MARKET WRAP: JSE snaps six-day rally ahead of Sona
SA’s R2030 government bond firmed, with the yield falling eight basis points to 8.47%
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11 February 2021 – 18:54
The JSE snapped a six-day winning streak ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation (Sona) address, while the rand traded at an almost six-week high following dovish comments by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday, which maintained investor appetite for higher yielding assets.
A global equity markets rally paused on Thursday as investors reassessed US inflation expectations following Powell’s comments and continued to gauge progress on vaccine rollouts worldwide…
Source: businesslive.co.za