African stock market closing report South African stock market up about 1.6%, gold and silver mining stocks leading

On Wednesday, the South African FTSE/JSE Africa Top 40 index closed up 1.57%, reaching 105,000 points. Component stocks generally rose, with Sibanye Stillwater up 8.17%, followed closely by Parla Platinum Holdings, AngloGold Ashanti, Northam Platinum Holdings, Gold Fields, Valterra Platinum, and Harmony, which rose 6.86% to 2.61%. Naspers was up 0.16%, while Swiss LafargeHolcim Group fell 1.77%.