The Bidvest Group fell 6.0% to 229.44 ZAR on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, making it the worst performer on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The move extended an already weak five-day run from 242.5 ZAR to 229.44 ZAR, a cumulative decline of 5.4%, and it came in a South African market that was already firmly in the red.
Key figures
- BVT: -6.0% at 229.44 ZAR
- Five-day move: -5.4% from 242.5 ZAR to 229.44 ZAR
- JSE All Share: -1.42% at 116762.58
- JSE Top 40: -1.52% at 109063.5
- USD/ZAR: 16.5433, up 0.71%
JSE today: broad-based selling set the backdrop
Bidvest’s drop did not happen in isolation. The JSE today was weak across the board, with the JSE all share index down 1.42% at 116762.58 and the JSE Top 40 off 1.52% at 109063.5. Market breadth was decisively negative at 11 gainers, 41 losers and out of tracked stocks, showing that this was not a narrow selloff driven by one sector alone.