Top 40 rises 0.69% as Nedbank, Shoprite and Vodacom drive the session

The JSE Top 40 rose 0.69% to 106966.05 and the All Share added 0.54% to 114672.93 at the close on August 17. Nedbank drove the corporate flow with 2 developments, with Engineering News saying it helped structure Harmony's financing for international growth and Dabafinance reporting an $842 million bet on NCBA in its East Africa push. Shoprite issued an operational update on August 12 for the 52 weeks ended June 28, 2026, while TechCentral reported big changes to the Vodacom Group board on the same day. On the filings side, RCL Foods released a trading statement on August 17 for the year ended June 2026, while the market also processed at least 4 technical notices on Satrix and ETF listings or a partial redemption.