MARKET WRAP: JSE up on improved global sentiment and positive local data
An improved mood on global markets and positive local data helped lift the JSE on Tuesday, with the local bourse
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World stocks jump on hopes of a US-China détente
London — Stocks jumped on Tuesday as investors clung to hopes of a détente in the China-US trade war and
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Global optimism The upshot is that global analysts are optimistic on how South African companies will perform in 2019. They’re
Read moreRand firms after upbeat manufacturing data
The rand strengthened against major global currencies on Tuesday afternoon, boosted a little by upbeat mining and manufacturing data. Manufacturing
Read moreJSE rebounds 1% in broad-based gains, led by Naspers
LEFT ARM OVER Where are the big names endorsing the Mzansi league? Two characters have been conspicuous by their absence
Read moreRand stable as market watches for local data, and load-shedding
LEFT ARM OVER Where are the big names endorsing the Mzansi league? Two characters have been conspicuous by their absence
Read moreGold inches up on support from the Fed
LEFT ARM OVER Where are the big names endorsing the Mzansi league? Two characters have been conspicuous by their absence
Read moreDisruption in Libyan exports lifts oil
Singapore — Oil prices on Tuesday clawed back some of their losses from the previous day as Libya’s National Oil Company
Read moreChinese stocks edge higher, but sentiment remains fragile in Asia
Sydney — Chinese shares pulled ahead on Tuesday after Beijing confirmed it was still in trade talks with the US, although
Read moreMines, factories and salaries in the spotlight on Tuesday
Scrapping R339m spent on software development is likely to knock Alexander Forbes into a basic loss per share for the
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