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/ 23 December 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) was mixed at midday on Thursday after a lacklustre morning’s trade. While resources were down on the back of a stronger rand, stocks with a local economy focus remained in fashion. The rand was quoted at R5,64 per dollar from R5,70 when the JSE closed on Wednesday.
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/ 21 December 2004
The South African rand remained strong against major currencies in late-afternoon trade on Tuesday after rallying to its best level since December 1998 earlier in the afternoon when dollar sales saw stop losses triggered at R5,68. Currency traders said the rand was likely to take its cue from the euro for the rest of the day.
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/ 17 December 2004
This year will be remembered as the year that local equity bulls finally chased the bears into hibernation. As the JSE Securities Exchange’s (JSE) rally gathered steam, more and more money was pumped into the market, with people not wanting to be caught on the wrong side of the rally.
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/ 15 December 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) was forging ahead in noon trade on Wednesday as the market positioned itself ahead of the afternoon’s futures close-out. A weaker rand added impetus to the bourse’s ascent. "The market is very strong ahead of the close-out," a dealer said.
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/ 15 December 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) enjoyed a firmer opening on Wednesday, helped by futures activity ahead of the afternoon’s close-out and a strong performance on Wall Street overnight. Gains were seen almost across the board and advancers outnumbered decliners on the all-share index by almost four to one.
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/ 13 December 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) was flat at midday on Monday, with gains in industrials and financials being offset by rand-related losses in resource stocks. Volumes were light and dominated by futures activity ahead of Wednesday’s close-out. By 12.04pm, the all-share index was flat (-0,05%).
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/ 10 December 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) was in positive territory in noon trade on Friday, with a weaker currency supporting heavyweight rand hedge stocks. Bargain-hunting was also seen in counters that were oversold over the past couple of days, further lifting the local bourse.
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/ 7 December 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) was weaker in noon trade on Tuesday, led lower by resources and telecommunications stocks, which were knocked by analysts’ downgrades. Trade was brisk, with about R1,5-billion-worth of shares changing hands. By 12.03pm, the all-share index slipped 0,65%.
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/ 3 December 2004
The JSE Securities Exchange was weaker in noon trade on Friday, with lower commodity prices sending heavyweight resources stocks tumbling. Profit taking was also seen in some of the industrials and financials that enjoyed a strong run earlier in the week.
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/ 23 November 2004
After a strong start, the JSE Securities Exchange surrendered some of its gains and was trading mixed at noon on Tuesday. While BHP Billiton led the market’s upside, banks, retailers and gold stocks were under pressure on the downside. At noon, the all share index was up 0,12%. Resources were 0,88% stronger and the platinum mining index had picked up 0,66%.