The S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) appears set to open flat this morning despite a mostly negative session for international markets on Friday.
Here's a quick recap:
- FTSE 100 (UK): down 0.68%
- DAX (Germany): down 0.42%
- CAC 40 (France): down 0.5%
- Dow Jones (USA): down 0.17%
- NASDAQ (USA): up 0.01%
The ResMed Inc. (CHESS) (ASX: RMD) and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd (ASX: FPH) share prices could both receive some attention today. In an announcement this morning, Fisher & Paykel said that a UK Court had ruled that a patent asserted against it by ResMed is invalid, allowing Fisher & Paykel to continue selling its high-performance masks in that country.
Praemium Ltd (ASX: PPS) said this morning that its funds under administration (FUA) across its global platforms and funds have now surpassed $7 billion. It has added $1 billion in FUA in less than 6 months following record inflows in the September quarter.
Meanwhile, some of last week's best and worst-performers could be back in the spotlight today. That includes the likes of Orica Ltd (ASX: ORI) and a2 Milk Company Ltd (Australia) (ASX: A2M), which fell 13.2% and 8% respectively, as well as Westfield Corp Ltd (ASX: WFD), which rose 8.5%.
