Palesa Motloung
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/ 19 February 2008

Banks, resources keep JSE firm

The bank and resources indices kept the JSE in positive territory on Tuesday, lifting the bourse 0,7% higher by midday. Banks advanced 2,14% and financials collected 1,14%. The gold mining index added 1,46%, resources lifted 1,11% and the platinum mining index was up 0,58%. However, industrials were down 0,12%.

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/ 11 May 2006

Resources continue to boost JSE

Resources again dominated activity on the JSE on Thursday morning, with buoyant commodity prices taking the all-share index to another record high in early trade. Weakness in the rand also assisted the bourse. At 11.55am, the all-share index was up 1% at 22 243,61 after earlier trading at an all-time high of 22 325,57.