JSE recovers at the opening on firm Dow showing
Investors keep their eyes on the rand, which is range-bound and providing support for banks and financials, while resources gain on a higher Brent price
The JSE opened firmer on Tuesday as the market recovered due to a positive close on the Dow, and amid the expectation that earnings reports from US companies this week were likely to be strong.Asian markets were trading mostly in positive territory, taking the lead from the higher close on Wall Street, which ended the day 0.16% up. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.69% and the Hang Seng 1.49%.The market was watching movements in the rand, which was range-bound between R13.35 and R13.45 to the dollar, supporting banks and financials. Banking stocks were also helped by a strong performance from Nedbank, reporting upbeat interim earnings.Mining stocks were higher after Brent crude rose above $74 a barrel again. Platinum and gold stocks were lower despite firmer commodity prices.At 9.36am the all share was 0.74% higher at 57,281.20 points and the top 40 rose 0.79%. Resources gained 1.04%, banks 0.89%, industrials 0.65%, financials 0.64% and food and drug retailers 0.42%. The gold index dropped 0.97...
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