South Africa miners rally as yellow metal prices peak

DrdGOLD

06/01/2021 11:54

** South Africa's gold mining index  .JGLDX  and resources
index  .JRESI  rise 1% and 3.2% respectively, driven by robust
gold prices  
    ** Spot gold  XAU=  was up 0.4% to $1,956.86 per ounce at
1029 GMT, having hit a near two-month peak at $1,959.01 earlier
in the session, on growing expectations of a Democratic win in
Georgia, which would likely lead to additional fiscal
stimulus urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2JH2BD
    ** JSE-listed shares of Harmony Gold  HARJ.J , Gold Fields
Ltd  GFIJ.J , AngloGold Ashanti  ANGJ.J  and DRDGold  DRDJ.J  
rise between 0.5% and 2.5%
    ** Resources index  .JRESI  scale to highest since July 2008





 (Reporting by Shanima A in Bengaluru)
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