JSE is weaker as banks face the music
Banks led the losses as the market was still digesting news of the Competition Commission’s findings on price-fixing allegations
The JSE was slightly weaker at midday on Friday after being hammered by a firmer rand this week. While most major indices were down, banks led the losses as the market was still digesting news of the Competition Commission’s findings on allegations of price fixing. Gains in gold-mining stocks came about as a result of an upbeat gold price. The spot price of gold was up $1.58 to $1,240.80/oz. Nedbank analysts said bullion remained elevated mainly due to a weaker US dollar while the upside gains were limited as gold was close to being overbought, after having rallied for the past two months. They said should the dollar remain volatile and weak, it was likely that the gold price would remain above the $1,200/oz mark in the near term. At 12.03pm‚ the all share had shed 0.49% to 52,327.1 points‚ and the blue-chip top 40 had lost 0.6%. Momentum SP Raid analysts said the all share and top 40 index remained hemmed in by a fairly narrow trading range, which has held over the past 25 trading ...
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