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2026-10-31 00:02:30
On Friday, October 30th, the South African FTSE/JSE Africa Leading 40 ETF closed down 2.42% at 99,412.34 points, with a cumulative decline of 0.58% for the week and a cumulative decline of 1.37% for the whole of October. Affected by the international spot gold price falling below the $3,900 mark, most of the index's constituent stocks closed lower, with the precious metals mining sector leading the decline: Northam Platinum Holdings fell 7.28%, Pan-African Resources fell 6.95%, Sibanye Stillwater fell 6.43%, Goldfields fell 6.42%, Harmony Gold fell 6.32%, Anglo-Assanti Gold fell 5.99%, Valterra Platinum fell 5.8%, and Impala Platinum Holdings fell 5.56%. The banking sector also weakened, with Standard Bank falling 3.61%, and United Bank Group ranking tenth on the list of constituent stocks with a 3.22% drop.
