JSE faces mostly higher Asian markets on Friday amid cheer from US stimulus
The signing of a huge US stimulus bill has boosted markets, further benefiting from central bank messages on rising bond yields
12 March 2021 - 07:04
The JSE faces mostly higher Asian markets on Friday morning, with global equities still in favour in the wake of the passing of the huge US Covid-19 relief bill.
The JSE closed at a record on Thursday, while the rand had its best day in almost two months, after the passage of the bill, that should give a hefty boost to the world’s largest economy...
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