5 things to watch on the ASX 200 next week 14 February 2021

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was out of form last week and tumbled lower following a mixed bag of results. The benchmark index dropped 0.6% to end the period at 6,806.7 points.

Another busy week lies ahead for investors. Here are five things to watch next week:

ASX futures pointing notably higher

The Australian share market looks set to start the week on a very positive note. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 37 points higher on Monday morning. This follows a solid finish to the week on Wall Street. On Friday night the Dow Jones rose 0.1%, the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%, and the Nasdaq index also rose 0.5%.

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