Wednesday, 20 July 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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Annual growth in South Africa's retail sales was flat in May and inflation quickened more than expected in June, highlighting the dilemma the Reserve Bank is facing in containing inflation without hurting an already-weak recovery. Full story
South Africa's petroleum employers industry group is in talks to end the country's fuel strike and feels the nearly two week work stoppage could soon be over, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Full story |
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Serbia arrested the last major war crimes suspect from the 1990s Yugoslav conflicts on Wednesday, closing what its president called a "burdensome" page in the country's history and boosting its hopes of joining the European Union. Full storyThe United Nations declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia Wednesday and said it could quickly spread unless donors took action. Full storyMuammar Gaddafi could stay in Libya if he gives up power, France said on Wednesday, signalling a new effort to find a diplomatic solution to a five-month-old war that has failed to oust the resilient leader. Full story |
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Markets | European shares posted a second
day of gains on Wednesday buoyed by strong corporate earnings
and on hopes sovereign debt deals would be. . . Full story | | Banking stocks led Britain's top
shares higher on Wednesday on strong corporate earnings and
optimism over a deal in Washington to increase the. . . Full story | | World stocks, with the
exception of Wall Street, rose on Wednesday on strong earnings
results and hopes for an increase in the U.S.. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks dipped on
Wednesday, with technology shares falling as a blowout quarter
from Apple failed to entice more buying after Wall Street's
best. . . Full story |
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| Gold rose on Wednesday after
the previous session's drop from record highs, as investors
focused on economic uncertainty despite progress in talks on
raising. . . Full story | | European share prices rose on
Wednesday, building on gains made in the previous session after
Wall Street rose sharply after some strong corporate. . . Full story | | Tokyo stocks marked their biggest
daily rise in three weeks to close above 10,000 on Wednesday,
boosted by a rally in tech shares. . . Full story | | Australian shares jumped 1.8
percent on Wednesday, the biggest one-day percentage rally since
early December, as banks and miners led a broad rebound,
encouraged. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Growth in South Africa's retail sales flat in May at 0.0 percent year-on-year at constant prices from an upwardly revised 10.0. . . Full story | | Maize deliveries to South African silos rose to 4.736 million tonnes in the week to July 15, from a revised 3.816. . . Full story | | South Africa is seen harvesting 1.7 million tonnes of wheat in the 2011 season, compared with 1.4 million tonnes in the. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand firmed slightly against the dollar on Wednesday ahead of data expected to show inflation edged higher in June,. . . Full story |
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Africa's retail sales was flat in May and inflation quickened
more than expected in June, highlighting the dilemma the. . . Full story | | The Johannesburg Stock Exchange briefly halted trade on Tuesday due to a technical glitch, as Africa's biggest bourse was hit again. . . Full story | | South Africa's Treasury said on Wednesday it would issue 1.1 billion randworth of the 2020 government bond and 1.0 billion rand. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand recouped some of its overnight losses against a struggling dollar on Tuesday but was on the back foot. . . Full story |
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| South African retailer Woolworths said it expects full-year earnings to rise by as much as 30 percent, sending its shares to a record high on renewed optimism about consumer spending in. . . Full story | | Canadian miner Eastern Platinum reported lower second-quarter production at its flagship Crocodile River mine in South Africa due to labour disruptions.. . . Full story | | Demands for double-digit increases by striking workers in South Africa's fuel industry are unreasonable, head of the South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA) said on Tuesday.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that the Trustco Abridged Financial Results and Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2011, which contains. . . Full story | | AFGRI shareholders are advised that the Company is expecting a decrease of between 35% and 45% in respect of earnings per. . . Full story | | Shareholders of GPI are hereby advised that Miss Dhanasagree (Daisy) Naidoo has resigned as independent non-executive director of the Company with. . . Full story | | The board of Calgro advised that, at the annual general meeting of shareholders held today, 20 July 2011, all the resolutions. . . Full story |
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| Aquarius announced that the results of an independent audit of the hangingwall support methodologies employed across its South African mines are. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the announcement published on SENS on 7 July 2011, relating to a legal dispute with a disgruntled. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that Merafe is expecting to report earnings per share and headline earnings per share of between 3 cents. . . Full story | | Datatec published an IMS (interim management statement) covering the period from 1 March 2011 to 30 June 2011 ("the period").
The. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period was higher at R359.8 million (2010: R327 million). Gross profit increased to R131.5 million (2010: R107.2. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period increased to R2.5 billion (2010: R2.3 billion). Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and impairments (EBITDA). . . Full story | | Investment income dropped to R42.8 million (R46.7 million) but profit attributable to ordinary shareholders more than doubled to R5.5 million (R1.5. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year ended 31 April 2011 increased by 13.8% to R1.316 billion (2010: R1.156 billion). Profit before depreciation, amortisation,. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 32056.06 | -2.62 | -0.01% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 28708.96 | 1.60 | 0.01% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2564.54 | -37.16 | -1.43% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 21557.87 | 43.77 | 0.20% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 33515.01 | 35.88 | 0.11% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 28157.39 | 38.45 | 0.14% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 53845.76 | -127.33 | -0.24% | DJ Futures | 19:10 | 12510.00 | -7.00 | -0.06% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 12594.80 | 7.38 | 0.06% | SP 500 | 19/07 | 1326.73 | 21.29 | 1.63% | Nasdaq | 19/07 | 2826.52 | 61.41 | 2.22% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5853.82 | 63.83 | 1.10% | DAX | 18:02 | 7221.36 | 28.69 | 0.40% | CAC40 | 17:50 | 3754.60 | 59.65 | 1.61% | Nikkei | 08:16 | 10005.90 | 116.18 | 1.17% | Shanghai | 09:32 | 2794.21 | -2.78 | -0.10% | Hang-Seng | 10:22 | 22003.69 | 101.29 | 0.46% | All Ords | 08:41 | 4618.40 | 79.00 | 1.74% | NZSE 50 | 07:26 | 3408.37 | 16.35 | 0.48% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1597.14 | 9.94 | 0.63% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 10980.98 | -14.22 | -0.13% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 353038 | -3576 | -1.00% | Silver | 19:59 | 39.6650 | .6950 | 1.78% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1770.75 | 4.25 | 0.24% | Palladium | 19:57 | 792.08 | 4.83 | 0.61% | R157 | 17:06 | 7.42 | -.08 | -1.07% | R204 | 17:06 | 8.18 | -.10 | -1.21% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 117.75 | -.01 | -0.01% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 6.8754 | -0.0518 | -0.75% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 11.0713 | -0.0681 | -0.61% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 9.7747 | -0.0305 | -0.31% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 5.8849 | -0.0419 | -0.71% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 7.3910 | -0.0438 | -0.59% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 78.7400 | -0.4400 | -0.56% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7032 | -0.0030 | -0.42% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.4217 | 0.0061 | 0.43% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6190 | -0.0009 | -0.15% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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20/07/2011 | 152 | 155 | 99 | 406 | 277,636,986 | R15,179,334,279 | 96527 | 1814527 | 19/07/2011 | 185 | 163 | 77 | 425 | 256,784,102 | R12,959,878,392 | 80841 | 1291078 | 18/07/2011 | 113 | 226 | 66 | 405 | 268,259,384 | R13,081,537,721 | 89804 | 1752887 | 15/07/2011 | 196 | 131 | 78 | 405 | 286,101,528 | R11,859,925,617 | 80609 | 1783025 | 14/07/2011 | 158 | 166 | 91 | 415 | 283,008,846 | R11,604,389,400 | 84511 | 1838582 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 28,708.96 | 1.60 | 0.01% | Industrial | 33,515.01 | 35.88 | 0.11% | Mid Cap | 42,544.38 | -32.29 | -0.08% | Small Cap | 32,400.24 | -35.61 | -0.11% | Resource 20 | 53,845.76 | -127.33 | -0.24% | Industrial 25 | 28,157.39 | 38.45 | 0.14% | Financial 15 | 8,088.99 | 20.25 | 0.25% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 31,118.32 | 60.87 | 0.20% | All Share | 32,056.06 | -2.62 | -0.01% | Oil & Gas | 26,880.66 | 46.48 | 0.17% | Mining | 35,385.05 | -107.73 | -0.30% | Gold Mining | 2,564.54 | -37.16 | -1.43% | Platinum Mining | 67.46 | -.22 | -0.33% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,453.23 | 24.99 | 0.17% | Basic Materials | 30,066.58 | -79.22 | -0.26% | Chemicals | 13,981.69 | -18.22 | -0.13% | Forestry & Paper | 14,445.22 | -56.17 | -0.39% | Industrial Metals | 31,421.44 | 178.13 | 0.57% | Industrials | 28,335.41 | -98.68 | -0.35% | General Industrials | 78,418.11 | 116.42 | 0.15% | Consumer Goods | 28,166.75 | 135.75 | 0.48% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,811.08 | 86.05 | 2.31% | Household Goods | 145.85 | 2 | 1.46% | Health Care | 33,450.11 | 148.62 | 0.45% | Beverages | 87.65 | .15 | 0.17% | Food Producers | 49,909.12 | 239.31 | 0.48% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Personal Goods | 444.15 | 3.30 | 0.75% | Consumer Services | 53,293.91 | -183.39 | -0.34% | General Retailers | 42,752.71 | 36.63 | 0.09% | Travel & Leisure | 3,752.37 | 6.27 | 0.17% | Media | 81.74 | -.86 | -1.04% | Support Services | 2,377.88 | -2.26 | -0.09% | Telecommunications | 70,181.46 | 117.41 | 0.17% | Financials | 21,557.87 | 43.77 | 0.20% | Banks | 39,839.73 | 15.42 | 0.04% | Non-life Insurance | 31,766.31 | .00 | 0.00% | Life Insurance | 15,916.21 | 26.97 | 0.17% | General Financial | 2,306.22 | 24.75 | 1.08% | Technology | 23,131.38 | -84.70 | -0.36% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,170.07 | -4 | -0.13% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,232.49 | -4 | -0.12% | COAL MINING | 24,388.92 | -146 | -0.60% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,611.76 | 17 | 0.37% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,150.37 | -8 | -0.66% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 387.13 | | 0.24% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 319.08 | | 0.24% | RESOURCE | 29,747.05 | -72 | -0.24% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 171.76 | 1 | 0.40% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,654.24 | 6 | 0.08% | Capped Top 40 | 14,998.25 | -1 | -0.01% | Capped All Share | 16,158.57 | -4 | -0.02% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NPK | NAMPAK | HOLD | 18 Jul | ASA | ABSA GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 18 Jul | SHF | STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL H... | BUY | 18 Jul | EMI | EMIRA PROPERTY FUND | HOLD | 18 Jul | FSR | FIRSTRAND LIMITED | BUY | 18 Jul |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 21 Jul 2011 | KUMBA | June 2011 (Interim) | 25 Jul 2011 | AMPLATS | June 2011 (Interim) | 25 Jul 2011 | ANGLOPLATCCP | June 2011 (Interim) | 25 Jul 2011 | HULAMIN | June 2011 (Interim) | 25 Jul 2011 | HULAMINA | June 2011 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | MAS | 11-07-15 | 11-07-29 | 11-08-12 | R 0.0214 | REUNERT5.5 | 11-07-11 | 11-07-22 | 11-08-01 | R 0.0550 | HUDACO | 11-06-29 | 11-08-12 | 11-08-22 | R 1.3000 | NASPERS-N | 11-06-27 | 11-09-16 | 11-09-26 | R 2.7000 | ARGENT | 11-06-23 | 11-09-02 | 11-09-12 | R 0.0300 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | LEWIS | 11-05-23 | 11-07-15 | 11-07-25 | R 2.0700 | PERGRIN | 11-06-01 | 11-07-15 | 11-07-25 | R 0.3500 | NETCARE | 11-05-16 | 11-07-15 | 11-07-25 | R 0.2200 | NICTUS | 11-06-30 | 11-07-15 | 11-07-25 | R 0.0950 | AMECOR | 11-06-29 | 11-07-15 | 11-07-25 | R 0.0800 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | CGR | Calgro M3 Holdings Ltd | 20/07/2011 | Confirmed | ALT | Allied Technologies Ltd | 20/07/2011 | Confirmed | OAS | Oasis Crescent Property Fund | 21/07/2011 | Confirmed | HLM | Hulamin Ltd | 21/07/2011 | Confirmed | IQG | IQuad Group Ltd | 21/07/2011 | Confirmed |
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