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Rand at 3-week high against dollar
March 24, 2015--The rand is on the upswing, extending gains to a new three-week high to a dollar weighed down on
expectations the Federal Reserve will delay an interest rate hike to September.
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Source: FIN24
JSE flat as market seeks direction
March 23, 2015--Share prices on the JSE have moved very little as the market is
looking for direction after last week's exuberant run came to an end.
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Source: FIN24
Rand steadies, market awaits rates announcement
March 23, 2015--The rand has been largely steady, with market players anticipating few ripples from the
Reserve Bank's upcoming interest rate decision.
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Source: FIN24
JSE suffers mild pullback on profit-taking
March 20, 2015--Major indices on the JSE have been moderately lower after the previous day's strong run,
which analysts attribute to a little bit of profit-taking.
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Source: FIN24
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
