MARKET WRAP: Rand and JSE look set to end 2019 on a high note
SA’s currency has ridden a wave of optimism on global markets this week
20 December 2019 - 18:03
The JSE capped its best fortnight since June on Friday and now looks set for its strongest month in six as it rides the wave of positive global market sentiment fueled by the agreement to implement the first phase of a US-China trade deal.
Investor uncertainty has been tempered somewhat with the tariff issue having been put to bed for now, while the outcome of the UK’s general election, which saw Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party winning an overwhelming majority, all but sealing the deal on Britain’s exit from the EU...
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