Resources stocks were the main feature of the JSE by midday on Thursday, with the overall market generally flat following an overnight decline on Wall Street.

At 11.56am, the JSE's broader all share index was up 0.12 percent, helped by a 1.1 percent rise in resources, 0.89 percent advance in the gold mining index and a 0.39 percent rise in the platinum mining index.

The industrial and banks indices were both down 0.95 percent, while financials shed 0.69 percent.

The rand was bid at 7.59 to the dollar from 7.51 when the JSE closed on Wednesday, while gold was quoted at $872.05 a troy ounce from $868.10 at the JSE's last close.

A local trader said that retailers and banks remained under pressure because of higher interest rates, while resources were a bit stronger on the day.

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