JSE records busiest trading day

20 August 2007 - 02:00
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Thursday's panic selling resulted in the JSE recording its busiest trading day ever. In total, 80268 equity trades were recorded to the value of R20,4billion. The record comes amid a global flight from equities, as credit problems continue to unsettle investors, which resulted in stocks on the JSE pulling the index to the levels last seen in March this year on Thursday. - I-Net Bridge

Thursday's panic selling resulted in the JSE recording its busiest trading day ever. In total, 80268 equity trades were recorded to the value of R20,4billion. The record comes amid a global flight from equities, as credit problems continue to unsettle investors, which resulted in stocks on the JSE pulling the index to the levels last seen in March this year on Thursday. - I-Net Bridge