South African Stocks Rise as Gold Miners Climb Before Powell

People from a school group look at an electronic screen with stock index figures at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

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South Africa’s main stock index extends gains for a second day, rising 0.7% by 9:50 a.m. in Johannesburg, as index heavyweight Naspers Ltd. and its subsidiary Prosus NV advance, and as gold stocks lift miners.