Original article by David Rogers
The Australian – Page: 27 : 30-Nov-16

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 has gained 2.6 per cent so far in November 2016, and it seems poised to achieve its best performance for the month since 2005. Meanwhile, Macquarie Group is upbeat about the outlook for the benchmark index in 2017, forecasting that it will rise by 7.5 per cent to around the 5,875-point level. However, Macquarie notes that the local market could potentially be affected by a number of overseas factors in 2017.

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