South African futures were firmer on Monday as the market tracked an upbeat JSE. After hitting a record close of 21,652.87 points on Friday, the Dow gained 0.06% in early trade in the US on Monday. US financials were under pressure, weighed down by banks reporting second-quarter results, while electronic storage stocks, gold and oil stocks rose. European markets were mixed with the FTSE 100 up 0.47% and the DAX 30 down 0.37%. The JSE all share closed 0.43% higher at 53,827.40 points. The platinum index rose 3.37%, financials 0.56% and resources 0.37%, while banks increased 0.87% on the firmer rand. The gold index lost 0.41%. The market was supported by higher metal prices, with platinum up 0.87% at $929.82 an ounce at the JSE’s close. Gold had added 0.45% to $1,233.73. Brent crude was 0.40% off at $48.81 a barrel. At 5.50pm the rand was at R12.9287 to the dollar from R13.0291. It earlier reached a best intraday level of R12.8912. The euro was at $1.1467 from $1.1473. The yield on th...
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