* World's top platinum producer hit by strikes * Gold Fields miners rally in pay protest * Strikes reach diamond sector (Recasts with Amplats statements, adds details) By Ed Stoddard CARLTONVILLE, South Africa, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Anglo American Platinum warned on Tuesday that security had worsened at its strike-hit South African mines as several thousand … [Read more...] about UPDATE 1-Amplats says security worsens at its S.Africa mines
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UPDATE 3-Cricket-India fail to reach semis, Pakistan through
* Pakistan to face hosts Sri Lanka in first semi * Australia will take on West Indies (Adds quotes, detail) By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - India failed to reach the World Twenty20 semi-finals despite beating South Africa by one run in a gripping final Super Eight Group Two match on Tuesday. A total of 152 for six was not enough for India … [Read more...] about UPDATE 3-Cricket-India fail to reach semis, Pakistan through
COMMODITIES-Oil, grains slide again; metals, softs buck trend
* Brent crude oil falls on economic, demand worries * Grains slump on record U.S. harvest, surprising yields * Gold settles near 11-month high; copper up for 4th day * Arabica coffee at 10-week high, sugar hits 2-month peak By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Oil and grain futures slumped for a second day on Tuesday as a weak economic outlook … [Read more...] about COMMODITIES-Oil, grains slide again; metals, softs buck trend
Rugby-All Blacks expect Springboks to play more expansive game
By Ken Borland JOHANNESBURG Oct 2 (Reuters) - New Zealand expect South Africa to play a more expansive game than they managed in their previous Rugby Championship clash when the teams meet in Soweto on Saturday, assistant coach Ian Foster said on Tuesday. The All Blacks, who have already won the inaugural Rugby Championship with their win over Argentina at the … [Read more...] about Rugby-All Blacks expect Springboks to play more expansive game
UPDATE 1-Level of bond flows to S.Africa unsustainable-Marcus
* Marcus says WGBI inclusion boosting bonds * Weak global outlook weighs on domestic growth * Central bank does not target rand exchange rate (Adds details, background) JOHANNESBURG, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The current levels of foreign flows into South Africa's bond market are not sustainable although demand should continue for some time, boosted by inclusion in … [Read more...] about UPDATE 1-Level of bond flows to S.Africa unsustainable-Marcus
