Satrix Top 40 Performance Update | May 2023
As at the 31st of May, the Satrix 40 ETF closed at R70.72. That’s a decrease of 3.4% over the past month (R73.22). However this is still an increase of more than 5% from the beginning of the year (R67.28).
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