Harmony shares jump

Shares of Harmony Gold surged more than 4 percent on Monday after the gold miner blew past market expectations with its second-quarter results.

Harmony reported a 155 percent jump in October-December headline earnings per share, far outstripping the average estimate of 159 cents in a Reuters poll of five analysts.

Shares of Harmony were up 3.8 percent at 96.61 rand at 09:11 SA time after earlier rising more than 4 percent. - Reuters