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South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Thursday partly boosted by strong exporters' selling of the greenback. Full story
South Africa may put restrictions on the sale of land to foreigners as it aims to transfer ownership to blacks as part of a drive to correct racial imbalances in land distribution, a draft policy showed on Thursday. Full story |
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Libyan fighters battled diehard followers of Muammar Gaddafi across Tripoli on Thursday, racing to find and finish off the fallen strongman and stifle any counter-attack by his family and other loyalists. Full storyMore than 30 men believed to be fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have been killed at a military encampment in central Tripoli and at least two were bound with plastic handcuffs, indicating they had been executed. Full storySyrian protesters chanted "Bye, bye Gaddafi, Bashar your turn is coming" overnight, but President Bashar al-Assad showed few signs of cracking after months of demonstrations and his forces raided an eastern tribal region again on Thursday. Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's economy will likely grow by 4 percent this year and next but faces significant downside risks from a slowdown. . . Full story | | South Africa's power utility Eskom plans to build up its coal stockpiles to 40 days in the third quarter of this. . . Full story | | South Africa on Thursday lowered its 2010/11 maize crop, in line with market expectations, as heavy rains in some parts of. . . Full story | | Optimum Coal, South Africa's sixth-largest coal producer, sees "huge opportunities" for consolidation in the country's coal sector and is looking for. . . Full story |
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| The head of South Africa's logistics group Transnet said on Thursday that it was "inappropriate" to speak about a split of. . . Full story | | South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday its members at African Rainbow Minerals' Nkomati nickel mine will go. . . Full story | | Retailer Wal-Mart set out an aggressive price and margin strategy for its South African acquisition Massmart on Thursday as it moves. . . Full story | | South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday its wage talks with Exxaro Coal are now in arbitration and. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's Massmart, a unit of retailer Wal-Mart, said on Thursday it was aiming at doubling its food retail market share. . . Full story | | South Africa's Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats), the world's second largest platinum producer, said on Thursday that its headline earnings for the. . . Full story | | Shares in South African Woolworths rose nearly 4 percent after the retailer that targets higher-end shoppers of food and some of. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was steady against the dollar in early Thursday trade but was seen attempting a break out of the. . . Full story |
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Company News | Implats posted copies of its integrated annual report incorporating the annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2011 to. . . Full story | | Shareholders were referred to the dividend declaration released on SENS on 16 August 2011, wherein Aquarius declared a final dividend of. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that the company has entered into negotiations, which if successfully concluded, may have an effect on the price. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that, at the annual general meeting of Ansys shareholders, all the resolutions were passed by the requisite majorities. . . Full story |
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| Business Day reported that ratings agency Global Credit Ratings ("GCR") said it had reaffirmed Omnia's corporate unsecured ZAR currency rating of BBB+ and A2 in the short term. GCR said the. . . Full story | | Pikwik announced that it welcomed the decision by the Federal Court of Australia to dismiss an application by the Australian competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), seeking to. . . Full story | | Pick n Pay announced that it welcomed the decision by the Federal Court of Australia to dismiss an application by the Australian competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC),. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Turnover increased by 21% to R954 million (R786.3 million). Operating profit was up by 14% to R95.2 million (R83.5 million). Profit. . . Full story | | Revenue for the six months to June 2011 improved to R563.9 million (R527.8 million) and net operating income increased to R295.1. . . Full story | | Revenues increased from R15.9 billion to R18.1 billion, a 13% improvement. Operating profit decreased to R451.7 million (R454.5 million). Net attributable. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year ended 30 June 2011 increased by 21% to R64.7 billion (2010: R53.4 billion). Operating profit grew by. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:02 | 29349.45 | -255.14 | -0.86% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 26122.52 | -258.62 | -0.98% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2623.96 | 16.15 | 0.62% | JSE Financial | 17:02 | 20414.54 | -337.89 | -1.63% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 31084.77 | -406.39 | -1.29% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 26045.78 | -394.29 | -1.49% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 47665.67 | 37.16 | 0.08% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 11180.00 | 30.00 | 0.27% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 11182.51 | -138.20 | -1.22% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1163.74 | -13.86 | -1.18% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2432.67 | -35.02 | -1.42% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5131.10 | -74.75 | -1.44% | DAX | 18:06 | 5584.14 | -96.94 | -1.71% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3119.00 | -20.55 | -0.65% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8772.36 | 39.35 | 0.45% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2615.26 | 74.17 | 2.92% | Hang-Seng | 09:46 | 19744.88 | -130.65 | -0.66% | All Ords | 08:43 | 4280.50 | 44.80 | 1.06% | NZSE 50 | 07:47 | 3301.58 | 7.18 | 0.22% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1759.25 | 7.54 | 0.43% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 12699.67 | -5.74 | -0.05% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 408295 | -26573 | -6.11% | Silver | 19:59 | 40.6820 | 1.0570 | 2.67% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1811.75 | 10.35 | 0.57% | Palladium | 19:59 | 749.50 | 7.85 | 1.06% | R157 | 14:06 | 6.70 | .20 | 3.08% | R204 | 16:00 | 7.62 | .23 | 3.11% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 111.47 | .28 | 0.25% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 7.2188 | -0.0375 | -0.52% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 11.7176 | -0.1370 | -1.16% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.3678 | -0.0992 | -0.95% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 5.9895 | -0.0248 | -0.41% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 7.5353 | -0.0727 | -0.96% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 77.6400 | 0.6900 | 0.90% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6958 | 0.0022 | 0.32% | Dollar / Euro | 19:57 | 1.4368 | -0.0039 | -0.27% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6141 | 0.0031 | 0.51% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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25/08/2011 | 141 | 208 | 80 | 429 | 302,923,962 | R13,578,127,923 | 107978 | 2327544 | 24/08/2011 | 213 | 119 | 88 | 420 | 251,148,622 | R12,593,383,527 | 99321 | 2275615 | 23/08/2011 | 127 | 207 | 86 | 420 | 226,233,219 | R13,353,228,524 | 99141 | 1999056 | 22/08/2011 | 193 | 156 | 92 | 441 | 230,665,936 | R12,488,221,372 | 101431 | 2236024 | 19/08/2011 | 150 | 208 | 83 | 441 | 267,309,109 | R16,095,829,900 | 110797 | 2703587 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 26,122.52 | -258.62 | -0.98% | Industrial | 31,084.77 | -406.39 | -1.29% | Mid Cap | 40,202.52 | -97.45 | -0.24% | Small Cap | 30,705.42 | -108.71 | -0.35% | Resource 20 | 47,665.67 | 37.16 | 0.08% | Industrial 25 | 26,045.78 | -394.29 | -1.49% | Financial 15 | 7,609.71 | -149.86 | -1.93% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 28,909.05 | -509.86 | -1.73% | All Share | 29,349.45 | -255.14 | -0.86% | Oil & Gas | 23,210.86 | -257.86 | -1.10% | Mining | 31,501.36 | 72.46 | 0.23% | Gold Mining | 2,623.96 | 16.15 | 0.62% | Platinum Mining | 62.32 | -1.13 | -1.78% | GENERAL MINING | 7,687.73 | 34.61 | 0.45% | Oil & Gas Producers | 12,480.05 | -138.65 | -1.10% | Basic Materials | 26,655.51 | 48.48 | 0.18% | Chemicals | 12,609.33 | 52.87 | 0.42% | Forestry & Paper | 12,159.93 | -77.57 | -0.63% | Industrial Metals | 26,437.27 | -84.63 | -0.32% | Industrials | 25,910.92 | -324.88 | -1.24% | General Industrials | 71,459.38 | -1745.17 | -2.38% | Consumer Goods | 26,039.63 | -399.65 | -1.51% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,600.49 | 45.29 | 1.27% | Household Goods | 136.64 | 2 | 1.13% | Health Care | 31,833.28 | -216.40 | -0.68% | Beverages | 84.06 | -2.35 | -2.72% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 46,678.36 | -647.25 | -1.37% | Personal Goods | 387.22 | -.60 | -0.15% | Consumer Services | 50,692.61 | -766.24 | -1.49% | General Retailers | 42,696.93 | -390.86 | -0.91% | Travel & Leisure | 3,527.88 | -44.39 | -1.24% | Media | 72.91 | -1.81 | -2.42% | Support Services | 2,255.33 | 8.90 | 0.40% | Telecommunications | 66,183.24 | -829.17 | -1.24% | Financials | 20,414.54 | -337.89 | -1.63% | Banks | 38,078.96 | -779.85 | -2.01% | Non-life Insurance | 30,432.61 | -329.79 | -1.07% | Life Insurance | 14,782.40 | -279.71 | -1.86% | General Financial | 2,050.36 | -51.16 | -2.43% | Technology | 21,783.34 | -46.23 | -0.21% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,833.12 | -7 | -0.26% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 2,903.13 | -7 | -0.23% | COAL MINING | 22,835.57 | 628 | 2.83% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,415.02 | -36 | -0.81% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,114.03 | 1 | 0.09% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 383.71 | | 0.14% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 311.41 | | -0.09% | RESOURCE | 26,376.65 | 15 | 0.06% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 160.56 | -1 | -0.69% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,073.93 | -70 | -1.14% | Capped Top 40 | 13,721.24 | -154 | -1.11% | Capped All Share | 14,818.64 | -135 | -0.90% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NPK | NAMPAK | HOLD | 23 Aug | ASA | ABSA GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 23 Aug | SHF | STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL H... | BUY | 23 Aug | EMI | EMIRA PROPERTY FUND | HOLD | 23 Aug | FSR | FIRSTRAND LIMITED | BUY | 23 Aug |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 26 Aug 2011 | AND | June 2011 (Interim) | 26 Aug 2011 | AND-P | June 2011 (Interim) | 26 Aug 2011 | ASSORE | June 2011 (Final) | 26 Aug 2011 | DELRAND | March 2011 (Q) | 26 Aug 2011 | DRDLD | June 2011 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | GROWPNT | 11-08-24 | 11-09-09 | 11-09-19 | R 0.6710 | IMPERIAL | 11-08-24 | 11-09-16 | 11-09-26 | R 2.6000 | BLUETEL | 11-08-24 | 11-09-09 | 11-09-19 | R 0.1400 | DISTELL | 11-08-24 | 11-09-09 | 11-09-19 | R 1.3200 | TRNPACO | 11-08-24 | 11-09-16 | 11-09-26 | R 0.4300 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ABSABANK-P | 11-08-02 | 11-08-19 | 11-08-29 | R 28.5830 | FIRSTRANDB-P | 11-08-04 | 11-08-19 | 11-08-29 | R 3.0516 | ABSA | 11-08-02 | 11-08-19 | 11-08-29 | R 2.9200 | NEDBANK-P | 11-08-01 | 11-08-19 | 11-08-29 | R 0.3347 | CAPITAL | 11-08-02 | 11-08-19 | 11-08-29 | R 0.3136 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | MRPP | Mr Price Group Ltd | 25/08/2011 | Confirmed | MPC | Mr Price Group Ltd | 25/08/2011 | Confirmed | MPCB | Mr Price Group Ltd | 25/08/2011 | Confirmed | NPN | Naspers Ltd | 26/08/2011 | Confirmed | PSV | PSV Holdings Ltd | 26/08/2011 | Unconfirmed |
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