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South Africa's rand tumbled 2.5 percent to a two week low against the dollar on Thursday, falling quickly in the last hour of trading when stop losses were triggered above the 8.15 level by new complications over Europe's debt problems. Full story
Revenue rose to R29.5 million (R28 million) but net income from rentals and investments dropped to R17.9 million (R18.4 million). Operating profit increased slightly to R18.8 million (R18.4 million), while net profit for the period improved to R19.1 million (R18.6 million). Additionally, hea Full story |
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Tens of thousands of protesters rallied on Thursday in front of the Greek parliament, where clashes broke out between rival groups demonstrating ahead of a vote on a new round of austerity measures. Full storyKenyan and Somali troops advanced on an Islamist-held town in southern Somalia on Thursday and African Union peacekeepers moved on one of the last pockets under militant control in the capital Mogadishu. Full storyDeposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday, a senior National Transitional Council military official said. Full story |
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Markets | The S&P rose on Thursday,
erasing earlier losses, as comments by French and German
leaders eased market concerns before a key summit this
weekend.. . . Full story | | European shares hit a two-week
closing low in a choppy session on Thursday as doubts whether a
European Union summit planned for Sunday. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks fell on Thursday
as investors grappled with uncertainty surrounding the upcoming
European summit on the debt crisis and sought direction from
earnings. . . Full story | | |
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| Gold fell 2 percent on
Thursday, on track for its biggest one-day drop in two weeks,
hurt by technical selling and anxiety over. . . Full story | | Major U.S. stock indexes
extended losses in midday trading on Thursday on concerns
whether European leaders could reach a deal on further
strengthening the. . . Full story | | Britain's leading share index was
pulled lower by financials on Thursday as political discord
again hampered efforts to resolve the euro zone debt. . . Full story | | European shares hit a two-week
closing low in choppy session on Thursday as doubts whether a
European Union summit planned for Sunday will. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand tumbled 2.5 percent against the dollar on Thursday, hitting its weakest levels in more than two weeks as. . . Full story | | Zambia has suspended the issuance of new mining licences to root out potential corruption and "clean up" the process, the mines. . . Full story | | South Africa's Anglo American Platinum, the world's largest producer of the precious metal, posted a 13 percent rise in quarterly output. . . Full story | | Miner Anglo American posted a 9 percent drop in third-quarter copper output, blaming lower grades and blizzards in Chile, and said. . . Full story |
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| Global miner Xstrata said on Thursday it had suspended operations at one shaft of its Mototolo platinum mine in South Africa. . . Full story | | South African stocks ended lower on Thursday, in line with global equities on resurgent worries about euro zone debt crisis, with. . . Full story | | South Africa's 180,000 barrels-per-day SAPREF refinery will be operating at maximum capacity within days after a major maintenance shutdown, easing a. . . Full story | | First came the mobile
phones, then the banks and discount retailers. Now, property
companies are training their sights on frontier Africa,
attracted by growing. . . Full story |
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| Shares of South Africa's Mondi tumbled more than 5 percent on Thursday, hit by the global sell-off and after Credit Suisse cut its rating on the paper maker.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was on the back foot against the dollar in early Thursday trade, weighed down by persistent worries over the Euro debt crisis.. . . Full story |
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Company News | The below mentioned directer transacted in the company's shares. . . Full story | | A review of the financial results for the six months ended 31 August 2011 by management has indicated that the earnings. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that EOH has received notification in terms of section 122(1) of the Companies Act that PSG Corporate Trading. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that at the general meeting of Sasfin held today, 20 October 2011, the special resolution in terms of. . . Full story |
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| Ububele shareholders are advised that the Company`s 2011 notice of annual general meeting, containing the abridged audited annual financial. . . Full story | | Anglo released a production report for the third quarter ended 30 September 2011. Highlights include:
* Iron ore production increased by. . . Full story | | Highlights for September 2011 quarter:
*Regrettably, two employees lost their lives during the third quarter of 2011
*Equivalent refined platinum production up. . . Full story | | Kumba released its production and sales report for the quarter ended 30 September 2011. Throughout this report, production and sales volumes. . . Full story |
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Company Results | | | Revenue fell to R50.7 million (R56.5 million) but gross profit rose by 12% to R23.1 million (R20.6 million). Earnings before interest,. . . Full story | | Turnover increased by 7.4% to R27.1 billion (R25.2 billion). Gross profit rose to R4.8 billion (R4.5 billion), but trading profit declined. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R49.5 million (R44.9 million) and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ("EBITDA") improved to R6.3 million (R5.4. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 30836.89 | -360.46 | -1.16% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 27546.58 | -354.52 | -1.27% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2776.69 | -36.23 | -1.29% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 21154.88 | -88.61 | -0.42% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 33066.13 | -309.17 | -0.93% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 27916.28 | -277.37 | -0.98% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49820.57 | -906.39 | -1.79% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 11453.00 | -4.00 | -0.03% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 11522.11 | 17.49 | 0.15% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1213.27 | 3.39 | 0.28% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2595.10 | -8.94 | -0.34% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5384.68 | -65.81 | -1.21% | DAX | 18:06 | 5766.48 | -147.05 | -2.49% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3084.07 | -73.27 | -2.32% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8682.15 | -90.39 | -1.03% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2331.37 | -46.15 | -1.94% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 17983.10 | -326.12 | -1.78% | All Ords | 07:36 | 4206.80 | -68.00 | -1.59% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3289.77 | -10.26 | -0.31% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1612.07 | -30.95 | -1.88% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 13226.87 | 19.98 | 0.15% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 425244 | -1644 | -0.39% | Silver | 19:59 | 30.3980 | -.7870 | -2.52% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1485.00 | -27.25 | -1.80% | Palladium | 19:58 | 583.75 | -16.75 | -2.79% | R157 | 15:06 | 6.68 | -.03 | -0.45% | R204 | 15:06 | 7.73 | -.06 | -0.71% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 109.87 | -1.66 | -1.49% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.2049 | 0.1698 | 2.11% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.8870 | 0.2400 | 1.90% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.2617 | 0.2008 | 1.82% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.5091 | 0.1406 | 2.21% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.4033 | 0.1735 | 2.11% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 76.8400 | 0.0480 | 0.06% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7273 | 0.0008 | 0.11% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3728 | -0.0025 | -0.18% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6340 | 0.0002 | 0.03% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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20/10/2011 | 135 | 221 | 63 | 419 | 294,228,087 | R15,078,423,816 | 109795 | 2678896 | 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 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 27,546.58 | -354.52 | -1.27% | Industrial | 33,066.13 | -309.17 | -0.93% | Mid Cap | 41,497.54 | -234.67 | -0.56% | Small Cap | 31,489.96 | -163.74 | -0.52% | Resource 20 | 49,820.57 | -906.39 | -1.79% | Industrial 25 | 27,916.28 | -277.37 | -0.98% | Financial 15 | 7,888.05 | -42.85 | -0.54% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 30,723.75 | -266.98 | -0.86% | All Share | 30,836.89 | -360.46 | -1.16% | Oil & Gas | 26,297.78 | -631.87 | -2.35% | Mining | 32,439.81 | -569.77 | -1.73% | Gold Mining | 2,776.69 | -36.23 | -1.29% | Platinum Mining | 61.86 | -1.86 | -2.92% | GENERAL MINING | 7,916.28 | -127.17 | -1.58% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,139.83 | -339.75 | -2.35% | Basic Materials | 27,373.89 | -504.58 | -1.81% | Chemicals | 12,786.39 | -30.10 | -0.23% | Forestry & Paper | 11,671.78 | -423.61 | -3.50% | Industrial Metals | 26,878.55 | -789.26 | -2.85% | Industrials | 27,028.42 | -192.10 | -0.71% | General Industrials | 75,808.81 | -1030.85 | -1.34% | Consumer Goods | 29,391.36 | 254.22 | 0.87% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,747.68 | -99.64 | -2.59% | Household Goods | 146.23 | -1 | -0.82% | Health Care | 33,768.89 | -428.27 | -1.25% | Beverages | 98.59 | .81 | 0.83% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 50,439.56 | 169.70 | 0.34% | Personal Goods | 422.38 | 6.10 | 1.47% | Consumer Services | 54,110.47 | -1288.04 | -2.33% | General Retailers | 44,588.25 | -486.66 | -1.08% | Travel & Leisure | 3,488.71 | -15.61 | -0.45% | Media | 79.04 | -3.64 | -4.40% | Support Services | 2,249.52 | -18.33 | -0.81% | Telecommunications | 64,434.24 | -1548.04 | -2.35% | Financials | 21,154.88 | -88.61 | -0.42% | Banks | 39,134.37 | -188.86 | -0.48% | Non-life Insurance | 33,706.24 | 363.74 | 1.09% | Life Insurance | 15,723.01 | -58.37 | -0.37% | General Financial | 2,112.11 | -2.89 | -0.14% | Technology | 23,367.87 | -428.87 | -1.80% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,942.71 | -48 | -1.61% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,006.72 | -47 | -1.52% | COAL MINING | 22,804.03 | -900 | -3.80% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,479.09 | -11 | -0.25% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,122.23 | -4 | -0.38% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 386.53 | | -0.03% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 319.09 | | -0.18% | RESOURCE | 27,514.15 | -508 | -1.81% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 166.46 | -1 | -0.56% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,377.23 | -70 | -1.09% | Capped Top 40 | 14,497.13 | -184 | -1.26% | Capped All Share | 15,581.98 | -181 | -1.15% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | HOLD | 18 Oct | OCT | OCTODEC INVESTMENTS LIMIT... | SELL | 18 Oct | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | HOLD | 18 Oct | AIP | ADCOCK INGRAM HLGS LD | HOLD | 18 Oct | IPF | INVESTEC PROPERTY FUND LT... | HOLD | 18 Oct |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 21 Oct 2011 | CLICKS | August 2011 (Final) | 21 Oct 2011 | OASIS | September 2011 (Interim) | 21 Oct 2011 | PREMIUM | August 2011 (Interim) | 21 Oct 2011 | WEARNE | August 2011 (Interim) | 25 Oct 2011 | FAMBRANDS | August 2011 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | PICKNPAY | 11-10-19 | 11-12-02 | 11-12-12 | R 0.2250 | PIKWIK | 11-10-19 | 11-12-02 | 11-12-12 | R 0.1091 | 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 |
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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 | CVI | Capevin Investments Ltd | 20/10/2011 | Confirmed | CLI | Client?le Ltd | 20/10/2011 | Confirmed | WEA | WG Wearne Ltd | 20/10/2011 | Confirmed | IRA | Infrasors Holdings Ltd | 21/10/2011 | Confirmed | AFR | AFGRI Ltd | 21/10/2011 | Confirmed |
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