South African futures were higher on Tuesday as the JSE all share closed at a record high for the second consecutive session.There may be some indications of a positive resolution to Zimbabwe’s political impasse, amid late reports on Tuesday that Robert Mugabe had resigned.The all share ended the day 1.18% higher at 61,211.50 points, and the blue-chip top 40 added 1.36%. Resources climbed 2.2%, platinums 1.46%, the gold index 1%, and industrials and banks both 1.06%. General retailers lost 1.62%, and food and drug retailers 0.41%. Property ended little changed.The Dow was up 0.62% higher, at record levels, soon after the JSE’s close as strong earnings numbers supported tech stocks.European markets were also higher, as the market appeared unaffected by concern over German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s failure to form a new coalition government. Merkel said earlier she would rather hold another election than lead a new government that lacked a majority in parliament, Dow Jones Newswires ...
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