The JSE will open to mixed screens from Asia on Tuesday as traders try to anticipate what might happen next in a volatile time for global markets amid high inflation, interest rates increasing and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The Nikkei in Japan and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong showed some gains on Tuesday with 0.56% and 0.26% increases. The Shanghai Composite in mainland China sank 1.06%. The Dow Jones, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed down 1.11%, 1.03% and 0.6% overnight, respectively...

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