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title: "Africa Stock Market Closing Report | South African stock market closed up nearly 0.4%, with gold mining stocks leading the way"
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description: "On Tuesday (January 20), the South African FTSE/JSE Africa Top 40 Index rose by 0.37%, closing above 112,600 points. Among the constituents, Anglo American Platinum (ANG.SJ) had the largest increase, rising by 6.18%; Gold Fields (GFI) rose by 3.57%; Sasol (SOL) rose by 3.02%. Impala Platinum Holdings (IMP) rose by 1.18%, and Harmony Gold Mining (HAR) rose by 0.63%. Prosus fell by 1.59%, Naspers fell by 2.82%, and British American Tobacco (BTI) led the decline with a drop of 3.44%"
datetime: "2026-01-20T15:33:47.000Z"
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# Africa Stock Market Closing Report | South African stock market closed up nearly 0.4%, with gold mining stocks leading the way

On Tuesday (January 20), the South African FTSE/JSE Africa Top 40 Index closed up 0.37%, above 112,600 points.

Among the constituent stocks, Anglo American Platinum (ANG.SJ) rose 6.18%, Gold Fields (GFI) increased by 3.57%, Sasol (SOL) was up 3.02%, while Impala Platinum Holdings (IMP) rose 1.18% to rank seventh in terms of gains. Harmony Gold Mining (HAR) increased by 0.63% to rank tenth. Prosus closed down 1.59%, ranking seventh in terms of losses, Naspers fell 2.82% to rank third from the bottom, and British American Tobacco (BTI) dropped 3.44% to lead the decline

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