Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Live
| J203 Index | Year-to-Date | Market Cap. |
|---|---|---|
| 94,710.48 (-204.22) | +10,615.34 (12.62%) | ZAR 22.18Tr |
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is the principal stock exchange of South Africa, located in the affluent municipality of Sandton, Johannesburg. Founded in 1887 during the first South African gold rush, the JSE is today the largest stock exchange on the continent. It is self-described as the engine room of the South African economy, with the primary function of facilitating the raising of primary capital for listed companies while enhancing job opportunities and wealth creation by providing an orderly market for dealing in securities for investors. The JSE upgraded to electronic trading in 1996, and, in 2005, demutualized and listed on its own exchange.
In June 2002, the JSE implemented the FTSE/JSE Africa Index series (a joint venture between the FTSE Group and JSE) to replace the erstwhile JSE Actuaries indices. The series brought with it a change in methodology for calculating indices which complies with the IOSCO recommendations as laid out in the Principles for Financial Benchmarks. The headline indices of the series are the Top 40 (J200), Mid Cap (J201), Small Cap (J202), All Share (J203), Fledgling (J204), and Large Cap (J205). The J203, regarded as the benchmark index, represents 99% of the full market cap of all eligible equities listed on the Main Board, which can be split into the J200-J202 indices.
| Top Gainers (165) | ||
|---|---|---|
| GPL | 2.88 | +15.20% |
| TEX | 3.14 | +11.74% |
| ISB | 0.69 | +11.29% |
| MKR | 39.20 | +10.08% |
| SEP | 1.75 | +9.37% |
| CKS | 30.00 | +9.09% |
| Bottom Losers (138) | ||
|---|---|---|
| ARA | 5.50 | -18.52% |
| LAB | 0.06 | -14.29% |
| SOL | 95.23 | -6.87% |
| AFH | 8.00 | -6.10% |
| SZK | 35.00 | -5.41% |
| CPR | 1.38 | -4.83% |
Listed companies/securities
In 2003, the JSE launched the Alternative Exchange (AltX, also known as the Growth Board) for small and mid-sized listings, and later the Yield X for interest rate and currency instruments. With the additional acquisition of the South African Futures Exchange (SAFEX) in 2001 and the Bond Exchange of South Africa (BESA) in 2009, the JSE today offers 5 financial markets, namely, Equities and Bonds, as well as Financial, Commodity, and Interest Rate Derivatives.
JSE TRADING SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2025: At the end of the last weekday of trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), a total of 629,384,935 shares in 380,189 deals, corresponding to a market value of ZAR 58,549,670,871.16, were traded. Compared with the previous JSE trading day (Thursday, June 19), today's data shows 72% improvement in volume, 36% improvement in turnover, and 35% improvement in deals. The current market capitalization of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange is ZAR 22.2 trillion.
In the aggregate, 319 JSE listed equities participated in trading, ending with 165 gainers and 138 losers. Grand Parade Inv led the gainers with 15.2% share price appreciation closing at ZAR 2.88 per share, followed by Texton Property Fund (+11.74%), Insimbi Industrial Holdings (+11.29%) and Montauk Renewables (+10.08%). On the losing side, Astoria Investments came out last with an end-of-day price depreciation of 18.52% at ZAR 5.50 per share, followed by Labat Africa (-14.29%), Sasol (-6.87%) and Alexander Forbes Grp Hldgs (-6.1%). Redefine Properties recorded the highest volume of 48.9 million traded shares, followed by FirstRand (32.8m), Old Mutual (30.1m) and Glencore (27.6m).
Regarding the performance of JSE market indices, the benchmark FTSE/JSE All Share Index (J203) pared 204.22 (-0.22%) points to close at 94,710.48, representing a 1-week loss of 2.39%, a 4-week gain of 1.69%, and an overall year-to-date gain of 12.62%. Other remarkable indices that performed were the FTSE/JSE Fledgling Index (+0.44%; -0.03% 1WK; -1.21% YTD), FTSE/JSE Small Cap Index (+0.36%; -1.21% 1WK; -2.43% YTD), FTSE/JSE Large Cap Index (-0.23%; -2.46% 1WK; +17.18% YTD), FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index (-0.27%; -2.45% 1WK; +15.59% YTD), and FTSE/JSE Mid Cap Index (-0.36%; -2.54% 1WK; +5.82% YTD).
