South African markets closed in the green yesterday, buoyed by gains in telecommunications and precious metal mining sector stocks.
Telecommunications companies, Telkom SA SOC, Blue Label Telecoms and MTN Group jumped 3.2%, 2.8% and 1.6%, respectively.
Gold miners, AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony Gold Mining and Gold Fields advanced 2.7%, 1.1% and 0.8%, respectively.