JSE pushes higher, but there is little to provide direction
There are few data releases or major events on the calendar on Wednesday, although slight pressure on the dollar is benefiting local miners
The JSE edged higher in broad-based gains on Wednesday morning, although there were few major events to give global markets a clear direction. The rand was slightly softer against the dollar, which itself was retreating a little against the euro. US President Donald Trump’s state of the union address on Tuesday contained no big surprises. Instead, Trump offered no clear assurances of progress in US-China trade talks, nor did he give any sign he may be able to secure the bipartisan support required to pursue his political agenda, said BK Asset Management MD Boris Schlossberg. This was putting some pressure on the greenback, he said. At 10.02am the all share was 0.35% firmer at 54,397.4 points and the top 40 was up 0.34%. Platinums were up 1.09%, gold miners 0.76%, the property index 0.4% and the resources index 0.2%. Markets are expected to trade slightly cautiously this week, as many Asian bourses are closed for the Lunar New Year. Positive US corporate earnings reports, however, ha...
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