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South African share prices rose on Wednesday with investors snapping up stocks they felt had been over-sold and as positive sentiment seeped back into global markets after Europe said it would protect the region's lenders from the euro zone crisis. Full story
South African government bonds and the rand currency ended firmer on Wednesday, boosted after a minister said the government would keep a lid on spending and tracking gains elsewhere as global risk appetite picked up. Full story |
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An Israeli scientist who suffered years of ridicule and even lost a research post for claiming to have found an entirely new class of solid material was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry on Wednesday for his discovery of quasicrystals. Full storyAfghanistan's intelligence agency said on Wednesday it had thwarted a plot to assassinate President Hamid Karzai after arresting a bodyguard and five people with links to the Haqqani network and al Qaeda. Full storyLibyan government forces fought their way, street by street, into the centre of Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace of Sirte on Wednesday after their commanders said the battle for the city was entering its final hours. Full story |
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Markets | European shares rose on Wednesday,
snapping three days of losses, after policymakers agreed to
strengthen the struggling banking sector and a
better-than-expected report on. . . Full story | | Gold rose on Wednesday
after dipping below $1,600 an ounce as stock markets appeared
to have found their footing, but traders said the. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks floated higher on
Wednesday as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data and
signs that officials were moving forward to prop up struggling
European banks. . . Full story | | Global stocks and oil prices
rebounded on Wednesday on hopeful signs that authorities are
moving forward to prop up Europe's ailing banking sector. . . Full story |
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| Rallies by hard-pressed banks,
insurers and commodity stocks led a bounce back by Britain's top
shares Wednesday as support for debt-laden Greece revived
investor. . . Full story | | European shares rose on Wednesday,
snapping three days of losses, after policymakers agreed to
strengthen the struggling banking sector and a
better-than-expected report on. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose in a volatile
session on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq gaining 1 percent.. . . Full story | | Wall Street stocks opened lower
on Wednesday, a day after the market staged a huge reversal to
end sharply higher and as investors. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa would let debt rise to 40 percent of gross domestic product if spending was on investment, but would then. . . Full story | | Zambia has fired one of its deputy central bank governors, a source said on Wednesday, the latest move by newly elected. . . Full story | | There is no evidence that the debate on whether the government should take over South Africa's mines is hurting investment in. . . Full story | | South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported 4.96 million tonnes of coal in September compared with 6.987 million tonnes the. . . Full story |
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| U.S. explorer Anadarko Petroleum Corp has raised its estimate of the amount of natural gas it has discovered offshore Mozambique by. . . Full story | | South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) confirmed on Wednesday that its chief executive Raymond Chirwa had quit his job after. . . Full story | | British online gaming firm
Sportingbet Plc said talks over a possible takeover by
bookmaker Ladbrokes Plc were continuing as it posted
higher-than-expected full-year earnings,. . . Full story | | South Africa's Treasury said on Wednesday it would issue 1.1 billion rand worth of the 2021 government bond and 1.0 billion. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand steadied against the dollar on Wednesday and could test the psychologically key level of 8.00 after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke improved sentiment.. . . Full story |
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Company News | In accordance with Regulation 98 of the Companies Act, 71 of 2008 ("the Act"), holders of ordinary shares in the company. . . Full story | | The board has obtained a reasonable degree of certainty that the group will report a basic loss per share of between. . . Full story | | Holders of ordinary shares in Kumba are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 22 September 2011 and published in. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that the annual integrated report for the year ended 30 June 2011, posted on Wednesday, 5 October 2011. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 23 September 2011 ("the announcement") which, inter alia, referred to the. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that the board of directors of the Company ("the Board"), having refocused the company's business strategy, has decided. . . Full story | | Capshop announced that it intends to release its interim management statement for the period from 1 July 2011 to 31 October. . . Full story | | Business Report highlighted that PPC has bought three aggregate quarries from Quarries of Botswana for 50 million pula (R55.07 million). The. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue (2) 11 513 11 724 . Earnings before interest,. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 31 August 2011 improved to R912.7 million (2010: R836 million). Operating profit was lower at R69.6 million (2010: R75.4 million). Total comprehensive income attributable to ordinary shareholders decreased to R52.2 million (2010: R54.5 million). Furthermore,. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 29468.56 | 290.29 | 0.99% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 26233.80 | 314.22 | 1.21% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2738.44 | -38.61 | -1.39% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 20536.62 | 186.31 | 0.92% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 31274.27 | 244.98 | 0.79% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 26259.21 | 257.22 | 0.99% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 47664.88 | 640.99 | 1.36% | DJ Futures | 19:56 | 10805.00 | 108.00 | 1.01% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 10889.24 | 80.53 | 0.75% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1136.61 | 12.66 | 1.13% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2450.27 | 45.45 | 1.89% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5102.17 | 157.73 | 3.19% | DAX | 18:06 | 5473.03 | 96.33 | 1.79% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 2973.90 | 123.35 | 4.33% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8382.98 | -73.14 | -0.86% | Shanghai | 06:06 | 2359.47 | .25 | 0.01% | Hang-Seng | 06:06 | 16250.27 | -571.91 | -3.40% | All Ords | 07:41 | 3992.50 | 56.90 | 1.45% | NZSE 50 | 07:06 | 3328.12 | 7.73 | 0.23% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1641.00 | 16.00 | 0.98% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 13091.08 | -71.91 | -0.55% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 420878 | -5682 | -1.33% | Silver | 19:58 | 30.3700 | .2300 | 0.76% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1477.50 | 5.00 | 0.34% | Palladium | 19:59 | 562.75 | -1.75 | -0.31% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.82 | -.13 | -1.87% | R204 | 17:06 | 7.92 | -.11 | -1.37% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 102.78 | 1.49 | 1.47% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 7.9775 | -0.1228 | -1.52% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.3134 | -0.2080 | -1.66% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.6702 | -0.1466 | -1.36% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.1146 | -0.0463 | -0.75% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 7.7080 | -0.0453 | -0.58% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 76.8000 | -0.0390 | -0.05% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7486 | -0.0009 | -0.12% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.3357 | 0.0021 | 0.16% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6467 | 0.0008 | 0.12% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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05/10/2011 | 177 | 173 | 79 | 429 | 294,756,850 | R13,474,859,930 | 114803 | 3212100 | 04/10/2011 | 84 | 289 | 65 | 438 | 348,539,112 | R14,855,231,660 | 136212 | 3146716 | 03/10/2011 | 198 | 182 | 67 | 447 | 310,747,175 | R12,673,282,800 | 125660 | 3091086 | 30/09/2011 | 182 | 189 | 72 | 443 | 357,259,565 | R20,021,170,857 | 142842 | 3252798 | 29/09/2011 | 119 | 240 | 66 | 425 | 285,644,825 | R13,005,600,239 | 122857 | 3150586 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 26,233.80 | 314.22 | 1.21% | Industrial | 31,274.27 | 244.98 | 0.79% | Mid Cap | 40,302.10 | -31.69 | -0.08% | Small Cap | 30,895.14 | -53.01 | -0.17% | Resource 20 | 47,664.88 | 640.99 | 1.36% | Industrial 25 | 26,259.21 | 257.22 | 0.99% | Financial 15 | 7,640.78 | 81.04 | 1.07% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 29,127.78 | 314.46 | 1.09% | All Share | 29,468.56 | 290.29 | 0.99% | Oil & Gas | 24,259.35 | -95.73 | -0.39% | Mining | 31,311.91 | 476.99 | 1.55% | Gold Mining | 2,738.44 | -38.61 | -1.39% | Platinum Mining | 60.21 | -.01 | -0.02% | GENERAL MINING | 7,580.97 | 203.26 | 2.76% | Oil & Gas Producers | 13,043.80 | -51.48 | -0.39% | Basic Materials | 26,437.24 | 393.55 | 1.51% | Chemicals | 12,372.89 | -125.86 | -1.01% | Forestry & Paper | 11,505.43 | -52.77 | -0.46% | Industrial Metals | 25,919.07 | 687.69 | 2.73% | Industrials | 25,844.38 | -52.14 | -0.20% | General Industrials | 72,064.13 | 51.44 | 0.07% | Consumer Goods | 26,662.46 | 516.12 | 1.97% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,600.49 | 90.58 | 2.58% | Household Goods | 144.14 | 3 | 2.16% | Health Care | 33,488.89 | -213.25 | -0.63% | Beverages | 88.97 | 1.79 | 2.05% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 48,810.27 | 665.04 | 1.38% | Personal Goods | 371.44 | 7.39 | 2.03% | Consumer Services | 51,226.55 | 364.55 | 0.72% | General Retailers | 40,896.83 | 21.95 | 0.05% | Travel & Leisure | 3,402.55 | 12.61 | 0.37% | Media | 74.84 | .88 | 1.19% | Support Services | 2,173.61 | -4.14 | -0.19% | Telecommunications | 64,459.57 | -263.54 | -0.41% | Financials | 20,536.62 | 186.31 | 0.92% | Banks | 38,599.76 | 540.42 | 1.42% | Non-life Insurance | 33,706.24 | -242.49 | -0.71% | Life Insurance | 14,965.75 | 171.01 | 1.16% | General Financial | 1,986.35 | -.56 | -0.03% | Technology | 22,478.18 | -251.21 | -1.11% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,816.01 | 31 | 1.13% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 2,884.96 | 27 | 0.96% | COAL MINING | 22,179.74 | 146 | 0.66% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,466.23 | 6 | 0.13% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,086.70 | -8 | -0.78% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 377.53 | | 0.43% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 310.48 | | 0.23% | RESOURCE | 26,392.14 | 334 | 1.28% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 160.97 | 1 | 0.35% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,084.90 | 59 | 0.99% | Capped Top 40 | 13,809.09 | 150 | 1.10% | Capped All Share | 14,895.36 | 140 | 0.95% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | HOLD | 03 Oct | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | SELL | 03 Oct | AIP | ADCOCK INGRAM HLGS LD | HOLD | 03 Oct | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | BUY | 03 Oct | EQS | EQSTRA HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 03 Oct |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 06 Oct 2011 | PALCAP | August 2011 (Interim) | 10 Oct 2011 | PSG | August 2011 (Interim) | 10 Oct 2011 | PSGFIN PREF | August 2011 (Interim) | 10 Oct 2011 | TASTE | August 2011 (Interim) | 11 Oct 2011 | METMAR | August 2011 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | DCENTRIX | 11-10-04 | 11-10-21 | 11-10-31 | R 0.1340 | INSIMBI | 11-10-04 | 11-10-21 | 11-10-31 | R 0.0200 | NTC PREF | 11-10-03 | 11-10-21 | 11-10-31 | R 3.3842 | PHUMELELA | 11-09-30 | 11-10-14 | 11-10-24 | R 0.4300 | BOWCALF | 11-09-30 | 11-10-21 | 11-10-31 | R 0.2000 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ASTRAPAKP | 11-09-09 | 11-09-30 | 11-10-10 | R 3.6493 | SASFIN-P | 11-09-14 | 11-09-30 | 11-10-10 | R 3.3473 | CERAMIC | 11-09-08 | 11-09-30 | 11-10-10 | R 1.6000 | MMI HLDGS | 11-09-13 | 11-09-30 | 11-10-10 | R 0.6300 | SPURCORP | 11-09-08 | 11-09-30 | 11-10-10 | R 0.3300 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | VMK | Verimark Holdings Ltd | 06/10/2011 | Confirmed | SNV | Santova Logistics Ltd | 06/10/2011 | Confirmed | ADW | African Dawn Capital Ltd | 07/10/2011 | Confirmed | RBX | Raubex Group Ltd | 07/10/2011 | Confirmed | BFS | Blue Financial Services Ltd | 10/10/2011 | Confirmed |
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