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Positive US jobs data lifts stocks
May 3, 2019--The JSE closed firmer on Friday as it tracked other global markets higher which rose on the back of upbeat US jobs data.
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Source: FIN24
Financials rally despite weaker rand
May 2, 2019--The JSE inched higher on Thursday, mainly on the back of gains that were recorded in the financials and industrials indices.
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Source: FIN24
Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.54/$
May 2, 2019--The rand closed at R14.54/$ on Thursday.
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Source: FIN24
Work starts on African exchanges linkage project
May 2, 2019-Africa's stock exchanges, regulators, central banks, stockbrokers and clearing systems are working together on the African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP), set to create trading and information links between the 7 leading securities exchanges.
Participating exchanges at the first capital markets stakeholders' roundtable were the West African regional exchange Bourse Regionale Valeures Mobilieres (BRVM), Casablanca Stock Exchange, The Egyptian Exchange, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Nairobi Securities Exchange, The Nigerian Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.
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Source: africancapitalmarketsnews.com
Weaker Chinese economic data dampens investor confidence
April 30, 2019--The local bourse traded mostly flat on Tuesday as global markets digested weaker than expected Chinese economic data.
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Source: FIN24
Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.33/$
April 30, 2019--Peregrine Treasury Solutions's Bianca Botes said earlier that the rand traded largely sideways throughout Monday, including during the overnight session as the focus remained on global factors including growth and oil prices...
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Source: FIN24
JSE weaker as mining blue chips struggle
April 29, 2019--The JSE closed weaker on Monday, mainly on the back of weakness recorded across most blue-chip stocks.
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Source: FIN24
Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.30/$
April 29, 2019--This week will see US-China trade talks resume while data is also expected out of the US, China and Europe.
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Source: FIN24
Nigeria: Stock Market Indices Rise Marginally By N8 Billion
April 26, 2019--Buying interest in some bellwethers reversed the downward trend on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), as the market capitalisation appreciated marginally by N8 billion to close at N11.244 trillion.
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Source: allafrica.com
Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.30/$
April 26, 2019--The rand ended the day's session at R14.30/$, having opened at R14.39. Trade ranged between R14.27 and R14.47.
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Source: FIN24
