The JSE opened weaker on Friday as miners retreated on a firmer rand and as retailers and banks took a breather from the strong gains in the preceding few sessions.Property stocks came under renewed selling pressure.Locally focused shares were generally lower following the Reserve Bank’s decision on Thursday to keep interest rates on hold. The rand broke through a two-and-a-half-year best level of R12.19/$ to reach R12,0654/$ in early-morning trade in a weaker dollar environment."The improved performance of the rand cast a cloud over domestic risk assets at the outset of today’s session, but losses could be marginal at most," analysts at Momentum SP Reid said.The JSE experienced technical problems at the close on Thursday. It said in a statement on Friday that normal market operations would continue on Friday.The Dow closed weaker on Thursday but still managed to hold above the 26,000-point level. Asian markets were mixed, with the Nikkei 225 up 0.19% and the Hang Seng losing 0.02%....
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