Tuesday, 31 May 2011 - 20:00
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South Africa's rand hit a three-week high against the dollar on Tuesday and stocks ended slightly higher on strong GDP data and after authorities approved Wal-Mart's $2.4 billion purchase of local retailer Massmart. Full story
South Africa approved Wal-Mart's $2.4 billion bid for control of retailer Massmart Full story |
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Street fighting raged in Yemen's capital on Tuesday after a tenuous cease-fire between tribal groups and forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh broke down, edging the impoverished Arab state closer to civil war. Full storySerbia extradited most-wanted war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic on Tuesday after he lost his final legal appeal, removing a nationalist icon whose years on the run hindered Serbian progress towards EU membership. Full storyUsing a mobile phone may increase the risk of certain types of brain cancer in humans and consumers should consider ways of reducing their exposure, World Health Organisation (WHO) cancer experts said on Tuesday. Full story |
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Markets | Hopes of more financial aid
for debt-stricken Greece lifted Wall Street on Tuesday, but a
sharp bounce at the open was largely eroded. . . Full story | | The euro climbed to a
three-week high against the dollar, global stocks advanced and
crude oil rose on Tuesday on expectations that a. . . Full story | | European shares hit a 2-1/2 week
closing high on Tuesday, with appetite for riskier assets
boosted by expectations a second aid package for. . . Full story | | Banks and energy stocks, buoyed
by hopes of a second bailout for Greece, helped Britain's FTSE
100 higher on Tuesday, but traders remained. . . Full story |
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| Gold steadied around its highest
in nearly four weeks on Tuesday, but surrendered earlier gains
after a report that Germany could smooth the. . . Full story | | The euro rose to a three-week
high against the dollar on Tuesday, while world stocks and oil
prices advanced on a report that. . . Full story | | Hong Kong and China shares
jumped on Tuesday, swept up in a broad rally across Asian
markets, with gains driven by power and. . . Full story | | The Nikkei average rose 2 percent
on Tuesday, encouraged by manufacturers' predictions of stronger
output in the coming months and by a weaker. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's economy posted surprisingly strong quarterly growth of 4.8 percent in the first three months of this year due to. . . Full story | | Emerging nations are still conducting "lots of consultations" about choosing a candidate from their ranks to head the International Monetary Fund,. . . Full story | | South Africa is on track to achieve growth of 3.4 percent this year, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday, adding. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was stronger against the dollar on Tuesday, ahead of data likely to show that GDP growth slowed in. . . Full story |
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| Oil prices rose on Tuesday,
lifted by the closure of a pipeline carrying Canadian crude to
the United States and a decline in. . . Full story | | The South African
government's backing of trade unions opposed to Wal-Mart's $2.4
billion bid for retailer Massmart signals that future foreign
investment will have. . . Full story | | Massmart is making "good progress" at identifying sites for potential expansion in Nigeria, the chief executive of the South African retailer. . . Full story | | South African mining contractor Sentula Mining Ltd said it expects to report a rise in full-year earnings, and also sees better. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's trade account swung back into deficit in April with a shortfall of 2.4 billion rand, from March's surplus of. . . Full story | | AngloGold Ashanti, Africa's biggest gold producer, said mining activities at its Mponeng mine in South Africa would resume later in the. . . Full story | | South African data showing economic growth quickened to 4.8 percent annualised in the first quarter of 2011 is excellent and a. . . Full story | | South Africa exported 32,311 tonnes of white maize last week compared with 89,658 tonnes in the previous week, the South African. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that Grindrod expects its earnings per share and headline earnings per share for the six month period ending. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that the company's Annual Report for the financial year ended 28 February 2011 will be posted to shareholders. . . Full story | | Rockwell announced the release of updated mineral resource estimates for its alluvial diamond deposits on its properties in South Africa. At. . . Full story | | A review of the financial results for the year ended 31 March 2011 by the company, has indicated that earnings per. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are advised that the StratCorp annual report for the year ended 28 February 2011 has been released today, and contains no modifications to the audited abridged financial results published on. . . Full story | | Shareholders are hereby advised that Central Rand Gold has with immediate effect appointed Merchantec Capital as sponsor to the company in terms of its listing on JSE Ltd.. . . Full story | | Mr Farr-Jones will cease to be a director of the company following the company's AGM due to be held at 11.00am on 24 June 2011. In addition Jerome Brauns, also a. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the year ended 28 February 2011 increased to R1.070 billion (2010: R748.8 million). Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and. . . Full story | | Revenue increased by 1% to R10.5 billion (R10.3 billion). Operating income after abnormal items increased by 10% to R1.6 billion (R1.4. . . Full story | | Gross operating revenue decreased to R326.1 million (R390.7 million) and operating profit declined to R68.7 million (R117.3 million). Net attributable income. . . Full story | | Revenue declined to R9.7 billion (R11.1 billion). Operating profit decreased to R1.6 billion (R3.7 billion). Net attributable profit slumped to R833. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 32565.73 | 175.82 | 0.54% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 29274.06 | 147.00 | 0.50% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2631.43 | -4.94 | -0.19% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 22034.76 | 191.17 | 0.88% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 33459.10 | 352.09 | 1.06% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 28175.27 | 326.30 | 1.17% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 55599.64 | -115.46 | -0.21% | DJ Futures | 19:30 | 12490.00 | 52.00 | 0.42% | DJ Ind | 19:35 | 12513.03 | 71.45 | 0.57% | SP 500 | 19:30 | 1338.15 | 7.05 | 0.53% | Nasdaq | 19:30 | 2816.94 | 20.08 | 0.72% | FTSE 100 | 17:40 | 5989.99 | 51.12 | 0.86% | DAX | 17:56 | 7293.69 | 133.39 | 1.86% | CAC40 | 17:46 | 4006.94 | 64.41 | 1.63% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 9693.73 | 188.76 | 1.99% | Shanghai | 09:22 | 2743.72 | 37.60 | 1.39% | Hang-Seng | 10:22 | 23684.13 | 499.81 | 2.16% | All Ords | 08:52 | 4788.90 | 42.80 | 0.90% | NZSE 50 | 07:32 | 3547.64 | 4.66 | 0.13% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:46 | 1535.35 | -2.95 | -0.19% | Gold/Rand | 19:46 | 10457.95 | -192.49 | -1.81% | Gold/R kg | 19:56 | 336201 | -5074 | -1.49% | Silver | 19:46 | 38.3920 | .2720 | 0.71% | Platinum | 19:44 | 1824.75 | 28.40 | 1.58% | Palladium | 19:41 | 776.50 | 20.85 | 2.76% | R157 | 17:00 | 7.53 | .06 | 0.80% | R204 | 17:00 | 8.20 | .08 | 0.99% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 117.08 | 2.14 | 1.86% | Rand / Dollar | 19:46 | 6.8110 | -0.1135 | -1.64% | Rand / Pound | 19:45 | 11.1680 | -0.2159 | -1.90% | Rand / Euro | 19:45 | 9.7950 | -0.1039 | -1.05% | Rand / NZD | 19:46 | 5.6095 | -0.0450 | -0.80% | Rand / AUD | 19:45 | 7.2658 | -0.1400 | -1.89% | Yen / Dollar | 19:42 | 81.3900 | 0.4700 | 0.58% | Euro / Dollar | 19:45 | 0.6954 | -0.0046 | -0.66% | Dollar / Euro | 19:45 | 1.4379 | 0.0095 | 0.66% | Pound / Dollar | 19:45 | 0.6079 | 0.0012 | 0.20% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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31/05/2011 | 232 | 145 | 60 | 437 | 616,515,278 | R25,230,651,310 | 128797 | 1542631 | 30/05/2011 | 170 | 121 | 105 | 396 | 155,601,505 | R4,458,300,212 | 52198 | 970938 | 27/05/2011 | 233 | 108 | 93 | 434 | 253,129,406 | R10,705,830,537 | 90949 | 1458401 | 26/05/2011 | 219 | 118 | 73 | 410 | 262,504,205 | R12,609,292,032 | 97810 | 1852531 | 25/05/2011 | 185 | 140 | 88 | 413 | 288,586,537 | R11,269,385,465 | 89020 | 1728594 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 29,274.06 | 147.00 | 0.50% | Industrial | 33,459.10 | 352.09 | 1.06% | Mid Cap | 42,333.77 | 360.25 | 0.86% | Small Cap | 32,338.54 | 39.00 | 0.12% | Resource 20 | 55,599.64 | -115.46 | -0.21% | Industrial 25 | 28,175.27 | 326.30 | 1.17% | Financial 15 | 8,336.84 | 75.21 | 0.91% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 31,444.18 | 343.00 | 1.10% | All Share | 32,565.73 | 175.82 | 0.54% | Oil & Gas | 27,446.17 | -42.22 | -0.15% | Mining | 36,579.94 | -62.04 | -0.17% | Gold Mining | 2,631.43 | -4.94 | -0.19% | Platinum Mining | 72.61 | .87 | 1.21% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,757.30 | -22.70 | -0.15% | Basic Materials | 30,929.95 | -21.22 | -0.07% | Chemicals | 14,008.65 | 113.12 | 0.81% | Forestry & Paper | 15,043.64 | 133.74 | 0.90% | Industrial Metals | 29,291.13 | 323.26 | 1.12% | Industrials | 28,205.33 | 226.61 | 0.81% | General Industrials | 77,605.78 | 831.03 | 1.08% | Consumer Goods | 27,933.65 | 176.36 | 0.64% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,260.82 | 45.29 | 1.41% | Household Goods | 154.05 | -1 | -0.66% | Health Care | 33,140.29 | 294.70 | 0.90% | Beverages | 86.48 | .37 | 0.43% | Food Producers | 47,651.74 | 689.88 | 1.47% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Personal Goods | 445.25 | 3.80 | 0.86% | Consumer Services | 54,439.21 | 766.15 | 1.43% | General Retailers | 41,376.53 | 389.47 | 0.95% | Travel & Leisure | 3,713.88 | 26.61 | 0.72% | Media | 88.83 | 1.94 | 2.23% | Support Services | 2,387.92 | -18.46 | -0.77% | Telecommunications | 70,082.57 | 1199.91 | 1.74% | Financials | 22,034.76 | 191.17 | 0.88% | Banks | 41,398.62 | 410.10 | 1.00% | Non-life Insurance | 30,553.86 | -366.16 | -1.18% | Life Insurance | 16,216.44 | 109.83 | 0.68% | General Financial | 2,341.32 | 26.53 | 1.15% | Technology | 21,981.28 | 163.56 | 0.75% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,238.65 | 7 | 0.20% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,298.46 | 9 | 0.26% | COAL MINING | 21,881.68 | 30 | 0.14% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,622.08 | -49 | -1.05% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,030.19 | 10 | 0.99% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 378.70 | | 0.47% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 316.86 | | 0.61% | RESOURCE | 30,702.81 | -51 | -0.17% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 170.49 | 1 | 0.78% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,807.84 | 42 | 0.62% | Capped Top 40 | 15,274.25 | 96 | 0.63% | Capped All Share | 16,400.40 | 100 | 0.62% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | SOL | SASOL LIMITED | BUY | 27 May | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | SELL | 26 May | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | SELL | 26 May | AIP | ADCOCK INGRAM HLGS LD | HOLD | 26 May | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | BUY | 26 May |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 01 Jun 2011 | CAPRICORN | February 2011 (Final) | 01 Jun 2011 | HUGE | February 2011 (Final) | 01 Jun 2011 | KEATON | March 2011 (Final) | 01 Jun 2011 | MERCHANT | March 2011 (Interim) | 02 Jun 2011 | PERGRIN | March 2011 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CADIZ | 11-05-30 | 11-07-08 | 11-07-18 | R 0.2000 | ILLOVO | 11-05-30 | 11-07-01 | 11-07-11 | R 0.3400 | TIGBRANDS | 11-05-30 | 11-06-24 | 11-07-04 | R 2.8100 | TONGAAT | 11-05-30 | 11-07-08 | 11-07-21 | R 1.4000 | WILDRNESS | 11-05-27 | 11-06-09 | 11-07-08 | R 0.0860 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | OASIS | 11-05-11 | 11-05-27 | 11-06-03 | R 0.4616 | MVELA RES | 11-05-20 | 11-05-27 | 11-06-06 | R 0.3100 | BASREAD | 11-03-24 | 11-05-27 | 11-06-06 | R 0.3000 | LIFEHC | 11-05-10 | 11-05-27 | 11-06-06 | R 0.2000 | ELBGROUP | 11-03-16 | 11-05-27 | 11-06-06 | R 0.1500 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | AFEP | AECI Ltd | 31/05/2011 | Confirmed | AFE | AECI Ltd | 31/05/2011 | Confirmed | MTL | Mercantile Bank Holdings Ltd | 01/06/2011 | Confirmed | SNT | Santam Ltd | 01/06/2011 | Confirmed | MTLP | Mercantile Bank Holdings Ltd | 01/06/2011 | Confirmed |
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