Why volumes on the JSE are vanishing
The local stock exchange feels more like a morgue than a marketplace these days, and traders don’t expect an improvement in mojo until we shake loose our economic blues
20 July 2023 - 05:00
An unsettling new phase has begun for JSE traders: not only are listings disappearing, the volume of shares being traded is diminishing too.
In fact, the JSE is in the grip of a perfect storm: low consumer confidence, the shipping of capital by pension funds and unit trusts to foreign shores and a global reluctance to invest in emerging markets...
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