Wednesday, 19 October 2011 - 20:00
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South African stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday, snapping two days of losses, with Gold Fields among the top gainers after boosting its quarterly output. Full story
South Africa's government bonds rallied and yields fell on Wednesday as risk appetite returned to emerging markets, with data showing rising inflation and strong retails sales failing to dampen the long term view monetary policy will stay accommodative. Full story |
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Greek police clashed with black-clad demonstrators outside parliament on Wednesday during a mass rally called to protest against a bitterly resented new round of belt-tightening needed to avert default. Full storyWith its booming economy, secular democracy and growing clout, Turkey is often cited as a role model for Middle East nations gripped by popular revolt. But Hulya Yildiz, a mother of three in the impoverished Kurdish southeast, tells a darker story. Full storyDozens of large exotic animals including tigers, lions and bears were hunted down and shot after their owner opened their cages at his Ohio farm and then killed himself, officials said on Wednesday. Full story |
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Markets | European shares rose on
Wednesday, snapping two days of losses, led by bank stocks on
hopes a European Union summit will result in. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks were largely lower
as disappointing earnings from Apple took a bite out of the
market, while the euro advanced on a. . . Full story | | The Nasdaq fell on Wednesday,
weighed down by technology heavyweight Apple's profit miss, but
gains in chipmaker Intel and insurer Travelers kept the. . . Full story | | Britain's leading share index
closed higher on Wednesday, buoyed by financials on fresh
speculation of a game-changing response to the euro zone debt
crisis. . . Full story |
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| Gold fell on Wednesday
in thin trade, on track for a third consecutive decline, as a
lack of progress to resolve the euro. . . Full story | | European shares rose on
Wednesday, snapping two days of losses, led by bank stocks on
hopes the European Union summit on Sunday will. . . Full story | | The Nasdaq fell at the open on
Wednesday after Apple missed earnings expectations, while the
other big indexes opened little changed after a. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index notched
up good gains on Wednesday, helped higher by a rebound in
banking stocks, after a media report that. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Global miner Xstrata said on Wednesday it had withdrawn its offer for an employee share ownership programme at its South African. . . Full story | | The U.S. Export-Import Bank signed a deal with Nigeria's power minister on Tuesday to provide $1.5 billion for U.S. companies to. . . Full story | | South Africa's consumer spending recovery picked up pace in August and inflation quickened slightly more than expected in September, lessening the. . . Full story | | Zimbabwe's inflation rate will fall below 4 percent by the end of 2011 and the country will launch a sovereign wealth. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's energy ministry said on Wednesday that Africa's biggest economy has been hit by shortages of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). . . Full story | | Tanzania plans to raise royalty payments on exports of gold by the end of this year as it seeks to restructure. . . Full story | | South African Energy Minister Dipuo Peters confirmed that a tender proposal for construction of 9,600 megawatts of nuclear power by 2030,. . . Full story | | If Europe's debt crisis spreads to that region's banking sector, the contagion effect would be inevitable and South Africa could be. . . Full story |
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| Maize deliveries to South African silos rose to 9.358 million tonnes in the week to October 14, up from a revised 9.343 million tonnes in the week before, data showed on. . . Full story | | South Africa's Gold Fields posted a 3 percent rise in third quarter gold production on Wednesday, as the world's fourth-largest gold miner overcame a strike that halted output for five days. . . Full story | | South Africa's targeted consumer inflation quickened a little more than expected in September, which could rule out an interest rate cut some market players are still betting on.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders were referred to the announcements previously released by Chemspec on SENS in respect of:
*the convening of a general meeting. . . Full story | | Notice was given that an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Exxaro will be held at the registered office of Exxaro,. . . Full story | | IQuad Group Ltd ("IQuad") shareholders were referred to the joint announcement of a disposal and acquisition of securities and mandatory offer. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that Merchantec Capital has been appointed as the company's designated adviser following Vunani Corporate Finance agreement to resign. . . Full story |
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| Aquarius advised that in terms of an interim agreement between Aquarius Platinum (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd ("AQPSA") and the Association of. . . Full story | | The company advised that its basic and headline earnings per share for the six month period ended 30 September 2011, are. . . Full story | | Rockwell announced that it has completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement raising CAD7.8 million. The company issued a total of. . . Full story | | At the meeting of the noteholders of Barloworld held yesterday, 18 October 2011, both the extraordinary resolutions proposed at the meeting. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period increased by 14% to R847.3 million (2010: R740.8 million). Gross profit rose by 8% to R351.1. . . Full story | | Forbes announced their first set of interim results since listing on the JSE. Thus there are no comparable figures. Revenue for. . . Full story | | Results from operating activities showed a wider loss of R13.1 million (loss of R10.5 million). The net attributable loss was larger. . . Full story | | Revenue lowered to R8.3 million (2010: R8.6 million). Operating profit fell to R4.8 million (2010: R5.4 million), while profit after taxation. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 31197.35 | 143.15 | 0.46% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 27901.10 | 138.22 | 0.50% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2812.92 | 26.40 | 0.95% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 21243.49 | -12.29 | -0.06% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 33375.30 | 141.11 | 0.42% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 28193.65 | 131.71 | 0.47% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 50726.96 | 401.07 | 0.80% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 11544.00 | 51.00 | 0.44% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 11599.98 | 22.93 | 0.20% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1221.56 | -3.82 | -0.31% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2633.38 | -24.05 | -0.91% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5450.49 | 40.14 | 0.74% | DAX | 18:06 | 5913.53 | 36.12 | 0.61% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3157.34 | 16.24 | 0.52% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8772.54 | 30.63 | 0.35% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2377.51 | -5.97 | -0.25% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 18309.22 | 232.76 | 1.29% | All Ords | 07:41 | 4274.80 | 25.30 | 0.60% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3300.03 | 20.92 | 0.64% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1646.28 | -10.18 | -0.61% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 13215.51 | 23.25 | 0.18% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 424879 | 7216 | 1.73% | Silver | 19:59 | 31.2270 | -.7630 | -2.39% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1512.75 | -15.00 | -0.98% | Palladium | 19:57 | 604.75 | -13.61 | -2.20% | R157 | 15:06 | 6.71 | -.08 | -1.18% | R204 | 15:06 | 7.78 | -.08 | -1.02% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 111.13 | -.80 | -0.71% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.0275 | 0.0614 | 0.77% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.6549 | 0.1757 | 1.41% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.0691 | 0.1283 | 1.17% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.3877 | 0.0488 | 0.77% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.2518 | 0.0703 | 0.86% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 76.8070 | 0.0350 | 0.05% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7257 | -0.0022 | -0.30% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3781 | 0.0042 | 0.31% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6332 | -0.0034 | -0.53% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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19/10/2011 | 217 | 130 | 88 | 435 | 322,639,850 | R14,892,217,983 | 109924 | 2334961 | 18/10/2011 | 155 | 172 | 86 | 413 | 271,999,318 | R11,918,290,678 | 101576 | 2533023 | 17/10/2011 | 161 | 162 | 96 | 419 | 207,941,493 | R10,202,340,008 | 103006 | 2279175 | 14/10/2011 | 206 | 133 | 83 | 422 | 201,555,338 | R10,006,475,910 | 85433 | 2697100 | 13/10/2011 | 139 | 189 | 95 | 423 | 228,220,207 | R11,745,585,945 | 115670 | 2366511 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 27,901.10 | 138.22 | 0.50% | Industrial | 33,375.30 | 141.11 | 0.42% | Mid Cap | 41,732.21 | 101.55 | 0.24% | Small Cap | 31,653.70 | 133.47 | 0.42% | Resource 20 | 50,726.96 | 401.07 | 0.80% | Industrial 25 | 28,193.65 | 131.71 | 0.47% | Financial 15 | 7,930.90 | -7.44 | -0.09% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 30,990.73 | 96.03 | 0.31% | All Share | 31,197.35 | 143.15 | 0.46% | Oil & Gas | 26,929.65 | 412.21 | 1.55% | Mining | 33,009.58 | 214.01 | 0.65% | Gold Mining | 2,812.92 | 26.40 | 0.95% | Platinum Mining | 63.72 | 1.51 | 2.43% | GENERAL MINING | 8,043.45 | 23.01 | 0.29% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,479.58 | 221.64 | 1.55% | Basic Materials | 27,878.47 | 164.28 | 0.59% | Chemicals | 12,816.49 | -22.30 | -0.17% | Forestry & Paper | 12,095.39 | -42.44 | -0.35% | Industrial Metals | 27,667.81 | 48.15 | 0.17% | Industrials | 27,220.52 | -11.42 | -0.04% | General Industrials | 76,839.66 | -62.18 | -0.08% | Consumer Goods | 29,137.14 | 111.88 | 0.39% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,847.32 | 122.29 | 3.28% | Household Goods | 147.44 | 5 | 3.16% | Health Care | 34,197.16 | -274.87 | -0.80% | Beverages | 97.78 | .52 | 0.53% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 50,269.86 | 449.42 | 0.90% | Personal Goods | 416.28 | -2.20 | -0.53% | Consumer Services | 55,398.51 | 760.39 | 1.39% | General Retailers | 45,074.91 | 465.26 | 1.04% | Travel & Leisure | 3,504.32 | 25.73 | 0.74% | Media | 82.68 | 2.15 | 2.67% | Support Services | 2,267.85 | 14.47 | 0.64% | Telecommunications | 65,982.28 | 82.25 | 0.12% | Financials | 21,243.49 | -12.29 | -0.06% | Banks | 39,323.23 | -239.64 | -0.61% | Non-life Insurance | 33,342.50 | -106.70 | -0.32% | Life Insurance | 15,781.38 | 19.83 | 0.13% | General Financial | 2,115.00 | 9.18 | 0.44% | Technology | 23,796.74 | 181.53 | 0.77% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,990.98 | 16 | 0.54% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,053.27 | 15 | 0.48% | COAL MINING | 23,703.77 | -239 | -1.00% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,490.30 | 14 | 0.31% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,126.51 | 22 | 1.96% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 386.63 | | 0.16% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 319.67 | | 0.37% | RESOURCE | 28,022.42 | 217 | 0.78% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 167.40 | 0 | 0.26% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,447.66 | 24 | 0.37% | Capped Top 40 | 14,681.57 | 74 | 0.51% | Capped All Share | 15,763.42 | 73 | 0.46% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | HOLD | 16 Oct | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | HOLD | 16 Oct | PFG | PIONEER FOODS GROUP LTD | SELL | 16 Oct | AIP | ADCOCK INGRAM HLGS LD | HOLD | 16 Oct | BTI | BRITISH AM. TOBACCO PLC | BUY | 16 Oct |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 20 Oct 2011 | DRDLD | September 2011 (Q) | 20 Oct 2011 | DRDLDCP | September 2011 (Q) | 20 Oct 2011 | OCTODEC | August 2011 (Final) | 20 Oct 2011 | RARE | June 2012 (Final) | 20 Oct 2011 | RAREP | June 2012 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | VALUE | 11-10-18 | 12-01-13 | 12-01-23 | R 0.0700 | LONFIN | 11-10-14 | 11-10-28 | 11-11-25 | R 0.0030 | PSG | 11-10-14 | 11-10-28 | 11-11-07 | R 0.2600 | ADCORP | 11-10-12 | 11-11-04 | 11-11-14 | R 0.5700 | DATATEC | 11-10-12 | 11-11-18 | 11-11-28 | R 0.0700 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | WBHO | 11-09-05 | 11-10-14 | 11-10-24 | R 2.2000 | PHUMELELA | 11-09-30 | 11-10-14 | 11-10-24 | R 0.4300 | AFROX | 11-07-19 | 11-10-14 | 11-10-24 | R 0.2200 | PUTPROP | 11-09-23 | 11-10-14 | 11-10-24 | R 0.1500 | AMAPS | 11-09-26 | 11-10-14 | 11-10-24 | R 0.0800 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | DST | Distell Group Ltd | 19/10/2011 | Confirmed | SVB | SilverBridge Holdings Ltd | 19/10/2011 | Confirmed | SIM | Simmer and Jack Mines Ltd | 19/10/2011 | Unconfirmed | BAU | Bauba Platinum Ltd | 19/10/2011 | Unconfirmed | CLI | Client?le Ltd | 20/10/2011 | Confirmed |
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