Tuesday, 26 July 2011 - 20:00
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Top News
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
Demand for South African government debt picked up at a weekly auction on Tuesday mainly due to strong foreign buying. Full story |
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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 storyChina'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 storyMcDonald'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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 | | | | 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 31868.73 | -197.11 | -0.61% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 28519.46 | -201.52 | -0.70% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2473.06 | -73.43 | -2.88% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 21536.87 | -88.89 | -0.41% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 33374.67 | -158.86 | -0.47% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 28015.50 | -157.28 | -0.56% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 53336.30 | -443.06 | -0.82% | DJ Futures | 19:40 | 12470.00 | -84.00 | -0.67% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 12528.92 | -63.88 | -0.51% | SP 500 | 19:26 | 1333.88 | -3.55 | -0.27% | Nasdaq | 19:26 | 2842.74 | -0.06 | -0.00% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5929.73 | 4.47 | 0.08% | DAX | 17:56 | 7349.45 | 4.91 | 0.07% | CAC40 | 17:40 | 3787.88 | -25.09 | -0.66% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 10097.72 | 47.71 | 0.47% | Shanghai | 09:32 | 2703.03 | 14.28 | 0.53% | Hang-Seng | 10:22 | 22572.08 | 278.79 | 1.25% | All Ords | 08:39 | 4646.30 | 42.50 | 0.92% | NZSE 50 | 07:32 | 3416.62 | -11.53 | -0.34% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1617.15 | 3.29 | 0.20% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 10777.50 | -142.95 | -1.31% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 346497 | -3778 | -1.08% | Silver | 19:59 | 40.9050 | .5650 | 1.40% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1801.50 | 13.50 | 0.76% | Palladium | 19:57 | 835.25 | 30.75 | 3.82% | R157 | 13:06 | 7.40 | .01 | 0.14% | R204 | 17:06 | 8.18 | .02 | 0.18% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 118.08 | .08 | 0.07% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 6.6645 | -0.0999 | -1.48% | Rand / Pound | 19:59 | 10.9015 | -0.0788 | -0.72% | Rand / Euro | 19:59 | 9.6737 | -0.0513 | -0.53% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 5.8109 | -0.0346 | -0.59% | Rand / AUD | 19:59 | 7.3077 | -0.0321 | -0.44% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 77.8900 | -0.3600 | -0.46% | Euro / Dollar | 19:54 | 0.6888 | -0.0068 | -0.98% | Dollar / Euro | 19:54 | 1.4514 | 0.0137 | 0.95% | Pound / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.6092 | -0.0047 | -0.77% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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26/07/2011 | 128 | 208 | 88 | 424 | 240,936,796 | R11,392,258,353 | 76522 | 1794137 | 25/07/2011 | 166 | 185 | 80 | 431 | 221,211,090 | R10,193,198,580 | 80476 | 1694154 | 22/07/2011 | 137 | 177 | 99 | 413 | 300,400,983 | R11,190,659,344 | 85818 | 1826340 | 21/07/2011 | 169 | 170 | 91 | 430 | 302,114,410 | R14,088,158,282 | 90533 | 2065784 | 20/07/2011 | 152 | 155 | 99 | 406 | 277,636,986 | R15,179,334,279 | 96527 | 1814527 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 28,519.46 | -201.52 | -0.70% | Industrial | 33,374.67 | -158.86 | -0.47% | Mid Cap | 42,522.93 | -57.56 | -0.14% | Small Cap | 32,067.51 | -93.48 | -0.29% | Resource 20 | 53,336.30 | -443.06 | -0.82% | Industrial 25 | 28,015.50 | -157.28 | -0.56% | Financial 15 | 8,080.28 | -38.71 | -0.48% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 31,002.33 | -179.24 | -0.57% | All Share | 31,868.73 | -197.11 | -0.61% | Oil & Gas | 26,715.76 | -257.50 | -0.95% | Mining | 35,005.93 | -303.92 | -0.86% | Gold Mining | 2,473.06 | -73.43 | -2.88% | Platinum Mining | 67.00 | -.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 Goods | 149.22 | 2 | 1.34% | Health Care | 33,096.01 | -17.77 | -0.05% | Beverages | 87.17 | -.91 | -1.03% | Food Producers | 49,823.24 | 235.35 | 0.47% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Personal Goods | 434.86 | -7.29 | -1.65% | Consumer Services | 53,393.46 | 134.50 | 0.25% | General Retailers | 42,881.54 | -40.33 | -0.09% | Travel & Leisure | 3,809.81 | 41.18 | 1.09% | Media | 80.82 | .20 | 0.25% | 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 ALL | 3,209.32 | -22 | -0.69% | COAL MINING | 24,420.78 | -25 | -0.10% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,583.72 | -15 | -0.33% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,184.25 | 32 | 2.79% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 389.23 | | -0.05% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 320.97 | | -0.30% | RESOURCE | 29,446.39 | -259 | -0.87% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 171.45 | 0 | 0.11% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,627.73 | -37 | -0.56% | Capped Top 40 | 14,907.04 | -103 | -0.69% | Capped All Share | 16,073.34 | -96 | -0.59% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NPK | NAMPAK | HOLD | 22 Jul | ASA | ABSA GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 22 Jul | SHF | STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL H... | BUY | 22 Jul | EMI | EMIRA PROPERTY FUND | HOLD | 22 Jul | FSR | FIRSTRAND LIMITED | BUY | 22 Jul |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 27 Jul 2011 | S.OCEAN | June 2011 (Interim) | 28 Jul 2011 | AECI | June 2011 (Interim) | 28 Jul 2011 | AECI 5.5%P | June 2011 (Interim) | 28 Jul 2011 | MONDILTD | June 2011 (Interim) | 28 Jul 2011 | MONDILTDP | June 2011 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | AMPLATS | 11-07-25 | 11-08-12 | 11-08-22 | R 5.0000 | ZURICH SA | 11-07-25 | 11-08-04 | 11-08-15 | R 1.0000 | KUMBA | 11-07-21 | 11-08-12 | 11-08-22 | R 21.7000 | FOORDCMPS | 11-07-20 | 11-08-04 | 11-08-15 | R 0.3000 | AFROX | 11-07-19 | 11-10-14 | 11-10-24 | R 0.2200 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SBR003 | 11-05-05 | 11-07-22 | 11-08-05 | R 1.4900 | AVUSA | 11-06-23 | 11-07-22 | 11-08-01 | R 0.8500 | INVLTD | 11-05-19 | 11-07-22 | 11-08-08 | R 0.0900 | INVPLC | 11-05-19 | 11-07-22 | 11-08-08 | R 0.0900 | NAMPAK 6.5 | 11-06-23 | 11-07-22 | 11-08-01 | R 0.0650 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | SNV | Santova Logistics Ltd | 26/07/2011 | Confirmed | MDC | Medi-Clinic Corporation Ltd | 27/07/2011 | Confirmed | GDN | Gooderson Leisure Corporation Ltd | 28/07/2011 | Confirmed | WGRTSX | Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resource... | 29/07/2011 | Confirmed | TON | Tongaat Hulett Ltd | 29/07/2011 | Confirmed |
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