Market data including bonds, unit trusts and fuel prices
The rand also firmed on the day, ending its first week of gains in three
Palladium rose 0.7%, silver 0.3% and platinum, set to gain for a second week, 0.5%
The president’s state of the nation address brought little new to the party, but the rand is up slightly for the week so far
Given the drop in deman, Opec and its allies are considering cutting output by up to 2.3-million barrels per day
Shares edge higher as investors mull long-term effect of coronavirus outbreak on the global economy
In early trade the all share was down 0.36% but up 0.60% for the week
Nick Crail from Ashburton Investments and Graeme Körner from Körner Perspective talk to Business Day TV
Robert Towell from Sasfin Securities talks to Business Day TV about his stock pick of the day
Investors expect Opec+ will cut output to offset slowing demand in China
Metal loses ground as investors reassess the economic effect of the coronavirus
Markets are on track for a second week of gains as China eases its monetary policy to soften blow of coronavirus epidemic
Investors are brushing off concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, despite a sharp rise in cases earlier in the week
The rand, however, fell in a risk-off environment after news that the number of coronavirus victims was larger than originally thought
Virus-weary investors turn their attention to less-risky assets, putting an end to equity rally
Opec and the IEA expect a drop in demand as China’s coronavirus cases jump and US crude inventories rise
Gold and platinum miners were benefiting from a weaker rand and higher commodity prices
The currency was the worst performing among its emerging-market peers tracked by Bloomberg
Alex Duys from Umthombo Wealth and David Shapiro from Sasfin Securities talk to Business Day TV
