MARKET WRAP: JSE lifted with gold miners leading the gains
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16 October 2019 - 18:36
The JSE closed higher on Wednesday, with gold miners leading gains, while the rand pared some losses after weakening through the R15/$ level for the first time this week.
The local currency weakened to as much as R15.05/$ in intra-day trade after Eskom said it would implement stage two load-shedding, which has worsened investors’ fears about the state of the power utility...
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