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Banking index up 15% after Gordhan appointment

Johannesburg - Shares in South Africa's banking index soared 15% on Monday after President Jacob Zuma appointed Pravin Gordhan as the new minister late on Sunday.

The index had lost as much as 19% since Thursday after Zuma fired respected finance minister Nhlanhla Nene.

Zuma then named Gordhan as the new finance minister in a dramatic U-turn that gave South Africa its third finance minister in less than a week.

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Rand - Dollar
19.04
-0.2%
Rand - Pound
23.75
-0.3%
Rand - Euro
20.32
-0.1%
Rand - Aus dollar
12.27
-0.3%
Rand - Yen
0.12
-0.1%
Platinum
951.70
-0.1%
Palladium
1,036.50
+0.1%
Gold
2,379.90
+0.8%
Silver
28.46
+0.8%
Brent-ruolie
87.29
-3.1%
Top 40
66,928
+0.0%
All Share
72,987
-0.0%
Resource 10
62,726
-1.0%
Industrial 25
98,248
+0.4%
Financial 15
15,432
+0.3%
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