The JSE closed weaker amid mixed global markets as investors digested weak US economic data, while focusing on prospects of continued economic recovery and interest rates remaining low for a longer period.

The JSE all share reached a record high in afternoon trade, before pulling back. Miners led the gains in the all share, while technology stocks pulled the index lower, tracking a weaker close in tech-heavy Nasdaq...

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