JSE shrugs off weaker global trend as gold counters shine
03 February 2016 - 15:47
The JSE shrugged off weaker international markets at midday on Wednesday as gold and resources stocks lifted sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 1.80% lower on Tuesday and Asian markets were weaker on Wednesday.Data from China released earlier in the morning showed the Caixin purchasing managers index (PMI) for the services sector increased to 52.
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