Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — On Friday, blood prevailed as the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share decreased by 880.94 or 1.89 percent to close at 51,356.08 points. The JSE Top 40 index plunged by 1.70 percent or 790.78 points to end at 45,858.45 points. The financial sector index tumbled by 1.28 percent or 582.69 points at 44,998.25 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial 25 index went down 1.46 percent to close at 74,939.22 points and 1.46 percent to…

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — Today the South African equities ended on upward momentum. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share increased by 259.46 or 0.50 percent to close at 52,237.02 points. The JSE Top 40 index rose by 0.60 percent or 278.26 points to end at 46,649.23 points. The financial sector index surged by 0.74 percent or 335.08 points at 45,580.96 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial 25 index climbed by 0.74 percent to close at 76,048.65…

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — On Wednesday, the South African JSE All Share closed 1.75 percent or 923.86 points lower with losses across the board led by tumbling resource shares. The JSE Top 40 index fell by 1.87 percent or 885.35 points to end at 46,370.97 points. The financial sector index plunged by 1.35 percent or 620.07 points at 45,245.68 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial 25 index plummeted by 1.48 percent…

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — The JSE All Share ended 0.16 percent lower on Tuesday as gains in gold miners was not enough to offset losses in other sectors. The JSE Top 40 index also 0.28 percent lower or 132.35 points to end at 47,256.32 points. The financial sector index went down by 0.28 percent or 130.90 points at 45,865.95 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial 25 index plunging by 0.13 percent…

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) started the week on positive momentum. The JSE All Share index increased by 0.50 percent or 264.60 points to close at 52,988.32 levels.  The JSE Top 40 index also added 0.71 percent or 336.09 points to end at 47,388.67 points. From the sector viewpoints, financial sector index surged by 0.47 percent or 212.95 points at 45,996.85 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial 25…

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) —South African equity markets end the week on a bearish mood. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share lost 0.24 percent or 125.40 points to settle at 52,723.72 points. The JSE Top 40 index also plummeted by 0.37 percent or 175.71 points to end at 47,052.58 points and the gold sector index decreased by 3.90 percent or 37.97 points at 936.10 points. Both Industrial sector and Industrial 25 indexes declined by 0.02 percent to end at…

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — All most of the major sectors on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) fell, with the exception of gold miners. The JSE All Share 0.70% lower to end at 52109.52 point, by losing 365.38 points. The JSE Top 40 index also lost 0.72 percent or 336.60 points to settle at 46571.30 points and financial sector index fell by 1.30 percent or 592.38 points at 44984.33 points. Both Industrial sector…