Original article by Philip Baker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 32 : 2-Dec-15

Despite a strong performance by the S&P/ASX 200 on 1 December 2015, the prospects for the Australian sharemarket experiencing a "Santa rally" remain uncertain. The local market has risen on 10 consecutive trading days just twice since the inception of the current benchmark index, and it has not recorded a nine-day winning run since 2004. Historical analysis shows that the local market gains an average of 2.03 per cent in the month of December.

CORPORATES
STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, STANDARD AND POOR’S 500 INDEX, BLOOMBERG LP