After two days of record-high closures, the JSE all share was lower on Wednesday with mining stocks and industrials losing momentum as the Dow Jones crossed the 22,000-point mark for the first time. The Dow could not hold on to the record level at the JSE’s close, despite reflecting Apple’s upbeat second-quarter results which drove the Apple share price to new highs as cash levels rose 13%. European markets retreated at the close. Brent crude lifted 1.28% to $51.97 a barrel. Rand hedges delivered a subdued performance on the day as the rand remained at weaker levels despite the dollar losing 0.50% against the euro to $1.186. Banks edged higher on mixed interim results from Nedbank. The all share closed 0.34% lower at 55,200.50 points and the blue-chip top 40 lost 0.46%. The gold index shed 1.74%, resources 1.24%, platinums 0.05% and industrials 0.33%. Food and drug retailers rose 0.86%, financials 0.38% and banks 0.25%. Among the big miners, BHP lost 2.14% to R235.36, Anglo American...
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