Russians from Leningrad to Petropavlovsk cheered the news about Gagarin, who had flown higher (188 miles) and faster (18, 000 mph) than anyone before.

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The nine stocks capped at 4.75% during the last index rebalancing were Kinross Gold ( KGC), Anglogold Ashanti ( AU), Gold Fields ( GFI), Polyus Gold (OPYGY), Eldorado Gold ( EGO), Randgold Resources ( GOLD), Osisko Mining ( OSKFF), Petropavlovsk and Centerra Gold.

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