Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Anglo, BHP, Standard Bank pull S.Africa bourse down

(Reuters) - Anglo American led volatile South African shares lower on Wednesday as base metal prices slipped, and the market was further weakened by local interest rate hike concerns and a decline on Wall Street.

The Johannesburg Top-40 index of blue-chip stocks fell 1.77 percent at 26,331.06 points. The broader All-share index dropped 1.64 percent to 29,105.27 points.


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