JSE to contend with gloomy global data on Wednesday
US stocks tumbled on Tuesday after a manufacturing index for September dropped to a 10-year low
02 October 2019 - 07:05
The JSE is likely to follow weaker global markets on Wednesday, as gloom sets in over the state of the global economy.
A US manufacturing index on Tuesday fell to a 10-year low in September, prompting sharp losses on US markets, while the World Trade Organization (WTO) also slashed its global trade growth forecast for 2019 to 1.2%, from 2.6% previously...
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