South African equities opened February sharply lower, extending Friday’s steep selloff, as a broad retreat in metals weighed heavily on the market. The FTSE/JSE All Share Index and the Top-40 both fell more than 3% from record highs, led by losses in mining shares. Major miners including Sibanye Stillwater, Gold Fields, and AngloGold Ashanti declined after gold, silver, and copper prices pulled back from recent rallies amid intensified profit-taking.