Original article by Stephen Cauchi
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 3-Dec-15

Credit Suisse is upbeat about the Australian sharemarket in 2016, forecasting that the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index will rise to the 6,000-point level by the end of the calendar year. The firm expects more companies to pursue strategies such as mergers/acquisitions and cost reductions. It has identified Macquarie Group, Nine Entertainment Company, AGL Energy, Carsales.com, Aristocrat Leisure and Lend Lease as stocks that should perform well in 2016.

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CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, AGL ENERGY LIMITED – ASX AGL, CARSALES.COM LIMITED – ASX CAR, ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED – ASX ALL, LEND LEASE GROUP LIMITED – ASX LLC, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, BRAMBLES LIMITED – ASX BXB, CROWN RESORTS LIMITED – ASX CWN, MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED – ASX MPL, HEALTHSCOPE LIMITED – ASX HSO