Wednesday, 13 July 2011 - 20:00
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Industrial action in South Africa's oil sector that is threatening refineries and fuel supplies intensified on Wednesday after a small but influential union said it would join other labour groups already on strike. Full story
South Africa's powerful National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday wage talks with the country's main gold miners had deadlocked and it was preparing for a strike. Full story |
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Three bombs rocked crowded districts of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people in the biggest militant attack on India's financial capital since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants. Full storyForces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi retook on Wednesday a village south of the capital seized by rebels a week ago, delivering a setback to rebel plans for a march on Tripoli. Full storyDivers widened their search for 29 remaining missing boat passengers after the death toll in Russia's worst river disaster in three decades reached 100, the Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday. Full story |
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Markets | Gold surged to a record near
$1,590 an ounce on Wednesday as the possibility of more Federal
Reserve stimulus coupled with Europe's deepening. . . Full story | | European shares bounced back
from recent losses on Wednesday as risk appetite improved after
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central. . . Full story | | Wall Street rebounded from a
three-day sell-off on Wednesday as comments from Federal
Reserve Chairman Ben Benanke raised hopes that there could be
further. . . Full story | | Soothing comments from
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and data on China's
economic growth triggered a rally in stocks and the euro on
Wednesday. . . Full story |
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| Stronger miners propped up
Britain's top share index on Wednesday, underpinned by
confidence in metal demand on reassuring Chinese economic data,
more than offsetting. . . Full story | | European shares edged up on
Wednesday, with miners rising after encouraging Chinese data,
and Italian banks recovering some of the ground lost in. . . Full story | | Hong Kong and Shanghai shares
staged a mild rebound on Wednesday after data showed China's
economy grew faster than expected in the second. . . Full story | | Australian shares
ended 0.4 percent higher on Wednesday on relief that Chinese
growth slowed less than expected in the second quarter, which
helped offset. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Shares in South Africa's Harmony Gold soared over six percent on Wednesday as bullion's spot price hit record highs in several. . . Full story | | Nationalisation of South Africa's mines needs to be debated and not dismissed, the head of Africa's top gold miner said on. . . Full story | | South Africa's government needs to do more to support the country's vital manufacturing sector, which is only "coping" with the pressures. . . Full story | | Maize deliveries to South African silos rose to 3.813 million tonnes in the week to July 8, up from a revised. . . Full story |
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| A strike at Rio Tinto's Rossing uranium mine in Namibia, the world's third largest, has halted production since Tuesday, a company. . . Full story | | Frontier Rare Earths Ltd agreed to form a strategic partnership with state-run Korea Resources Corp to develop Frontier's Zandkopsdrift project in. . . Full story | | | | Cocoa grindings in Cameroon increased by 54 percent in the 2010/11 season to 27,131 tonnes of beans ground by May 31,. . . Full story |
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| Gold Fields, South Africa's second-largest gold producer, said on Wednesday it had shut the No. 3 shaft at its Beatrix mine in South Africa after a fatality at the mine.. . . Full story | | South Africa's government
needs to do more to support the country's vital manufacturing
sector, which is only "coping" with the pressures it is under,
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.. . . Full story | | South African power utility Eskom said on Wednesday it had sold 200 million rand of its 2023 bond at a clearing yield of 9.005 percent, unchanged from the previous auction.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that the group expects to release audited earnings per share ("basic EPS") and headline earnings per share ("HEPS"). . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the cautionary announcement dated 25 February 2011 and the subsequent renewals thereof on 12 April 2011, 16. . . Full story | | Business Report highlighted that the Spar Group is considering further opportunities elsewhere in Africa and may tailor its business model to. . . Full story | | Datatec subsidiary Westcon has agreed to acquire entrada Kommunikations GmbH ("entrada"), a German based, value added distributor of IT security products. . . Full story |
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| First Uranium announced that, following the announcement by Village Main Reef that it intends to sell its 26 percent interest in First Uranium, the board of directors of First Uranium has empowered a special committee of directors to monitor developments and undertake a strategic review of the Company and its capital structure and to advise on any strategic alternatives that may be in the interests of First Uranium and stakeholders in First Uranium.. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 32310.38 | 383.83 | 1.20% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 28954.57 | 378.85 | 1.33% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2545.11 | 113.91 | 4.69% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 21737.73 | 71.57 | 0.33% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 33782.24 | 361.88 | 1.08% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 28409.40 | 343.84 | 1.23% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 54275.86 | 885.75 | 1.66% | DJ Futures | 19:40 | 12510.00 | 102.00 | 0.82% | DJ Ind | 19:41 | 12568.84 | 121.96 | 0.98% | SP 500 | 19:20 | 1326.33 | 12.69 | 0.97% | Nasdaq | 19:20 | 2815.08 | 33.17 | 1.19% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5906.43 | 37.47 | 0.64% | DAX | 17:16 | 7268.42 | 94.28 | 1.31% | CAC40 | 17:16 | 3792.05 | 17.93 | 0.48% | Nikkei | 08:32 | 9963.14 | 37.22 | 0.37% | Shanghai | 09:22 | 2795.48 | 40.90 | 1.48% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 21926.88 | 263.72 | 1.22% | All Ords | 08:41 | 4583.20 | 19.70 | 0.43% | NZSE 50 | 07:26 | 3424.35 | -6.03 | -0.18% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:58 | 1584.58 | 17.14 | 1.09% | Gold/Rand | 19:58 | 10804.55 | 38.50 | 0.36% | Gold/R kg | 19:56 | 346427 | 4405 | 1.29% | Silver | 19:58 | 38.1030 | 2.0530 | 5.69% | Platinum | 19:55 | 1755.50 | 26.35 | 1.52% | Palladium | 19:58 | 780.00 | 17.45 | 2.29% | R157 | 17:00 | 7.51 | -.02 | -0.27% | R204 | 16:06 | 8.28 | -.02 | -0.24% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 118.22 | 1.37 | 1.17% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 6.8192 | -0.0515 | -0.75% | Rand / Pound | 19:58 | 10.9440 | 0.0226 | 0.21% | Rand / Euro | 19:58 | 9.6426 | 0.0421 | 0.44% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 5.7069 | 0.0853 | 1.52% | Rand / AUD | 19:58 | 7.3385 | 0.0472 | 0.65% | Yen / Dollar | 19:56 | 79.0200 | -0.1200 | -0.15% | Euro / Dollar | 19:57 | 0.7071 | -0.0089 | -1.24% | Dollar / Euro | 19:57 | 1.4141 | 0.0177 | 1.27% | Pound / Dollar | 19:58 | 0.6211 | -0.0061 | -0.97% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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13/07/2011 | 237 | 110 | 72 | 419 | 269,408,818 | R12,555,946,028 | 92043 | 1973809 | 12/07/2011 | 172 | 161 | 74 | 407 | 338,158,919 | R13,691,989,541 | 96990 | 2027828 | 11/07/2011 | 128 | 193 | 84 | 405 | 235,575,632 | R10,118,600,011 | 84227 | 1673883 | 08/07/2011 | 135 | 191 | 80 | 406 | 260,426,726 | R13,184,729,038 | 90994 | 1749084 | 07/07/2011 | 195 | 123 | 97 | 415 | 284,554,617 | R10,054,214,121 | 78407 | 1438236 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 28,954.57 | 378.85 | 1.33% | Industrial | 33,782.24 | 361.88 | 1.08% | Mid Cap | 42,739.80 | 270.60 | 0.64% | Small Cap | 32,565.16 | 14.26 | 0.04% | Resource 20 | 54,275.86 | 885.75 | 1.66% | Industrial 25 | 28,409.40 | 343.84 | 1.23% | Financial 15 | 8,165.61 | 33.95 | 0.42% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 31,413.66 | 288.47 | 0.93% | All Share | 32,310.38 | 383.83 | 1.20% | Oil & Gas | 27,014.45 | -29.95 | -0.11% | Mining | 35,671.64 | 723.55 | 2.07% | Gold Mining | 2,545.11 | 113.91 | 4.69% | Platinum Mining | 65.88 | .47 | 0.72% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,525.17 | -16.10 | -0.11% | Basic Materials | 30,310.52 | 588.98 | 1.98% | Chemicals | 14,205.14 | 80.67 | 0.57% | Forestry & Paper | 15,127.58 | 441.42 | 3.01% | Industrial Metals | 30,827.17 | -17.28 | -0.06% | Industrials | 28,805.17 | 168.23 | 0.59% | General Industrials | 79,480.84 | 368.64 | 0.47% | Consumer Goods | 28,564.10 | 365.76 | 1.30% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,623.13 | 22.64 | 0.63% | Household Goods | 149.35 | 3 | 1.73% | Health Care | 33,111.72 | -46.90 | -0.14% | Beverages | 88.06 | 1.26 | 1.45% | Food Producers | 49,525.54 | 184.51 | 0.37% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Personal Goods | 458.93 | 5.99 | 1.32% | Consumer Services | 53,586.79 | 638.62 | 1.21% | General Retailers | 42,473.10 | 848.45 | 2.04% | Travel & Leisure | 3,787.84 | 22.63 | 0.60% | Media | 82.88 | .52 | 0.63% | Support Services | 2,353.52 | -2.26 | -0.10% | Telecommunications | 69,945.27 | 864.13 | 1.25% | Financials | 21,737.73 | 71.57 | 0.33% | Banks | 40,371.19 | 185.00 | 0.46% | Non-life Insurance | 31,766.31 | 121.24 | 0.38% | Life Insurance | 16,040.83 | 81.44 | 0.51% | General Financial | 2,311.53 | 19.10 | 0.83% | Technology | 23,247.51 | -10.34 | -0.04% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,190.36 | 51 | 1.64% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,252.21 | 48 | 1.51% | COAL MINING | 23,607.76 | 389 | 1.67% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,595.95 | 9 | 0.20% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,174.00 | 31 | 2.70% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 388.16 | | -0.71% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 319.90 | | -0.58% | RESOURCE | 29,975.67 | 523 | 1.78% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 171.02 | 1 | 0.78% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,718.22 | 70 | 1.06% | Capped Top 40 | 15,111.33 | 191 | 1.28% | Capped All Share | 16,279.77 | 190 | 1.18% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | SELL | 11 Jul | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | SELL | 11 Jul | AIP | ADCOCK INGRAM HLGS LD | HOLD | 11 Jul | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | BUY | 11 Jul | EQS | EQSTRA HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 11 Jul |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 15 Jul 2011 | ROCKWELL | May 2011 (Q) | 19 Jul 2011 | FOORD | June 2011 (Interim) | 19 Jul 2011 | FOORDCMPS | June 2011 (Interim) | 19 Jul 2011 | FOORDDP | June 2011 (Interim) | 19 Jul 2011 | FOORDPP | June 2011 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | REUNERT5.5 | 11-07-11 | 11-07-22 | 11-08-01 | R 0.0550 | BEIGE | 11-06-30 | 11-07-15 | 11-07-25 | R 0.0015 | NICTUS | 11-06-30 | 11-07-15 | 11-07-25 | R 0.0950 | HUDACO | 11-06-29 | 11-08-12 | 11-08-22 | R 1.3000 | PRIMESERV | 11-06-29 | 11-07-15 | 11-07-25 | R 0.0250 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | TONGAAT | 11-05-30 | 11-07-08 | 11-07-21 | R 1.4000 | ADCORP | 11-05-25 | 11-07-08 | 11-07-18 | R 1.2100 | CADIZ | 11-05-30 | 11-07-08 | 11-07-18 | R 0.2000 | MERCHANT | 11-06-20 | 11-07-08 | 11-07-18 | R 0.1100 | DCENTRIX | 11-06-20 | 11-07-08 | 11-07-18 | R 0.0918 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | SOV | Sovereign Food Investments Ltd | 13/07/2011 | Confirmed | MMG | MICROmega Holdings Ltd | 15/07/2011 | Confirmed | ATN | Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd | 15/07/2011 | Confirmed | ATNP | Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd | 15/07/2011 | Confirmed | ILV | Illovo Sugar Ltd | 19/07/2011 | Confirmed |
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