JSE faces mostly higher Asian markets on Monday as Covid-19 remains in focus
Lifting of lockdown by Hong Kong authorities reassures markets, but US travel ban on SA looms
25 January 2021 - 07:11
The JSE looks set to contend with mostly higher Asian markets on Monday, with Covid-19 infection rates looking set to determine sentiment in the early part of the week.
In Hong Kong, authorities lifted a lockdown of the heavily populated Kowloon district after testing more than 7,000 people, Reuters reported, an issue which had weighed on global markets on Friday...
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