The JSE turned weaker at lunchtime on Monday, putting it on track for a fifth straight day of losses.Sentiment was positive at the start of the trading session, but ran out of steam as the day progressed — a theme that has been in play in the past few trading days."It definitely feels like this market wants to go lower. Anything you buy just cannot find traction to the upside," said Vasilis Girasis, a trader at BP Bernstein stockbrokers.The all share was down 0.42% to 57,855.60 points at lunchtime, its weakest level in two weeks.Lower commodity prices emerged as one of the main themes on the day, hurting some big diversified miners, but the index of leading platinum shares rose for the first time in eight sessions, suggesting bargain-hunting in the sector.Banks, insurance stocks and retailers were mostly lower, as the rand weakened through R12 to the dollar for the first time in a fortnight. The sectors could also have been in a consolidation phase after delivering superior returns ...
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