There’s one corner of the market where one man’s war is another man’s riches, but how long will it last?
A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin put the country’s nuclear capability on alert, shares in Harmony Gold climbed 14.6%, aided by an increase in the dollar gold price and abetted by the rand, which weakened in lockstep with peer currencies. It wasn’t alone: Sibanye-Stillwater rocketed 11.
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