Stock exchanges trading ahead of the JSE’s opening on Tuesday morning took their cue from Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial closed at a fresh record of 19,216 points.The weaker euro following Italy’s "no" vote in a referendum on Sunday saw the Euro Stoxx 50 index gain 1.25% on Monday. The Borsa Italiana’s MIB index, however, fell 0.21%.Industrial metals resumed their rally, with copper futures for three months delivery gaining 3.3% to $5,950/tonne and zinc gaining 3.7% to $2,767/tonne.Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices were both about 0.6% higher.SA’s third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures are scheduled for release by Statistics SA at 9:30am on Tuesday.The economists’ consensus is SA’s economy showed a small growth of about 0.5% in the third quarter from the second quarter. It rebounded 3.3% in the second quarter after contracting 1.2% in the first quarter.SA’s annual GDP growth has steadily decelerated from 3.3% in 2011 to 1.3% in 2015."Recent s...
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