5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday 12 November 2020 // Motley Fool Australia

On Wednesday the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) continued its impressive run and charged higher again. The benchmark index rose a sizeable 1.7% to 6,449.7 points.

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

ASX 200 poised to rise again.

The Australian share market looks set to extend its positive run on Thursday. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 34 points or 0.5% higher. This follows a positive night of trade on Wall Street, which in late trade sees the Dow Jones up slightly, the S&P 500 up 0.8%, and the Nasdaq up 1.9%.

Xero half year update.

The Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) share price will be one to watch this morning when the cloud-based business…