British American Tobacco, Glencore, Prosus, Richemont, Naspers, and Anglo American are just a few of the well-known names that make up the top 10 most valuable corporations listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange .
Due to the market capitalization and revenue dominance of these companies, the performance of the local index is not highly correlated with the performance of the South African economy.BHP Billiton, headquartered in Melbourne, is one of the world’s most diversified miners on the JSE all share index. It has more than 90 mines in more than 30 countries, employs more than 80,000 people, and brought in $65 billion in sales in 2022 alone.
Prosus is dual-listed on the Euronext Amsterdam and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges. The firm’s ownership structure is intricate, with Naspers serving as the majority shareholder while the company itself holds a sizeable stake in Naspers.