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Rand firms as commodity prices recover
July 21, 2015--The rand has strengthened against the dollar,
supported by a recovery in commodity prices and as the greenback paused its rally against a basket of currencies.
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Source: FIN24
JSE down as gold, platinum sectors bleed
July 20, 2015--Gold and platinum counters took a beating as the price of the precious metals dropped sharply to
their lowest levels in more than five years.
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Source: FIN24
Rand, bonds weaken on US rate hike expectations
July 20, 2015--The rand has weakened in cautious trade against a surging US dollar ahead of local consumer
inflation data and interest rate decision this week.
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Source: FIN24
Rand softer ahead of retail data
July 17, 2015--The rand has snapped a four-day winning streak against the dollar and traders said a weaker than
expected retail sales report could drag the currency lower.
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Source: FIN24
JSE moves sideways
July 17, 2015--The JSE has moved mostly sideways as investors contemplated profit taking after the market's strong
run over the past seven trading days.
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Source: FIN24
Rand flat, eye on rate decisions
July 17, 2015--The rand has been largely unchanged, with investors looking ahead to a local interest rate
and still wary of a firming dollar as a US rate hike remained likely.
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Source: FIN24
Calmness returns to JSE
July 16, 2015--Calmness has returned to the JSE due to the Greek crisis
hopefully being out of the way.
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Source: FIN24
Dollar rally keeps pressure on rand
July 16, 2015--The rand has extended losses against the dollar, having
fallen as much as 1% in the previous session after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen speech.
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Source: FIN24
Retail sector in focus on JSE
July 15, 2015--Most of the attention on the JSE was on the retail sector, after
positive news from Woolworths regarding its expected sales for the current year.
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Source: FIN24
JSE dips as world awaits Greece developments
July 14, 2015--Investors on the JSE have been circumspect as global markets wait for the Greek parliament's
reaction to the deal its government has concluded with the EU.
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Source: FIN24
