Middle East war triggers worst rout in Africa’s largest stock market since 2008

…exchange more than $160bn in March Africa’s largest stock market, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), suffered its worst monthly decline in nearly three decades in March 2026, as escalating conflict in the Middle East rattled global investor sentiment and erased more than R3 trillion ($160 billion) in market value. The sharp sell-off marks the steepest […]

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