Market Watcher: ‘We need to take what we can get’

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Chantal Marx of FNB Wealth and Investment unpacks how markets remained positive today despite US government messaging around the Strait of Hormuz, highlights the key winners in today’s company results including Aspen, Vodacom and AB InBev, and explains that the rand has not lost ground against other currencies compared to last year, with recent movements largely driven by the oil price.
5 May 1PM English South Africa Business · News

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