MARKET WRAP: JSE tumbles as global markets reel over new Covid-19 variant

The JSE fell the most in more than a year as global markets slumped after the identification of a new variant of Covid-19.

On Thursday, South African scientists announced that a newly identified coronavirus variant — B1.1.529 — had been detected in the country, which is thought to be behind the rising number of new cases in Gauteng…

Source: businesslive.co.za