JSE closes in red on jittery market sentiment

JOHANNESBURG, Feb.8 (Xinhua) -- The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) closed in red on Thursday on jittery market sentiment as miners and property stocks continue to rebound.

Losses on the local bourse were broad-based, led by miners, while property stocks continued on the recovery path. Uncertainty continues to haunt the JSE.

The South African rand traded unchanged at R12.083 to the U.S. dollar at the close.

The all share index was 0.44 percent off at 56,635.69 points, and the top 40 lost 0.49 percent to 49, 934.79 points. The gold index was off 2.75 percent, resources 1.39 percent, banks 0.77 percent, and platinum 1.17 percent. The general retailers shed 0.81 percent.

Sasol was down 3.69 percent to R391 and Anglo American 3.29 percent to R322.04.

Gold Fields shed 4.06 percent to R47.76, Sibanye-Stillwater 3.92 percent to R12 and AngloGold Ashanti 2.73 percent to R121.15.

Capitec lost 3.12 percent to R820.04 and FirstRand 1.96 percent to R65.63. Steinhoff shed 9.47 percent to R6.07.

Resilient jumped 3.6 percent to R110.44, Fortress B 2.22 percent to R27.6 and Nepi Rockcastle 0.11 percent to R142.65.

Naspers shed 0.64 percent to R3,025.45. Enditem