A late flurry of buying pushed the JSE to a firmer close on Tuesday though the prospect of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine kept investors’ nerves jangling.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he would recognise the independence of two breakaway regions in Ukraine, undercutting peace talks with the US and Western European allies, and prompting deeper sanctions from Washington and the UK...

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