Monday, May 21, 2007

Anglo, Angloplats boost S.African stocks

(Reuters) - South African stocks pushed higher on Monday as a weaker rand, firmer base metal prices, a broker upgrade and talk of sector consolidation buoyed miners like Anglo Platinum and Anglo American.

The Johannesburg Top-40 index of blue-chip stocks rose 1.2 percent to 25,679.52 points, while the All-share index climbed 1.1 percent to 28,642.40 points.


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