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FTSE/JSE All-Share Index

South African stock market index

The FTSE/JSE All-Share Index is the most important stock market index in South Africa. It comprises all companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The 40 largest stocks by market capitalization are combined in the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Listed onJohannesburg Stock Exchange1
  • Kind of organizationStock market index1

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The FTSE/JSE All-Share Index is the most important stock market index in South Africa. It comprises all companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The 40 largest stocks by market capitalization are combined in the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index.2

The story

The index was first published on 2 October 1978, under the name JSE Actuaries Overall Index (base value: 264.30 points) and was calculated back to 1960 (daily prices) and 1926 (monthly prices). By October 19, 1987, the index had risen by 960.9% to a closing level of 2,804 points. After Black Monday the JSE Actuaries fell again. On December 10, 2001, the index closed above the 10,000-point mark for the first time at 10,030.17 points.

On June 24, 2002, the FTSE Group took over the calculation of the index. To reflect this change, the JSE Actuaries Overall Index was renamed the FTSE/JSE All-Share Index. The base value is 10,815.08 points, the closing level of the old index on June 21, 2002.

From Wikipedia’s article on FTSE/JSE All-Share Index, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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