JOHANNESBURG, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The following scheduled economic event, company announcements, equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Thursday.

ECONOMIC EVENT

South Africa July PPI

COMPANIES

Platinum giant Impala halts new mine expansion as profit plunges

Amazon AWS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa

SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS

The South African rand weakened on Wednesday ahead of economic data releases towards the end of the week.

On the stock market, the Top-40 .JTOPI index closed about 0.74% down. .JZAR/

GLOBAL MARKETS

Asian shares followed Wall Street futures lower on Thursday as Nvidia’s results disappointed some bullish investors, while the dollar steadied and the Treasury yield curve came within a whisker of turning positive. MKTS/GLOB

WALL STREET

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday ahead of a quarterly report from Nvidia, Wall Street’s centerpiece event of the week that could shatter or add fresh fuel to a rally driven by optimism around artificial intelligence. .N

GOLD

Gold prices edged up on Thursday, aided by a weaker dollar and hopes of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, while focus turned to a key U.S. inflation print. GOL/

EMERGING MARKETS

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Some of the main stories out in the South African press:

BUSINESS DAY

– Gold Fields ‘warned about procurement missteps’ at South Deep

– Transnet secures parts for idle locomotives

(Compiled by Bhargav Acharya)