MARKET WRAP: JSE firms as global sentiment boosted by vaccine optimism
Positive Covid-19 vaccine trial results and the market-friendly selection of Janet Yellen as US treasury secretary supports markets BL PREMIUM
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Oil up for a fourth day on reduced stockpiles and vaccine hopes
London — Oil rose for a fourth straight session on Wednesday as the market shrugged off an industry report showing
Dow Jones breaks 30,000 as global shares soar
London/Tokyo — Global shares reached record highs on Wednesday after the Dow Jones broke 30,000, with investors relieved at the
WATCH: Stock picks — Absa and Amgen
Mark du Toit from OysterCatcher Investments chose Absa as his stock pick of the day and Jean Pierre Verster from
SA stocks edge higher as upgrades boost Bidvest, Tiger
South Africa’s main stock benchmark index erased losses of as much as 0.4% to edge 0.2% higher by 9:57 a.m.
JSE muted, with global sentiment boosted by vaccine optimism
The market-friendly selection of Janet Yellen as US treasury secretary has boosted global equity investor sentiment BL PREMIUM 25 November
Rand dips before CPI data
The rand dipped early on Wednesday, erasing some of the previous day’s gains before consumer price index (CPI) data. At
Global stock rally cools; dollar steadies: markets wrap
A rally in global equities cooled Wednesday as investors balanced optimism spurred by vaccine and political developments against a challenging
Risk-on ‘Nirvana’ envelops global markets as stocks hit records
A triple hitter of positive vaccine news, better-than-expected US economic data and the market-friendly selection of Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary has turned up
Rand closes in on R15 against the dollar
The South African currency traded on the front foot, lifted by an improved market mood as US President Trump accepted