SA’s battered markets got a boost on Tuesday, with the JSE posting its biggest gain since 1997, as global markets staged a relief rally in the hope that US politicians will finally agree on a stimulus package.
While SA was bracing itself for a three-week lockdown — which will practically put on hold an economy that was already on its knees before the coronavirus outbreak — upbeat sentiment was driven by distant events...
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