5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

The ASX 200 is expected to rise today despite Wall Street's woes on Friday…

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On Friday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) finished another difficult week with a day in the red. The benchmark index sank 1.2% to 6,474.2 points.

Will the market be able to bounce back from this on Monday? Here are five things to watch:

ASX 200 expected to edge higher

The Australian share market looks set to start the week with a small gain. This is despite another selloff on Wall Street on Friday. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 5 points or 0.1% higher this morning. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones was down 1.7%, the S&P 500 dropped 1.5%, and the NASDAQ also tumbled 1.5%.

Oil prices tumble

Energy producers such as Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) and Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) could have a tough start to the week after oil prices tumbled on Friday. According to Bloomberg, the WTI crude oil price was down 2.15% to US$79.49 a barrel and the Brent crude oil price dropped 2.35% to US$85.15 a barrel. The deteriorating crude demand outlook weighed on prices.

Ramsay rated neutral

The Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) share price fell heavily in September after the private hospital operator's takeover collapsed. However, the team at Goldman Sachs only believe that this leaves it trading at fair value. This morning the broker resumed coverage on the company with a neutral rating and $59.00 price target. Goldman notes that its "performance recovery [is] still impacted by Covid but with green shoots."

Gold price rises

Gold miners including Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) and Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) could have a decent start to the week after the gold price edged higher. According to CNBC, the spot gold price was up 0.2% to US$1,672 an ounce on Friday night. However, this couldn't stop the precious metal from having its worst quarter since March 2021.

Telstra rated neutral

Goldman Sachs is also sitting on the fence with the Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price following an update from the ACCC on the telco giant's proposed agreement with TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPG). The broker said: "We see slightly more uncertainty in the outcome of the MOCN agreement given balanced views expressed by the ACCC today." Goldman has a neutral rating and $4.40 price target on Telstra's shares.

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