5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday 9 December 2020

On Tuesday the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) fought hard to carve out a small gain. The benchmark index rose 0.2% to a nine-month high of 6,687.7 points.

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

ASX 200 expected to rise.

The Australian share market looks set to push higher again on Wednesday. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is poised to open the day 29 points or 0.4% higher this morning. This follows a positive night of trade on Wall Street, which in late trade sees the Dow Jones up 0.5%, the S&P 500 up 0.35%, and the Nasdaq up 0.5%.

UK COVID-19 vaccine rollout begins.

The UK became the first country to start the official rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday….