South African markets closed in the green on Friday, buoyed by gains in banks and mining sector stocks. Lenders, Standard Bank Group, Capitec Bank Holdings and FirstRand advanced 2.9%, 1.6% and 1.2%, respectively.
Diversified miners, Exxaro Resources, Pan African Resources and African Rainbow Minerals gained 1.8%, 1.3% and 0.9%, respectively. On the flipside, platinum miners, Northam Platinum Holdings and Anglo American Platinum dropped 4.7% and 0.8%, respectively.