THE JSE all share opened slightly higher on Tuesday as the market followed upbeat performances from US markets on Monday.The Dow Jones industrial average closed 0.32% firmer, as steel and energy shares recorded gains. All three major indices, including the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, posted record closes for the second time in a week.Asian markets were weaker on Tuesday morning with the Nikkei 225 down 1.62% as the stronger yen affected export companies negatively. The Hang Seng fell 0.13%.At 9.35am the all share was up 0.13% at 52,464.30 and the blue-chip top 40 rose 0.17%. The platinum index added 1.75% and resources climbed 0.31%. Industrials were 0.24% higher. The gold index dropped 1.17% and property was 0.46% lower.The Brent crude price continued on its recent run, gaining 0.27% to $48.37 a barrel.Momentum SP Reid analysts said in an early morning note that US indices were relatively overbought in the short term, which suggested there could be some marginal profit-taking and techn...
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