S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO)

The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) is expected to open lower on Wednesday following weak leads from Wall Street.

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Here’s what financial planners need to know Friday morning. The ASX 200 followed Wall Street’s lead down on Thursday, falling 1.7% and finishing at just 5.319 points.

Here’s what Australian financial planners and advisers need to know on Thursday morning…

The ASX 200 is likely to start trading lower on Wednesday, according to futures contracts in Sydney.

The ASX 200 is likely to open slightly lower on Tuesday according to the Sydney Futures Exchange, following mixed results from global markets overnight.

Markets around the world finished last week on yet another strong note with the USA’s S&P 500 up 1.7% on Friday and Australia’s ASX 200 remaining weaker but improving 0.5%.

The local sharemarket is tipped to open flat on Friday morning, according to SPI futures. 

Global markets failed to overcome a chorus of politicians calling for a loosening of social distancing and shutdown measures.