The JSE must contend with a sea of red on global markets on Friday morning, with global stocks pummeled by the rapid rise in cases of the coronavirus.

The rand and commodities have not been spared, with the local unit on track for its fifth-consecutive session of losses, and trading at a 19-month low to the dollar...

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