JSE closes lower as miners retreat in risk-off trade
19 May 2016 - 20:38
The JSE closed weaker on Thursday as lower commodity prices damaged sentiment in risk-off trade in the wake of the hawkish US Federal Reserve minutes released overnight. The market showed little reaction to the South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 7%.
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