Harmony Gold leads the JSE today
The clearest move on Thursday, 28 May 2026 came from Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited, which jumped 5.0% to ZAR 297.9 even as the JSE All Share slipped 0.29% to 115,096.47. With ZAR 1.39 billion in traded value, the stock posted the heaviest turnover of the session in a market that finished almost evenly split at 26 gainers and 27 losers.
That outperformance was not just a technical bounce. It reflected a decisive rotation into gold miners as bullion rose 1.8% to $4,529.5 an ounce, while the rand strengthened with USD/ZAR at 16.2264, down 0.83% on the day. At the same time, Brent crude fell another 2.0% to $92.44 a barrel, extending a 10.7% weekly drop and shifting attention away from oil-linked names toward defensive commodity exposure.
Key figures
- Harmony Gold: +5.0% at ZAR 297.9
- Harmony turnover: ZAR 1.39bn
- Gold: +1.8% at $4,529.5
- JSE All Share: -0.29% at