Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Platinum miners dent South African bourse

(Reuters) - Tumbling platinum miners Anglo Platinum and Impala Platinum helped pushed South Africa's blue chip Top-40 index lower on Tuesday as precious metals prices fell.

The Top-40 index of leading blue chip stocks closed 0.58 percent down at 25,989 points while the broader All-share index also ended 0.58 percent lower at 28,746 points. The Top-40 index has gained nine percent so far this year.


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