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Miners send JSE stocks to a record

February 8 2013 at 05:25pm
By Reuters

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The JSE board in Sandton in Johannesburg. Photo: Leon Nicholas.

Johannesburg - South African stocks notched up a record closing high on Friday with mining shares adding the points to the key index after forecast-beating Chinese trade data soothed fears about the health the global economy.

The benchmark JSE Top 40 index ended 0.57 percent higher at a record close of 36,477.46 points after setting a record 36,568.09 earlier in the session.

The broader All-share index added 0.5 percent to a record close of 40,892.65. It scaled a record 40,983.01 during the session. - Reuters


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