South African stocks finished barely firmer on Monday as investors bought up telecoms firms like MTN, but jitters returned about the so-called yen carry trade.
The Johannesburg Top-40 index of blue-chip stocks edged 0.31 percent higher to 23,406.70 points, well off its intraday peak, and the wider All-share index added 0.34 percent to 26,012.12 points.
The Top-40 index has gained 3.5 percent so far this year, but is 3.6 percent off a record peak touched last month.
Read more at Reuters South Africa
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