JSE faces lower Asian markets as traders digest US data

JSE will start this week with lower Asian markets digesting the latest US economic data released on Friday and new geopolitical tensions arising from the war in Ukraine.

The Hang Seng in Hong Kong led the way as it declined 2.49%, followed by the Nikkei in Japan with 0.71% and the Shanghai composite in mainland China by 0.39%. Year to date the Hang Seng is down by more than a quarter (25.68%), the Shanghai composite 17.06% and the Nikkei 7.46%…

Source: businesslive.co.za