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title: "Africa Stock Market Closing Report | South African Stock Market Rises Over 2.7%, Mining Stocks Lead"
description: "On Wednesday (February 18), the South African FTSE/JSE Africa Leading 40 Index closed up 2.74%, approaching 114,500 points. Component stocks such as Glencore (GLN.SJ) rose 6.39%, Impala Platinum Holdi"
type: "news"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276251428.md"
published_at: "2026-02-18T16:27:18.000Z"
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# Africa Stock Market Closing Report | South African Stock Market Rises Over 2.7%, Mining Stocks Lead

> On Wednesday (February 18), the South African FTSE/JSE Africa Leading 40 Index closed up 2.74%, approaching 114,500 points. Component stocks such as Glencore (GLN.SJ) rose 6.39%, Impala Platinum Holdings (IMP) increased by 6.30%, Valterra Platinum rose 5.41%, Anglo American (AGL) gained 5.23%, Harmony Gold Mining (HAR) was up 4.59%, Sasol (SOL) increased by 4.37%, AngloGold Ashanti (ANG) rose 4.20%, and Northam Platinum was up 3.45%. Spot gold once rose more than 2.5%, reaching a daily high of $5,008.98 per ounce

On Wednesday (February 18), the South African FTSE/JSE Africa Leading 40 Index closed up 2.74%, approaching 114,500 points.

Component stock Glencore (GLN.SJ) rose 6.39%, as Impala Platinum Holdings (IMP) increased by 6.30%, Valterra Platinum rose 5.41%, Anglo American (AGL) gained 5.23%, Harmony Gold Mining (HAR) was up 4.59%, Sasol (SOL) increased by 4.37%, AngloGold Ashanti (ANG) rose 4.20%, and Northam Platinum was up 3.45%, ranking eighth.

Spot gold once rose more than 2.5%, hitting a daily high of $5,008.98 per ounce

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