taruga Minerals (ASX:TAR) – proposed capital raise

RareX (ASX:REE) – regarding upcoming results at Cummins Range

MARKETS (prices updated at 8am AEDT)

Gold: $US1,827.56 ($2,551.03) (-0.28%)

Silver: $US23.20 (-0.42%)

Oil (WTI): $US89.99 (+0.37%)

Oil (Brent): $US91.30 (-0.26%)

Coal: $US239.25 (+0.00%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $US147.64 (-0.80%)

AUD/USD: $US0.7164 (-0.21%)

Bitcoin: $US44,118 (-1.38%)

ASX 200 Mar Futures: 7,128 (-0.77%)

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING YESTERDAY?

China doesn’t like these escalating  iron ore prices, and is trying to bully them down … again. But will they succeed?

Great analysis by @ClydeCommods “China is once again trying to talk down the price of iron ore, with the state planner warning market players…the problem for Beijing authorities is that iron ore prices seem perfectly capable of rallying on actual supply and demand fundamentals” pic.twitter.com/1S0gyffWfx

— Gavin Wendt (@MineLifeReport) February 10, 2022

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YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST WINNERS

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

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Yesterday’s hero was newly listed gold and rare earths explorer Killi Resources (ASX:KLI). The company raised $6m at $0.20. It’s first day closing price was $0.52 – a 160% gain.

ABx Group (ASX:ABX) has discovered a new rare earth element (REE) prospect at ‘Portrush’, 52km from the explorer’s ‘Deep Leads’ REE project in northern Tasmania.

And up 22% in late trade was Infinity Lithium (ASX:INF) which has successfully scaled up production of battery grade lithium on the flagship ‘San Jose’ project in Spain.

YESTERDAY’S BIGGEST LOSERS

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

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