Friday, July 13, 2007

S.Africa stocks touch fresh peak, shy of key level

(Reuters) - South African shares pushed to a second straight record high on Friday lifted by financial and gold shares, but profit-taking kept the All-share index from breaking through a key level.

The Johannesburg Top-40 index of blue-chip stocks gained 0.64 percent to 27,202.76 points, a fresh closing peak, while the All-share index added 0.57 percent to 29,961.73 points, also a record.


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