The JSE started the week on a negative note as banks and retailers retreated in risk-off trade, with platinum stocks losing out on lower metal prices.Banks came under pressure following lacklustre interim results from Absa, raising concern that other banks would struggle to report strong growth for the present reporting season, with the exception of Nedbank, which comes off a lower base.The all share was under pressure for most of the day as the market sought direction amid flat European markets, following worse-than-expected manufacturing data from Germany.European stock markets struggled for direction, as traders digested another round of earnings reports and a flare-up in trade tension between the US and China, Dow Jones Newswires reported.In the UK, investors weighed up the latest Brexit developments after the country’s trade secretary said there is a real risk Britain will leave the EU without a deal on trade, the newswires said.The dollar firmed against the euro, which regaine...
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