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South Africa 40 Cash Index confirms price reversal off support

The South Africa 40 Cash Index has now confirmed a bullish price reversal off the 70850-support level.

Source: Bloomberg

South Africa 40 Cash Index

Source: IG charts

The South Africa 40 Cash Index has now confirmed a bullish price reversal off the 70850-support level. The price reversal is further supported by a move out of oversold territory.

In turn, a short-term resumption of the longer-term uptrend is considered, with 72185 the initial upside resistance target. A close below the reversal low at 69400 might be used as a stop loss consideration.

No cash adjustment expected

The South Africa 40 Cash Index is not expected to adjust for a dividend in the underlying for the week commencing 3rd of June 2024.

Key data this week

Date

Time

Region

Event

Previous

4 June 2024

10:00am

ZAR

Q1 GDP

4 June 2024

4:00pm

USD

JOLTS Job Openings

8.49M

5 June 2024

2:15pm

USD

ADP Non-Farm Employment Change

192K

5 June 2024

4:00pm

USD

ISM Services PMI

49.4

6 June 2024

11:00am

ZAR

Current Account

6 June 2024

11:00am

ZAR

Current Account % of GDP

6 June 2024

2:15pm

EUR

Main Refinancing Rate

4.5%

6 June 2024

2:15pm

EUR

Monetary Policy Statement

6 June 2024

2:30pm

USD

Unemployment Claims

6 June 2024

2:45pm

EUR

ECB Press Conference

7 June 2024

2:30pm

USD

Average Hourly Earnings m/m

0.2%

7 June 2024

2:30pm

USD

Non-Farm Employment Change

175K

7 June 2024

2:30pm

USD

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

South Africa 40 Cash Index (previous)

Source: IG charts

The South Africa 40 Cash Index has continued to retrace in a risk off global market environment and through the local elections.

The price is now in oversold territory and attempting to form a bullish price reversal off the 70850-support level. A bullish reversal would be considered if the current candle manages to close closer to the high of the session that the low. In this scenario, a short-term resumption of the longer term uptrend would be considered, with 72185 the initial upside resistance target. A close below the reversal low (should the bullish reversal confirm) at 69400 might be used as a stop loss consideration.

No cash adjustment expected

The South Africa 40 Cash Index is not expected to adjust for a dividend in the underlying for the week commencing 3rd of June 2024.

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