Wednesday, 15 June 2011 - 20:00
Sharenet is pleased to announce the launch of our new publication, The Sharenet Daily. We have built on the success of our Daily Equity Report, while adding more content and helpful information. The result is a publication that gives readers a quick, easy to read and informative synopsis of market activity, company results and news on the JSE for the day, as well as an overview of what transpired on important overseas markets.
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Top News
South African freight logistics group Transnet said on Wednesday it may build a new rail line to the port at Richards Bay via Swaziland to free up capacity on its main coal export line. Full story
Growth in South Africa's retail sales accelerated to 9.8 percent year-on-year at constant prices in April from an upwardly revised 5.3 percent rise in March, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday. Full story |
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou offered on Wednesday to step down and make way for a national unity government if the opposition agreed on a clear plan on how to proceed with reforms, government sources said. Full storyLibyan rebels pushed deeper into government-held territory south of the capital on Wednesday, but their advance came as strains began to emerge in the Western alliance trying to topple Muammar Gaddafi. Full storyThousands of Syrians fled the historic town of Maarat al-Numaan to escape troops and tanks thrusting into the north in a widening military campaign to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad. Full story |
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Markets | Stocks and the euro fell into
a tailspin on Wednesday as upheaval in Greece and indecision
among Europe's leaders fed fears the nation. . . Full story | | Gold fell on Wednesday, as a
sharp pullback in global equity markets amid mounting worries
that Greece's debt crisis may escalate triggered selling. . . Full story | | Britain's top shares ended lower
on Wednesday, weighed down by banks on worries over the UK
government's drive for tougher regulation and Europe's. . . Full story | | European share prices fell on
Wednesday, with sentiment hit by disappointing manufacturing
data from the United States, and peripheral euro zone stocks
fell sharply. . . Full story |
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| European stocks were down around
midday on Wednesday as the previous session's tentative rebound
petered out, with peripheral stocks taking another beating on
renewed. . . Full story | | Gold slipped on Wednesday as a
stronger dollar prompted a flurry of sales, but investor buying
sparked by sovereign debt concerns and inflationary. . . Full story | | Australian shares fell 0.4
percent on Wednesday, shedding most of the gains of the previous
day amid expectations of local rate hikes and. . . Full story | | The Nikkei average edged higher
on Wednesday, helped by relief that U.S. retail sales had not
fallen as much as feared, but gains. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African government bonds weakened on the short end of the curve on Wednesday after the central bank raised concern about inflation in its Annual Report late on Tuesday.. . . Full story | | Tanzania's parliament on Tuesday approved a $27.4 billion five-year development plan, backing the proposed introduction of a super-profit tax on mining companies.. . . Full story |
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| South Africa risks having
to import maize by the end of this year if it commits too much
of its crop for export. . . Full story | | Maize deliveries to South African silos rose to 1.042 million tonnes in the week to June 10, up from 699,000 tonnes. . . Full story | | South Africa's Treasury said on Wednesday it would issue 1 billion rand worth of the 2018 bond and 1.1 billion rand. . . Full story | | South Africa's Metorex says results from its copper and cobalt operations are encouraging so far this year, but power supply risks. . . Full story |
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| South African mining contractor Sentula Mining Ltd on Wednesday reported a jump in full-year earnings and said it also sees better margins in its current financial year.. . . Full story | | Rio Tinto will
speed up its $14.8 billion iron ore expansion project in
Australia by six months, joining other miners in hurrying
production to fill a supply gap for the steel-making commodity.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Prepared in terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE relating to an offer for subscription of Rand denominated non-redeemable, non-cumulative, non- participating Investec plc perpetual preference shares ("Rand perpetual preference. . . Full story | | AFGRI Operations Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company ("the purchaser"), Pride Milling Company Pty Ltd ("the seller") and Gro Capital Financial Services Pty Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the. . . Full story | | First Uranium Corporation has provided its headline loss and diluted headline loss, each on a per share basis, together with an itemised reconciliation between the loss for the year and the. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Investment income grew to R311 million (2010: R206 million). Loss attributable to preference shareholders narrowed to R8 million(2010:Loss attributable to preference. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R2.4 billion (R2.2 billion. Results from operating activities rose to R184.9 million (R129 million). However, net attributable profit. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year ended 31 December 2010 improved to USD2.5 billion (USD2.3 billion) and gross profit rose to USD364.56 million. . . Full story | | Group revenue was increased to USD104.4 million for the six months to 31 March 2011, compared to USD93.6 million. Operating profit. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 31000.52 | -228.84 | -0.73% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 27684.38 | -213.54 | -0.77% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2401.97 | 11.01 | 0.46% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 21183.59 | -12.30 | -0.06% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 32105.26 | -238.47 | -0.74% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 26911.37 | -195.38 | -0.72% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 52213.56 | -590.23 | -1.12% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 11830.00 | -177.00 | -1.47% | DJ Ind | 19:41 | 11895.87 | -180.24 | -1.49% | SP 500 | 19:30 | 1265.19 | -22.68 | -1.76% | Nasdaq | 19:30 | 2635.32 | -43.40 | -1.62% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5742.55 | -60.58 | -1.04% | DAX | 18:00 | 7115.08 | -89.71 | -1.25% | CAC40 | 17:46 | 3806.85 | -57.73 | -1.49% | Nikkei | 08:32 | 9574.32 | 26.53 | 0.28% | Shanghai | 09:22 | 2705.43 | -24.62 | -0.90% | Hang-Seng | 10:36 | 22343.77 | -152.23 | -0.68% | All Ords | 08:37 | 4635.40 | -15.70 | -0.34% | NZSE 50 | 07:26 | 3506.37 | 17.52 | 0.50% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1523.43 | -1.16 | -0.08% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 10425.59 | 111.40 | 1.08% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 335183 | 5568 | 1.69% | Silver | 19:59 | 35.3610 | .0410 | 0.12% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1770.00 | -19.20 | -1.07% | Palladium | 19:58 | 774.50 | -17.50 | -2.21% | R157 | 17:06 | 7.57 | .07 | 0.93% | R204 | 17:06 | 8.32 | .08 | 0.97% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 113.68 | -6.03 | -5.04% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 6.8435 | 0.0785 | 1.16% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 11.0377 | -0.0102 | -0.09% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 9.6884 | -0.0830 | -0.85% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 5.5182 | -0.0210 | -0.38% | Rand / AUD | 19:50 | 7.2245 | -0.0013 | -0.02% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 80.9000 | 0.3700 | 0.46% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7060 | 0.0139 | 2.01% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.4166 | -0.0275 | -1.90% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6179 | 0.0075 | 1.23% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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15/06/2011 | 126 | 190 | 71 | 387 | 349,715,410 | R19,994,598,260 | 146531 | 1612249 | 14/06/2011 | 152 | 165 | 82 | 399 | 298,943,098 | R16,131,791,189 | 103549 | 1534012 | 13/06/2011 | 124 | 190 | 95 | 409 | 310,533,996 | R13,598,500,740 | 97413 | 1536572 | 10/06/2011 | 106 | 214 | 78 | 398 | 264,611,450 | R12,651,223,217 | 90445 | 1836394 | 09/06/2011 | 167 | 144 | 90 | 401 | 300,166,119 | R12,186,884,209 | 93442 | 1526588 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 27,684.38 | -213.54 | -0.77% | Industrial | 32,105.26 | -238.47 | -0.74% | Mid Cap | 41,721.90 | -242.12 | -0.58% | Small Cap | 31,982.78 | -151.32 | -0.47% | Resource 20 | 52,213.56 | -590.23 | -1.12% | Industrial 25 | 26,911.37 | -195.38 | -0.72% | Financial 15 | 7,945.85 | -6.48 | -0.08% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 29,934.37 | -152.49 | -0.51% | All Share | 31,000.52 | -228.84 | -0.73% | Oil & Gas | 26,570.73 | -39.86 | -0.15% | Mining | 34,198.00 | -414.86 | -1.20% | Gold Mining | 2,401.97 | 11.01 | 0.46% | Platinum Mining | 68.72 | -.92 | -1.32% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,286.59 | -21.43 | -0.15% | Basic Materials | 29,046.76 | -343.77 | -1.17% | Chemicals | 13,664.13 | -61.91 | -0.45% | Forestry & Paper | 14,636.39 | -152.04 | -1.03% | Industrial Metals | 29,084.20 | -259.19 | -0.88% | Industrials | 27,550.19 | -60.01 | -0.22% | General Industrials | 75,072.45 | 300.85 | 0.40% | Consumer Goods | 26,456.23 | -264.33 | -0.99% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,387.63 | -9.06 | -0.27% | Household Goods | 149.22 | -0 | -0.09% | Health Care | 33,340.96 | -151.80 | -0.45% | Beverages | 81.47 | -1.26 | -1.52% | Food Producers | 47,250.89 | -395.57 | -0.83% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Personal Goods | 416.58 | -2.00 | -0.48% | Consumer Services | 51,971.32 | -261.47 | -0.50% | General Retailers | 40,174.23 | -346.98 | -0.86% | Travel & Leisure | 3,720.21 | 35.00 | 0.95% | Media | 82.93 | -.70 | -0.84% | Support Services | 2,413.48 | 6.09 | 0.25% | Telecommunications | 66,843.52 | -639.84 | -0.95% | Financials | 21,183.59 | -12.30 | -0.06% | Banks | 39,236.77 | 72.27 | 0.18% | Non-life Insurance | 30,456.86 | -994.21 | -3.16% | Life Insurance | 15,541.41 | -55.93 | -0.36% | General Financial | 2,223.98 | -16.64 | -0.74% | Technology | 21,517.95 | -137.22 | -0.63% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,057.15 | -30 | -0.97% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,124.72 | -30 | -0.96% | COAL MINING | 22,453.38 | 102 | 0.46% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,549.04 | -15 | -0.33% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,047.37 | 20 | 1.92% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 383.55 | | 0.31% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 317.94 | | 0.30% | RESOURCE | 28,835.95 | -309 | -1.06% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 166.84 | -1 | -0.54% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,462.73 | -44 | -0.68% | Capped Top 40 | 14,462.82 | -97 | -0.67% | Capped All Share | 15,626.90 | -107 | -0.68% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | SELL | 10 Jun | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | SELL | 10 Jun | AIP | ADCOCK INGRAM HLGS LD | HOLD | 10 Jun | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | BUY | 10 Jun | EQS | EQSTRA HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 10 Jun |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 17 Jun 2011 | AFPREFINV | March 2011 (Final) | 17 Jun 2011 | BRC DIAM | March 2011 (Q) | 17 Jun 2011 | CAPRICORN | February 2011 (Final) | 17 Jun 2011 | INVPROP | March 2011 (Final) | 17 Jun 2011 | MERCHANT | March 2011 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | TELKOM | 11-06-13 | 11-07-01 | 11-07-11 | R 1.4500 | MIXTEL | 11-06-13 | 11-07-22 | 11-08-01 | R 0.0600 | ACUCAP | 11-06-09 | 11-06-24 | 11-07-04 | R 1.3888 | SYCOM | 11-06-09 | 11-06-24 | 11-07-04 | R 0.7949 | CLOVERPREF | 11-06-02 | 11-06-17 | 11-06-27 | R 0.0586 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | INVESTEC-P | 11-05-19 | 11-06-09 | 11-06-30 | R 3.4161 | INVLTDPREF | 11-05-19 | 11-06-09 | 11-06-30 | R 3.1884 | ABIL PREF | 11-05-23 | 11-06-09 | 11-06-20 | R 3.1000 | ASTRAL | 11-05-16 | 11-06-09 | 11-06-20 | R 3.0500 | ABIL | 11-05-23 | 11-06-09 | 11-06-20 | R 0.8500 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | ZEDP | Zeder Investments Ltd | 15/06/2011 | Confirmed | MTX | Metorex Ltd | 15/06/2011 | Confirmed | CNL | Control Instruments Group Ltd | 15/06/2011 | Confirmed | PLD | Paladin Capital Ltd | 15/06/2011 | Confirmed | GDF | Gold Reef Resorts Ltd | 15/06/2011 | Confirmed |
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