The standout move on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 was not the broad market decline but the stock that escaped it. While the JSE All Share fell 1.62% to 109,828.87 and the JSE Top 40 dropped 1.79% to 101,533.96, Compagnie Financière Richemont climbed 3.6% to 3,773.49 ZAR. In a session where only 14 stocks rose against 39 decliners, that kind of outperformance mattered.
Key figures
- JSE All Share: -1.62% at 109,828.87
- JSE Top 40: -1.79% at 101,533.96
- CFR: +3.6% at 3,773.49 ZAR
- USD/ZAR: 16.547, up 0.93%
- Brent crude: $74.16/bbl, down 3.8% on the day
JSE today: commodities and the rand set the tone
The Johannesburg stock exchange today was driven first by global macro, not by domestic headlines. slid to a barrel, extending a weekly drop, while fell to , lost to , and dropped to . For a market as resource-heavy as the JSE, those moves translated directly into weaker for miners and energy names.