Following a strong night for international markets, the S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) appears set to jump higher as well. The futures market is pointing to a 42-point rise at the opening bell.
Here's a quick recap:
- FTSE 100 (UK): up 0.19%
- DAX (Germany): up 0.55%
- CAC 40 (France): up 0.66%
- Dow Jones (USA): up 0.8%
- NASDAQ (USA): up 1.37%
The Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) share price could remain in focus today. The Santos share price surged 13% higher on Thursday to $4.95 after it confirmed it had rejected a takeover approach by Harbour Energy in August for $4.55 per share. However, it also confirmed that it is not currently engaged in discussions with the business regarding a transaction.
The Reckon Limited (ASX: RKN) share price could also receive more attention after soaring 25.6% yesterday. It was announced that Reckon would sell its Accounts Practice Management business to Myob Group Ltd (ASX: MYO) for $180 million. The Myob share price rose 0.8% yesterday.
Other companies that could be worth keeping an eye on today include Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX: HVN), which gained 3.7% yesterday, and Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) which dropped 3.1%.
