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nations and their annual summit in Durban
| All Share | 41435.32 | 0.87% | up |
| Top 40 | 36894.84 | 0.96% | up |
| Financial 15 | 11922.32 | 0.76% | up |
| Industrial 25 | 47176.82 | 0.45% | up |
| Resource 10 | 46335.19 | 1.96% | up |
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| FTSE 100 | 6763.19 | 0.11% | up |
| Dow Jones | 15335.28 | 0.00% | same |
| All Share | 41429.71 | 0.85% | up |
| ASX | 5156.20 | -0.56% | down |
| S&P 500 | 1666.290 | 0.00% | same |
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| USD/ZAR | 9.5038 | 0.77% | up |
| GBP/ZAR | 14.4297 | 0.22% | up |
| EUR/ZAR | 12.2393 | 0.61% | up |
| JPY/ZAR | 0.0925 | 0.13% | up |
| AUD/ZAR | 9.3088 | 0.51% | up |
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| Gold | 1387.1100 | -0.42% | down |
| Platinum | 1469.0000 | -1.08% | down |
| Silver | 22.6355 | -0.93% | down |
| Palladium | 743.0000 | 0.00% | same |
| Brent Crude Oil | 104.260 | -0.52% | down |
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