Why is the Regional Express share price in a trading halt today?

Regional Express shares have been placed on ice for now.

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Key points

  • Regional Express shares remain frozen at $1.215 pending a material announcement from the company
  • It is expected its shares will be lifted from the trading halt on or before this Friday
  • Yesterday, Regional Express responded to media speculation regarding the acquisition of Cobham's FIFO business

The Regional Express Holdings Ltd (ASX: REX) share price isn't going anywhere on Wednesday.

This comes after the company requested a trading halt at market open.

As such, the airline operator's shares are frozen at $1.215.

Why are REX shares in a trading halt?

The Regional Express share price entered a trading halt this morning pending an important announcement from the company.

In a statement to the ASX, Regional Express advised it is preparing to make a material announcement.

While the company has provided no further details, speculation is rife on what the release could be.

Regional Express states its shares will remain in a trading halt until an official announcement is made or trade commences on Friday 15 July.

Just yesterday, Regional Express responded to recent news articles regarding its interest in acquiring Cobham Aviation's fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) operations.

The news sent Regional Express shares as high as $1.25 on the day before backtracking as the broader S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) fell (0.37%).

Investors appear to be bracing for the June inflation report to come out of the United States tonight. In addition, the US domestic jobs data is due to come out on Thursday. This will give a clearer picture of the health of the United States economy.

Regional Express share price summary

Since this time last year, the Regional Express share price has moved in circles.

However, in 2022, the company's shares paint a different picture for investors, down almost 12%.

Regional Express presides a market capitalisation of $133.83 million with approximately 110 million shares on its registry.

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