The JSE closed higher on Thursday, led by banks and retailers, as global equities found buyers after their recent sell-off.

The mood soured on Wednesday on talk of China upping the ante in the US-China trade war through restrictions on exports of rare-earth metals. Despite support for risk assets on Thursday, great concern about the implications of the US-China trade war remains, said Oanda analyst Craig Erlam in a note...

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