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Rand shows local strife can't derail emerging market gains
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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Source: FIN24
JSE investors make most of rand hedge bargains
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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Source: FIN24
JSE loses ground as rand forges ahead
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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Source: FIN24
Rand races to month high amid SABMiller inflows talk
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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Source: FIN24
Rand stretches rally, miners lead stocks lower
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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Source: FIN24
Strong rand caps JSE gains
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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Source: FIN24
JSE in limbo as strong local unit dents rand hedge shares
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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Source: FIN24
Rand gains as weak US data lifts emerging markets
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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Source: FIN24
Nigeria: Investors Gain N22 Billion As Stock Market Trading Resumes Bullish
September 15, 2016--Investors gained N22.2billion at the stock market yesterday as the trading resumed on bullish note after two days holiday.
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index rose by 0.23 per cent to close at 27,642.13, while market capitalisation added N22.2 billion to be at N9.5 trillion
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Source: AllAfrica.com
JSE treads water as world markets grapple with growth
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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Source: FIN24
