GOLD miners were the top gainers on the JSE on Thursday, following the release of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) dovish minutes on Wednesday.The gold index has been the best asset performer by far on the JSE this year, climbing 101.6% since the first trading day in January. On Thursday, it closed 3.35% higher at 2,131.81."Gold enjoyed a strong Asian session in the morning after rebounding on the release of the federal open market committee minutes, which continue to indicate a dovish Fed," said head of strategic research at Nedbank Corporate and Investment Bank, Mohammed Nalla.This has brought pressure on the dollar, which is usually good for gold. The metal also benefited from the International Monetary Fund’s downgrade earlier in the week of global growth prospects."Bullion rebounded as risk aversion supported safe-haven demand," Mr Nalla said.This was after Dutch voters rejected a landmark European Union trade deal with Ukraine, prompting risk-averse investors to turn to gold.T...
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