The JSE closed at its strongest level in almost a month on Tuesday as the US and China edged towards clinching a comprehensive trade deal, boosting hopes that uncertainty over potential tariffs will end.
Local stocks followed gains by Asian counterparts overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.47%, the Shanghai composite 1.27% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng 1.22%. While SA was closed for a public holiday on Monday, stocks in the US and Europe hit records after China and the US — the world’s two biggest economies — struck a preliminary deal at the weekend...
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