Pretoria News Weekend

How your investments fared in the first quarter

EQUITY markets continued their upward trajectory during the first quarter to the end of March.

The FTSE/JSE All Share Index (Alsi) was up almost 13% over the three-month period and up 52% for the 12 months to the end of March.

Admittedly, the 52% rise was off a low base: the JSE had, in March last year, suffered one of the steepest plunges in its history,

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