The small end of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) received a big boost on Friday with the listing of Copper 360, which has an ambition to be Africa’s next big copper play. The alluring deep beat of the African drum accompanied investor bids that flashed across the big screen at the JSE as offers came in from investors wanting to get their hands on some of the 629.7-million Copper 360 shares listed on JSE’s Alternative Exchange (AltX) under the symbol of CPR. This is the second company to list on the JSE this year, pushing up the number of listed companies on the bourse to 303. Collectively, these companies have an overall market capitalisation of R22.76-trillion, which emphasises the financial strength of the JSE. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)