MARKET WRAP: JSE closes lower with miners faring worst
Manufacturing production contracted 1.1% in July from a downwardly revised 3.6% in June
10 September 2019 - 18:43
The JSE closed in negative territory on Tuesday with miners leading losses, while global markets were mixed as focus shifts to stimulus hopes amid growing fears of a global economic slowdown.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to give its update on monetary policy on Thursday with investors betting on the likelihood that it will introduce stimulus measures. The markets are also awaiting the US Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision, amid hopes that the Fed will begin an easing cycle...
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