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FTSE/JSE Top 40 (TOP40) index history
Every JSE trading session of FTSE/JSE Top 40 from Jun 30, 1995 to Sep 28, 2026: 7,858 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 16, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
TOP40 adjusted close, 1995 to 2026
- ZAR 120,296
- All time high, 2026
- ZAR 121,330
- 52 week high, ZAR 98,181 low
- 7,858
- Daily sessions since 1995
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1995 to 2026 series and minute bars.
TOP40 key facts
- FTSE/JSE Top 40 (TOP40) closed at ZAR 101,168 on Sep 28, 2026 on JSE.
- TOP40's all time high close is ZAR 120,296, set on Feb 27, 2026; its all time low close is ZAR 3,991 on Sep 11, 1998.
- TOP40's 52 week range is ZAR 98,181 to ZAR 121,330.
- TOP40 returned +1.5% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +76.1% over five years.
- Over ten years TOP40 returned +124%, +8.4% a year compounded.
- TOP40's deepest drawdown was -49.2% from May 22, 2008 to Nov 20, 2008.
- DataCedar holds 7,858 daily sessions of TOP40 history from Jun 30, 1995 and minute bars from Sep 16, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
TOP40 price chart, 1995 to 2026
TOP40 returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -8.6% |
| 3 months | -0.7% |
| 6 months | -2.7% |
| Year to date | -7.0% |
| 1 year | +1.5% |
| 3 years | +51.7% |
| 5 years | +76.1% |
| 10 years | +123.7% |
| Since Jun 30, 1995 | +2,017% |
| Compound annual growth, 31.2 years | +10.3% |
TOP40 records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- ZAR 120,296 on Feb 27, 2026
- All time low close
- ZAR 3,991 on Sep 11, 1998
- 52 week high
- ZAR 121,330 on Mar 2, 2026
- 52 week low
- ZAR 98,181 on Mar 23, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -49.2% from May 22, 2008 to Nov 20, 2008, recovered Aug 10, 2012
- Best single session
- +8.8% on Oct 29, 1997
- Worst single session
- -13.3% on Oct 28, 1997
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 21.1%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 51%
- Growth of 1 since 1995
- 21.2×
- Best calendar year
- 1999, +75%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -26%
TOP40 price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1995 starts on Jun 30, 1995; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ZAR 107,978 | ZAR 121,330 | ZAR 98,181 | ZAR 101,168 | -6.3% | 0 | 185 |
| 2025 | ZAR 75,381 | ZAR 109,962 | ZAR 70,516 | ZAR 107,978 | +43.2% | 0 | 250 |
| 2024 | ZAR 70,495 | ZAR 79,719 | ZAR 65,268 | ZAR 75,381 | +6.9% | 0 | 249 |
| 2023 | ZAR 66,955 | ZAR 75,306 | ZAR 63,312 | ZAR 70,495 | +5.3% | 0 | 248 |
| 2022 | ZAR 67,052 | ZAR 71,817 | ZAR 55,844 | ZAR 66,955 | -0.1% | 0 | 250 |
| 2021 | ZAR 55,438 | ZAR 67,268 | ZAR 54,681 | ZAR 67,052 | +23.3% | 0 | 239 |
| 2020 | ZAR 50,816 | ZAR 55,563 | ZAR 33,408 | ZAR 54,380 | +7.0% | 0 | 251 |
| 2019 | ZAR 46,727 | ZAR 53,234 | ZAR 44,887 | ZAR 50,816 | +8.8% | 0 | 249 |
| 2018 | ZAR 52,533 | ZAR 54,777 | ZAR 43,771 | ZAR 46,727 | -11.1% | 0 | 250 |
| 2017 | ZAR 43,902 | ZAR 55,192 | ZAR 43,541 | ZAR 52,533 | +19.7% | 0 | 248 |
| 2016 | ZAR 45,797 | ZAR 48,679 | ZAR 41,247 | ZAR 43,902 | -4.1% | 0 | 249 |
| 2015 | ZAR 43,970 | ZAR 49,229 | ZAR 41,038 | ZAR 45,797 | +4.2% | 0 | 251 |
| 2014 | ZAR 41,482 | ZAR 47,144 | ZAR 39,645 | ZAR 43,970 | +6.0% | 0 | 248 |
| 2013 | ZAR 34,796 | ZAR 41,519 | ZAR 33,157 | ZAR 41,482 | +19.2% | 0 | 249 |
| 2012 | ZAR 28,470 | ZAR 35,042 | ZAR 28,466 | ZAR 34,796 | +22.2% | 0 | 250 |
| 2011 | ZAR 28,639 | ZAR 30,196 | ZAR 25,093 | ZAR 28,470 | -0.6% | 0 | 249 |
| 2010 | ZAR 24,997 | ZAR 28,775 | ZAR 22,914 | ZAR 28,639 | +14.6% | 0 | 250 |
| 2009 | ZAR 19,444 | ZAR 25,305 | ZAR 16,038 | ZAR 24,997 | +28.6% | 0 | 250 |
| 2008 | ZAR 26,250 | ZAR 31,393 | ZAR 15,853 | ZAR 19,444 | -25.9% | 0 | 251 |
| 2007 | ZAR 22,607 | ZAR 28,958 | ZAR 21,692 | ZAR 26,250 | +16.1% | 0 | 250 |
| 2006 | ZAR 16,438 | ZAR 22,775 | ZAR 16,174 | ZAR 22,607 | +37.5% | 0 | 248 |
| 2005 | ZAR 11,406 | ZAR 16,686 | ZAR 11,191 | ZAR 16,438 | +44.1% | 0 | 252 |
| 2004 | ZAR 9,496 | ZAR 11,436 | ZAR 8,672 | ZAR 11,406 | +20.1% | 0 | 251 |
| 2003 | ZAR 8,682 | ZAR 9,552 | ZAR 6,726 | ZAR 9,496 | +9.4% | 0 | 250 |
| 2002 | ZAR 10,337 | ZAR 11,321 | ZAR 8,215 | ZAR 8,682 | -16.0% | 0 | 255 |
| 2001 | ZAR 8,004 | ZAR 10,961 | ZAR 6,905 | ZAR 10,337 | +28.6% | 0 | 259 |
| 2000 | ZAR 7,981 | ZAR 8,610 | ZAR 6,076 | ZAR 8,039 | +0.7% | 0 | 259 |
| 1999 | ZAR 4,543 | ZAR 8,045 | ZAR 4,543 | ZAR 7,981 | +74.9% | 0 | 260 |
| 1998 | ZAR 5,072 | ZAR 6,951 | ZAR 3,991 | ZAR 4,563 | -10.0% | 0 | 259 |
| 1997 | ZAR 5,767 | ZAR 6,484 | ZAR 4,798 | ZAR 5,072 | -12.6% | 0 | 259 |
| 1996 | ZAR 5,463 | ZAR 6,301 | ZAR 5,463 | ZAR 5,800 | +6.6% | 0 | 260 |
| 1995 | ZAR 4,780 | ZAR 5,583 | ZAR 4,718 | ZAR 5,439 | n/a | 0 | 130 |
TOP40 monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ZAR 101,168 | -7.0% |
| August 2026 | ZAR 108,761 | +5.3% |
| July 2026 | ZAR 103,258 | +1.3% |
| June 2026 | ZAR 101,936 | -4.6% |
| May 2026 | ZAR 106,823 | -0.4% |
| April 2026 | ZAR 107,229 | +0.9% |
| March 2026 | ZAR 106,292 | -11.6% |
| February 2026 | ZAR 120,296 | +7.2% |
| January 2026 | ZAR 112,229 | +3.9% |
| December 2025 | ZAR 107,978 | +4.6% |
| November 2025 | ZAR 103,257 | +1.3% |
| October 2025 | ZAR 101,937 | +1.0% |
About the TOP40 data
Daily bars. 7,858 sessions from Jun 30, 1995 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per JSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Sep 16, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are JSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in ZAR. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jun 30, 1995, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/TOP40/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on JSE
Common questions
TOP40 share price history
