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JSE focuses on company results
May 21, 2015--Share prices on the JSE continued to drift mostly sideways,
with company results from firms such as Investec and Meclinic drawing plenty of attention.
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Source: FIN24
Rand softer, bonds flat ahead of rate decision
May 21, 2015--The rand has been a touch softer while government bonds were flat in cautious trading ahead of the South
African Reserve Bank's decision on interest rates.
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Source: FIN24
JSE sluggish on world market caution
May 20, 2015--Share prices have moved very little on the JSE as it echoed global markets' caution in the light of higher bond yields,
a stronger dollar and uncertainty over Greece.
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Source: FIN24
Rand on backfoot in risk-averse trade
May 20, 2015--The rand weakened for the third day against the dollar on Wednesday,
with the greenbank still buoyed by stronger than expected US housing data and as Greece's debt problems dampened appetite for riskier assets.
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Source: FIN24
Rand softens as dollar rises on US housing data
May 19, 2015--The rand has weakened as the dollar was buoyed by strong US housing data that revived bets of a
rate hike in the world's strongest economy by year-end.
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Source: FIN24
Rand weaker against globally firmer dollar
May 18, 2015--The rand has weakened against the dollar as the greenback made broad-based gains,
recovering from almost four-month lows reached last week on another bad round of US economic data.
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Source: FIN24
JSE up as Brait makes UK purchase
May 15, 2015--South African shares have edged up slightly underpinned by investment company Brait after it said
would buy a majority stake in British budget clothes retailer New Look.
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Source: FIN24
Rand erases early losses against dollar
May 15, 2015--The rand has erased early losses against the greenback and was on track for a fourth straight daily gain
after weak US data knocked the dollar back.
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Rand, bonds extend gains as US economy stutters
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Source: FIN24
May 14, 2015--The rand has extended gains as the dollar slipped
hit by growing concerns over the US economy.view more
Source: FIN24
May 14, 2015--There was very little movement on the JSE on Thursday morning as investors seem to be consolidating their positions.
The industrial index continued its upward movement, but the gains were very moderate with the index only 0.10% higher by midday. The rest of the market was mostly down with the resources index the biggest loser with a drop of 1.13%.
Source: FIN24
