MARKET WRAP: JSE slips ahead of data-heavy week

Shortly after the JSE closed, gold was down 0.49% to $1,279.55/oz, while platinum had fallen 0.93% to $890.96. Brent crude was up 0.81% to $72.16 a barrel.

Oil has been volatile recently, under pressure amid escalating tension between the US and Iran. Oil fell 3.61% on Friday, after US President Donald Trump tweeted that he had spoken to various major producers about increasing output. The Dow was flat at 26,567.09 points, while in Europe, the FTSE 100 had risen 0.3%, the CAC 40 0.22% and the DAX 30 0.12%.In the week ahead, local balance of trade figures are due on Tuesday, while the Absa purchasing managers' index is due on Thursday. The PMI, which gauges activity in the manufacturing sector, fell for a third consecutive month to 45 points in March — indicating a contraction in the sector.

Diversified miner Glencore recovered 0.71% to R58.16. It slumped 3.75% on Friday, amid reports that US authorities were investigating alleged corrupt practices related to its operations in Venezuela, Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria.Standard Bank gained 1.28% to R199.40. Reinet Investments gained 1.69% to R238.46. It said earlier that the net asset value of its main investment vehicle rose 24.7% in the three months to end-March 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.MTN fell 0.59% to R103.39 despite saying earlier its division in Ghana saw revenue growth of 21.9% year on year for the three months to end-March. Service revenue rose 21.9% compared with the same quarter a year before, as voice revenues climbed 20.3%, data revenues grew 22.

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