MARKET WRAP: JSE hardly flinches at good US jobs report
Caution remains in markets as the Delta variant risks the pace of economic recovery globally
06 August 2021 – 18:46
The JSE closed firmer amid mixed global markets as better-than-expected US nonfarm payroll numbers contended with concerns that the Delta variant of Covid-19 poses risks to the pace of economic recovery.
The much anticipated nonfarm payrolls rose in July at the fastest pace in a year, adding 943,000 jobs according to the US Labor Department, topping consensus forecasts of 926,000 by a Reuters poll…
Source: businesslive.co.za
