Wednesday, 25 May 2011 - 20:00
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Top News
South Africa's rand fell to near 10-week lows against the dollar on Wednesday after piercing through key technical levels, prompting a sell-off by exporters. Full story
At least 1,650 employees of South African fixed-line operator Telkom have taken voluntary severance packages, trade union Solidarity said on Wednesday. Full story |
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French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde joined the race to head the IMF on Wednesday despite anger in big emerging economies over Europe's "obsolete" lock on the job. Full storyIceland's volcanic eruption has died down and is no longer spewing out ash, officials said on Wednesday and airlines began to get back to normal after cancelling about 1,000 flights in northern Europe. Full storyThe death toll from a monster tornado that savaged Joplin, Missouri, rose to 125 on Wednesday as tornadoes overnight in nearby states caused at least 13 more deaths. Full story |
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Markets | Gold hit a three-week
high on Wednesday, boosted by concern over the debt crisis in
euro zone countries such as Greece and as. . . Full story | | U.S. and European stocks rose
on Wednesday after recent sell-offs, while the euro slid to a
record low against the Swiss franc on. . . Full story | | European stocks rose on Wednesday,
led by a rally in recently sold down banking stocks, although
the rebound was seen short lived as. . . Full story | | Britain's top shares edged higher
on Wednesday, led by banks on bargain hunting, but the
prevailing mood was cautious with some analysts and. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks rose modestly on
Wednesday after days of selling produced a technical rebound
and investors were lured by attractive share prices.. . . Full story | | European shares edged up by
midday on Wednesday, led by a rally in banking stocks as
investors grew less pessimistic on the debt. . . Full story | | U.S. stock index futures fell
on Wednesday, extending the previous day's slide, as signs the
U.S. economic recovery may be slowing and worries. . . Full story | | Australian shares fell 1
percent to a 10-week low on Wednesday, extending losses to a
fourth day as banks were sold on concerns. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's projected closing maize stocks for the 2010/11 marketing season are seen 33 percent higher than the previous season at 2.840 million tonnes, the agriculture minister said on Wednesday.. . . Full story | | South African assets weakened in early Wednesday trade, losing ground gained in the previous session due to continued jitters about euro zone sovereign debt weighing on emerging market investments.. . . Full story | | South Africa's central bank said on Tuesday that the inflation outlook had deteriorated markedly and it would not hesitate to act to quell price pressures, but gave no clues as to. . . Full story |
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| French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde joined the race to head the IMF on Wednesday despite anger in big emerging economies over. . . Full story | | Some Kenyan manufacturers may
relocate to other countries because of strains from high energy
costs, rising inflation, a weak shilling and political
uncertainty, the. . . Full story | | South African power utility Eskom , which is battling to keep the lights on in Africa's biggest economy, on Wednesday denied. . . Full story | | Swaziland's central bank has ruled out a currency devaluation as a solution to a severe financial crisis, saying the country has. . . Full story |
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| Engen Petroleum will shut down its 125,000 barrels-per-day refinery in South Africa for six weeks from early October to conduct routine. . . Full story | | Africa's biggest packaging group Nampak Ltd posted a 18 percent rise in first-half profit helped by a robust performance from its. . . Full story | | China wants to help build nuclear power generation in East Africa, uranium mining and investment company IBI Corp said in a. . . Full story | | China wants to help build
nuclear power generation in East Africa, uranium mining and
investment company IBI Corp said in a statement after
meeting. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders of Morvest are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 19 April 2011, wherein they were advised that the. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the results announcement released on SENS on 23 May 2011 and are advised that the auditors unqualified. . . Full story | | Terms and details of the Ruitersvlei acquisition. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that, at the Annual General Meeting ("the meeting") of Cipla Medpro shareholders held, all the resolutions were passed. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders were advised that discussions which relate to the company are currently underway and as a consequence may have a material. . . Full story | | The Johannesburg Stock Exchange ("JSE") advised that the audit opinion on the above company's audited provisional results for the year ended. . . Full story | | Business Report highlighted that Taste Holdings reported a fifteen percent increase in headline earnings to R18.2 million in the year to. . . Full story | | According to Business Day, civil engineering and construction group Stefanutti Stocks said that as far construction work was concerned, the private. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Contract revenue declined by 6% to R6.9 billion (R7.4 billion). EBITDA was lower by 9% at R598.2 million (R657.4 million) and. . . Full story | | Turnover increased to R144.2 million (2010: R98 million). Operating income increased to R31.7 million(2010: R12.4 million), while HEPS rose to 1.07cps. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 31 March 2011 increased by 13% to R2.221 billion (2010: R1.961 billion). Gross profit rose. . . Full story | | Revenue was up 17% to R233.7 million (R199.6 million). EBITDA rose by 14% to R37 million and operating profit increased by. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 31793.59 | 62.54 | 0.20% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 28563.32 | 79.13 | 0.28% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2623.34 | 16.96 | 0.65% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 21401.43 | -87.42 | -0.41% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 32573.89 | -120.54 | -0.37% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 27397.32 | -114.92 | -0.42% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 54577.16 | 619.09 | 1.15% | DJ Futures | 17:00 | 12330.00 | 8.00 | 0.06% | DJ Ind | 16:51 | 12365.03 | 8.82 | 0.07% | SP 500 | 16:26 | 1314.68 | -1.60 | -0.12% | Nasdaq | 16:30 | 2750.26 | 4.10 | 0.15% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5870.14 | 11.73 | 0.20% | DAX | 17:00 | 7174.66 | 24.00 | 0.34% | CAC40 | 17:00 | 3926.09 | 9.21 | 0.24% | Nikkei | 08:32 | 9422.88 | -54.29 | -0.57% | Shanghai | 09:32 | 2742.17 | -25.44 | -0.92% | Hang-Seng | 10:22 | 22747.28 | 16.50 | 0.07% | All Ords | 08:40 | 4661.60 | -46.70 | -0.99% | NZSE 50 | 07:36 | 3554.37 | -5.19 | -0.15% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:58 | 1525.04 | -1.25 | -0.08% | Gold/Rand | 19:58 | 10705.66 | 57.30 | 0.54% | Gold/R kg | 17:06 | 345813 | 3251 | 0.95% | Silver | 19:58 | 37.6300 | .9950 | 2.72% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1776.00 | 18.50 | 1.05% | Palladium | 19:56 | 747.00 | 16.00 | 2.19% | R157 | 12:06 | 7.57 | .03 | 0.40% | R204 | 17:06 | 8.21 | .03 | 0.37% | Brent Crude | 16:56 | 113.55 | 2.30 | 2.07% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 7.0225 | 0.0450 | 0.64% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 11.4051 | 0.1479 | 1.31% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 9.8893 | 0.0506 | 0.51% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 5.6050 | 0.0430 | 0.77% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 7.3930 | 0.0237 | 0.32% | Yen / Dollar | 19:57 | 81.9800 | -0.0300 | -0.04% | Euro / Dollar | 19:57 | 0.7107 | 0.0016 | 0.23% | Dollar / Euro | 19:57 | 1.4070 | -0.0027 | -0.19% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6142 | -0.0035 | -0.57% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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25/05/2011 | 185 | 140 | 88 | 413 | 288,586,537 | R11,269,385,465 | 89020 | 1728594 | 24/05/2011 | 238 | 99 | 70 | 407 | 337,727,147 | R11,162,806,819 | 90213 | 1735391 | 23/05/2011 | 93 | 264 | 68 | 425 | 319,312,210 | R12,244,638,663 | 98127 | 1770518 | 20/05/2011 | 142 | 181 | 76 | 399 | 303,323,807 | R12,622,485,079 | 103784 | 1955353 | 19/05/2011 | 193 | 127 | 90 | 410 | 262,007,068 | R11,069,387,714 | 87617 | 1985181 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 28,563.32 | 79.13 | 0.28% | Industrial | 32,573.89 | -120.54 | -0.37% | Mid Cap | 41,384.70 | -124.88 | -0.30% | Small Cap | 32,026.26 | 37.04 | 0.12% | Resource 20 | 54,577.16 | 619.09 | 1.15% | Industrial 25 | 27,397.32 | -114.92 | -0.42% | Financial 15 | 8,078.44 | -42.06 | -0.52% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 30,521.35 | -129.49 | -0.42% | All Share | 31,793.59 | 62.54 | 0.20% | Oil & Gas | 26,849.01 | 213.34 | 0.80% | Mining | 35,928.17 | 407.07 | 1.15% | Gold Mining | 2,623.34 | 16.96 | 0.65% | Platinum Mining | 71.31 | 1.67 | 2.40% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,436.22 | 114.71 | 0.80% | Basic Materials | 30,347.48 | 321.35 | 1.07% | Chemicals | 13,804.01 | 181.75 | 1.33% | Forestry & Paper | 14,715.24 | -21.22 | -0.14% | Industrial Metals | 28,155.92 | 89.32 | 0.32% | Industrials | 27,363.98 | -134.83 | -0.49% | General Industrials | 75,110.83 | -763.19 | -1.01% | Consumer Goods | 27,283.43 | -58.41 | -0.21% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,158.92 | .00 | 0.00% | Household Goods | 151.57 | -3 | -1.69% | Health Care | 32,382.72 | -143.30 | -0.44% | Beverages | 85.29 | .03 | 0.04% | Food Producers | 46,742.89 | -83.80 | -0.18% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Personal Goods | 428.07 | -1.40 | -0.33% | Consumer Services | 52,871.92 | -185.27 | -0.35% | General Retailers | 40,413.88 | -396.75 | -0.97% | Travel & Leisure | 3,680.68 | -1.56 | -0.04% | Media | 84.88 | .75 | 0.89% | Support Services | 2,371.53 | -39.33 | -1.63% | Telecommunications | 68,222.97 | -608.72 | -0.88% | Financials | 21,401.43 | -87.42 | -0.41% | Banks | 39,947.43 | -497.57 | -1.23% | Non-life Insurance | 31,038.84 | -967.54 | -3.02% | Life Insurance | 15,788.72 | 41.09 | 0.26% | General Financial | 2,271.30 | 9.12 | 0.40% | Technology | 21,233.54 | -33.24 | -0.16% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,170.12 | 22 | 0.71% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,228.05 | 21 | 0.65% | COAL MINING | 21,070.76 | -103 | -0.48% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,583.21 | 12 | 0.26% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,005.92 | -20 | -1.97% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 371.26 | | 0.19% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 311.06 | | 0.27% | RESOURCE | 30,140.04 | 328 | 1.10% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 166.79 | -0 | -0.19% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,636.26 | 7 | 0.11% | Capped Top 40 | 14,892.99 | 28 | 0.19% | Capped All Share | 16,004.57 | 25 | 0.15% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | BAW | BARLOWORLD LIMITED | HOLD | 23 May | RBX | RAUBEX GROUP LTD | HOLD | 23 May | CPI | CAPITEC | SELL | 22 May | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | SELL | 20 May | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | SELL | 20 May |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 26 May 2011 | CHROMETCO | February 2011 (Final) | 26 May 2011 | ESORFRANK | February 2011 (Final) | 26 May 2011 | FREEWORLD | March 2011 (Interim) | 26 May 2011 | INVPROP | March 2011 (Final) | 26 May 2011 | MRPRICE | March 2011 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | MEDCLIN | 11-05-24 | 11-06-17 | 11-06-27 | R 0.5000 | ADCOCK | 11-05-24 | 11-06-17 | 11-06-27 | R 0.8100 | TASTE | 11-05-24 | 11-07-01 | 11-07-11 | R 0.0300 | ISA | 11-05-24 | 11-07-08 | 11-07-18 | R 0.0620 | ISA | 11-05-24 | 11-07-08 | 11-07-18 | R 0.0100 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ALTECH | 11-04-20 | 11-05-20 | 11-05-30 | R 3.5600 | JSE | 11-03-15 | 11-05-20 | 11-05-30 | R 2.1000 | FPT | 11-05-06 | 11-05-20 | 11-05-30 | R 0.2771 | SPANJAARD | 11-02-25 | 11-05-20 | 11-05-30 | R 0.1600 | REDEFINE | 11-05-04 | 11-05-20 | 11-05-30 | R 0.1600 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | CMP | Cipla Medpro South Africa Ltd | 25/05/2011 | Confirmed | CMH | Combined Motor Holdings Ltd | 25/05/2011 | Confirmed | CMHP | Combined Motor Holdings Ltd | 25/05/2011 | Confirmed | GNDP | Grindrod Ltd | 25/05/2011 | Confirmed | ACL | ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd | 25/05/2011 | Confirmed |
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