The trading picture at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) was not inspiring on Monday.

The R13.59-trillion all share index was off 0.41 percent to 51,498.14 points at close as resources and platinum stocks shed 1.77 percent and 3.25 percent, respectively.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to hike repo rates during its two-day policy meeting next week and the markets are taking a back seat.

The South Africa rand was trading at R12.99 to the U.S. dollar, R17.29 to the British pound and R15.9 to the euro at 5:00 p.m. (CAT). The rand was at R13.18 to the greenback before pulling back to highs of R12.94.

Among some individual shares, Anglo American was off 3.21 percent to R196.84, with Glencore losing 3.31 perccent to R52.24 and Kumba dropping 4.3 percent to R196.89.

Aspen Pharmacare dropped 1.06 percent to R271.09 while Steinhoff lost 1.56 percent to R64.45. MTN Group was off 2.89 percent to R120.68.