JSE could open mixed on Friday as Naspers reports
Local bourse may follow Asian stocks, which were generally lower amid rising tensions in the Middle East
21 June 2019 - 07:06
SA stocks could open mixed on Friday, in line with Asian markets and ahead of Naspers’s annual financial results, which are due later in the day.
Asian stocks were generally lower on Friday amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Following attacks on tanker ships in the region last week, a US drone was allegedly shot down by an Iranian missile on Thursday. According to media reports, US President Donald Trump then approved strikes on Iran, but backed down on that plan shortly after...
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