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Banks Send South Africa Stocks to Record as Foreign Buying Persists

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Johannesburg’s benchmark stock index rose to a record, joining a global rally, as foreign investors continued purchases amid optimism about steps to improve management of Africa’s most-industrialized economy. The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose as much as 0.9 percent to 61,610.33 Tuesday. Naspers Ltd. contributed the most to the benchmark’s advance after Tencent Holdings Ltd., in which it owns a stake, climbed to an all-time high in Hong Kong. An…

South Africa Equity Markets | 11 Nov 2015: JSE All-Share index ends higher despite fall in gold and resource indices

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Johannesburg, South Africa Capital Markets in Africa —Positive mood returned to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) at the end of today’s equity trading session. The JSE All Share (the broadest measure of the equity market performance) surged by 0.50 percent or 28.60 points to trade at 52,594.10 points and the JSE Top 40 index ended 0.14 percent or 63.89 points higher to close at 47,265.83 points. From the sector indices perspective, financial sector index fell by 0.24…

South Africa Equity Markets | 10 Nov 2015: JSE equity trading floor paints in red, resource index 3.23% down …

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Johannesburg, South Africa Capital Markets in Africa —On Tuesday, Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) equity trading ended in the negative territory. The JSE All Share (the broadest measure of the equity market performance) declined by 1.51 percent or 805.73 points to trade at 52,565.50 points and the JSE Top 40 index ended 1.59 percent or 763.02 points lower to close at 47,201.94 points. The financial sector index sagged 0.84 percent or 688.07 points to close at 44,018.84 points. Industrial sector…

South Africa Equity Markets | 09 Nov 2015: Equity starts the week in green, all key sectors end in the south …

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Johannesburg, South Africa Capital Markets in Africa —The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) equity trading opened the week on a positive note. The JSE All Share (the broadest measure of the equity market performance) gained 0.77 percent or 407.16 points to settle at 53,371.23 points and the JSE Top 40 index closed 0.89 percent or 424.19 points higher to end at 47,964.96 points. The financial sector index added 0.13 percent or 57.84 points at 44,706.91 points. Industrial sector index and industrial…

South Africa Equity Markets | 05 Nov 2015: JSE equity trading ends in red, key sectors in negative …

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa — Negative sentiment ended today’s equity trading at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share index sagged by 0.98 percent or 536.00 points to end at 54,073.01 points. The JSE Top 40 index also declined by 1.07 percent or 527.44 points to end at 48,553.57 points. From the sector perspectives, JSE financial sector index dipped by 1.10 percent to end at 45,408.54 points. Both Industrial and industrial 25 sector…

South Africa Equity Markets | 04 Nov 2015: Positive momentum persists, Resource shares gain 3.65%, South Africa’s rand slips

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Johannesburg, South Africa Capital Markets in Africa —The bullish momentum persisted at the equity trading session at the end of Wednesday’s trading session. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share (the broadest measure of the equity market performance) gained 0.99percent or 532.94 points to settle at 54,609.01 points and the benchmark JSE Top 40 index ended 1.10 percent or 532.80 points higher to end at 49,081.01 points. The financial sector index jumped by 0.61 percent or 279.60 points…

South Africa Equity Markets | 03 Nov 2015: Major and sector indices edge up, MTN Group gains 4.97%, financial sector index down

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Johannesburg, South Africa Capital Markets in Africa —The Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity trading continued on a upward trend at the end of Tuesday’s trading session. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share (the broadest measure of the equity market performance) grew by 0.40 percent or 66.52 points to settle at 54,076.07 points and the benchmark JSE Top 40 index closed 0.41 percent or 196.69 points higher to end at 48,548.21 points. The financial sector index lost 0.32 percent…

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