The JSE enjoyed the odometer effects of the all share index clocking 61,000 points and the top 40 index clocking 55,000 points for the first time on Tuesday.The all share index closed 1.18% higher at 61,212 points and the top 40 closed 1.36% higher at 55,065 points.The JSE is likely to move further into record territory on Wednesday, judging from the buoyant mood of Asian markets.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was up 0.7%, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index was up 0.7% and Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.5% at 6:25am.The rand was holding under R14/$, trading at R13.99/$, R16.42/€ and R18.54/£.Statistics SA is scheduled to release October’s consumer price index (CPI) at 10am.The annual change in CPI is the key measure of inflation used by the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee to set interest rates. The central bank’s governor and chair of the monetary policy committee, Lesetja Kganyago, will announce whether there is to be any change to interest rates at 3pm on Thursday.Investec Bank e...
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