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Johannesburg - The JSE was slightly down on Friday
off session lows but remained in the red on the back of the strong
rand.
A local trader said that European markets had become firmer
after key US jobs data was released. The local bourse also benefited
from the data but was held back by the strength of the rand.
At 17:00, the JSE
All Share [JSE:J203] index ended in flat territory
(0.05%). An intraday record was set for industrials (36 185.40) and
banks (45 408.08).
Gold stocks lessened 1.95%, platinums moved 1.29% lower and resources dipped 0.51%.
Financials generated 0.78%, banks added 0.69% and industrials collected 0.21%.
The rand was bid at 7.57 to the dollar from 7.65 at the JSE's
close on Thursday. Gold was quoted at US$1,735.32 a troy ounce from
US$1,750.48/oz at the JSE's previous close, while platinum was at
US$1,617.54/oz, from US$1,625/oz before.
Dow Jones Newswires reported that US stocks moved higher after
a closely watched government payrolls report showed the economy added
more jobs than expected and the unemployment rate edged lower in
January.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average had advanced 0.97% at the time of the JSE close.
The US Labor Department's January data showed nonfarm payrolls
rose 243,000 last month, marking the biggest gain since last April. The
jobless rate fell by two-tenths of a point to 8.3%, the lowest it is
has been since February 2009. Both numbers beat expectations. Economists
surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires expected a slowing to 125 000 jobs from
December's 200 000. The unemployment rate was expected to hold steady
at 8.5%.
European markets moved higher on the back of encouraging
economic data. The eurozone composite purchasing manager's index
confirmed private-sector activity expanded in January, with the index
rising to 50.4 from 48.3 in December.
Separately, Goldman Sachs raised targets for the Stoxx Europe
600, citing reasons including stronger-than-expected macro data, a
favourable reaction to the European Central Bank's refinancing operation
and progress on sovereign debt discussions.