By Reuters and Bloomberg
Johannesburg – Advancing mining shares, led by BHP Billiton and Exxaro Resources, failed to save earlier gains for the market on Friday as investors fretted about global economic prospects.
Market players were particularly wary of holding long dollar positions ahead of a long weekend, traders said. The JSE was closed yesterday for the Heritage Day public holiday.
The Top40 index closed 0.42 percent down at 27 049.61 points, after earlier flirting with 29 978.61, while the all share index ended 0.41 percent lower at 29 709.35 points. More…
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