Friday, 18 November 2011 - 20:00
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South African stocks closed more than 2 percent lower on Friday with gold producers such as Gold Fields and Harmony undermined by the negative sentiment generated by the euro zone's on-going debt crisis. Full story
South Africa auctioned 4.325 billion rand worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday at an average yield of 5.47 percent compared with 5.46 percent last week. Full story |
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Syria is seeking changes to a plan for monitoring its implementation of an Arab League peace initiative, the group's chief said on Friday, on the eve of a deadline for Damascus to carry out steps to end eight months of bloodshed. Full storyU.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he saw "flickers of progress" in Myanmar, dispatching Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a historic visit that could draw the country out of half a century of global isolation. Full storyThe party of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, which boycotted last year's general election, said on Friday it would contest upcoming by-elections, the latest sign of political rapprochement under a new civilian government. Full story |
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Markets | The euro gained on Friday on hopes that
the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund
may get involved in a plan. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks were lower, led by
the Nasdaq, after midday on Friday, with S&P 500 facing a test
of technical support.. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks were little
changed on Friday, but easing European sovereign debt yields
kept the S&P 500 above a key technical level.. . . Full story | | Britain's FTSE 100 fell on
Friday, with investors fearing a lack of unity among European
Union politicians on how to deal with the. . . Full story |
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| European shares hit their
six-week closing low for the second day in a row on Friday after
cautious comments by German chancellor cooled. . . Full story | | European shares extended
losses on Friday afternoon, with traders citing conflicting
signals sent by the leaders of Germany and Britain about how to
solve. . . Full story | | Gold inched up on Friday
helped by a weaker dollar and buying after the prior session's
falls but was still on track for. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks bounced modestly
higher at the open on Friday after Europe's debt crisis drove
heavy market losses this week, with the S&P. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African mining contractor Sentula Mining Ltd on Friday reported flat first-half headline earnings per share of 10.6 cents and said it expected fundamentals supporting its revenue base to remain intact for the second six months.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand steadied against the dollar on Friday but was expected to weaken towards a six-week low of 8.30 as ongoing worries about the euro zone debt crisis keep investors away from risky assets.. . . Full story |
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| Irish publishing group
Independent News & Media Plc cut its 2011 profit
forecast on Friday after global economic uncertainty hit
advertising sales, prompting its. . . Full story | | The rand firmed against the dollar on Friday, breaking a four-day losing trend as investors went into the weekend with hopes. . . Full story | | The family office of South African billionaire Nathan Kirsh is in exclusive negotiations to buy the former NatWest headquarters, in the. . . Full story | | The family office of South
African billionaire Nathan Kirsh is in exclusive negotiations
to buy the former NatWest headquarters, in the heart of. . . Full story |
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Company News | Implats regretted to announce that a fall of ground event occurred at Impala Rustenburg's 7 Shaft this morning. Currently two of. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that the integrated annual report for the year ended 30 June 2011 was posted to shareholders on Friday,. . . Full story | | Afdawn advised that Willem Jakobus Groenewald (also known as Jacques Groenewald) has been appointed as a non-executive director of the company. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that the company expects that, for the six months ended 30 September 2011:
* earnings per share ("EPS"). . . Full story |
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| The boards of directors of Nedbank and Nedbank Ltd announced the appointment of Mpho Makwana as an independent non-executive director with effect from 17 November 2011.. . . Full story | | The third quarter of 2011 has been a period of mixed fortunes for Cenrand. The company has made significant progress in improving its understanding of the operational uncertainties disclosed in the. . . Full story | | Business Report noted that Tongaat's Zimbabwean unit, Hippo Valley Estates ("Hippo Valley"), saw its profit rise 78% to USD13.7 million in the six months to September 2011. Hippo Valley's revenue was. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Rental revenue increased to R261.4 million (R243.9 million). Profit for the period surged to R205.1 million (R111.5 million). In addition, headline. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R469 million (September 2010: R435.6 million), gross profit also improved to R286.2 million (September 2010: R264.4 million). Operating. . . Full story | | | | Maiden interim results showed revenue of R106.9 million. Operating profit was R84.9 million and a net attributable profit of R49 000. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 31812.66 | -625.39 | -1.93% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 28431.41 | -625.72 | -2.15% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 3099.96 | -104.53 | -3.26% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 21259.14 | -346.32 | -1.60% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 33608.59 | -530.46 | -1.55% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 28220.05 | -504.34 | -1.76% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 52919.35 | -1325.56 | -2.44% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 11770.00 | 31.00 | 0.26% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 11793.62 | 22.89 | 0.19% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1215.84 | -0.29 | -0.02% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2577.86 | -10.13 | -0.39% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 5362.94 | -60.20 | -1.11% | DAX | 19:18 | 5810.03 | -40.14 | -0.69% | CAC40 | 19:18 | 3000.88 | -9.41 | -0.31% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8374.91 | -104.72 | -1.23% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2416.56 | -46.48 | -1.89% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 18491.23 | -326.24 | -1.73% | All Ords | 07:45 | 4246.70 | -77.40 | -1.79% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3250.89 | -29.85 | -0.91% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1718.30 | -4.37 | -0.25% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 14117.38 | -21.06 | -0.15% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 453874 | -5994 | -1.30% | Silver | 19:59 | 32.0050 | .3550 | 1.12% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1583.00 | 6.50 | 0.41% | Palladium | 19:59 | 602.25 | -2.65 | -0.44% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.78 | -.03 | -0.44% | R204 | 17:06 | 7.77 | -.03 | -0.32% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 107.58 | -1.11 | -1.02% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.2159 | 0.0089 | 0.11% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.9492 | 0.0338 | 0.26% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.1114 | 0.0477 | 0.43% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.2244 | -0.0081 | -0.13% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.2420 | 0.0214 | 0.26% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 76.9220 | -0.0860 | -0.11% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7391 | -0.0031 | -0.42% | Dollar / Euro | 19:57 | 1.3520 | 0.0055 | 0.41% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6326 | -0.0016 | -0.25% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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18/11/2011 | 96 | 268 | 69 | 433 | 289,356,549 | R11,330,044,945 | 95982 | 2348300 | 17/11/2011 | 122 | 214 | 91 | 427 | 752,074,699 | R11,810,537,062 | 98329 | 2736830 | 16/11/2011 | 165 | 183 | 99 | 447 | 259,691,842 | R11,805,843,081 | 122024 | 2561295 | 15/11/2011 | 211 | 135 | 76 | 422 | 237,105,607 | R9,311,104,011 | 77090 | 2210072 | 14/11/2011 | 201 | 149 | 90 | 440 | 283,182,433 | R8,531,415,885 | 73401 | 2422962 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 28,431.41 | -625.72 | -2.15% | Industrial | 33,608.59 | -530.46 | -1.55% | Mid Cap | 42,812.13 | -387.87 | -0.90% | Small Cap | 31,916.48 | 56.09 | 0.18% | Resource 20 | 52,919.35 | -1325.56 | -2.44% | Industrial 25 | 28,220.05 | -504.34 | -1.76% | Financial 15 | 7,933.71 | -146.14 | -1.81% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 30,973.53 | -577.94 | -1.83% | All Share | 31,812.66 | -625.39 | -1.93% | Oil & Gas | 28,609.27 | -453.05 | -1.56% | Mining | 34,390.02 | -943.51 | -2.67% | Gold Mining | 3,099.96 | -104.53 | -3.26% | Platinum Mining | 63.58 | -1.95 | -2.98% | GENERAL MINING | 8,312.25 | -209.78 | -2.46% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,382.68 | -243.59 | -1.56% | Basic Materials | 28,968.49 | -760.25 | -2.56% | Chemicals | 13,028.41 | -22.39 | -0.17% | Forestry & Paper | 11,583.81 | -96.30 | -0.82% | Industrial Metals | 28,781.84 | -531.84 | -1.81% | Industrials | 27,903.81 | -319.78 | -1.13% | General Industrials | 77,886.13 | -1019.30 | -1.29% | Consumer Goods | 28,978.61 | -584.28 | -1.98% | Automobiles & Parts | 3,940.16 | 67.94 | 1.75% | Household Goods | 146.81 | -4 | -2.45% | Health Care | 34,205.33 | -554.33 | -1.59% | Beverages | 94.43 | -2.75 | -2.83% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 51,926.33 | -589.01 | -1.12% | Personal Goods | 427.57 | -3.90 | -0.90% | Consumer Services | 56,124.08 | -1022.75 | -1.79% | General Retailers | 47,248.19 | -581.78 | -1.22% | Travel & Leisure | 3,668.84 | -16.83 | -0.46% | Media | 78.27 | -2.03 | -2.53% | Support Services | 2,197.64 | -4.83 | -0.22% | Telecommunications | 66,787.23 | -528.33 | -0.78% | Financials | 21,259.14 | -346.32 | -1.60% | Banks | 39,101.09 | -788.55 | -1.98% | Non-life Insurance | 33,895.38 | -528.63 | -1.54% | Life Insurance | 16,046.13 | -269.51 | -1.65% | General Financial | 2,133.33 | -32.02 | -1.48% | Technology | 24,249.26 | -138.18 | -0.57% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,099.77 | -67 | -2.11% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,159.03 | -63 | -1.95% | COAL MINING | 24,328.70 | -395 | -1.60% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,555.68 | -24 | -0.51% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,383.83 | 70 | 5.36% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 384.41 | | -1.01% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 314.85 | | -1.04% | RESOURCE | 29,275.72 | -754 | -2.51% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 173.40 | -2 | -1.25% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,543.87 | -134 | -2.01% | Capped Top 40 | 14,953.79 | -326 | -2.13% | Capped All Share | 16,075.58 | -314 | -1.92% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | ASR | ASSORE LTD | BUY | 16 Nov | RSG | RESOURCE GENERATION LTD | BUY | 16 Nov | CMP | CIPLA MEDPRO SA LTD | BUY | 16 Nov | PAM | PALABORA MINING COMPANY L... | BUY | 16 Nov | NTC | NETCARE LIMITED | BUY | 16 Nov |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 21 Nov 2011 | ABIL | September 2011 (Final) | 21 Nov 2011 | ABIL PREF | September 2011 (Final) | 21 Nov 2011 | TELKOM | September 2011 (Interim) | 21 Nov 2011 | TELKOMA | September 2011 (Interim) | 21 Nov 2011 | TELKOMB | September 2011 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SABMILLER | 11-11-17 | 11-11-25 | 11-12-09 | R 0.2150 | DORBYL 5.5 | 11-11-17 | 11-12-15 | 11-12-27 | R 0.0550 | INVPLC | 11-11-17 | 11-12-02 | 11-12-20 | R 0.0800 | SYCOM | 11-11-17 | 11-12-02 | 11-12-12 | R 0.8105 | DORBYL5%P | 11-11-17 | 11-12-15 | 11-12-27 | R 0.0500 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CAXTON6%CPP | 11-09-08 | 11-11-18 | 11-11-28 | R 3.5700 | REMGRO | 11-09-20 | 11-11-11 | 11-11-21 | R 2.1300 | OCTODEC | 11-10-21 | 11-11-11 | 11-11-21 | R 0.6430 | PREMIUM | 11-10-21 | 11-11-11 | 11-11-21 | R 0.5580 | CAXTON | 11-09-08 | 11-11-18 | 11-11-28 | R 0.4000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | PNC | Pinnacle Technology Holdings Ltd | 18/11/2011 | Confirmed | RHP | Real Africa Holdings Ltd | 21/11/2011 | Confirmed | BDM | Buildmax Ltd | 21/11/2011 | Confirmed | DLP2 | Dorbyl Ltd | 21/11/2011 | Confirmed | DLV | Dorbyl Ltd | 21/11/2011 | Confirmed |
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