Wednesday, 14 December 2011 - 20:00
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South African stocks skidded 1.6 percent on Wednesday, falling into negative territory for the year, as a global sell-off in commodities hammered resource firms such as Sasol Ltd and Harmony Gold. Full story
South Africa's government bonds fell on Wednesday after data showed inflation hit 20-month highs in November, diminishing lingering hopes of an interest rate cut next year. Full story |
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Syrian troops swept into the city of Hama to break a three-day strike by opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, killing at least 10 people but facing resistance from armed insurgents who destroyed two armoured vehicles, activists said. Full storyRival Islamist groups sought more gains in the second round of Egypt's parliamentary election on Wednesday, with liberals also fighting for a voice in an army-led transition that began with the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. Full storyA leading figure in Germany's Free Democrats resigned unexpectedly on Wednesday amid a brewing battle for control of the beleaguered party that shares power with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks declined
Wednesday as a fall in commodity prices sparked a selloff in the
energy and materials sectors and as a falling. . . Full story | | Global stock markets and
the euro fell Wednesday, hurt by worries over
record-high borrowing costs for Italy and the Federal Reserve's
decision to do. . . Full story | | Weakness in risk-sensitive
commodity issues and banks dragged Britain's FTSE 100 index
lower on Wednesday, with concerns over the euro zone debt crisis
ratcheted. . . Full story | | Gold tumbled to its lowest
level since early October on Wednesday, set for its weakest
monthly performance since September, as a weak euro. . . Full story |
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| Wall Street stocks opened
slightly lower on Wednesday with traders focused on a
sliding euro and rising Italian bond yields as market anxiety
over. . . Full story | | The euro sank and stock
markets fell on Wednesday, worried by record high borrowing
costs for Italy and the Federal Reserve's decision to. . . Full story | | European shares fell on
Wednesday after the Federal Reserve warned that the euro zone
debt crisis was a risk to the U.S. economy. . . Full story | | European shares fell on
Wednesday, tracking Wall Street lower, after the Federal Reserve
warned that turmoil in Europe presents a big risk to. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African miner Exxaro said on Wednesday that thousands of its lower-level employees were expected to benefit from a 1 billion. . . Full story | | Maize deliveries to South African silos rose to 9.572 million tonnes in the week to December 9, up from 9.556 million. . . Full story | | Standard Bank is poised to deliver loan growth ahead of its peers, given its strong franchise network, Goldman Sachs said and. . . Full story | | South Africa's targeted consumer inflation breached the central bank's 3-6 percent target in November as expected, complicating the Reserve Bank's strategy. . . Full story |
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| Avon Products Inc's decision to
look outside its walls for a new CEO is viewed as an admission
that the cosmetics brand needs. . . Full story | | South Africa's trade union Solidarity said on Wednesday it has reached a two-year wage agreement with platinum miner Lonmin that will. . . Full story | | The South African rand languished near a two-week low against the dollar in early trade on Wednesday, and traders said the. . . Full story | | Ghana has experienced a
heady 12 months since joining the club of oil-producing nations
in December 2010, with hydrocarbons set to boost its. . . Full story |
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Company News | Investec and Evolution announce that the Central Bank of Ireland has today given its approval for the Offer. The condition to. . . Full story | | Shareholders are hereby advised that, at the general and annual general meetings of Ububele shareholders held today, 14 December 2011, all. . . Full story | | On 3 November 2011, Coal announced that 130 000 000 new ordinary shares ("ordinary shares") in the company (the "placing shares"). . . Full story | | Results of general meeting relating to:. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 14 February 2011, regarding the acquisition by Keaton of a 74% interest in LME ("the transaction"). Shareholders are now advised that. . . Full story | | Further to the announcement on SENS on 13 December 2011, Sanyati shareholders are advised that following the purchase of additional Sanyati shares by 36ONE Asset Management and Visio Capital Management their. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised of the following important changes to the board of directors:
*Ms Marion Lesego Dawn Marole (Dawn) has been appointed to the Santam Ltd board as an Independent non-executive. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 31727.03 | -481.17 | -1.49% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 28252.84 | -458.15 | -1.60% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2952.82 | -100.37 | -3.29% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 21607.25 | -229.77 | -1.05% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 33951.93 | -242.03 | -0.71% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 28451.00 | -189.95 | -0.66% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 51510.74 | -1371.57 | -2.59% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 11780.00 | -115.00 | -0.97% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 11847.24 | -107.70 | -0.90% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1214.62 | -11.11 | -0.91% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2539.03 | -40.24 | -1.56% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 5366.80 | -123.35 | -2.25% | DAX | 18:46 | 5687.71 | -86.55 | -1.50% | CAC40 | 18:46 | 2989.47 | -89.25 | -2.90% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8519.13 | -33.68 | -0.39% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2228.53 | -20.06 | -0.89% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 18354.43 | -92.74 | -0.50% | All Ords | 07:43 | 4249.80 | -1.90 | -0.04% | NZSE 50 | 07:06 | 3284.14 | -8.65 | -0.26% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:58 | 1588.11 | -41.10 | -2.52% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 13394.12 | -195.69 | -1.44% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 430621 | -18403 | -4.10% | Silver | 19:59 | 29.2450 | -1.5200 | -4.94% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1424.00 | -45.50 | -3.10% | Palladium | 19:59 | 616.00 | -24.25 | -3.79% | R157 | 17:02 | 7.02 | .13 | 1.89% | R204 | 17:02 | 7.95 | .12 | 1.53% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 105.19 | -3.49 | -3.21% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.4340 | 0.0885 | 1.06% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.0115 | 0.1115 | 0.86% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.9566 | 0.0697 | 0.64% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.3446 | 0.0261 | 0.41% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.3668 | 0.0068 | 0.08% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 78.0730 | 0.0980 | 0.13% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7692 | 0.0023 | 0.30% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2992 | -0.0042 | -0.32% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6461 | 0.0005 | 0.08% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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14/12/2011 | 125 | 243 | 75 | 443 | 333,579,127 | R17,440,703,951 | 102925 | 2497327 | 13/12/2011 | 148 | 204 | 90 | 442 | 269,686,587 | R11,471,588,351 | 94841 | 2489500 | 12/12/2011 | 146 | 215 | 71 | 432 | 532,826,958 | R17,803,201,001 | 99072 | 2633521 | 09/12/2011 | 134 | 200 | 88 | 422 | 249,399,318 | R11,587,964,657 | 95943 | 2463236 | 08/12/2011 | 189 | 163 | 77 | 429 | 384,890,592 | R12,963,874,027 | 95683 | 2538075 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 28,252.84 | -458.15 | -1.60% | Industrial | 33,951.93 | -242.03 | -0.71% | Mid Cap | 43,417.07 | -479.99 | -1.09% | Small Cap | 32,754.70 | -85.48 | -0.26% | Resource 20 | 51,510.74 | -1371.57 | -2.59% | Industrial 25 | 28,451.00 | -189.95 | -0.66% | Financial 15 | 8,097.80 | -94.62 | -1.15% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 31,316.91 | -236.87 | -0.75% | All Share | 31,727.03 | -481.17 | -1.49% | Oil & Gas | 28,406.35 | -955.91 | -3.26% | Mining | 33,346.91 | -864.16 | -2.53% | Gold Mining | 2,952.82 | -100.37 | -3.29% | Platinum Mining | 59.69 | -1.70 | -2.77% | GENERAL MINING | 8,151.15 | -190.55 | -2.28% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,273.57 | -513.97 | -3.26% | Basic Materials | 28,185.42 | -691.63 | -2.40% | Chemicals | 13,721.12 | -29.43 | -0.21% | Forestry & Paper | 11,615.72 | -212.98 | -1.80% | Industrial Metals | 28,860.26 | -204.00 | -0.70% | Industrials | 27,955.83 | -299.30 | -1.06% | General Industrials | 78,958.03 | -290.27 | -0.37% | Consumer Goods | 29,123.74 | -141.42 | -0.48% | Automobiles & Parts | 4,257.18 | -45.29 | -1.05% | Household Goods | 157.74 | -0 | -0.13% | Health Care | 35,430.60 | -186.81 | -0.52% | Beverages | 96.49 | .22 | 0.23% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 53,547.58 | -303.82 | -0.56% | Personal Goods | 409.39 | -6.89 | -1.66% | Consumer Services | 57,207.01 | -230.12 | -0.40% | General Retailers | 48,242.01 | -607.35 | -1.24% | Travel & Leisure | 3,722.46 | -63.71 | -1.68% | Media | 76.47 | 1.06 | 1.41% | Support Services | 2,148.98 | -17.98 | -0.83% | Telecommunications | 67,309.23 | -869.60 | -1.28% | Financials | 21,607.25 | -229.77 | -1.05% | Banks | 40,353.19 | -541.17 | -1.32% | Non-life Insurance | 33,655.32 | -172.16 | -0.51% | Life Insurance | 16,381.58 | -188.06 | -1.13% | General Financial | 2,083.97 | -28.57 | -1.35% | Technology | 25,282.05 | -130.05 | -0.51% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,038.21 | -67 | -2.16% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,106.03 | -64 | -2.02% | COAL MINING | 23,309.90 | -351 | -1.48% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,727.73 | -8 | -0.17% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,218.21 | -30 | -2.39% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 383.56 | | -0.16% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 313.35 | | -0.31% | RESOURCE | 28,485.55 | -771 | -2.63% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 175.22 | -2 | -1.12% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,541.42 | -99 | -1.50% | Capped Top 40 | 14,869.35 | -234 | -1.55% | Capped All Share | 16,035.17 | -241 | -1.48% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | TSH | TSOGO SUN HOLDINGS LIMITE... | BUY | 12 Dec | GRT | GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LI... | HOLD | 12 Dec | SOL | SASOL LIMITED | BUY | 12 Dec | ALT | ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES LIMIT... | HOLD | 12 Dec | TRU | TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL L... | HOLD | 12 Dec |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 15 Dec 2011 | RACEC | September 2011 (Final) | 15 Dec 2011 | TELEMASTR | September 2011 (Final) | 21 Dec 2011 | MARSHALL | September 2011 (Final) | 21 Dec 2011 | MARSHALL- | September 2011 (Final) | 22 Dec 2011 | JOHNDAN | September 2011 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | NAMPAK 6.5 | 11-12-08 | 12-01-20 | 12-01-30 | R 0.0650 | NAMPAK 6%P | 11-12-08 | 12-01-20 | 12-01-30 | R 0.0600 | CLOVERPREF | 11-12-07 | 11-12-22 | 12-01-03 | R 0.0586 | SALLIES-C | 11-12-07 | 11-12-22 | 12-01-03 | R 0.0252 | LIBHOLD11 | 11-12-05 | 11-12-22 | 12-01-03 | R 0.0550 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ABIL PREF | 11-11-21 | 11-12-08 | 11-12-19 | R 3.1000 | ABIL | 11-11-21 | 11-12-08 | 11-12-19 | R 1.0000 | MRPRICE | 11-11-15 | 11-12-08 | 11-12-19 | R 0.9360 | FAMBRANDS | 11-10-20 | 11-12-08 | 11-12-19 | R 0.8000 | VUKILE | 11-11-21 | 11-12-08 | 11-12-19 | R 0.5431 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | UBU | Ububele Holdings Ltd | 14/12/2011 | Confirmed | DNPP | Distribution and Warehousing Network Ltd | 15/12/2011 | Confirmed | DAW | Distribution and Warehousing Network Ltd | 15/12/2011 | Confirmed | ACT | AfroCentric Investment Corporation Ltd | 15/12/2011 | Unconfirmed | ACTP | AfroCentric Investment Corporation Ltd | 15/12/2011 | Unconfirmed |
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