After a hesitant start on Tuesday, the JSE all share ended the day higher, firming above 60,000 points for the first time in seven months, on easing global trade tension.Retailers, banks and property stocks were the best performers on the day, with market heavyweight Naspers taking a back seat. The all share opened marginally higher on optimism over a tentative trade deal between the US and Mexico, announced overnight.The momentum on the JSE stalled towards midday, but picked up again before the close, amid signs that the trade spat between President Donald Trump and the EU might be resolved.Dow Jones Newswires reported that Trump spoke by phone to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with the two strongly supporting "ongoing discussions between Washington and Brussels to remove barriers to a deeper trading relationship", the White House said in a statement.While Wall Street has largely muscled past trade concerns, boosted by strong corporate profits and economic data, any resolution of...
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