JOHANNESBURG: South African stocks booked record high closes on Friday as resource shares such as Exxaro and AngloGold Ashanti were boosted by a weaker rand. The benchmark Top-40 index ended at a record close of 37,599.86, up 0.26 percent for the session. The All-share index was up 0.18 percent to 42,016.45, also a record closing high.