The JSE looked set for a second day of losses on Thursday, judging from Asian markets trading ahead of its opening on Thursday morning.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was down 1.15% and Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.44%.Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 lost more than 1%, with BHP Billiton falling 0.9% to A$22.63.Retailer Clicks is scheduled to release its results for the year to end-August on Thursday. It has not issued a trading statement as would be required by JSE rules if its earnings differed by more than 20% from the previous year’s.On August 17, Goldman Sachs raised its rating on Clicks from sell to neutral.Statistics SA is scheduled to release September’s producer price index (PPI) at 11.30am. Economists expect factory gate inflation to have slowed slightly to about 7.15% from August’s 7.2%.Investec Bank economist Kamilla Kaplan forecasts PPI inflation to moderate slightly to 7.1% year on year. "In September, some relief likely stemmed from the fuel component with petrol prices decreasing b...
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