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Morning Bell 16 December

Jessica Amir
December 16, 2020

The ASX200 is eyeing a lift of 0.7% at the open following Wall Street’s lead overnight.

The FDA announced Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine met expectations for emergency use, which is a crucial step before full approval. If the FDA approves the vaccine, it will be the second vaccine approved for use in the U.S..

What to watch today:

  • Afterpay (ASX:APT) and Xero (ASX:XRO) could likely see an increase in buying from December 21 as they will be added to the ASX50.
  • Kogan.com (ASX:KGN) will be added to the ASX200 on December 21.
  • Auckland International Airport (ASX:AIA) is set to report traffic numbers today.
  • ANZ (ASX:ANZ) holds its AGM today.

Local trading ideas:

  • ANZ (ASX:ANZ) was reiterated as a Citi buy with a $23.75 price target.
  • Downer EDI (ASX:DOW) was reiterated as a UBS buy with a $6.30 price target. Downer is selling its WA Open Cut Mining business for $205m.
  • RTG Mining (ASX:RTG), Colins Foods (ASX:CKF) and Netwealth (ASX:NWL) are all showing bullish charting signals according to Trading Central.

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