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 The Sharenet Daily 
Tuesday, 26 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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News
Top News
Markets
SA Business
Company News
Company Results
World Markets (Spot Prices)
JSE Today
JSE Trading Statistics
Major Moves
Index Summary
Latest Consensus Changes / Results Expected
Recent Dividends / Ex Div
Upcoming AGMs
Stock Exchange News Service (SENS)


Charts
 
Top News
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South African gold miners will this week join thousands of workers seeking pay rises in widening nationwide strikes, threatening to hurt exports from Africa's largest economy at a time when bullion is at record highs.  Full story

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Demand for South African government debt picked up at a weekly auction on Tuesday mainly due to strong foreign buying.  Full story
The lawyer of a Norwegian who killed at least 76 people in a bombing and a shooting spree said on Tuesday his client appeared to be a madman.  Full story
China's rail minister, facing public outrage over Saturday's deadly train crash, has ordered a two-month safety review of railway operations and apologised for the accident which killed 39 people, state media reported on Tuesday.  Full story
McDonald's Corp said on Tuesday it will soon tweak its children's Happy Meals, reducing the french fry portion by more than half and automatically adding apples to the popular meals, after coming under pressure from consumer groups to provide healthier fare.  Full story
 
Markets
European shares fell on Tuesday, dented by a slew of poor earnings news, contagion fears in the euro zone debt crisis after Spanish. . .  Full story
Gold traded flat on Tuesday after the last session's record high, as investors stayed on the sidelines as Washington remained in a stalemate. . .  Full story
U.S. stocks continued to face headwinds on Tuesday from the ongoing stalemate in Washington over raising the debt ceiling, with light volume showing. . .  Full story
Britain's top shares managed modest gains on Tuesday as solid results from blue-chips including drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and energy firm BG Group more than offset. . .  Full story

The U.S. dollar fell broadly on Tuesday as U.S. lawmakers remained deadlocked over raising the nation's debt ceiling to avoid a devastating default,. . .  Full story
European stocks fell on Tuesday, knocked lower by a raft of disappointing earnings, while rising yields at Italian and Spanish debt auctions reignited. . .  Full story
The dollar fell across the board on Tuesday after U.S. President Barack Obama gave no sign of a swift breakthrough in deadlocked talks. . .  Full story
The Nikkei stock average rose on Tuesday as robust quarterly earnings and higher profit forecasts from the likes of digital camera and copier. . .  Full story
SA Business
De Beers, one of the world's largest diamond producers, posted a 55 percent jump in first-half earnings on the back of. . .  Full story
The South African Reserve Bank's leading business cycle indicator fell by 1.6 percent in May compared with April, the central bank. . .  Full story
South Africa's Optimum Coal is operating at 10 to 20 percent of its normal capacity due to a strike over wages. . .  Full story
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Harmony Gold said on Tuesday its employees who are members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) would down tools at. . .  Full story
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South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Tuesday it had declared a dispute over wages with Exxaro's operations not. . .  Full story
South Africa lowered its May 2010-April 2011 maize output forecast on Tuesday, in line with market expectations, on the back of. . .  Full story

South Africa's AECI Ltd is looking to spend up to $148 million on acquisitions in Brazil's chemical industry, its chief executive. . .  Full story
Omnia Holdings will look at chemicals business acquisitions outside South Africa as it sees limited buy opportunities locally, the company's chairman. . .  Full story
Miner Xstrata posted a 6 percent increase in copper output during the second quarter, broadly in line with forecasts, as volume in Chile. . .  Full story
South African petrochemicals group Sasol, the world's biggest maker of motor fuel from coal, expects to produce around 7.3 million tonnes. . .  Full story
Company News
Holders of ordinary shares in the company were advised that Investec Bank Ltd ("IBL") has acquired shares in the open market. . .  Full story
Mr Donald de Bastiani has notified the board of Bell of his resignation as a non- executive director from the board. . .  Full story
Rockwell announced further progress in its turnaround strategy, with the sale of three non core assets which generated total proceeds of. . .  Full story
Old Mutual plc announced that its majority owned South African banking subsidiary Nedbank Group Ltd made the following announcement on 26. . .  Full story

On 7 July 2011 the group advised that the board was satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty existed that diluted. . .  Full story
Anglo drew attention to the De Beers SA ("De Beers") announcement of its results for the six months ended 30 June. . .  Full story
The ratings of Nedbank Group and Nedbank reflect the bank's intrinsic strength through its well established and improving domestic franchise. The. . .  Full story
According to Business Day, Zurich CEO Guy Munnoch announced plans to expand into the rest of Africa in addition to widening. . .  Full story
Company Results
Revenue soared to R3.4 billion (R2.7 billion) and gross profit rose to R239.8 million (R186.5 million). Operating profit increased to R131.7. . .  Full story
Net sales revenue was up 19% to R24.8 billion (R20.8 billion). Operating profit rose by 26% to R4.8 billion (R3.8 billion).. . .  Full story
Gross insurance premium dropped to R2.1 billion (R2.4 billion), however the company turnaround and reported a profit after tax of R37. . .  Full story
Revenue for the interim period ended 30 June 2011 improved by 10% to R6 billion (R5.4 billion) and profit from operations. . .  Full story
World Markets (Spot Prices)
NameTimeRPMove% Move
JSE Overall17:0031868.73-197.11-0.61%
JSE Top 4017:0028519.46-201.52-0.70%
JSE Gold17:002473.06-73.43-2.88%
JSE Financial17:0021536.87-88.89-0.41%
JSE Industrial17:0033374.67-158.86-0.47%
JSE Indust 2517:0028015.50-157.28-0.56%
JSE Resource17:0053336.30-443.06-0.82%
DJ Futures19:4012470.00-84.00-0.67%
DJ Ind19:4512528.92-63.88-0.51%
SP 50019:261333.88-3.55-0.27%
Nasdaq19:262842.74-0.06-0.00%
FTSE 10017:355929.734.470.08%
DAX17:567349.454.910.07%
CAC4017:403787.88-25.09-0.66%
Nikkei08:2610097.7247.710.47%
Shanghai09:322703.0314.280.53%
Hang-Seng10:2222572.08278.791.25%
All Ords08:394646.3042.500.92%
NZSE 5007:323416.62-11.53-0.34%
NameTimeRPMove% Move
Gold19:591617.153.290.20%
Gold/Rand20:0010777.50-142.95-1.31%
Gold/R kg20:00346497-3778-1.08%
Silver19:5940.9050.56501.40%
Platinum19:581801.5013.500.76%
Palladium19:57835.2530.753.82%
R15713:067.40.010.14%
R20417:068.18.020.18%
Brent Crude19:56118.08.080.07%
Rand / Dollar19:596.6645-0.0999-1.48%
Rand / Pound19:5910.9015-0.0788-0.72%
Rand / Euro19:599.6737-0.0513-0.53%
Rand / NZD19:595.8109-0.0346-0.59%
Rand / AUD19:597.3077-0.0321-0.44%
Yen / Dollar19:5877.8900-0.3600-0.46%
Euro / Dollar19:540.6888-0.0068-0.98%
Dollar / Euro19:541.45140.01370.95%
Pound / Dollar19:590.6092-0.0047-0.77%

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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
DateAdv.Decl.Unch.ActivesVolumeValueTradesOrders
26/07/201112820888424240,936,796R11,392,258,353765221794137
25/07/201116618580431221,211,090R10,193,198,580804761694154
22/07/201113717799413300,400,983R11,190,659,344858181826340
21/07/201116917091430302,114,410R14,088,158,282905332065784
20/07/201115215599406277,636,986R15,179,334,279965271814527

Major Moves Up
SharenameSaleMove% MoveVolume
1 LONAFRIC  1712114.00.%300
2 ROLFES  2422712.56.%29142
3 MARSHALL  580509.43.%300
4 TREMATON  150107.14.%1103
5 AMA  185116.32.%60343
6 VIVIDEND  464204.50.%19140
7 TELEMASTR  15553.33.%1000
8 EHSV  45731232.76.%11657
9 CITYLDG  62021612.67.%23372
10 ILIAD  540142.66.%5260
11 GOLDONE  37992.43.%536476
12 LIB-HOLD  75901802.43.%511793
13 MUSTEK  50381.62.%2800
14 HOLDSPORT  3150501.61.%2600
15 SUNINT  94881481.58.%49369
16 ONELOGIX  13521.50.%18380
17 ELLIES   21831.40.%154618
18 STEINHOFF  2348311.34.%3007297
19 LEWIS  85101101.31.%909355
20 DCENTRIX  41551.22.%34540

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Major Moves Down
SharenameSaleMove% MoveVolume
1 DELRAND  122-118-49.17.%322
2 BRIMSTON  800-100-11.11.%2000
3 WITSGOLD  4350-450-9.38.%2500
4 HULAMIN  700-67-8.74.%746503
5 RANGOLD  237-18-7.06.%1
6 DAWN  625-45-6.72.%26751
7 GBGOLD  1374-82-5.63.%11940
8 EASTPLATS  675-40-5.59.%45966
9 YORK  360-20-5.26.%32500
10 AQUARIUS  3240-160-4.71.%5248
11 WESIZWE  172-8-4.44.%93942
12 LITHA  257-11-4.10.%167855
13 TRENCOR  3450-145-4.03.%9333
14 DIAMONDCP  125-5-3.85.%1930
15 URONE  2580-91-3.41.%45579
16 SPURCORP  1350-44-3.16.%15605
17 ANGGOLD  29327-948-3.13.%1779743
18 RAUBEX  1550-50-3.13.%104273
19 DELTA  760-23-2.94.%1420
20 HCI  8250-240-2.83.%48541

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New Highs
SharenameSaleHighMove% MoveVolume
1 ROLFES  2422422712.56.%29142
2 HOLDSPORT  31503225501.61.%2600
3 RESILIENT  32903739331.01.%179196
4 MRPRICE  73007363400.55.%2356064

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New Lows
SharenameSaleLowMove% MoveVolume
1 RAUBEX  15501550-50-3.13.%104273
2 LONMIN  1430014225-286-1.96.%366336
3 SAPPI  31303122-50-1.57.%1294829
4 ARCMITTAL  74207390-105-1.40.%373845

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Index Summary
Index NameRPMove% Move
Top 4028,519.46-201.52-0.70%
Industrial33,374.67-158.86-0.47%
Mid Cap42,522.93-57.56-0.14%
Small Cap32,067.51-93.48-0.29%
Resource 2053,336.30-443.06-0.82%
Industrial 2528,015.50-157.28-0.56%
Financial 158,080.28-38.71-0.48%
Financial & Ind. 3031,002.33-179.24-0.57%
All Share31,868.73-197.11-0.61%
Oil & Gas 26,715.76-257.50-0.95%
Mining 35,005.93-303.92-0.86%
Gold Mining2,473.06-73.43-2.88%
Platinum Mining67.00-.11-0.16%
Oil & Gas Producers 14,364.57-138.46-0.95%
Basic Materials 29,740.74-251.92-0.84%
Chemicals 13,862.57-131.54-0.94%
Forestry & Paper 14,302.68-92.34-0.64%
Industrial Metals 30,969.66-169.88-0.55%
Industrials 28,242.23-131.02-0.46%
General Industrials 78,244.90-379.38-0.48%
Consumer Goods 27,914.68-266.28-0.94%
Automobiles & Parts 3,815.61-11.32-0.30%
Household Goods149.2221.34%
Health Care 33,096.01-17.77-0.05%
Beverages 87.17-.91-1.03%
Food Producers 49,823.24235.350.47%
Index NameRPMove% Move
Personal Goods 434.86-7.29-1.65%
Consumer Services 53,393.46134.500.25%
General Retailers 42,881.54-40.33-0.09%
Travel & Leisure 3,809.8141.181.09%
Media 80.82.200.25%
Support Services 2,384.42-17.11-0.71%
Telecommunications 70,372.70-307.33-0.43%
Financials 21,536.87-88.89-0.41%
Banks 39,656.56-243.18-0.61%
Non-life Insurance 31,526.25-118.82-0.38%
Life Insurance 15,974.17-3.46-0.02%
General Financial 2,284.03-6.64-0.29%
Technology 22,920.43-215.18-0.93%
SHARIAH TOP40 3,145.77-23-0.74%
FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL3,209.32-22-0.69%
COAL MINING24,420.78-25-0.10%
FTSE JSE Fledgling 4,583.72-15-0.33%
FTSE/JSE Alt X 1,184.25322.79%
SA LISTED PROPERTY 389.23-0.05%
CAPPED PROPERTY 320.97-0.30%
RESOURCE 29,446.39-259-0.87%
DIVIDEND PLUS171.4500.11%
FTSE/JSE RAFI 406,627.73-37-0.56%
Capped Top 4014,907.04-103-0.69%
Capped All Share16,073.34-96-0.59%

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Latest Consensus Changes**
CodeCompany NameStatusUpdated
NPKNAMPAKHOLD22 Jul
ASAABSA GROUP LIMITEDBUY22 Jul
SHFSTEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL H...BUY22 Jul
EMIEMIRA PROPERTY FUNDHOLD22 Jul
FSRFIRSTRAND LIMITEDBUY22 Jul
Results Expected**
ExpectedCompany NameFin. Date
27 Jul 2011S.OCEANJune 2011 (Interim)
28 Jul 2011AECIJune 2011 (Interim)
28 Jul 2011AECI 5.5%PJune 2011 (Interim)
28 Jul 2011MONDILTDJune 2011 (Interim)
28 Jul 2011MONDILTDPJune 2011 (Interim)

Recent Dividends**
Share NameDec-DateLDTPay-DateAmount
AMPLATS11-07-2511-08-1211-08-22R 5.0000
ZURICH SA11-07-2511-08-0411-08-15R 1.0000
KUMBA11-07-2111-08-1211-08-22R 21.7000
FOORDCMPS11-07-2011-08-0411-08-15R 0.3000
AFROX11-07-1911-10-1411-10-24R 0.2200
Ex Div**
Share NameDec-DateLDTPay-DateAmount
SBR00311-05-0511-07-2211-08-05R 1.4900
AVUSA11-06-2311-07-2211-08-01R 0.8500
INVLTD11-05-1911-07-2211-08-08R 0.0900
INVPLC11-05-1911-07-2211-08-08R 0.0900
NAMPAK 6.511-06-2311-07-2211-08-01R 0.0650

Upcoming AGMs**
CodeCompany NameDateStatus
SNVSantova Logistics Ltd26/07/2011Confirmed
MDCMedi-Clinic Corporation Ltd27/07/2011Confirmed
GDNGooderson Leisure Corporation Ltd28/07/2011Confirmed
WGRTSXWitwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resource...29/07/2011Confirmed
TONTongaat Hulett Ltd29/07/2011Confirmed

Stock Exchange News Service
DateTimeHeadline
26/07/201117:05 Vox Telecom Limited - Acquisition of Ordinary Shares by Investec Bank
26/07/201117:01 John Daniel Holdings Limited - Renewal of the cautionary announcement
26/07/201117:00 Bell Equipment Limited - Change to the board of Directors
26/07/201116:43 Rockwell Diamonds Incorporated - Rockwell Diamonds` sale of unproductive
26/07/201116:35 Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd - Harmony Preparing For Possible Strike
26/07/201116:19 Premium Properties Limited - Posting of Premium`s annual report and
26/07/201116:09 Nictus - Dealing in securities by a director
26/07/201116:01 Old Mutual Plc - Trading statement for Nedbank Group Limited
26/07/201116:00 Nedbank Group Limited - Trading Statement
26/07/201115:26 Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited - Wits Gold initiates
26/07/201115:08 Sable Holdings Limited - Announcement regarding the posting of
26/07/201114:48 Medi-Clinic Corporation Limited - Exercise of options by director of major
26/07/201114:25 Insimbi - No Change Statement and Notice of Annual General Meeting
26/07/201113:45ACL129 - Absa Bank Limited - New Financial Instrument Listing
26/07/201113:28AMSIDE - Investec Warrants - Declared final ordinary dividend
26/07/201113:00 AECI Limited - Results presentation
26/07/201111:00 Alert Steel Holdings Limited - Alert Steel expands retail network
26/07/201111:00 Oando PLC - Oando earnings forecast for the third quarter ending 30
26/07/201110:13 Miranda Mineral Holdings Limited - Business rescue application in terms of
26/07/201110:05 Anglo American plc - Notification
26/07/201110:00 Anglo American plc - De Beers Interim results for the six months
26/07/201109:48 Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited - Change to the board of directors
26/07/201109:17NED - Nedbank Group Limited - Credit rating affirmed by Fitch
26/07/201109:14GRB84 - Grayston Conduit 1 (Proprietary) Limited - New Financial Instrument
26/07/201108:38 BSI Steel Limited - Dealing in securities by directors
26/07/201108:37 Trustco Group Holdings Limited - Voluntary announcement relating
26/07/201108:31 Litha Healthcare Group Limited - Results and adjournment of annual
26/07/201108:30 Merafe Resources Limited - Second quarter 2011 ferrochrome production
26/07/201108:09MWNT - Mine Waste Solutions - MWS receives Directive to Cease Operations
26/07/201108:08 Aquarius Platinum Limited - Production results to 30 June 2011
26/07/201108:04 First Uranium Corporation - First Uranium receives Directive to
26/07/201108:00 AngloGold Ashanti Limited - Anglogold Ashanti announces Tropicana Gold
26/07/201107:58 Gold One - Solid Operational Performance for Gold One for June 2011
26/07/201107:58 Gold One International Limited - Quarterly Activities Report
26/07/201107:40 Miranda Mineral Holdings Limited - Director`s dealing announcement
26/07/201107:10 British American Tobacco p.l.c - Transaction in own shares
26/07/201107:08 AECI Limited - Condensed consolidated unaudited interim financial
26/07/201107:07 AECI Limited - Cash dividend declaration
26/07/201107:06 AECI Limited - Detailed cautionary announcement relating to the proposed
26/07/201107:05 AECI LIMITED - Cautionary Announcement relating to the proposed
26/07/201107:05BIPINF - Bips Government Inflation Linked Bond Fund - Listing of Additional Bips
26/07/201107:05SBSI12 - The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited - New Financial Instrument

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