THE JSE closed weaker on Tuesday due to risk aversion across global markets, with weaker than expected company earnings results out of the US causing investor jitters and the rand to weaken against the greenback.The JSE was dragged down by the platinum and resources sectors, with only gold miners in the black.At 5pm, the JSE all-share index closed down 0.79% at 36,678.03 points, with platinums plunging 3.86%, while gold miners gained 0.25%.The platinum price shed 1.76% to $1,578.70 and the gold price also took a knock, down 0.99% at $1,711.122 per fine ounce on Tuesday."The JSE closed lower today mainly due to risk aversion being experienced across global markets. Weak earnings from US industrial stocks such as 3M and DuPont appear to have spooked investors. This has affected stocks negatively across the board and caused the rand to weaken against the dollar."The negative sentiment towards local resource stocks remains, thanks to ongoing labour disputes; even a weaker rand could not...
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