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 The Sharenet Daily 
Thursday, 08 December 2011 - 20:00
 
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Major Moves
Index Summary
Latest Consensus Changes / Results Expected
Recent Dividends / Ex Div
Upcoming AGMs
Stock Exchange News Service (SENS)


Charts
 
Top News
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South African stocks ended flat on Thursday after bouncing off a technical resistance level and amid investor jitters ahead of a European leaders' summit aimed at limiting a further deterioration of the euro zone's debt crisis.  Full story

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Spending growth in South Africa's economy accelerated sharply in the third quarter due to a faster pace of spending by households and as investment expenditure by both the public and private sector picked up.  Full story
German investigators said Thursday they had obtained a letter written in Italian in which a group calling itself the Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for a letter bomb sent to Josef Ackermann, head of Deutsche Bank.  Full story
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of stirring up protests against his 12-year rule and said foreign countries were spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence Russian elections.  Full story
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is stable and resting in a Dubai hospital and will undergo further tests, according to his doctor, the presidential spokesman said on Thursday, hoping to quell speculation the unpopular leader might resign.  Full story
 
Markets
Investors dumped stocks, commodities and the euro on Thursday, dismayed by the European Central Bank's lukewarm support for aggressive action to ease the. . .  Full story
Britain's top shares sank to their lowest close in more than a week on Thursday, having endured another choppy session, as investors jostle. . .  Full story
Gold fell around 1.5 percent on Thursday, set for its biggest one-day drop in nearly three weeks, after the European Central Bank. . .  Full story
European shares fell to a one-week closing low on Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi gave no indication it would aggressively increase. . .  Full story

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after cautious remarks from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi about more bond purchases to ease the region's debt. . .  Full story
European shares fell in a choppy afternoon session on Thursday, erasing earlier strong gains, with traders saying the market came under pressure after European. . .  Full story
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after the president of the European Central Bank expressed caution over more bond purchases to ease the region's. . .  Full story
U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as traders cited a statement by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi expressing caution over more bond. . .  Full story
SA Business
South Africa's rand extended its losses against the dollar on Thursday as weaker-than-expected manufacturing and current account data added to pressure. . .  Full story
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has been chosen preferred supplier for two energy projects in South Africa with a total capacity. . .  Full story
Growth in South Africa's manufacturing output slowed sharply to 1.0 percent year-on-year in volume terms in October compared with an upwardly. . .  Full story
South Africa's gold output fell by 3.3 percent in volume in October while total mineral production was down 12.7 percent compared. . .  Full story

London-listed investment firm Blackstar Group plans to acquire South Africa's Mvelaphanda Group in a cash and share deal worth $225 million. . .  Full story
South Africa rand fell sharply across the board on Thursday as the European Central Bank signalled it would not take aggressive. . .  Full story
Growth in South Africa's manufacturing production slowed sharply in October and mining output contracted, reflecting the impact of a global slowdown and supporting the. . .  Full story
South Africa may delay electricity tariff increases, a move likely to hurt state-owned power utility Eskom's funding drive, the Energy Minister. . .  Full story

Hong Kong will relax restrictions on mortgages for residential properties if economic conditions worsen, the government said Thursday.. . .  Full story
The Ugandan unit of South Africa's Standard Bank Group has offered a $35 million loan to independent power producer Electromax to boost its electricity supply to help ease a national power. . .  Full story
The deficit on South Africa's current account widened to 3.8 percent of gross domestic product in the third quarter, partly due to large dividend payments to foreign investors.. . .  Full story
Company News
Steinhoff has received notice that IAM has acquired further shares in Steinhoff on behalf of its client portfolios managed on a. . .  Full story
Mvela Group shareholders are referred to the cautionary announcement dated 21 October 2011 and are advised to continue to exercise caution. . .  Full story
Shareholders of Mvela Group ("Mvela Group Shareholders")are referred to the cautionary announcement dated 21 October 2011, and are advised that Blackstar. . .  Full story
BCK MVG MVGP BCK MVG. . .  Full story

Shareholders were advised that, with the exception of ordinary resolution number 13 relating to the general authority to issue shares for. . .  Full story
Kagiso Media shareholders are advised that at the general meeting of the company held this morning, 8 December 2011, the proposed. . .  Full story
Notice was given that, at the annual general meeting of the shareholders of the company held on 8 December 2011, all. . .  Full story
Following the FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series quarterly review for December, Vukile's free float weighting has been adjusted from 50% to 100%.. . .  Full story
Company Results
Revenue for the interim period increased to GBP1.884 million (2010: GBP675 000). Gross loss narrowed to GBP244 000 (2010: loss of GBP481 000), operating loss improved to GBP787 000 (2010: loss of GBP1.031 million), but loss after tax rocketed to GBP2.613 million (2010: loss of GBP378 000). Furthermore, headline loss per ordinary share weakened to GBP2.43pps (2010: loss of GBP0.40pps).. . .  Full story
World Markets (Spot Prices)
NameTimeRPMove% Move
JSE Overall17:0032760.17-.10-0.00%
JSE Top 4017:0029283.57-24.48-0.08%
JSE Gold17:003122.33-37.20-1.18%
JSE Financial17:0022130.1118.880.09%
JSE Industrial17:0034688.6793.800.27%
JSE Indust 2517:0029118.4970.470.24%
JSE Resource17:0054044.13-139.11-0.26%
DJ Futures19:5612000.00-214.00-1.75%
DJ Ind19:4112065.66-130.71-1.07%
SP 50019:561244.00-17.01-1.35%
Nasdaq19:562620.99-28.22-1.07%
FTSE 10018:355483.77-63.14-1.14%
DAX18:465887.77-106.96-1.78%
CAC4018:463102.92-73.06-2.30%
Nikkei08:268664.58-57.59-0.66%
Shanghai09:262329.82-2.91-0.12%
Hang-Seng10:2619107.81-132.77-0.69%
All Ords07:454338.90-12.40-0.28%
NZSE 5006:463269.95-13.09-0.40%
NameTimeRPMove% Move
Gold19:591708.90-34.16-1.96%
Gold/Rand19:5814123.34182.831.31%
Gold/R kg19:5645414373981.66%
Silver19:5931.5550-.9400-2.89%
Platinum19:581489.75-29.25-1.93%
Palladium19:58670.25-5.25-0.78%
R15717:066.72.030.45%
R20417:067.65.050.66%
Brent Crude19:56108.16-1.62-1.48%
Rand / Dollar19:598.26400.26493.31%
Rand / Pound19:5512.88300.33892.70%
Rand / Euro19:5511.02140.28192.62%
Rand / NZD19:586.38840.14402.31%
Rand / AUD19:558.42180.18202.21%
Yen / Dollar19:5977.72300.09400.12%
Euro / Dollar19:550.74970.00460.62%
Dollar / Euro19:581.3334-0.0079-0.59%
Pound / Dollar19:550.63980.00360.57%

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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
DateAdv.Decl.Unch.ActivesVolumeValueTradesOrders
08/12/201118916377429384,890,592R12,963,874,027956832538075
07/12/201121415374441234,639,184R11,598,279,6831023572247995
06/12/201113720084421283,345,136R12,462,588,079918802310652
05/12/201121617082468310,635,086R14,210,975,8151090302342946
02/12/201118315872413294,749,782R13,338,615,996983442401611

Major Moves Up
SharenameSaleMove% MoveVolume
1 BRIMST-N  780709.86.%1117500
2 ZEDER  273166.23.%244770
3 PETMIN  265156.00.%375555
4 MAS  1100605.77.%21775
5 CALGRO  304144.83.%440420
6 YORK  340144.29.%7500
7 CERAMIC  105004003.96.%1650
8 GBGOLD  920353.95.%22454
9 RMIH  1379523.92.%689000
10 SUPRGRP  11243.70.%13201446
11 SAPPI  2580923.70.%2031300
12 DCENTRIX  507173.47.%141651
13 DIGICOR  300103.45.%159316
14 BATS  3865012703.40.%1653784
15 RAINBOW  1610503.21.%40807
16 ARB  340103.03.%19355
17 PBT  14242.90.%25000
18 ESORFRANK  14542.84.%899973
19 KELLY  36592.53.%18900
20 WOOLIES  41041012.52.%4815655

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Major Moves Down
SharenameSaleMove% MoveVolume
1 EFFICIENT  295-40-11.94.%11000
2 DORBYL  156-14-8.24.%440
3 RANGOLD  257-23-8.21.%4300
4 S-OCEAN  140-10-6.67.%333388
5 ROLFES  365-25-6.41.%314056
6 WINHOLD  125-5-3.85.%124990
7 HARMONY  10977-423-3.71.%1074586
8 OANDO  135-5-3.57.%11850
9 MMG  340-10-2.86.%450
10 COMAIR  175-5-2.78.%4335
11 OCEANA  4525-125-2.69.%84615
12 PIKWIK  1948-47-2.36.%950133
13 VILLAGE  208-5-2.35.%2026171
14 EASTPLATS  460-10-2.13.%19042
15 RAUBEX  1205-25-2.03.%49217
16 VIVIDEND  485-10-2.02.%10000
17 DAWN  500-10-1.96.%355450
18 BEE-SASOL  25500-499-1.92.%119
19 AFRO-C  210-4-1.87.%16154
20 ARCMITTAL  6041-114-1.85.%410374

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New Highs
SharenameSaleHighMove% MoveVolume
1 MAS  11001100605.77.%21775
2 BATS  386503865012703.40.%1653784
3 EOH  27152715652.45.%135385
4 METROFILE  25825862.38.%13958
5 METAIR  18761950361.96.%267941
6 HOLDSPORT  36503650501.39.%29385
7 CLICKS  45704630400.88.%2566703
8 MASSMART  16937172331370.82.%155675
9 DISCOVERY  43904449150.34.%1018220
10 MRPRICE  83458415120.14.%686003
11 FIRSTRAND  20552084-2-0.10.%8319199

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New Lows
SharenameSaleLowMove% MoveVolume
1 MVELASERV  920900-3-0.33.%11825

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Index Summary
Index NameRPMove% Move
Top 4029,283.57-24.48-0.08%
Industrial34,688.6793.800.27%
Mid Cap44,037.34177.410.40%
Small Cap32,874.85195.550.60%
Resource 2054,044.13-139.11-0.26%
Industrial 2529,118.4970.470.24%
Financial 158,321.92-3.51-0.04%
Financial & Ind. 3032,103.2951.850.16%
All Share32,760.17-.10-0.00%
Oil & Gas 29,494.94283.950.97%
Mining 35,073.60-203.24-0.58%
Gold Mining3,122.33-37.20-1.18%
Platinum Mining63.84.440.69%
GENERAL MINING8,540.56-57.33-0.67%
Oil & Gas Producers 15,858.89152.680.97%
Basic Materials 29,554.52-160.47-0.54%
Chemicals 13,649.5450.340.37%
Forestry & Paper 12,031.0073.300.61%
Industrial Metals 29,072.98-205.44-0.70%
Industrials 28,689.51132.610.46%
General Industrials 80,721.04436.800.54%
Consumer Goods 29,714.3335.970.12%
Automobiles & Parts 4,248.1281.521.96%
Household Goods162.3410.78%
Health Care 35,244.1696.220.27%
Beverages 96.62.530.55%
Index NameRPMove% Move
Food Producers 54,715.79326.690.60%
Personal Goods 429.47-3.69-0.85%
Consumer Services 57,674.22-148.26-0.26%
General Retailers 49,541.03287.980.58%
Travel & Leisure 3,661.60-20.70-0.56%
Media 75.16-1.05-1.38%
Support Services 2,111.85-4.08-0.19%
Telecommunications 70,737.83895.341.28%
Financials 22,130.1118.880.09%
Banks 41,446.88-151.68-0.36%
Non-life Insurance 33,706.24-138.22-0.41%
Life Insurance 16,761.9515.930.10%
General Financial 2,196.0011.420.52%
Technology 25,474.13205.580.81%
SHARIAH TOP40 3,180.54-5-0.15%
FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL3,241.07-4-0.11%
COAL MINING23,798.823831.64%
FTSE JSE Fledgling 4,727.49-18-0.39%
FTSE/JSE Alt X 1,241.1810.08%
SA LISTED PROPERTY 385.180.26%
CAPPED PROPERTY 315.900.24%
RESOURCE 29,904.28-106-0.35%
DIVIDEND PLUS179.5610.36%
FTSE/JSE RAFI 406,773.4750.08%
Capped Top 4015,401.73-7-0.04%
Capped All Share16,553.3820.01%

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Latest Consensus Changes**
CodeCompany NameStatusUpdated
MURMURRAY AND ROBERTS HOLDIN...HOLD06 Dec
AEGAVENG LIMITEDHOLD06 Dec
HSPHOLDSPORT LIMITEDBUY05 Dec
NEDNEDBANK GROUP LTDHOLD05 Dec
SBKSTANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT...HOLD05 Dec
Results Expected**
ExpectedCompany NameFin. Date
09 Dec 2011ACTOWERSAugust 2011 (Interim)
15 Dec 2011RACECSeptember 2011 (Final)
15 Dec 2011TELEMASTRSeptember 2011 (Final)

Recent Dividends**
Share NameDec-DateLDTPay-DateAmount
LIBHOLD1111-12-0511-12-2212-01-03R 0.0550
AFPREFINV11-12-0111-12-1511-12-27R 0.1851
PBT11-11-3011-12-2912-01-09R 0.0333
BCX11-11-3012-01-0612-01-16R 0.4000
ORION11-11-2911-12-1511-12-27R 0.0011
Ex Div**
Share NameDec-DateLDTPay-DateAmount
ABIL PREF11-11-2111-12-0811-12-19R 3.1000
ACUCAP11-11-1711-12-0211-12-12R 1.4500
ABIL11-11-2111-12-0811-12-19R 1.0000
JDGROUP11-11-1411-12-0211-12-12R 1.0000
MRPRICE11-11-1511-12-0811-12-19R 0.9360

Upcoming AGMs**
CodeCompany NameDateStatus
BCFBowler Metcalf Ltd08/12/2011Confirmed
GIJGijima Group Ltd08/12/2011Confirmed
CATCaxton and CTP Publishers and Printers L...09/12/2011Confirmed
VILVillage Main Reef Ltd09/12/2011Confirmed
PPEPPurple Capital Ltd09/12/2011Unconfirmed

Stock Exchange News Service
DateTimeHeadline
08/12/201117:34SAL/SALD - Sallies - Notice to debenture holders
08/12/201117:32 Steinhoff International Holdings Limited - Increase in Steinhoff
08/12/201117:31OML - Old Mutual plc - Form 8.3
08/12/201117:30OML - Old Mutual Plc - Form 8.3
08/12/201117:24NEDB - Nedbank Limited - SENS announcement issue of share instalments
08/12/201117:05 Assore Limited - Announcement relating to PHASE II of Assore`s third
08/12/201117:02RDF/AWA/AWB - Redefine Properties Limited/Arrowhead Properties Limited -
08/12/201117:01 Blackstar Group SE - Blackstar rationale for the offer to acquire the
08/12/201117:00MVG/MVGP/BCK - Mvela Group/Blackstar - Joint announcement of the firm intention
08/12/201116:42 Uranium One Inc - Uranium One Completes US$463.5 Million Bond Offering in
08/12/201116:33 Grand Parade Investments Limited - Appointment to the board of
08/12/201116:04GRT01 - Growthpoint Properties Limited - Interest Rate Reset: GRT01
08/12/201115:55ABL12B - African Bank Limited - Interest rate reset announcement
08/12/201115:54 Alexander Forbes Preference Share Investments Limited - Acquisition of
08/12/201115:53SFN/SFNP/IQG - Sasfin/IQuad - Update: Results of mandatory offer to IQuad
08/12/201115:43 BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares
08/12/201115:00 Kagiso Media Limited - Results of General Meeting
08/12/201114:00INL/INP - Investec Limited/Investec plc - Form 8 (DD)
08/12/201113:58INL/INP - Investec Limited/Investec plc - Form 8 (DD)
08/12/201113:57 Gijima Group Limited - Report on proceedings at annual general meeting
08/12/201112:30 Distell Group Limited - Dealings in securities by directors of a major
08/12/201112:30 British American Tobacco p.l.c - Notification of transactions of
08/12/201112:21 RGT Smart Market Intelligence Limited - Director`s dealings
08/12/201112:07FRS50 - FirstRand Bank Limited - Interest rate reset announcement
08/12/201112:02 Spanjaard Limited - Dealings in securities by a director
08/12/201112:00NPP1/NPKP - Nampak Limited - Declaration of cumulative preference dividends
08/12/201111:38 Vukile Property Fund Limited - Adjustment to Vukile`s free float
08/12/201111:31BIRCS - RCS Investment Holdings (Proprietary) Limited - Interest Rate Reset
08/12/201110:50INL/INP - Investec Limited/Investec plc - Disclosure in accordance with Rule
08/12/201110:12 Exxaro Resources Limited - Trading of Exxaro ordinary shares on
08/12/201110:02 Masonite (Africa) Limited - Changes to the board of directors
08/12/201109:51 Gold One International Limited - Form 604 - notice of change of
08/12/201109:46 Resource Generation Limited - Rule 3.19A.2 Appendix 3Y Resgen -
08/12/201109:37 Tradehold Limited - Dealing in securities by a director
08/12/201109:30 IPSA Group Plc - Unaudited results for the 6 month period ended 30
08/12/201109:29SCIB/OILSBC - The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited - Issue of
08/12/201109:25 Tsogo Sun Holdings Limited - Acquisition of an additional effective
08/12/201109:00BK1P - BK ONE LIMITED - Development capital-focused private equity company, BK
08/12/201109:00BRT/BRN - Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited - Voluntary announcement
08/12/201108:59 Taste Holdings Limited - Voluntary announcement regarding the potential
08/12/201108:30 Taste Holdings Limited - Financial effects and funding of the acquisition
08/12/201108:00 Exxaro Resources Limited - Placing of Exxaro Resources Limited shares
08/12/201108:00 Super Group Limited - Finalisation announcement: proposed
08/12/201107:10 British American Tobacco p.l.c. - Transaction in own shares
08/12/201107:09CLN000059 - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited - Interest Rate
08/12/201107:08CLN000058 - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited - Interest Rate
08/12/201107:07CLN000050 - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited - Interest Rate
08/12/201107:06CLN000046 - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited - Interest Rate
08/12/201107:05 Gold One - BCX Gold`s interest exceeds 50%
08/12/201107:05CLN000047 - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited - Interest Rate

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