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BBB Ep 34 - Shares rise for fourth week; Institutions driving Crypto; Telkom tussles; SA industrial shares winning

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Wall Street is enjoying its best run in almost a year with share prices posting their fourth consecutive weekly rise, boosted by a strong session on Friday. Also in this episode of the BizNews Breakfast Briefing, bullion is back above $1 800 and the Rand continues to gather momentum. The quiet revolution for Crypto continues with Bitcoin strong again last week as news emerged that major global institutions are taking big bets. On the JSE, the tussle over Telkom gave the stock another double digit share price improvement, but even better gains were posted by some smaller SA-focused industrial stocks which are off most investors' radar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Aug 2022 12AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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