JOHANNESBURG, June 6 (Reuters) - The following scheduled economic events, company announcements, equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Friday.
ECONOMIC EVENTS
South Africa's foreign reserves as at end-May ZAFXRS=ECI
Inflation-linked bond auction
COMPANIES
Mr price full-year results MRPJ.J
The Foschini Group full-year results TFGJ.J
SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS
The South African rand strengthened on Thursday, helped by better-than-expected current account data.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Top-40 index .JTOPI was last up about 0.8%..JZAR/
GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares were subdued on Friday as investors hunkered down for the all-important payrolls report, while Tesla suffered huge losses on the very public feud between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.MKTS/GLOB
WALL STREET
Wall Street's stock indexes ended lower on Thursday in choppy trade as a slump in Tesla shares offset news of progress in tariff talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping..N
GOLD
Gold rose on Friday and was set for weekly gains, as a spate of soft U.S. economic data outweighed initial optimism over U.S. President Donald Trump's call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, while investors awaited U.S. payroll data.GOL/
EMERGING MARKETS
For the top emerging markets news, double click on nTOPEMRG
- - - -
Some of the main stories out in the South African press:
BUSINESS DAY
- Steenhuisen announces first mass vaccination of SA poultry
- SA Reit market cap tops R250bn for first time since 2020
FIN 24
- Crisis-hit Daybreak's IT services suspended over nonpayment
(Compiled by Sfundo Parakozov)
((Sfundo.Parakozov@thomsonreuters.com))
Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.