{"id":8085,"date":"2012-02-18T02:11:01","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T00:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/s-africa-stocks-up-as-platinum-recovers\/"},"modified":"2012-02-18T02:11:01","modified_gmt":"2012-02-18T00:11:01","slug":"s-africa-stocks-up-as-platinum-recovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/s-africa-stocks-up-as-platinum-recovers\/","title":{"rendered":"S.Africa stocks up as platinum recovers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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* Top-40 up 0.91 pct to 30,373.15<\/span><\/p>\n

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* All-Share adds 0.83 pct to 34,082.78.<\/p>\n

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JOHANNESBURG<\/span> Feb 17 (Reuters) – South Africa’s
\nbenchmark index rose 0.9 percent on Friday as recovery in the
\nplatinum price prompted a rebound in miners such as Lonmin
\n, while Anglo American rose after posting a
\nrise in full-year earnings.<\/p>\n

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Local sentiment was also buoyed by strong U.S.
\nmacro-economic data and optimism over the possibility of a Greek
\ndebt deal early next week.<\/p>\n

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“Our day’s trading today has been more a follow on from the
\nincreased optimism globally. We are still rallying on the firm
\neconomic data out of New York,” said Paul Theron, an analyst at
\nVestact.<\/p>\n

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“The Greece thing, if it does get resolved, will be a market
\npositive. It is a remaining cause for anxiety.”<\/p>\n

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U.S. labour, manufacturing and housing data released after
\nJohannesburg’s markets closed on Thursday suggested sustained
\nmomentum in the key economic sectors and confirmed a recovery in
\nthe world’s biggest economy continued at steady pace.<\/p>\n

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Johannesburg’s Top-40 index gained 0.91 percent to
\n30,373.15 and the All-Share added 0.83 percent to
\n34,082.78.<\/p>\n

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Platinum producers were the biggest gainers, helped
\nby a recovery in the price of the metal, which has been
\nsold off in the last few sessions. During the session platinum
\nrose as high as $1,640 an ounce, an increase of 1.3 percent.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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