The JSE closed marginally firmer on Thursday amid mixed global peers after key data releases raised the likelihood of an interest rate cut next month.

The much-anticipated US growth estimate for the second quarter of this year was released on Thursday. The preliminary figure of the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) put second-quarter GDP growth at 3%, nearly double the 1.4% recorded in the first quarter. ..

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