JSE faces mixed Asian markets ahead of Fed speech

The JSE is facing mixed Asian markets after the record high of the JSE’s all share index on Monday as investors brace for US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s speech later on Tuesday and monitor China’s reopening.

The Nikkei in Japan gained 0.78% after Monday’s public holiday. Across the East China Sea, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.34% and the Shanghai composite in mainland China 0.18%…