South Africans have made approximately R17.5 billion return to the world of structured investments, reflecting the need for solutions that provide some level of security and certainty with competitive yields, says Liberty
South African stocks were sharply lower at noon on Wednesday, weighed by miners on falling metal prices and banks after worse-than-expected inflation data.
At noon, the all-share index tumbled 1,26%. Resources fell 2,14%, the gold and platinum mining indices gave up 2,42% and 2,78% respectively.