MARKET WRAP: JSE has best day in a week as US jobs data boosts markets
The rand broke below R17/$ for the time in three weeks
02 July 2020 - 18:29
The JSE had its best day in a week on Thursday as global markets rallied following positive economic data and hopes for a Covid-19 vaccine.
US non-farm payrolls rose by 4.8-million in June as more states reopened and lockdown measures were eased. This was above expectations that private sector jobs would have risen by 2.9-million, according to Trading Economics...
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