Markets update | 07 July 2026

Asian stocks closed lower...led by property companies, as investors awaited guidance from minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest meeting and fresh domestic economic data.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined by 0.5%.

China's Shanghai index has dropped 1.3%.

And Japan's Nikkei lost more than 2% at the close of trade.

For more on the markets I'm now joined by MakweMasilela from Makwe Fund Managers.

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