JSE lifts as protests in China are squashed

The JSE was firmer on Tuesday morning, along with its global peers as threat of protests in China cooled down, while focus turns to the US Federal Reserve’s policy outlook.

Protests against China’s stringent Covid-19 restrictions failed to take place Monday night, as authorities deployed a heavy police presence in major cities to deter a repeat of the weekend’s demonstrations. With evidence of a clampdown on the streets of Beijing, Shanghai, and elsewhere, crowds largely stayed away. ..