Thursday, 22 December 2011 - 20:00
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South African stocks ended higher on Thursday, tracking global equity markets on signs of an improving economy in the United States, but the stronger domestic currency capped further gains on the resource-heavy bourse. Full story
South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar but traded within the previous session's levels on Thursday as the currency tracked moves in the euro, with domestic drivers absent as trade thinned ahead of the holidays. Full story |
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A wave of bombings killed at least 63 people in Baghdad on Thursday, the first attacks since Iraq's Shi'ite-led government was engulfed in a crisis that risks fracturing the country along sectarian and ethnic faultlines. Full storyThe Muslim Brotherhood, whose party is leading Egypt's parliamentary election, came out on Thursday against bringing forward a presidential vote to end military rule, saying changing the timetable would wreak chaos. Full storyAn advance team from the Arab League arrived in Syria on Thursday ahead of the deployment of monitors to judge whether Damascus is implementing a peace plan it agreed last month. Full story |
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Markets | Banks buoyed Britain's FTSE
100 on Thursday as Goldman Sachs analysts said the take-up by
lenders of ECB loans should be seen as. . . Full story | | Stocks rose on Thursday,
boosted by a rosier U.S. economic outlook and rising European
banks, while the euro struggled versus the U.S. dollar. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks edged higher
on Thursday, putting the benchmark S&P 500 index on
track for its third straight advance after data pointed. . . Full story | | European shares rose on
Thursday, helped by mostly upbeat U.S. economic data, and with
banks gaining after taking advantage of cheap finance offered. . . Full story |
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| Gold extended losses on
Thursday as the dollar rose to session highs against the euro,
with concerns over the depth of the euro. . . Full story | | The Dow and the S&P 500
rose for a third day on Thursday after U.S. data showing weekly
claims for jobless benefits hit. . . Full story | | U.S. stock index futures
extended gains on Thursday after data showed new U.S. claims for
unemployment benefits dropped last week to its lowest. . . Full story | | European shares were higher
early Thursday afternoon in low volume that exaggerated
movements, with investors hoping a batch of U.S. data would
confirm an. . . Full story |
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SA Business | China's sovereign wealth fund has taken a 25 percent in South Africa's unlisted but prominent Shanduka Group, the latest investment by the Asian giant keen to gain greater access to Africa's. . . Full story | | South Africa's maize stocks fell to 4.178 million tonnes at the end of November compared with a revised 5.082 million tonnes at the end of October, data showed on Thursday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was largely flat against the dollar in thin trading on Thursday and should stay trapped in current ranges until the year-end after a sharp rally earlier in the. . . Full story |
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| Lafarge, the world's biggest cement maker, is seeking a buyer for its cement operations in South Africa in a deal that may fetch $700-$800 million euros, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing two unnamed sources.. . . Full story |
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Company News | The board of directors of Kagiso Media announced that Kagiso Media has made an offer ("Offer") to acquire 100% of the. . . Full story | | The board of directors of Kagiso Media is pleased to announce that Kagiso Media has made an offer ("Offer") to acquire. . . Full story | | Anglo announced that it has filed a writ with the Court of Appeals in Santiago, for distribution to the competent court,. . . Full story | | Afdawn advised of the following changes to the board of directors effective 31 December 2011. Mr Christo Wiese will assume the. . . Full story |
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| A review of the projected financial results for the six month period ending 31 December 2011 by management has indicated that. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on Tuesday, 13 December 2011 ("declaration announcement"), relating to the declaration of. . . Full story | | Further to the announcement of 12 December 2011, the company confirms that today, 22 December 2011, a consent order ("the Order"). . . Full story | | As a result of a non-recurring receipt pertaining to an extraneous transaction, the details of which are confidential, Blue Label expects. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Group revenue increased to USD196.4 million (USD163.9 million). Operating profit rose to USD10.7 million (USD9.8 million). Net attributable profit improved to USD5.5 million (USD2.9 million). In addition, headline earnings per share surged to USD15.5c (USD8.8cps).
Dividend
A final ordinary dividend of USD1.6cps. . . Full story | | Revenue from continuing operations increased to R21.7 million (August 2010: R16.1 million) and gross profit rose to R7.8million (August 2010: R3.9 million). The net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders grew to R36 million (August 2010: loss of R37.5 million). In addition,. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 31904.14 | 257.37 | 0.81% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 28413.03 | 243.78 | 0.87% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2891.74 | -23.15 | -0.79% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 22101.51 | 215.07 | 0.98% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 34060.45 | 259.49 | 0.77% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 28559.74 | 229.77 | 0.81% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 51523.07 | 410.87 | 0.80% | DJ Futures | 19:46 | 12100.00 | 76.00 | 0.63% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 12167.53 | 59.79 | 0.49% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1253.15 | 9.43 | 0.76% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2599.65 | 21.68 | 0.84% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 5456.97 | 67.23 | 1.25% | DAX | 18:46 | 5845.29 | -1.74 | -0.03% | CAC40 | 18:46 | 3065.37 | -13.35 | -0.43% | Nikkei | 08:06 | 8395.16 | -64.82 | -0.77% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2186.30 | -4.85 | -0.22% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 18378.23 | -38.22 | -0.21% | All Ords | 07:43 | 4142.20 | -48.00 | -1.15% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3207.24 | -15.84 | -0.49% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1606.24 | -8.86 | -0.55% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 13115.27 | -154.74 | -1.17% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 421656 | -4014 | -0.94% | Silver | 19:59 | 29.0870 | -.1830 | -0.63% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1418.75 | -4.03 | -0.28% | Palladium | 19:59 | 646.75 | 17.11 | 2.72% | R157 | 13:02 | 6.75 | -.03 | -0.44% | R204 | 13:02 | 7.68 | -.03 | -0.39% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 109.30 | .62 | 0.57% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.1652 | -0.0529 | -0.64% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.7650 | -0.0987 | -0.77% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.6610 | -0.0697 | -0.65% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.3214 | -0.0036 | -0.06% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.2838 | -0.0216 | -0.26% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 78.1300 | 0.1210 | 0.16% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7658 | -0.0006 | -0.08% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.3051 | 0.0008 | 0.06% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6379 | 0.0001 | 0.02% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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22/12/2011 | 201 | 124 | 67 | 392 | 169,444,392 | R7,673,463,808 | 69376 | 2302948 | 21/12/2011 | 162 | 178 | 78 | 418 | 262,993,376 | R9,617,018,432 | 88799 | 2545586 | 20/12/2011 | 176 | 146 | 74 | 396 | 227,046,661 | R10,155,927,000 | 89781 | 2216082 | 19/12/2011 | 128 | 214 | 73 | 415 | 310,949,150 | R18,127,790,145 | 106848 | 2526846 | 15/12/2011 | 199 | 167 | 73 | 439 | 481,847,032 | R24,581,198,012 | 179829 | 2550874 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 28,413.03 | 243.78 | 0.87% | Industrial | 34,060.45 | 259.49 | 0.77% | Mid Cap | 43,694.52 | 233.86 | 0.54% | Small Cap | 32,661.49 | 210.81 | 0.65% | Resource 20 | 51,523.07 | 410.87 | 0.80% | Industrial 25 | 28,559.74 | 229.77 | 0.81% | Financial 15 | 8,308.52 | 99.05 | 1.21% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 31,635.22 | 294.86 | 0.94% | All Share | 31,904.14 | 257.37 | 0.81% | Oil & Gas | 28,000.34 | 76.43 | 0.27% | Mining | 33,393.45 | 286.20 | 0.86% | Gold Mining | 2,891.74 | -23.15 | -0.79% | Platinum Mining | 60.37 | .62 | 1.04% | GENERAL MINING | 8,204.98 | 108.62 | 1.34% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,055.27 | 41.10 | 0.27% | Basic Materials | 28,261.87 | 227.37 | 0.81% | Chemicals | 13,672.50 | -71.42 | -0.52% | Forestry & Paper | 11,529.63 | -44.07 | -0.38% | Industrial Metals | 29,897.15 | 234.97 | 0.79% | Industrials | 28,285.25 | 253.92 | 0.91% | General Industrials | 79,502.12 | 850.47 | 1.08% | Consumer Goods | 28,973.39 | 158.69 | 0.55% | Automobiles & Parts | 4,404.37 | 33.97 | 0.78% | Household Goods | 148.54 | 1 | 0.36% | Health Care | 35,193.12 | 345.07 | 0.99% | Beverages | 96.03 | 1.28 | 1.35% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 55,217.10 | 732.31 | 1.34% | Personal Goods | 408.69 | -3.20 | -0.78% | Consumer Services | 57,626.82 | 406.03 | 0.71% | General Retailers | 48,309.49 | 544.39 | 1.14% | Travel & Leisure | 3,731.10 | -4.18 | -0.11% | Media | 77.54 | -.08 | -0.10% | Support Services | 2,151.40 | 2.79 | 0.13% | Telecommunications | 67,915.32 | 947.66 | 1.42% | Financials | 22,101.51 | 215.07 | 0.98% | Banks | 40,702.07 | 514.63 | 1.28% | Non-life Insurance | 34,196.07 | 160.04 | 0.47% | Life Insurance | 17,634.70 | 199.57 | 1.14% | General Financial | 2,082.31 | 20.31 | 0.98% | Technology | 25,426.15 | 203.39 | 0.81% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,037.47 | 21 | 0.70% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,109.49 | 21 | 0.68% | COAL MINING | 22,903.27 | -5 | -0.02% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,702.79 | -7 | -0.16% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,207.14 | -61 | -4.84% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 389.23 | | 0.17% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 317.03 | | 0.22% | RESOURCE | 28,459.61 | 220 | 0.78% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 176.09 | 1 | 0.71% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,620.44 | 63 | 0.96% | Capped Top 40 | 14,953.49 | 123 | 0.83% | Capped All Share | 16,124.95 | 128 | 0.80% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | TSH | TSOGO SUN HOLDINGS LIMITE... | BUY | 20 Dec | GRT | GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LI... | HOLD | 20 Dec | SOL | SASOL LIMITED | BUY | 20 Dec | ALT | ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES LIMIT... | HOLD | 20 Dec | TRU | TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL L... | HOLD | 20 Dec |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 23 Dec 2011 | ZCI | September 2011 (Interim) | 30 Dec 2011 | CULINAN5.5 | September 2011 (Final) | 30 Dec 2011 | CULINANPR | September 2011 (Final) | 30 Dec 2011 | CULLINAN | September 2011 (Final) | 30 Dec 2011 | CULPREF3 | September 2011 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | TELEMASTR | 11-12-21 | 12-01-13 | 12-01-23 | R 0.0100 | GRANPRADE | 11-12-13 | 12-01-06 | 12-01-16 | R 0.6000 | NAMPAK 6%P | 11-12-08 | 12-01-20 | 12-01-30 | R 0.0600 | NAMPAK 6.5 | 11-12-08 | 12-01-20 | 12-01-30 | R 0.0650 | PBT | 11-11-30 | 11-12-29 | 12-01-09 | R 0.0333 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | AF-OVR 6%PP | 11-11-28 | 11-12-15 | 11-12-27 | R 0.4900 | AFPREFINV | 11-12-01 | 11-12-15 | 11-12-27 | R 0.1851 | BIPINF | 11-11-29 | 11-12-15 | 11-12-29 | R 0.1102 | BIPSTOP40 | 11-11-29 | 11-12-15 | 11-12-29 | R 0.1062 | AF-OVR 6%PP | 11-11-28 | 11-12-15 | 11-12-27 | R 0.0600 |
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