S.African stocks marginally higher after rate hike

(Reuters) - South African stocks closed marginally higher on Thursday after the reserve bank raised rates, with financial stocks recovering after a week where market uncertainty hurt banking stocks such as Standard Bank and Absa.

The JSE Top-40 index ended 0.07 percent higher at 25,649.54 points while the broader All-share index closed 0.05 percent stronger at 28,554.32 points.


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in South Africa. Symbols are in parentheses and prices are from
the last close.

The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index lost 207.25, or 0.7
percent, to 28,605.69 in Johannesburg as 104 stocks fell, 34
rose and 22 were unchanged.


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