January 2026

Market overviewThe JSE All Share closed the week at 122 281.30 increasing by 1.79%. The biggest contributing sector was basic materials, adding 6.95% while technology decreased by 6.01% over the same period.Looking at globally, developed markets decreased by 0.21% (USD) during the week. Emerging markets increased by 1.01% (USD) during the same period. Local markets […]

Last week in reviewGlobal equity markets closed the week on a cautious note as investors weighed geopolitical developments, central bank expectations, and the early stages of the fourth-quarter earnings season. In the United States, major indices ended Friday largely unchanged. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hovered around flat territory, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average

Welcome to 2026Markets have started the year at a sprint and in many ways that feels fitting. In the Chinese Lunar New Year, 2026 is the ‘Year of the Fire Horse’, a symbol associated with energy, ambition and rapid change. And if 2025 felt like a year of constant surprises and shifting narratives the early