UPDATE ON MARKETS: Happy New Year, everyone. The South African market ended 2021 with its best performance in 12 years. FTSE/JSE All Share increased by 4.8% during December, SA Property stocks increased by 7.88% in December, while SA All Bond Index improved 2.69% for the period.
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FTSE/ JSE All Share (+4.03%) in USD, performed in line with MSCI All Country World Index (+4.00%), while MSCI Emerging Markets Index (+1.88%) again lagged both these indices. The 12-month performance for JSE in USD terms was also in line with the MSCI ACWI’s performance.
3/10
South African Small-Caps again dominated during December, improving by 7.33%. Both Large- and Mid-Caps also enjoyed solid returns over the same period with increase of 4.8% and 4.3%, irrespectively.
4/10
Foreigners were net sellers of both South African Equities and Bonds in December. Foreigners were now net sellers of SA Equities for nine months in a row.
5/10
From a sectoral point of view, December saw Financials enjoyed a massive comeback from its poor November performances. Local Banks were the biggest winners in terms of attribution (compared to Capped Swix) during December.
6/10
Rand again retraced (-0.72%) against USD in December & 2.43% against the British Pound. This is quite disappointing, as South African Rand went from the best performing currency (against the USD) midyear 2021 to the worst-performing BRICS currency for the full year 2021.
7/10
The US M2 Money Supply YoY growth rate again came in above 10% during November.
8/10
The US Dollar Index tested its 50-day Moving Average during December. A break and close below this level (95.57) could see the next resistance level at the 200-day moving average at 93.
9/10
What a MASSIVE recovery for most commodities during December! Brent Oil increased 12.8%, while Palladium increased by 9.11% for December.
10/10 & Final
Should consensus (Refinitiv Eikon) be 100% correct in target prices, the JSE could still grow 12.5% from current levels.
#SouthAfrica might need a lot of catch up, but $EZA YTD performance in USD (+8.2%) is still ahead of $EEM (-0.95%)
3/12
#Global#Value#stocks enjoyed short-term recovery to the end of April, but since then, $IWVL #ETF really struggled against #Quality & #Momentum. Over 1yr period it is however still the best-performing #factor, very much in its recovery phase.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: BIG breather from all things SA. FTSE/JSE All Share retracted by 2.4% during June, bringing year-to-date returns to 13.2%. SA Property stocks had a great recovery, increasing 3.4%. Despite having net foreign selling pressure, SA All Bond Index increased by 1.1%
2/9
Massive underperformance by the FTSE/ JSE All Share (-6.2%) versus the MSCI All Country World Index (+1.32%) in USD-terms. The 12-month performance for the JSE in USD terms still leads the MSCI ACWI’s performance by nearly 13%.
3/9
South African Small-Caps were less affected during June, declining by only 1%. Large Caps and Mid-Caps both declined by 2.6% respectively.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: FTSE/JSE All Share improved by another 1.6% during May, bringing the year-to-date returns to 16.02%. SA Property stocks took a breather after a MASSIVE recovery during April by declining by 2.9% in May. The SA All Bond Index increased by 3.7% for the period.
2/9
The FTSE/ JSE All Share (+7.30%) had a much stronger month than the MSCI All Country World Index (+1.56%) again in USD-terms. The 12-month performance for the JSE in USD-terms still leads the MSCI ACWI’s performance by nearly 35%.
3/9
South African Mid-Caps dominated during May, growing by 6.16%. Large Caps and Small-Caps grew by 1.14% and 3.33% respectively.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: The FTSE/JSE All Share (JSE) improved by 0.97% during April, bringing the 12-month returns to 36.4%. SA Property stocks (SAPY) saw a MASSIVE recovery during April by gaining 11.68%, while the SA All Bond Index decreased by 1.9% for the period.
2/9
The FTSE/ JSE All Share (+2.84%) had a slower month than the MSCI All Country World Index (+4.37%) in USD terms. It did however managed to outperform the MSCI EM (2.49%). The 12-month performance for the JSE in USD terms still leads the MSCI ACWI’s performance by nearly 30%.
3/9
South African Small Caps again dominated during April, growing by 5.58%. Large Caps and Mid-Caps grew by 0.62% and 2.41%, respectively.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: Man! I'm glad I didn't advice investors to cash in all they're local equity investments a year ago to invest abroad. #JSE improved by 1.6% during March, bringing 12-month returns to 54%. SA Property followed by gaining 1.2%, while the SA Bonds decreased 2.5%.
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The FTSE/ JSE All Share (+3.82%) again enjoyed a much better month than the MSCI All Country World Index (+2.67%) again in USD terms. The 12-month performance for the JSE in USD-terms still leads the MSCI ACWI’s performance by nearly 32%. Wow!
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South African Small Caps again dominated during March, growing by 7.7%. Large Caps and Mid-Caps grew by 1.3% and 3.4%, respectively.