JSE joins Dow in clocking up fresh highs
The Down Jones Industrial index is likely to break the 22,000-point barrier while the JSE’s all share index looks set to clock 55,400 points on Wednesday
The Down Jones Industrial index is likely to break the 22,000-point barrier while the JSE’s all share index looks set to clock 55,400 points on Wednesday.The Dow Jones Industrial reached a record 21,991 points before closing 0.33% higher at 21,964. The JSE all share similarly moved to a record 55,392 before closing 0.33% higher at 55,390 points.The JSE is set for its third consecutive trading day of gains, judging by Asian markets trading ahead of its opening on Wednesday morning.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index was 0.56% higher and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was 0.46% higher. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 index, however, was down 0.33%.The rand, which has been sliding over the past two days from R12.97/$ on Monday, was relatively steady at R13.27/$ at 6.55am on Wednesday morning.Nedbank is scheduled to release its interim results for the six months to end-June on Wednesday. It has not issued a trading statement, as would be required if its earnings differed by more than 20% from the matching perio...
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