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The prevailing global crisis means that emerging markets will get slower economic growth, but they will not go into recession, South Africa's Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Friday. Full story
South Africa's bond prices strengthened on Friday and yields fell, while the rand steadied against the dollar, holding its own among emerging market peers as investors ventured back into risky assets after weeks of heavy selling. Full story |
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Declaring women's rights vital for world peace, the Nobel Committee awarded its annual Peace Prize on Friday to three indomitable female campaigners against war and oppression -- a Yemeni and two Liberians, including that country's president. Full storyLibyan government forces launched their largest assault yet on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte on Friday, firing heavy artillery at the last major bastion of support for the deposed leader. Full storyThe most senior officer to defect from Syria's armed forces has said there is no option but to topple President Bashar al-Assad by force and he was directing a military uprising against the Syrian leader from within Turkey. Full story |
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Markets | Gold fell more than 1
percent on Friday as investors quickly sold to raise cash to
cover margin calls in the lower equity. . . Full story | | European shares rose to a
five-week closing high on Friday, after better-than-expected
U.S. nonfarm payroll data eased worries that the world's largest
economy was. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks fell on Friday
after ratings agency Fitch downgraded Spain's credit rating,
unsettling investors already worried ahead of a European
summit on Sunday. . . Full story | | Better than expected U.S. jobs
data lit up a subdued session for Britain's FTSE 100, which eked
out a small gain as investors. . . Full story |
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| The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on
Friday as traders pocketed gains after encouraging U.S.
economic data and on bets Europe will shore. . . Full story | | World stocks and the euro were
higher midsession on Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S.
employment data eased fears of another global recession.. . . Full story | | European shares rose on Friday to
hit a five-week week closing high after better-than-expected
U.S. nonfarm payroll data eased worries that the world's. . . Full story | | The Nasdaq fell over 1 percent
on Friday as stocks struggled to make headway following a
three-day market rally, even after a report. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African share prices rose for a third straight session on Friday, buoyed by stronger-than-expected jobs data out of the United. . . Full story | | Australian gold miner Resolute Mining said a 700,000 ounce gold discovery at its Tabacoroni joint venture with Etruscan Resources would boost. . . Full story | | South African paper maker Sappi Ltd said on Friday it will slash jobs and restructure its operations to rein in costs. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand steadied against the dollar on Friday and was on course to post its best week since early July. . . Full story |
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| Asking debt-ridden Greece to implement more austerity measures is not sustainable, South Africa's Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Friday.. . . Full story | | Zambia officially reversed the $5.4 million sale of an unlisted lender to South Africa's FirstRand on Friday, returning the bank to. . . Full story | | South Africa's FirstRand (FNB) said on Friday it had received formal notification from Zambia's central bank over the termination of a. . . Full story | | South Africa auctioned 4.325 billion rand in three-month Treasury Bills at an average yield of 5.49 percent on Friday, compared to. . . Full story |
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| South Africa sold 800 million rand worth of paper at a weekly auction of its 2022 and the 2033 inflation-linked bonds on Friday which saw yields tick higher.. . . Full story | | South Africa may solicit bids worth 1 trillion rand for the construction of six nuclear power plants by 2030, the Mail & Guardian newspaper reported, citing unnamed government and industry sources.. . . Full story | | South Africa's Shanduka Group hopes to conclude a deal before the end of the year which would increase its stake in a coal venture with global trader Glencore to a controlling. . . Full story |
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Company News | In the announcements released on the Securities Exchange News Service ("SENS") of the JSE Limited ("JSE") on 15 August 2011 and. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that the company has entered into negotiations which if successfully concluded may have a material effect on the. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that, at the company's annual general meeting held on 7 October 2011, the special resolutions and all the. . . Full story | | The JSE advise that the auditor's report on Simmer and Jack Mines Ltd Annual Financial Statements for the 15 months. . . Full story |
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| Pursuant to Conditions 6(f) and 17 of the terms and conditions of the Bonds (the "conditions"), as set out in the Trust Deed dated 18 December 2009 between the Issuer and BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd and constituting the bonds (the. . . Full story | | Business Report noted that Absa will merge its business and retail banking units and has created a small team of Braclays and Absa executives to lead its expansion into Africa. The merger of Absa's retail and business units follows a similar. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue declined dramatically to R90 million (R171.5 million). A loss from operations of R22.4 million (profit of R10 million) was made.. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 31 August 2011 increased to R453.6 million (2010: R412 million). Gross profit decreased to R48. . . Full story | | Revenue soared to R174.2 million (R5.1 million). Gross profit surged to R14.9 million (R4.6 million). However, the operating loss before finance. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R553.2 million (August 2010: R482.8 million). Operating loss was recorded at R29.9 million (August 2010: loss of R3.8. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 30244.90 | 356.03 | 1.19% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 27001.46 | 327.31 | 1.23% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2708.12 | -33.48 | -1.22% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 21017.44 | 286.31 | 1.38% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 32080.28 | 434.21 | 1.37% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 27032.74 | 389.83 | 1.46% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49094.81 | 458.91 | 0.94% | DJ Futures | 19:50 | 11015.00 | -31.00 | -0.28% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 11095.37 | -27.96 | -0.25% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1154.28 | -10.69 | -0.92% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2480.68 | -26.14 | -1.04% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5303.40 | 12.14 | 0.23% | DAX | 18:06 | 5675.70 | 31.45 | 0.56% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3095.56 | 20.19 | 0.66% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8605.62 | 83.60 | 0.98% | Shanghai | 05/10 | 2359.47 | .25 | 0.01% | Hang-Seng | 09:46 | 17637.75 | 509.30 | 2.97% | All Ords | 07:37 | 4225.00 | 92.90 | 2.25% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3383.64 | 37.43 | 1.12% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1634.13 | -16.17 | -0.98% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 13002.77 | -86.75 | -0.66% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 418039 | 887 | 0.21% | Silver | 19:59 | 31.2700 | -.6800 | -2.13% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1491.00 | -14.75 | -0.98% | Palladium | 19:58 | 590.75 | -11.90 | -1.97% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.73 | -.07 | -1.03% | R204 | 17:06 | 7.83 | -.10 | -1.26% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 104.95 | .05 | 0.05% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 7.9570 | 0.0291 | 0.37% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.3693 | 0.1475 | 1.21% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.6812 | 0.0207 | 0.19% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.1234 | 0.0170 | 0.28% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 7.7700 | 0.0400 | 0.52% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 76.7600 | 0.0710 | 0.09% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7460 | 0.0016 | 0.21% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3409 | -0.0020 | -0.15% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6425 | -0.0051 | -0.79% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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07/10/2011 | 239 | 107 | 71 | 417 | 232,165,146 | R11,307,751,848 | 90131 | 2532892 | 06/10/2011 | 224 | 119 | 71 | 414 | 292,484,257 | R16,823,576,216 | 122944 | 3312569 | 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 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 27,001.46 | 327.31 | 1.23% | Industrial | 32,080.28 | 434.21 | 1.37% | Mid Cap | 40,802.29 | 438.42 | 1.09% | Small Cap | 31,097.86 | 164.90 | 0.53% | Resource 20 | 49,094.81 | 458.91 | 0.94% | Industrial 25 | 27,032.74 | 389.83 | 1.46% | Financial 15 | 7,842.75 | 123.91 | 1.61% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 29,974.30 | 437.56 | 1.48% | All Share | 30,244.90 | 356.03 | 1.19% | Oil & Gas | 25,441.08 | 574.82 | 2.31% | Mining | 32,109.20 | 208.35 | 0.65% | Gold Mining | 2,708.12 | -33.48 | -1.22% | Platinum Mining | 61.51 | 1.30 | 2.16% | GENERAL MINING | 7,856.27 | 64.55 | 0.83% | Oil & Gas Producers | 13,679.20 | 309.07 | 2.31% | Basic Materials | 27,107.80 | 175.01 | 0.65% | Chemicals | 12,532.60 | 123.89 | 1.00% | Forestry & Paper | 11,964.03 | 72.05 | 0.61% | Industrial Metals | 26,373.43 | 136.45 | 0.52% | Industrials | 26,364.17 | 541.32 | 2.10% | General Industrials | 73,678.93 | 1760.36 | 2.45% | Consumer Goods | 27,507.99 | 202.84 | 0.74% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,618.60 | 40.76 | 1.14% | Household Goods | 146.11 | 3 | 1.78% | Health Care | 34,117.31 | 635.40 | 1.90% | Beverages | 92.05 | -.27 | -0.29% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 49,144.50 | 122.87 | 0.25% | Personal Goods | 386.42 | 9.39 | 2.49% | Consumer Services | 53,214.55 | 1436.20 | 2.77% | General Retailers | 42,305.61 | 971.29 | 2.35% | Travel & Leisure | 3,395.63 | -6.53 | -0.19% | Media | 79.36 | 3.42 | 4.50% | Support Services | 2,207.69 | 32.17 | 1.48% | Telecommunications | 64,744.67 | 335.03 | 0.52% | Financials | 21,017.44 | 286.31 | 1.38% | Banks | 39,870.22 | 854.26 | 2.19% | Non-life Insurance | 33,827.48 | 720.19 | 2.18% | Life Insurance | 15,197.42 | 104.34 | 0.69% | General Financial | 2,040.75 | 31.68 | 1.58% | Technology | 22,715.57 | 240.97 | 1.07% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,888.93 | 28 | 1.00% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 2,955.24 | 30 | 1.01% | COAL MINING | 23,226.84 | 957 | 4.30% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,445.45 | -24 | -0.54% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,105.16 | 14 | 1.24% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 380.71 | | 0.35% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 313.77 | | 0.36% | RESOURCE | 27,147.13 | 236 | 0.88% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 162.98 | 2 | 1.10% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,264.46 | 83 | 1.34% | Capped Top 40 | 14,205.42 | 176 | 1.26% | Capped All Share | 15,284.19 | 181 | 1.20% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | HOLD | 05 Oct | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | SELL | 05 Oct | AIP | ADCOCK INGRAM HLGS LD | HOLD | 05 Oct | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | BUY | 05 Oct | EQS | EQSTRA HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 05 Oct |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 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) | 12 Oct 2011 | DATATEC | 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 | BEE-SASOL | 11-09-12 | 11-10-07 | 11-10-17 | R 9.9000 | SASOL | 11-09-12 | 11-10-07 | 11-10-17 | R 9.9000 | 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 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | 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 | ARH | ARB Holdings Ltd | 11/10/2011 | Confirmed | WSL | Wescoal Holdings Ltd | 11/10/2011 | Confirmed |
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