JSE opening to lower markets ahead of US jobs report
Sentiment in Hong Kong was dragged down by the US blacklisting more Chinese companies
07 October 2022 – 07:26
JSE will open to lower Asian markets as traders wait to see what the latest US non-farm payrolls, which shows the total number of paid workers in the world’s largest economy excluding certain categories, and other data being released later on Friday holds.
The Nikkei in Japan lost 0.64% in early trade and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong 1.13%. The Shanghai composite remains closed as China celebrates its Golden Week holiday. Year to date the Nikkei is down 7.36%, the Hang Seng 23.48% and the Shanghai composite 16.74%…
Source: businesslive.co.za