Market Watcher: Dollar weakness drives rand higher

This evening, we dive into the latest market movements with PrimeXBT, we speak to the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa about newly launched taskforces aimed at combating illicit trade, we review Sandton City’s retail performance, we hear from West Wits Mining about a new gold mine that opened in…

Kearabilwe Nonyana of PrimeXTB runs us through the day's market moves, the rand pulling focus, a weaker dollar, US jobs data, stock valuations, the ‘Magnificent Seven’, local profit taking, and expectations for how 2025 might close.

Zinhle Tyikwe – CEO, Consumer Goods Council of South Africa

Barbara Copelovici – Director: Corporate Affairs, SAB

Dimitri Kokinos, general and asset manager of Sandton City discusses how malls are evolving to pre-Covid shopping experience and what this means for retailers, consumers, and the future of physical retail spaces.