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To: Julius Wong who wrote (154231)3/12/2020 10:11:54 AM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (1) of 218009
 
SSL is one of the largest S African companies

and there certainly appears to be wild panic

let me change my haiku

chaos is a gift

crisis a partner

volatility friend

panic rational

...

etc etc

bloomberg.com

Johannesburg Stocks Plunge Most Since 1997 in ‘Panic’ Sell-Off
Adelaide Changole12 March 2020, 15:35 GMT+2
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South Africa’s benchmark stock index plunged the most since the market crash of October 1997 as reaction to U.S. measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus accelerated the sell-off sweeping through global equities.

The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index sank as much as 9.3% as of 3:34 p.m. in Johannesburg. Naspers Ltd., South Africa’s biggest stock, fell 7.1% to weigh heaviest on the overall market. Mining stocks plummeted 14%, set for a record decline. All but three of the benchmark’s 158 members were lower Thursday as selling by risk-averse investors spread to all sectors.



“It’s all panic selling right now,” said Rene Hochreiter, an analyst at Noah Capital Markets Ltd. in Johannesburg.

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Fuel and chemicals producer Sasol Ltd., among companies worst affected by the sharp drop in oil prices amid concerns about its debt levels, posted further heavy losses, falling 40%. It has plunged 80% in four days.

“It’s broad-based, indiscriminate selling,” said Seleho Tsatsi, an analyst at Anchor Capital in Johannesburg.
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