SHPShoprite Holdings Limited

Before reading any chart, confirm that the code you typed matches the company you have in mind, because a quick lookup of a JSE ticker is only useful when the listing itself is the right one. Shoprite Holdings, code SHP, is Africa's largest supermarket retailer and one of the largest retail companies in the world, with its headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa, where it was founded in 1979. Its operating base is in Brackenfell.

The business is retail, and the company runs supermarket retailing rather than manufacturing or finance, so its identity is tied to store-based grocery trade across the continent. The listing sits on the JSE Limited board, which is why the name appears in an index-led view of the market alongside other listed counters.

If your search began with the name rather than the code, treat the lookup as a check on identity and listing venue first, then move to the chart with the correct instrument loaded. The broker's own contract terms matter if you trade a derivative on the name rather than the share itself.