South Africa's All-Share hits lifetime high in edgy trade

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's All-Share index edged up to a new record of 33,723.81 in early Monday trade but shed gains to 33,683.80, down 0.06 percent in skittish trade.

The All-Share, the broadest measure of South African stock performance, hit four consecutive record closes last week, led by banks and resource firms.

The Top-40 index has also been on an upward trend, but is still a little way off its lifetime high of 31,393.10. It was down 0.01 percent to 30,085.50 at 0726 GMT.