The JSE was firmer on Monday morning with its global peers mixed as investors digested ongoing global threats such as inflation and new Covid-19 cases in some countries.

The local bourse reached a record high of 70,327 points in intraday trade, as investor sentiment continued to be buoyed by indications in Thursday’s medium-term budget policy statement that fiscal discipline would be maintained...

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