The JSE ended an upbeat week lower on Friday as the market braced itself for a number of risk events next week.The US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan are scheduled to have meetings next week, which are likely to increase market volatility.The Fed is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday. Particular attention will be placed on the Fed’s views regarding a possible faster pace of policy normalisation. The ECB is set to announce that it will end its asset-purchase programme by the end of the year.Heavyweight Naspers dragged the market down on Friday, closing lower for the first time in seven sessions.The all share fell 0.29% to 58,223.70 points and the top 40 lost 0.3%. The platinum index dropped 1.62%, general retailers 0.72%, banks 0.59%, industrials 0.55%, and financials 0.41%. The gold index climbed 1.36% and resources 0.51%. The all share ended the week 1.64% higher.Impala Platinum shed 3.33% to R22.05.Standard Bank lost 0.86...
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