JSE reclaims 116,000 as gold and platinum miners surge 38% and 21.6% in August
The FTSE/JSE All Share Index closed at 116,687.82 on 3 September 2026 as gold mining equities surged about 38% and PGM producers gained 21.6% during August.
The FTSE/JSE All Share Index closed at 116,687.82 on 3 September 2026 as gold mining equities surged about 38% and PGM producers gained 21.6% during August.
The FTSE/JSE All Share Index fell on 8 July 2026 as a weaker rand and softer mining stocks outweighed a still-bullish gold price.
Gold's steepest monthly fall since 2008 in June 2026 cut nearly 25% off the JSE's precious metals and mining index in the second quarter, with AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Sibanye-Stillwater all sharply lower.
The FTSE/JSE All Share Index opened the week of 29 June 2026 higher, supported by a weaker dollar, gains in mining shares and new listings on the exchange.
Anchor Capital's February 2026 local market commentary said the JSE's continued outperformance was driven largely by a precious-metals rally following gold and platinum's January records.
Legal analysis of South Africa's draft mining law amendments found the bill's ministerial consent requirement for changes of control was so broadly worded it could apply to routine JSE share trades.
JSE: ARIDiversifiedAfrican Rainbow MineralsDiversified South African mining group founded in 2003 by Patrice Motsepe through a merger of his mining interests, making him one of the first black industrialists to control a major JSE-listed miner. Motsepe remains its non-executive chairman.JSE: AFTDiversifiedAfrimatDiversified South African materials and mining group founded in 2006 and listed on the JSE. It has expanded from construction aggregates into bulk commodities such as iron ore and manganese through a series of acquisitions.
TSXV: AFMDiversifiedAlphamin ResourcesTin miner headquartered in Mauritius and dual-listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and JSE AltX. Its Bisie mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo hosts some of the world's highest-grade tin deposits.
JSE: KIOIron oreKumba Iron OreAfrica's largest iron ore producer and a JSE-listed subsidiary of Anglo American. Kumba was created in November 2006 when Kumba Resources was restructured, with its coal and mineral sands assets going to Exxaro. The company sells almost all of its high-grade ore to export markets through the Saldanha Bay port.