Market Watcher: June kicks off in positive territory

Chantal Marx of FNB Wealth and Investments runs us through the day's market developments, local GDP data, the rand, resources dragging the equities down, the suspension of Wesizwe Platinum shares, Prosus/Naspers and AB InBev share buybacks, and Hudaco's update.

Joe de Beer – Deputy Director-General: Economic Statistics, Stats SA

Goolam Ballim – Chief Economist and Head: Research, Standard Bank

Dr Dirk Verwoerd – Senior Feedlot Veterinarian, Karan Beef

This evening we dive into market movements with FNB Wealth and Investments, we speak to Stats SA about local GDP data seeing an uptick in growth, Standard Bank helps us understand how a lower inflation target could save government R870bn, we speak to Karan Beef about a recently reported foot-and-mouth…