Johannesburg - South African stocks edged higher on Tuesday after a banking recommendation upgrade on Lonmin [JSE:LON] restored some confidence in the recently battered mining sector.
Emerging market stocks were broadly firmer as speculation the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon waned.
The blue-chip JSE Top-40 index was up 0.14% at 46 269 points and the broader All-share index gained 0.3% to 52 300.