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South African stocks remained at elevated levels at noon on Friday, following similar gains in overseas markets.
Firmer world markets helped keep the JSE in the black by midday on Monday, offsetting losses in the gold-mining index that were sparked by negative news from Gold Fields. Gold…
The JSE recouped some of its earlier losses, but remained lower at midday on Friday on hopes that United States jobs data due out later in the day would support a case for…
The JSE was in negative territory in noon trade as players took profits ahead of the Easter weekend. Dealers said that the Bank of England’s interest rate decision later in the…
The JSE was marginally higher in noon trade on Friday, lifted by resources stocks. The market was quiet, however, and lacked clear drivers. By 11.58am, the all-share index added…
The JSE was powering ahead in noon trade on Thursday fuelled by stronger world markets and higher commodity prices. News of a wider-than-expected current-account deficit — which…
The JSE remained in positive territory just before noon on Tuesday having pushed up strongly at the opening on the back of solid performances by United States and Asian markets.…
The JSE was looking strong across the board just before midday on Monday, taking its cue from its European and Asian counterparts. Higher precious metals prices gave the bourse a…
The JSE was marginally weaker in noon trade on Friday following a choppy morning’s trade during which the bourse tried to find its feet following Thursday’s futures close-out.…
The JSE was in positive territory in just before noon on Thursday, buoyed by the rebound in global markets. Futures buying, related to the close-out that was about to begin at…
The crisis in the United States sub-prime mortgage market was the hot topic on the JSE just after midday on Wednesday as the local bourse, together with its global counterparts,…
The JSE was in positive territory in noon trade on Tuesday boosted by futures-related buying ahead of Thursday’s close-out. A weaker rand was also assisting the local bourse,…
The JSE was slightly weaker in noon trade on Friday, taking its cue from its European counterparts. With key United States non-farm payrolls and trade data both due out at…
The JSE was up across the board in noon trade on Thursday, lifted by stronger Asian markets and higher commodity prices. There was also an element of futures-buying related to…
The JSE was looking a bit greener in noon trade on Tuesday after a pick-up in both Asian markets and metals prices helped it recover from Monday’s scorching. Dealers, however,…
The JSE headed back below the 25 000 level on Monday hit by the double whammy of weaker world markets and lower commodity prices. A softer rand did little to stem the…
The JSE was in positive territory in noon trade on Thursday after a recovery in United States markets overnight helped it bounce following two days of losses. A higher gold price…
Following its sharp fall on Tuesday, the JSE remained in the red in noon trade on Wednesday, with world markets generally on the negative side. However, dealers said that the…
The JSE was awash with red in noon trade on Tuesday with a media report of a proposed windfall tax on the resources industry and weaker world markets prompting profit taking in a…
The JSE was pausing for breath in noon trade on Friday after its rally on Thursday to a closing high, which came on the back of higher commodity prices. By 12.12pm, the all-share…
