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Rand leads advance among peers as Zexit talks intensify
February 9, 2018--The rand has led emerging-market currency gains against the dollar as reports of a meeting by top ANC officials fuelled speculation Jacob Zuma's days as president are numbered.
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Source: FIN24
JSE softer as momentum fades
February 8, 2018--The JSE closed weaker on Thursday as the momentum from the previous day quickly faded.
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Source: FIN24
Slight breather for JSE
February 7, 2018--The JSE found some reprieve on Wednesday as it managed to close the day firmer following consecutive sessions of relatively big losses.
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Source: FIN24
Rand up on SONA postponement
February 6, 2018--The rand has gained slightly against the dollar, on news that the State of the Nation Address has been postponed to an as yet undetermined date.
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Source: FIN24
Local equities take a big knock
February 5, 2018--The JSE took a knock on Monday as equities slid on the back of the current sell-off in global equities.
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Source: FIN24
JSE finishes the week in the red
February 2, 20187--The JSE finished the week in the red, with the All-Share 1.02% lower and the blue-chip Top 40 and industrials down by 1.04% and 1.31% respectively.
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Source: FIN24
Rand slips back over R12/$ again
February 2, 2018--The rand has weakened somewhat, crossing back over the R12/$ threshold on Friday morning.
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Source: FIN24
JSE closes lower after mixed session
February 1, 2018--The JSE closed lower on Thursday after a mixed session where the index failed to get a clear direction.
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Source: FIN24
CHART: Rand last looked this good a decade ago
February 1, 2018--The 19% gain in the period ended January 31 is more than double that of the next-best emerging-market currency, Poland's zloty.
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Source: FIN24
JSE closes mostly unchanged
January 31, 2018--The JSE parred earlier losses to close fairly unchanged, the All-Share index closed down by 0.07%, the blue-chip Top 40 down 0.16% and industrials down by 0.11%.
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Source: FIN24
