The JSE gained on Tuesday after mining stocks and rand hedges were boosted by a weaker rand. Miners reversed losses they sustained on Monday. In early evening trade, the rand lost about 2% to the euro, and almost 1% to the dollar. The all share gained 0.28% to 51,432.2 points, while the blue-chip top 40 was up 0.39%. Diversified miners and gold shares stood out with Anglo American gaining 5.45% to R167.90, BHP 4.04% to R193.79 and Glencore 4.52% to R47.40. The resources index gained 2.83%, after losing 1.2% on Monday, while most other indices declined. Banks lost 0.82%, financials 0.76%, property 0.75% and industrials 0.1%. The gold index gained 2.01% and platinum 1.27%. Gold Fields gained 2.86% to R46.72, AngloGold Ashanti 2.42% to R138.15 and Harmony 2.55% to R21.70. Kumba Iron Ore gained 7.98% to R158.32 and Assore 5.21% to R182.01. Anheuser-Busch InBev gained 0.75% and Richemont 0.78%. Banks were the main drag on the index, with Standard Bank down 1.17% to R142.12 and FirstRand ...
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