All share is buoyed by banks and retailers after Moody's ratings reprieve
The as global sentiment improves, thanks to positive data out of both the US and China.
After the JSE's close, US stocks jumped by a similar amount partly due to a data release which showed a rebound in manufacturing activity in that market. Over the weekend, data showed that China's manufacturing sector had also expanded. A 0.7% increase in Tencent's share price in Hong Kong bodes well for Naspers's opening on the JSE, although BHP Group was 0.1% down in Australia as commodity prices softened.
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