5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday 18 January 2021

On Friday the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) finished a difficult week with the smallest of positive days. The benchmark index rose a fraction of a point to 6,715.4 points.

Will the market be able to build on this on Monday? Here are five things to watch:

ASX 200 expected to fall.

It looks set to be a disappointing start to the week for the Australian share market on Monday. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is poised to open the week 16 points or 0.25% lower. This follows a poor end to the week on Wall Street, which saw the Dow Jones fall 0.6%, the S&P 500 drop 0.7%, and the Nasdaq tumble 0.9% lower.

Ramsay upgraded to conviction buy rating.

The Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) share price could push higher…