JOHANNESBURG, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect South African markets on Monday.

Asian stocks and currencies rose on Monday as investors bet that a surge in the U.S. unemployment rate to a 26-1/2-year high would force policymakers to keep many stimulus measures in place until an economic recovery was on more solid footing.

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ally Roy Bennett goes on trial accused of terrorism on Monday in a case that has stoked tensions in the unity government of Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF.

South Africa's rand advanced to a one-week high against a wobbly dollar on Friday and as gold traded near record highs, which also boosted local stocks.
The Johannesburg Top-40 index gained 0.17 percent to 23,336.95 points, while the broader All Share index added 0.14 percent to 25,933.45 points.

South African road construction group Raubex Group Ltd on Monday reported a 10.2 percent rise in first-half headline earnings per share and said it expects a strong performance in the second half.

South African furniture retailer Lewis Group Limited posted a drop of nearly 4 percent in first-half profit as the recession in Africa's biggest economy hit consumer spending.

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South African wireless phones carrier Vodacom releases its first half results on Monday. It has forecast a drop of between 10-20 percent.

Gold powered to another record high on Monday on safe-haven buying as the U.S. dollar slipped and after a weaker-than-expected U.S. unemployment rate revived worries about the health of the global economy.

U.S. stocks rose 3 percent for the week after ending Friday's session slightly higher, shrugging off government data showing the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent -- the highest in 26-1/2 years.

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