The JSE could open slightly higher on Thursday as Asian markets recover following sharp declines over the past week as US-China trade tensions escalated. Meanwhile, at least three top-40 companies are due to report half-year results on Thursday.
The slight recovery in Asia Pacific markets comes after three central banks in the region — in New Zealand, India and Thailand — took bigger measures than expected to aid their economies, amid concerns about a global slowdown that is partly the result of the protracted trade war between the US and China...
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