
Africa Stock Market Closing Report | South African stock market rose over 0.4%, reaching a historical high for several consecutive days
On Wednesday (December 24), the South African FTSE/JSE Africa Leading 40 Index closed up 0.46% at 110,000 points, continuing to set a new closing historical high despite a shorter trading duration than usual.
Component stock Sibanye Stillwater rose 2.03%, followed closely by Valterra Platinum, Northam Platinum Holdings, and FirstRand Limited, which increased by 1.81%-1.07%. Harmony Gold (HAR.SJ) rose 0.88%, ranking eighth. Among the nine component stocks that closed down, Anheuser-Busch InBev fell 0.41%, the third largest decline, while the Bidvest Group (OMU) dropped 0.68%, and British American Tobacco (BIT) fell 1.80%
