South African markets closed in the red yesterday, as market participants await the US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s monetary policy statement.
Trading company, Bidvest Group climbed 7.9%, after the company reported a 5.0% rise in its 1H24 headline earnings, with five of its seven divisions reporting double-digit trading profit growth.
Platinum miners, Impala Platinum Holdings, Northam Platinum Holdings and Anglo American Platinum dropped 7.8%, 7.0% and 3.5%, respectively.