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Stocks in South Africa slipped Friday, as the FTSE/JSE All Share Index fell 0.5% to 110070.23.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion South African rand ($881.7 million), MTN Group was the biggest laggard, falling 3.4%, followed by shares of Momentum Group, which fell 3.3%. Shares of Gold Fields declined 2.6%.
We Buy Cars Holdings was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 5.6%, and Datatec surged 4.6%. Motus Holdings rounded out the top three movers, as shares rose 3.5%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.5% to 96.36. The dollar weakened 1.5% against the rand to 17.01 rand.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 11:31 ET (15:31 GMT)
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