Original article by Sally Rose
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 20 : 11-May-15

The Australian sharemarket is tipped to take its lead from the US when trading resumes on 11 May 2015. Futures traders have priced in a 43-point rise for the S&P/ASX 200, after it shed 3.1 per cent in the previous week. Investors will be awaiting the Federal Budget on 12 May, as well as the upcoming release of wages and housing finance data.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND SCIENCES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED STATES. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX, DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE INDEX, STANDARD AND POOR’S 500 INDEX, NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX, AMP LIMITED – ASX AMP, CITIGROUP PTY LTD, BANK OF AMERICA AUSTRALIA LIMITED, MERRILL LYNCH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, BANK OF ENGLAND, CONSERVATIVE PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN), RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB