JOHANNESBURG, March 19 (Reuters) - The following scheduled company announcements, equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Thursday.
COMPANIES
Exxaro Resources full-year results
SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS
The South African rand fell sharply on Wednesday, shrugging off better-than-expected domestic inflation and retail sales data, as a firmer dollar and a jump in oil stoked price rise fears..JZAR/
On the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Top-40 index .JTOPI was last down 2.8%.
GLOBAL MARKETS
Stocks slid and oil prices rose sharply on Thursday after a major escalation in the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran rattled investors, while the yen wobbled near the crucial 160 per dollar level as Japan's central bank left interest rates unchanged.MKTS/GLOB
WALL STREET
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held U.S. interest rates steady and projected only a single rate cut for the year as officials took stock of economic risks from surging oil prices and the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran..N
GOLD
Gold rose on Thursday after briefly touching a more than one-month low, as a pause in the U.S. dollar rally offered support, but gains were capped by a hawkish Federal Reserve, which limited hopes for near-term rate cuts.GOL/
EMERGING MARKETS
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Some of the main stories out in the South African press:
BUSINESS DAY
- Eskom warns municipal debt might surge to R358bn in the next five years
- Record petrol hike looms as oil shock threatens inflation outlook
NEWS24
- Third South African to lead BHP: Meet the KZN-born engineer at the helm
- Inside the plan to kill SA's green ID book, Africa's most widely forged document
(Compiled by Anathi Madubela)
((Anathi.Madubela@thomsonreuters.com))
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