JSE falls 1.0% as Sibanye seeks EU concessions for lithium ramp-up
The JSE All Share fell 1.03% to 120005.25 on April 20, while the Top 40 dropped 1.09% to 112243.3. Sibanye-Stillwater asked the European Union for concessions as it ramps up Keliber, described by Reuters as Europe’s first lithium mine, while IOL said the project marks a new phase for European lithium production. Nedbank featured in 2 headlines, with Nedbank Connect customers consuming 938 gigabytes of data per day according to MyBroadband, and a Data Masters challenge worth R500,000 according to Bizcommunity and htxt.co.za. In the SME segment, The Mail & Guardian reported that the JSE programme helped BoTong Civils deliver a 418% revenue jump.
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