5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday 15 April 2021

On Wednesday the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was on form and charged higher. The benchmark index rose 0.65% to 7,023.1 points.

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

ASX 200 futures pointing lower

The Australian share market looks set to give back a lot of yesterday’s gain this morning. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is poised to open the day 40 points or 0.6% lower. This follows a disappointing night of trade on Wall Street, which saw the Dow Jones rise 0.15%, but the S&P 500 drop 0.4% and the Nasdaq tumble 1% lower.

Zip capital raising

The Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price could return from its trading halt today after announcing the details of its capital…