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5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday 17 December 2020
On Wednesday the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was back on form and stormed higher. The benchmark index rose 0.7% to 6,679.2 points.
Will the market be able to build on this on Thursday? Here are five things to watch:
ASX 200 to rise again.
The Australian share market looks set to continue its rise on Thursday. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is poised to open the day 27 points or 0.4% higher this morning. This is despite it being a reasonably mixed night of trade on Wall Street. Late on, the Dow Jones is down 0.3%, the S&P 500 is down 0.05%, and the Nasdaq is up 0.1%.
Zip equity raising.
The Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price will be on watch after it announced a $150 million capital raising to support its growth….
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