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GLOBAL stocks rose today and the euro is on track for its biggest one-day gain in 2-1/2 months on expectations euro zone countries will step in to help fix the Greek debt troubles that have soured risk appetite.
SOUTH AFRICAN stocks ended sharply in the black today amid positive global sentiment and bargain hunting, following a sell-off last week.
US stocks rose at the open today as investors welcomed talk that debt-burdened Greece could get help from the European Union, while broker comments lifted shares of industrial companies, including Dow component Caterpillar Inc.
SOUTH AFRICAN bonds were marginally firmer in late trade today on the back of a slightly stronger rand and a well-bid weekly government bond auction.
THE rand was range bound in the afternoon session today as it looked to consolidate amid uncertainty within the global currency markets.
SASHA Naryshkine and Paul Theron from Vestact talk about why the South African market is so volatile at the moment.
AT the end of the day you have to count cash, since that’s all you can spend.
 
 

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