| New South African stock exchange ZAR X to start 3 October
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| September 23, 2016-Trading is to start on South Africa's new ZAR X securities exchange on 3 October. |
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| About 4AX- new South African securities exchange
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| September 23, 2016--South Africa's second new exchange, which also got a licence according to the 2 September announcement by the Financial Services Board (FSB), is 4AX, also known as 4 Africa Exchange. |
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| JSE takes breather after rate decision boost
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| September 23, 2016--Investors on the JSE have used the opportunity to take profits after the previous two days' strong rally, amid concern over the valuations of some local shares. |
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| Rand shows local strife can't derail emerging market gains
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| September 23, 2016--Despite political goings-on and low growth, the rand has returned 11% for investors selling the dollar to chase higher yields-more than twice as much as its next-best peer. |
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| JSE investors make most of rand hedge bargains
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| September 22, 2016--Investors on the JSE have joined the run on global markets, picking up bargains among rand hedges which have been under pressure lately due to the strong rand. |
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| JSE loses ground as rand forges ahead
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| September 21, 2016--The JSE has continued to retreat, as another powerful performance by the rand takes its toll among the big dual-listed rand hedge shares. |
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| Rand races to month high amid SABMiller inflows talk
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| September 21, 2016--The rand has gained 1% to R13.76/$, bringing the advance in the past six days to 4.5%, the longest winning streak since March 2014. |
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| Rand stretches rally, miners lead stocks lower
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| September 20, 2016--The rand has surged to its highest in nearly two weeks against the dollar as an expected rate hold by the US Federal Reserve kept demand for the local currency alive. |
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| Strong rand caps JSE gains
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| September 19, 2016--Share prices on the JSE have lifted as emerging market shares rose the most in almost two weeks, with rising demand for higher-yielding assets. |
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| JSE in limbo as strong local unit dents rand hedge shares
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| September 16, 2016--Rand value has again been the big role player on the JSE, with the domestic market hardly moving as the local unit firmed almost 1% against the dollar. |
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| Rand gains as weak US data lifts emerging markets
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| September 16, 2016-The rand has strengthened against the dollar, as investors pushed back bets on a rate hike by the Federal Reserve next week after a set of weak data from the US. |
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| Nigeria: Investors Gain N22 Billion As Stock Market Trading Resumes Bullish
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| September 15, 2016--Investors gained N22.2billion at the stock market yesterday as the trading resumed on bullish note after two days holiday. |
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| JSE treads water as world markets grapple with growth
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| September 15, 2016--Sentiment on global stock markets has remained sombre amid central banks' diminishing ability to stimulate growth, with the JSE moving sideways in morning trade. |
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| Rand picks up on poor US data
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| September 15, 2016--The rand has rallied on the back of poor sales figures reported by retailers in the United States |
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| Nigeria: NSE and Investors Protection
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| September 14, 2016--One of the major reasons investors patronise the stock market is the protection of their investments. |
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| Financial stocks the biggest losers as JSE pares gains
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| September 14, 2016--Indications that the strong run in the global bond market is about to end have put a damper on share prices worldwide, including the JSE. |
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| Rand firms as US rate hike expectations decline
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| September 14,2016--The rand has recouped heavy losses in the previous session, amid declining expectations that the US Federal Reserve will raise rates. |
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| Financial stocks shine on JSE
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| September 13, 2016--Financial shares have been the star performers on the JSE, supported by prospects of low interest rates and strong capital inflows for a while longer. |
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| JSE down on global US rate hike jitters
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| September 12, 2016--Rising bond yields globally have spooked international markets and the JSE was no exception, with the Resources and Gold indices the biggest losers. |
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| Resources make strong gains as weak rand supports JSE
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| September 9, 2016--The JSE has moved against the global trend as a weaker rand supported stocks and major resources shares traded substantially higher. |
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| Rand tumbles as uncertainty saps momentum
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| September 9, 2016--The rand has extended losses against the dollar, weighed down in part by fears over an ongoing investigation into Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. |
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| JSE slips as investor fears, strong rand weigh
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| September 8, 2016--Share prices have dropped again as the strong rand and South Africa's poor economic prospects weighed heavily on investors. |
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| Zimbabwe: ZSE August Turnover Down 38 Percent
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| September 8, 2016--The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)'s turnover for August dropped by 38 percent to US$7 million on the back of persistence liquidity challenges being experienced locally. |
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| JSE loses out on emerging markets run
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| September 7, 2016--The JSE has traded lower out of line with other emerging markets, with the top banks losing all their strong gains from the past month. |
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| Rand breaks through psychological R14/$-level
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| September 7, 2016--The rand has gained for a fifth straight session on the back of dollar weakness and as traders still digest better-than-local GDP numbers. |
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| Rand up as politics take back seat
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| September 5, 2016--The rand has been trading on the front foot following weak US jobs data and as politics took a back seat while Jacob Zuma and Pravin Gordhan attend the G-20 summit. |
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| South Africa-Positive GDP growth in the second quarter of 2016
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| September 5, 2016--South Africa's economy grew by 3,3% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted and annualised), according to estimates of real gross domestic product (measured by production). |
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| Financial stocks rise as JSE rallies
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| September 2, 2016--Share prices on the JSE have recovered in line with global markets after a week of losses, with financial stocks the top performers. |
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| Rand retreats as focus shifts to US jobs report
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| September 2, 2016--The rand has weakened, giving back modest gains of the previous session in cautious trade ahead of jobs data from the US that investors will eye for clues on the likelihood of a rate hike there this year. |
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| JSE financial shares recover on rand gains
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| September 1, 2016--Share prices on the JSE have steadied somewhat after the turmoil which followed Futuregrowth's decision to stop lending money to parastatals, and as the rand firmed |
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| Rand gains for first time in 10 days
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| September 1, 2016--The rand has gained against the dollar for the first time in 10 days and bonds rose as figures from China showing a pick-up in manufacturing boosted commodity prices. |
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| JSE still on downward trend amid jitters over Gordhan saga
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| August 31, 2016--The slightly firmer rand has given financial shares a welcome breather, but the general trend was still downwards as investors await more clarity on US rate hikes. |
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| Rand slumps as Futuregrowth suspends loans to state firms
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| August 31, 2016--The rand has dropped to the weakest level in more than seven weeks after Futuregrowth Asset Management said it will stop lending money to six of the largest state-run companies. |
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| Nigeria in Recession As Economy Shrinks
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| August 31, 2016--The Nigerian economy, Wednesday, plunged into recession, as the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed that the country's Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in real terms, declined by 2.06 per cent in the second quarter of 2016. |
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| Africa Stands to Benefit From New Trade Deals and, Possibly, From Brexit
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| August 31, 2016--The last few months have seen some significant developments for African trade and integration. These advances come at a crucial time for African countries, which have been particularly hard hit by the slump in commodity prices, China's economic downturn, and higher external borrowing costs. |
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| JSE in limbo as Sars Wars rage on
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| August 30, 2016--Financial and resources shares have been losing further ground on the JSE amid uncertainty over the effect of the political battle around Pravin Gordhan. |
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| Rand slips on Mantashe's apparent swipe at Gordhan
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| August 30, 2016--The rand has taken a whack following ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe's comments that officials who are charged should step down from their roles.< |
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| Rand weakens on US rate hike expectations
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| August 29, 2016--The rand has weakened against the dollar on expectations that US interest rates would rise soon and concerns over the finance minister's future |
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| Nigeria: Nigeria Will Be Among Top Investment Countries in 2019-Buhari
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| August 29, 2016-- Nigeria will be one of the most attractive and easiest places of doing business in the world by 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured. |
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