Market in review 27 September 2021 JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Offshore
/ FOMC leaves rates unchanged and no tapering just yet.
/ Evergrande a worry but not a global threat
/ China bans crypto, again.
/ Britain has a shortage of lorry drivers, and so a petrol shortage.
/ Nike cut its 2022 revenue outlook because of the temporary bottlenecks plaguing supply chains.

Local
/ MPC no change
/ Telkom to spin out towers (Swiftnet) worth about R13billion. Openserve will happen afterwards.
/ PGM prices remain under pressure as vehicle production the world over in under pressure due to chip shortages.
/ Spur results
/ Exxaro has announced the development of a 70 MW solar project as part of the groups “overall renewable energy strategy”.
/ Grindrod sells remaining stake in Grindrod Shipping for R370million