August 2025

Market overviewThe FTSE/JSE All Share closed last week at 102 723.50, increasing by 0.86%. The oil & gas and industrials sectors were the biggest contributors increasing by 11.07% and 2.69% respective during the previous week. The biggest detractor was the telecommunication sector, which lost 6.10% over the same period.Looking at the MSCI indices, developed markets […]

Last week at a glanceSouth African equities edged slightly lower on Friday. The FTSE/JSE All Share Index (ALSI) closed at 101 950.32, down 0.04% from the previous session, despite having reached a weekly high of 102 639.58 on 13 August. Sector performance mirrored the broader market, with the Top 40 Index falling 0.07% to 94

Market overviewWall Street ended the week on a high note, with the S&P 500 up 0.80%, the Nasdaq climbing nearly 1% to notch a second consecutive record close, and the Dow adding 206 points on Friday. Technology shares led the gains, driven by a 4.20% jump in Apple after it announced a $600 billion US

SA Reserve Bank rate cut offers relief to consumersSouth African consumers were given some reprieve this past week as the South African Reserve Bank lowered interest rates in the country. Sarb Governor Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced that the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to cut the repurchase rate (repo rate) by 25 basis points (BPS).