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JSE market trading statistics for the week ending 18 April 2019
Date: 25 April 2019 Category: Stock Market |
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We take a look at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) trading statistics for the week ending 18 April 2019 and compare the numbers to that of a year ago.
So how has the JSE been performing over the last week in terms of number of trades, volume of trades or value traded? And has seller been buying or selling locally listed shares? |
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Trading statistics for the week ended 18 April 2019
So how did the markets perform in the shortened trading week due to Easter Weekend? Just before the Easter weekend the South African Reserve Bank released their latest monetary policy review presentation and from the looks of it they were predicting a potential interest rate cut towards the end of 2019, however the higher oil prices might be raining on that parade pretty soon as its inflationary effects will be felt in coming months.
Number of trades:
Number of trades (2019): 1 083 366
Number of trades (2018): 1 160 094
% change year on year: -6.61%
Volume traded:
Volume traded (2019): 1 111 990 000
Volume of traded (2018): 1 434 031 000
% change year on year: -22.46%
Value of trades:
Value of trades (2019): R73 875 876 000
Value of trades (2018): R92 634 458 000
% change year on year: -20.25%
Foreign purchase/selling:
Net sales/Purchases (2019): -R2 011 746 000
Net sales/Purchases (2018): -R 1 381 552 000
So year to date (YTD) foreigners have been net seller/buyers:
Net sales/Purchases (2019): -R27.484 billion
Net sales/Purchases (2018): R29.670 billion
So a year ago foreigners were net buyers of SA listed shares to the value of R29.67 billion for the YTD while this year they have been net sellers to the tune of -R27.484 billion in the year to date (YTD). That is a R57.1 billion swing in fortunes of foreigners being net buyers or sellers over the course of the last 12 months. And sadly for South Africans and South African investors the foreigners are dumping South African listed shares instead of buying.
JSE total market capitalisation:
Market Cap (2019): R16.710 trillion
Market Cap (2018): R14.511 trillion
% change year on year: 15.15%
So as shown in the JSE total market capitalisation, the overall market has increased substantially over the course of the last 12 months, It's had a particularly positive start to the year, with all three months of the year ending in positive territory and it looks like the months of April will be ending in the green too. See our JSE Calendar tracker for more.
Key issues for the market and South Africa during 2019 will be:
Number of trades:
Number of trades (2019): 1 083 366
Number of trades (2018): 1 160 094
% change year on year: -6.61%
Volume traded:
Volume traded (2019): 1 111 990 000
Volume of traded (2018): 1 434 031 000
% change year on year: -22.46%
Value of trades:
Value of trades (2019): R73 875 876 000
Value of trades (2018): R92 634 458 000
% change year on year: -20.25%
Foreign purchase/selling:
Net sales/Purchases (2019): -R2 011 746 000
Net sales/Purchases (2018): -R 1 381 552 000
So year to date (YTD) foreigners have been net seller/buyers:
Net sales/Purchases (2019): -R27.484 billion
Net sales/Purchases (2018): R29.670 billion
So a year ago foreigners were net buyers of SA listed shares to the value of R29.67 billion for the YTD while this year they have been net sellers to the tune of -R27.484 billion in the year to date (YTD). That is a R57.1 billion swing in fortunes of foreigners being net buyers or sellers over the course of the last 12 months. And sadly for South Africans and South African investors the foreigners are dumping South African listed shares instead of buying.
JSE total market capitalisation:
Market Cap (2019): R16.710 trillion
Market Cap (2018): R14.511 trillion
% change year on year: 15.15%
So as shown in the JSE total market capitalisation, the overall market has increased substantially over the course of the last 12 months, It's had a particularly positive start to the year, with all three months of the year ending in positive territory and it looks like the months of April will be ending in the green too. See our JSE Calendar tracker for more.
Key issues for the market and South Africa during 2019 will be:
- Exchange Rate (seems to see sawing a lot. See our exchange rate page)
- Elections (and how this will affect policies and policy implementation in South Africa)
- Crude Oil prices
- Expropriation of land without compensation (EWC)
- Sluggish economic growth (See our SA GDP page) and high levels of unemployment
- Tax increases announced in the budget speech and how it will affect South African consumers spending patterns and potentially increase inflation levels as taxes were increased by rates higher than inflation. In particular lack of bracket creep relief and higher sin taxes, fuel levies and road accident fund levies will hurt consumers.