South African Markets Experience Mixed Performance Amid Escalating Tensions and Delayed Rate Cuts
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South African markets experienced mixed performance as escalating tensions in the Middle East and delayed rate cuts in the US impacted investor sentiment. On one hand, platinum miners, including Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum, and Northam Platinum, saw significant drops in their stock prices, with declines of 6.4%, 4.0%, and 3.7% respectively. Gold miners, such as Sibanye Stillwater, Harmony Gold Mining, and Gold Fields, also experienced declines, with drops of 5.1%, 3.2%, and 2.3% respectively. Diversified miners, including Kumba Iron Ore, Pan African Resources, and Anglo American, were not immune to the downward trend, with losses of 4.9%, 4.7%, and 3.7% respectively. 

On the other hand, South African markets closed in the green on another day, buoyed by gains in pharmaceutica...

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