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JSE starts the week in the green as industrials advance
March 11, 2019--In China, the Shanghai Composite Index closed 1.98% firmer while the Hang Seng managed to gain 0.97%. In Europe, all the major equity indices also traded mostly firmer as the risk appetite for stocks improved with the decline in treasuries.
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Source: FIN24
Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.36/$
March 11, 2019-=-TreasuryONE said earlier that the rand, along with other EM currencies struggled after the ECB meeting last week as the bullish dollar caused the ZAR to test as high as R14.58.
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JSE All-share Index, a temporary pullback
March 8, 2019--The JSE All-share Index has had a solid run in recent weeks, breaking out above an important resistance level in the process.
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Weaker close for the JSE as earnings results produce more casualties
March 8, 2019--The JSE closed weaker on Friday on the back of a broad-based equity sell-off across most global equity markets.
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Markets LIVE: Rand opens at R14.26/$
March 7, 2019--March 7, 2019--There was "more of the same" on Thursday morning, with currencies treading water in the absence of fresh news on trade talks.
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Markets LIVE: Rand back to R14.20/$
March 6, 2019--The GDP data released yesterday was positive for the rand, but a strong dollar has forced it back to R14.20/$.
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Chinese index's rally inspires gains on the JSE
March 6, 2019--The local bourse took a leaf from the gains recorded in mainland China stocks as it closed firmer on Wednesday.
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South Africa's economy grew by 0.8% in 2018
March 5, 2019--South Africa's economy grew by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2018, Stats SA announced on Tuesday morning.
The figure of 1.4% was slightly above the consensus estimates of most analysts and economists of 1.2% growth.
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Local bourse closes weaker as SA GDP beats forecasts
March 5, 2019--The JSE erased earlier gains to close softer on Tuesday as broad-based weakness swept global stocks.
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Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.17/$
March 5, 2019--The local currency strengthened to R14.11/$ in the wake of the release of SA's GDP figures for 2018, but later weakened marginally in trade at R14.17/$ at 17:30 on Tuesday.
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Source: FIN24