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South Africa's benchmark 2015 bond yield hit an all-time low on Wednesday, extending a recent trend as further signs of weak economic growth have dashed expectations for an interest rate rise this year. Full story
Revenue increased to R3 billion (2010: R2.5 billion), an operating profit was recorded at R53 million (2010: loss of R255 million). Profit for the period amounted to R86 million (2010: loss of R144 million), while headline earnings per share was 90.8cps (2010: headline loss per share of 139. Full story |
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Libyan rebels launched an assault on Zawiyah's oil refinery Wednesday to drive the last of the forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi out of the city west of Tripoli and tighten their noose around the capital. Full storyProtests swelled across India on Wednesday in support of a self-styled Gandhian anti-corruption campaigner fasting to the death in jail, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's struggling government at a loss over how to end the standoff. Full storySyrian troops raided houses in a Sunni district of the besieged port of Latakia on Wednesday, residents said, arresting hundreds of people and taking them to a stadium after a four-day tank assault to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad. Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's government will lay criminal charges against Kumba Iron Ore over its application for a mining right over the company's. . . Full story | | | | Growth in South Africa's retail sales quickened to 2.2 percent year-on-year at constant prices in June from an upwardly revised 0.2. . . Full story | | Maize deliveries to South African silos rose to 7.605 million tonnes in the week to August 12, up from a revised. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said on Wednesday its members at power utility Eskom had rejected the company's 7 percent. . . Full story | | Gold was set for a third daily
rise on Wednesday, recovering from an earlier dip, due to
investor unease over the lack of. . . Full story | | South Africa's fourth-largest gold miner DRDGold said on Wednesday a court had granted an extension to November 1 for the publication. . . Full story | | |
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| South Africa's benchmark four-year government bond extended gains on Wednesday, pushing the yield to an all-time low, as investors picked up. . . Full story | | Coal producers in South Africa have been eager to export more coal to meet rising demand from India and China but. . . Full story | | South Africa's junior coal miners, some of them tiny producers, are facing intense pressure to consolidate, but the varying quality of. . . Full story | | South Africa's junior coal miners, some of them tiny producers, face intense pressure to consolidate, but the varying quality of their. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that, at the Actowers annual general meeting held on Wednesday 17 August 2011, all the ordinary and special. . . Full story | | Holders of linked units are advised that Sanlam Life Insurance Ltd ("Sanlam Life") has purchased linked units ("the Acquisition") from Lazarus. . . Full story | | Holders of ordinary shares in the company were advised that Investec Bank Ltd ("IBL") has acquired shares in the open market. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that the date for the extension of the Certificate of Occupation ("COO") in relation the group's Nigeria project. . . Full story |
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| Business Day reported that Old Mutual wants to write its own success story in Africa, where its emerging markets unit plans a big push into existing and virgin territory. The global. . . Full story | | Shareholders of the company are advised that there are circumstances in relation to the company, which could have a material effect on the price of the company's shares. Accordingly shareholders are. . . Full story | | Further to the cautionary announcement dated 4 July 2011, shareholders were advised that negotiations are still in progress with Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa, which, if successfully concluded. . . Full story |
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Company Results | RBPlat's maiden interim results as a listed company showed revenue of R1.5 billion. Gross profit amounted to R339.3 million and net. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 31 June 2011 improved dramatically to CAD83.1 million (CAD44.8 million) and profit from operating activities. . . Full story | | Group revenue climbed to R667.9 million (R623.3 million). Net attributable profit increased to R253.8 million (R207.6 million). In addition, headline earnings. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year ended increased to R7.8 billion (2010: R7 billion). Trading profit. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 30178.72 | 191.45 | 0.64% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 26938.76 | 195.47 | 0.73% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2711.34 | -34.85 | -1.27% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 20776.61 | 158.71 | 0.77% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 31730.08 | 228.58 | 0.73% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 26570.82 | 207.94 | 0.79% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49761.49 | 275.20 | 0.56% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 11320.00 | -55.00 | -0.48% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 11347.73 | -58.20 | -0.51% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1187.81 | -4.95 | -0.42% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2494.33 | -29.12 | -1.15% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5331.60 | -26.03 | -0.49% | DAX | 18:06 | 5948.94 | -73.30 | -1.22% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3254.34 | 23.44 | 0.73% | Nikkei | 09:46 | 9057.26 | -29.15 | -0.32% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2601.26 | -6.91 | -0.26% | Hang-Seng | 09:46 | 20249.79 | -10.31 | -0.05% | All Ords | 08:36 | 4371.80 | 54.50 | 1.26% | NZSE 50 | 09:46 | 3290.10 | 37.46 | 1.15% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:58 | 1792.29 | 6.75 | 0.38% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 12709.13 | -60.41 | -0.47% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 408598 | -633 | -0.15% | Silver | 19:58 | 40.2850 | .4300 | 1.08% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1835.75 | 22.25 | 1.23% | Palladium | 19:58 | 771.25 | 18.47 | 2.45% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.79 | -.05 | -0.73% | R204 | 17:06 | 7.66 | -.06 | -0.71% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 110.69 | 1.56 | 1.43% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 7.0910 | -0.0608 | -0.85% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 11.7195 | -0.0188 | -0.16% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.2493 | -0.0532 | -0.52% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 5.9410 | -0.0318 | -0.53% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 7.4753 | -0.0127 | -0.17% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 76.4600 | -0.3400 | -0.44% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6918 | -0.0024 | -0.35% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.4442 | 0.0045 | 0.31% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6033 | -0.0043 | -0.71% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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17/08/2011 | 211 | 133 | 73 | 417 | 324,883,599 | R15,607,757,634 | 112016 | 2145923 | 16/08/2011 | 173 | 175 | 73 | 421 | 310,513,473 | R13,691,031,587 | 95856 | 2070276 | 15/08/2011 | 228 | 118 | 65 | 411 | 184,291,251 | R9,836,927,238 | 97873 | 2075785 | 12/08/2011 | 244 | 127 | 77 | 448 | 399,963,529 | R18,708,031,699 | 140235 | 2661135 | 11/08/2011 | 258 | 129 | 61 | 448 | 394,151,287 | R22,227,501,750 | 159838 | 3188506 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 26,938.76 | 195.47 | 0.73% | Industrial | 31,730.08 | 228.58 | 0.73% | Mid Cap | 40,704.10 | 35.12 | 0.09% | Small Cap | 31,226.85 | 200.91 | 0.65% | Resource 20 | 49,761.49 | 275.20 | 0.56% | Industrial 25 | 26,570.82 | 207.94 | 0.79% | Financial 15 | 7,770.76 | 75.94 | 0.99% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 29,544.81 | 264.37 | 0.90% | All Share | 30,178.72 | 191.45 | 0.64% | Oil & Gas | 24,415.22 | 249.95 | 1.03% | Mining | 32,798.13 | 126.80 | 0.39% | Gold Mining | 2,711.34 | -34.85 | -1.27% | Platinum Mining | 64.93 | .45 | 0.70% | GENERAL MINING | 8,021.61 | 62.10 | 0.78% | Oil & Gas Producers | 13,127.61 | 134.39 | 1.03% | Basic Materials | 27,728.77 | 97.12 | 0.35% | Chemicals | 13,019.87 | 21.48 | 0.17% | Forestry & Paper | 12,314.15 | -78.66 | -0.63% | Industrial Metals | 27,547.36 | 79.86 | 0.29% | Industrials | 27,000.62 | 351.59 | 1.32% | General Industrials | 75,277.43 | 1213.09 | 1.64% | Consumer Goods | 26,643.81 | 358.53 | 1.36% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,781.65 | 49.82 | 1.34% | Household Goods | 140.58 | 1 | 0.69% | Health Care | 32,213.45 | -85.89 | -0.27% | Beverages | 86.08 | 2.00 | 2.38% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 48,326.44 | 419.84 | 0.88% | Personal Goods | 393.61 | .60 | 0.15% | Consumer Services | 51,240.19 | 136.19 | 0.27% | General Retailers | 42,580.57 | 464.18 | 1.10% | Travel & Leisure | 3,658.33 | 22.76 | 0.63% | Media | 74.13 | -.62 | -0.83% | Support Services | 2,298.05 | 47.91 | 2.13% | Telecommunications | 66,902.94 | 117.72 | 0.18% | Financials | 20,776.61 | 158.71 | 0.77% | Banks | 38,846.93 | 615.24 | 1.61% | Non-life Insurance | 30,190.12 | -118.82 | -0.39% | Life Insurance | 15,100.21 | 59.14 | 0.39% | General Financial | 2,129.89 | -6.23 | -0.29% | Technology | 21,929.81 | -15.66 | -0.07% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,941.66 | 13 | 0.44% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,008.17 | 13 | 0.43% | COAL MINING | 23,519.97 | 154 | 0.66% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,448.87 | 6 | 0.14% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,148.52 | -9 | -0.76% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 381.37 | | 0.02% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 311.86 | | 0.22% | RESOURCE | 27,498.95 | 129 | 0.47% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 163.42 | 1 | 0.47% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,256.47 | 48 | 0.77% | Capped Top 40 | 14,139.99 | 102 | 0.73% | Capped All Share | 15,235.40 | 95 | 0.63% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NPK | NAMPAK | HOLD | 15 Aug | ASA | ABSA GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 15 Aug | SHF | STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL H... | BUY | 15 Aug | EMI | EMIRA PROPERTY FUND | HOLD | 15 Aug | FSR | FIRSTRAND LIMITED | BUY | 15 Aug |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 18 Aug 2011 | DELRAND | June 2011 (Interim) | 18 Aug 2011 | EXXARO | June 2011 (Interim) | 18 Aug 2011 | GRINDROD | June 2011 (Interim) | 18 Aug 2011 | GRINDROD PREF | June 2011 (Interim) | 18 Aug 2011 | METAIR | June 2011 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | JSE | 11-08-16 | 11-09-02 | 11-09-12 | R 2.1000 | EMIRA | 11-08-16 | 11-09-09 | 11-09-19 | R 0.5831 | GROUP 5 | 11-08-15 | 11-09-23 | 11-10-03 | R 0.2000 | HARMONY | 11-08-15 | 11-09-09 | 11-09-19 | R 0.6000 | CITYLDG | 11-08-12 | 11-09-09 | 11-09-19 | R 1.0400 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | KUMBA | 11-07-21 | 11-08-12 | 11-08-22 | R 21.7000 | AMPLATS | 11-07-25 | 11-08-12 | 11-08-22 | R 5.0000 | HUDACO | 11-06-29 | 11-08-12 | 11-08-22 | R 1.3000 | BATS | 11-07-27 | 11-08-12 | 11-09-28 | R 0.3810 | ANGLO | 11-07-29 | 11-08-12 | 11-09-15 | R 0.2800 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | ATR | Africa Cellular Towers Ltd | 17/08/2011 | Confirmed | SAH | South African Coal Mining Holdings Ltd | 18/08/2011 | Confirmed | VUN | Vunani Ltd | 19/08/2011 | Confirmed | FGL | Finbond Group Ltd | 19/08/2011 | Confirmed | PKH | Protech Khuthele Holdings Ltd | 23/08/2011 | Unconfirmed |
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