South African Markets - Factors to watch on Oct 24
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 24 (Reuters) -The following company announcements, equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Thursday.
COMPANIES
S.Africa's Clicks posts 14.3% rise in annual profit
Amplats revises 2024 refined production guidance
SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS
The South African rand slumped on Wednesday against a stronger dollar on bets that the Federal Reserve won't rush to cut interest rates and as investors were uncertain about the outcome of next month's U.S. election.
On the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the blue-chip Top-40 index .JTOPI closed down about 0.3%. .JZAR/
GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower on Thursday as uncertainty over the U.S. election outcome kept investors on edge, while the dollar stood tall near its three-month high, supported by elevated Treasury yields. MKTS/GLOB
WALL STREET
Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday, as climbing Treasury yields pressured megacap stocks and investors grew less confident about strong rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, while corporate news pressured McDonald's and Coca-Cola. .N
GOLD
Gold prices drifted higher on Thursday, propped up by safe-haven demand, while palladium hit a more than one-month peak after a media report sparked fears about sanctions on Russian supplies. GOL/
EMERGING MARKETS
For the top emerging markets news, double click on nTOPEMRG
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Some of the main stories out in the South African press:
BUSINESS DAY
- MPs grapple with tobacco bill’s Nedlac requirements
- Cyril Ramaphosa urges deepening of economic and financial ties within Brics
FIN 24
- Discovery Bank CEO rakes in almost double Adrian Gore's pay in 2024
- BlackRock CEO says JSE delistings a symptom of scale becoming the name of the game
(Compiled by Bhargav Acharya)
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