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Rand firms as dollar bulls take back seat
March 20, 2015--The rand has strengthened against the dollar, shaking off a credit downgrade to Eskom as emerging markets currencies took
advantage of a weaker greenback.
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Source: FIN24
Europe stocks close mixed
March 19, 2015--Europe's main stock markets have closed mixed,
with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ending the day up 0.25% at 6 962.32 points.
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Source: FIN24
SA stocks rise, Assore soars as resources rally
March 19, 2015--SA stocks have risen with mining firm Assore jumping almost 30% after an upgrade by Barclays,
in its biggest daily percentage jump in 16 years.
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Source: FIN24
Nigeria: NSE - Investors Lose N428.7 Billion in Three Days
March 19, 2015--Investors in the Nigerian stock market have lost over N428.7 billion in three days' trading as the market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE further declined yesterday by 0.40 per cent.
The market capitalisation represents the total value of shares traded on the exchange. The NSE market capitalisation, which opened at N10.250 trillion on Monday dropped by N428.768 billion to close yesterday at N9.822 trillion.
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Source: allAfrica.com
SA stocks edge lower, eyes on Fed
March 18, 2015--South African stock prices have eased slightly as investors awaited a US central bank statement
about the future of interest rates due after African markets close.
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Source: FIN24
Rand firms after CPI falls sharply
March 18, 2015--The rand has firmed against the dollar as consumer inflation slowed sharply,
drawing buyers into the market before a much awaited policy statement on rates by the US Federal Reserve.
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Source: FIN24
JSE gets fillip from domestic data
March 17, 2015--With the dollar lying low ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting and better-than-expected news on the current accounts deficit,
shares were slightly higher on the JSE.
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Source: FIN24
Rand softens ahead of current account data
March 17, 2015--The rand has been softer against the dollar, with scope to weaken further should a Reserve Bank
report indicate a wider-than-expected current account deficit.
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Source: FIN24
SA stocks rebound from biggest weekly drop of 2015
March 16, 2015--SA stocks have ended higher as traders chased after bargains after the main indices suffered their
biggest weekly drop of the year in the previous week.
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Source: FIN24
Rand firmer with current account, CPI in focus
March 16, 2015--The rand has firmed against the dollar as the US currency took a breather from its sharp gains.
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Source: FIN24
