JSE slips amid Middle East conflict fears
Focus is squarely on the Middle East as investors consider the chances of further escalation of the US-Iran conflict
08 January 2020 - 13:13
The JSE was weaker on Wednesday afternoon, with investors fixated on the Middle East amid retaliation by Iran for a US-ordered assassination of military commander Qassem Soleimani.
Asian markets and European markets also pulled back as the attack by Iran on US military bases in Iraq rattled markets. ..
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