JSE set to open lower on Tuesday

, including pending home sales, wage data and consumer confidence in the US, European GDP growth data for the first quarter, and consumer inflation numbers from Germany.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index, Australia’s main benchmark and Korea’s Kospi were all 0.5% lower on Tuesday, while China’s Shanghai Composite was 0.4% up after losing some of its earlier gains. Japanese markets are shut for 10 days. Tencent was 0.7% down in Hong Kong, suggesting a weak start for anchor shareholder Naspers in Johannesburg. JSE-heavyweight BHP Group was 1.32% lower in Australia.

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