The JSE opened firmer on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement, and on hopes that the US-China trade conflict would soon reach an end. 

On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve's federal open market committee is likely to keep rates unchanged despite market expectations for a rate cut; however, the Fed is expected to indicate if it plans to loosen monetary policy later in 2019, Reuters reported. ..

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