The Early Bird fund performance indicators for October 2024 have been released. To get an early feel for what to expect of the month in terms of returns on your pension investment, the market lost 1.34% (Allshare Index ex div), ranging between 2.81% (Basic Material) and -6.03% (Industrials). The Rand weakened by 2.12% to the US$. Typical prudential-managed pension portfolios returned between 0.458% (Lebela Balanced Fund) and -1.949% (Ninety-One Opportunity Fund) after fees.