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Morning Bell 8 December

Jessica Amir
December 8, 2020

The ASX200 is eyeing a fall of 0.2% at the open.

People in the UK will be the first to receive the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine today, as the roll-out kicks off in England.

The iron ore price continued its push up 2% to US$144, another new 7-year high as China continues to produce 90 million tonnes of steel a month.

What to watch today:

  • With the iron ore rally, keep an eye on Champion Iron (ASX:CIA), Mount Gibson (ASX:MGX), Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN), Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG), Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) and BHP (ASX:BHP).
  • Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) holds its AGM today.
  • NAB business confidence will be released today.

Local trading ideas:

  • With the oil price pulling back, keep an eye on energy companies. Bell Potter’s picks are Byron Energy (ASX:BYE), Cooper Energy (ASX:COE) and Senex Energy (ASX:SXY).
  • Overnight UBS reiterated Santos (ASX:STO) as a Buy with a $6.60 target.
  • PainChek (ASX:PCK), Atomos (ASX:AMS) and Codan (ASX:CDA) are all showing bullish charting signals according to Trading Central.

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