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Stocks in South Africa fell during early trading Thursday, as the FTSE/JSE All Share Index declined 1.4% to 112163.21.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion South African rand ($884.1 million), Valterra Platinum is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 5.7%, followed by shares of Sibanye-Stillwater, which plunged 5.4%. Shares of Impala Platinum Holdings declined 4.9%.
Thungela Resources is the biggest leader this morning, increasing 4.0%, and Sasol rose 2.1%. Exxaro Resources rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 1.9%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 96.62. The dollar strengthened 0.2% against the rand to 16.96 rand.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 03:25 ET (07:25 GMT)
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