The JSE opened weaker on Thursday in mixed trade, as Asian markets turned positive despite the weak close on Wall Street overnight.Statistics SA will publish May’s mining production and sales report, together with May’s manufacturing data later in the day.The Dow closed 0.88% lower as the renewed fear about an escalating global trade war led to a strong pullback from investors. Falling oil prices outweighed optimism about the coming second-quarter earnings season.Banking heavyweights JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Citi are set report earnings on Friday.Asian markets rebounded strongly in early trading on Thursday, with investors apparently feeling optimistic from a more than 1% bounce in Chinese indices, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Asian stocks sank on Wednesday after the Trump administration announced $200bn in new tariffs against Chinese goods, The Nikkei 225 rose 1.17%, the Shanghai Composite 2.16% and the Hang Seng 0.69%.Analysts, however, do not expect the concern about a trade wa...
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