The JSE all share index clocked 56,000 points for the first time on Friday, and looks set to move further into record territory on Monday, judging from markets trading ahead of its opening.Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.96%, helped by a 2.14% gain from BHP to A$26.27 at 6.30am. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was 0.6% higher and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was 0.4% higher.Asian markets took their cue from Wall Street, where the S&P 500 index closed 0.2% higher on Friday after July payroll data which showed the US added a better than expected 209,000 jobs.A weakening rand amplified Wall Street’s rise into a 1% gain to R33.46 for Coreshare’s S&P 500-tracking exchange-traded fund.The rand was slightly stronger at R13.40/$, R15.81/€ and R17.50/£ at 6.45am.The rand and the JSE are likely to be jittery ahead of Tuesday’s no confidence motion against President Jacob Zuma. National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete will announce on Monday whether the vote will be by secret ballot or not.Japanese investment b...
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