Chinese markets are closed on Friday, but commodities edge lower ahead of the release of US jobs numbers
Activity on the JSE should be somewhat subdued on Friday, as markets wait for key US jobs numbers, while Chinese markets are closed.
At 7.30am the rand was flat at R14.1273/$ and R15.8621/€, although it had weakened 0.3% to R18.5207/£. The euro was flat at $1.1228. Japan’s Nikkei was up 0.22%, while the Australian stock exchange’s all ordinary index had fallen 0.79%.
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