S.African stock market up on resource strength

(Reuters) - South Africa's stock market ended in the positive on Thursday, driven by strong performance of resources stocks such as BHP Billiton despite continued nervousness around interest rates.

"Generally the market is uncertain, interest rates is worrying investors particularly with the Bank of England raising interest rates," Tubby Goodwin, a trader from Investec Securities said.


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Gold rebounds but stuck in range ahead of U.S. data

(Reuters) - The market is waiting for Thursday's revision of U.S. first-quarter GDP figures and Friday's Labor Department May employment report after the U.S. dollar rose following the release of the Federal Reserve's policy minutes.




"Everything is up to the Fed," said Darren Heathcote of Investec Australia in Sydney.


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