Tuesday, May 8, 2007

South African Stocks Decline; BHP Billiton, Anglo American Fall on Copper

(Bloomberg) -- South African shares fell from a record. BHP Billiton Ltd. and Anglo American Plc, the world's largest mining companies, dropped with copper and nickel prices.

The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index lost 243.96, or 0.9 percent, to 28,553.83 at 10:03 a.m. in Johannesburg, as 71 stocks declined, 37 gained and 53 were unchanged.


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