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JSE gets fillip on talks about BAT deal
October 21, 2016--Negotiations to create the world's largest listed tobacco company have pushed industrials higher, with positive results for the rest of the market.
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Old Mutual scores as ZSE surges to 11-month high
October 20, 2016--The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange has lifted to an 11-month closing high as investors seek a safe haven for their dollars ahead of the introduction of bond notes.
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JSE slides as market awaits political moves
October 20, 2016--Share prices on the JSE have drifted slowly lower, with major indices opening sharply higher but prices then starting to move sideways.
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JSE rises in response to risk asset rally
October 18, 2016--Share prices on the JSE have lifted in response to a global rebound in risk assets, with gold and resources higher but Industrials capped by the rampant rand.
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Wheels spinning off rand's rally as traders learn expensive lesson
October 18,2016--The roller-coaster ride highlights the difficulty of assessing political risk in SA, with some seeing Gordhangate as a tipping point, while others regard it as noise that will blow over.
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Rand steadies as support for Gordhan grows
October 17, 2016--The rand has rallied more than as political pressure on Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan eased and commodity prices steadied.
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Industrial shares drag JSE down
Industrial shares score in JSE rally
Rand rallies after Gordhan says he won't quit
JSE slips as China data sours global mood
October 17, 2016--Comments from the Federal Reserve have affected share prices negatively, while on the JSE the dual-listed industrial stocks followed their European counterparts.
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October 14, 2016--The Industrial index has been the big winner on the JSE, as solid data from China led to a sharp recovery in early trade with major indices then moving mostly sideways.
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October 14, 2016--The rand has rallied against the dollar after Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan described fraud charges against him as frivolous, adding he intended to continue in his job.
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October 13, 2016--A sharp decline in China's trade data has sent global markets into a spin and the JSE followed suit, with major indices more than 1% lower at mid-morning.
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Source: FIN24