Tuesday, 17 January 2012 - 20:00
Charts
Top News
South African government bonds traded steady to firmer on Tuesday after a weekly debt auction suggested a Fitch downgrade of South Africa's credit outlook had not damaged demand for local debt. Full story
South African stocks hit an all-time high on Tuesday although a system error that briefly halted equity trade on Africa's biggest bourse took the edge off the record session. Full story |
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Italian coastguards pleaded angrily with the captain of a stricken super-liner to return to his ship, according to recordings released on Tuesday as divers found five more bodies in the half-submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia. Full storyA Syrian rebel army chief urged the world Tuesday to protect civilians in Syria, saying Arab peace monitors had failed to curb President Bashar al-Assad's violent response to a 10-month-old revolt against his rule. Full storyA Spanish judge who won fame with his attempt to extradite former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in the 1990s went on trial in Madrid on Tuesday charged with abusing judicial powers. Full story |
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Markets | European shares hit a
5-1/2-month high on Tuesday before closing above a key
resistance level, boosted by automobile and mining stocks after
Chinese economic. . . Full story | | Stocks and commodity
markets rallied on Tuesday, helped by improved
investor sentiment on the economic outlook in China, the United
States and Germany, although. . . Full story | | Britain's top shares rose
on Tuesday, aided by mining stocks after data from top metals
consumer China eased worries over the demand picture,. . . Full story | | Gold climbed 1
percent on Tuesday to its highest price in five
weeks, rising in tandem with the euro and equities on technical
buying. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks rose on
Tuesday as improved sentiment about growth prospects in
China overshadowed recent credit downgrades in Europe and a
mixed bag. . . Full story | | European shares hit a
5-1/2-month high on Tuesday before closing above a key
resistance level, boosted by automobile and mining stocks after
Chinese economic. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened higher
on Tuesday as Chinese data fueled the belief the
government may move to stimulate growth, overshadowing recent
credit downgrades. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares ended
higher on Tuesday, spurred by strength in mainland markets after
data suggested the world's second-largest economy grew faster
than expected. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's All-share index hit a lifetime high in early trade on Tuesday, as commodity firms such as Impala Platinum ticked. . . Full story | | Africa-focused gold producer Goldplat has poured the first bar of gold from its Kilimapesa mine in Kenya, marking the beginning of. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand extended gains against the dollar on Tuesday to hit its strongest level in a month as investors returned. . . Full story | | South Africa exported 38,486 tonnes of white maize last week compared with 7,954 tonnes in the previous week, the South African. . . Full story |
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| Nigeria's recent explosion
of violent political unrest is damaging the economy and forcing
investors to reassess their optimism over the short-term returns
available there. . . Full story | | First National Bank, the retail arm of South Africa's No. 2 lender FirstRand, hopes to extend at least 20 percent more. . . Full story | | | | The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has resumed equity trade, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, after network trouble forced it to halt trading. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's gold output fell by 4.5 percent in volume terms in November while total mineral production fell by 4.6 percent compared with the same month last year, data showed on Tuesday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's Treasury sold 1.1 billion rand worth of the 2020 bond and 1.0 billion rand of the 2041 issue on Tuesday.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Howden shareholders were advised that Charter, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and which indirectly owns (through Howden Group South Africa Ltd and James Howden & Godfrey Overseas Ltd). . . Full story | | Zurich is currently finalising its results for the year ended 31 December 2011, which should be released on SENS on or about 6 February 2012. Earnings per share is anticipated to. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the announcements released on SENS on 1 December 2011 and 9 December 2011 and are advised that additional theft charges have been brought against Messrs Mosebo and. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue amounted to CAD31.2 million. Gross profit was CAD6.8 million and the net attributable profit amounted to CAD3.5 million. In addition, headline earnings on a per share basis of CAD0.10 was recorded.
Outlook
The bituminous coal market has been steadily improving since mid 2009. The demand for South African seaborne bituminous coal is largely driven by a continued increase in thermal coal imports from India. On the domestic industrial front, bituminous coal prices have remained. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 33424.73 | 219.72 | 0.66% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 29843.00 | 203.81 | 0.69% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2957.77 | 28.18 | 0.96% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 23155.76 | 162.01 | 0.70% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 34992.83 | 9.61 | 0.03% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 29298.81 | -6.54 | -0.02% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 55411.33 | 756.32 | 1.38% | DJ Futures | 19:56 | 12460.00 | 50.00 | 0.40% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 12520.90 | 98.84 | 0.80% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1298.08 | 8.99 | 0.70% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2736.82 | 26.15 | 0.96% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 5693.95 | 36.51 | 0.65% | DAX | 19:06 | 6332.93 | 112.92 | 1.82% | CAC40 | 19:06 | 3269.99 | 44.99 | 1.40% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8466.40 | 88.04 | 1.05% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2298.38 | 92.18 | 4.18% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 19627.75 | 615.55 | 3.24% | All Ords | 07:17 | 4277.70 | 68.80 | 1.63% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3234.80 | 24.16 | 0.75% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:58 | 1656.39 | 14.01 | 0.85% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 13326.32 | 51.65 | 0.39% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 428441 | 1032 | 0.24% | Silver | 19:58 | 30.0900 | .2300 | 0.77% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1520.75 | 28.57 | 1.91% | Palladium | 19:58 | 650.25 | 13.40 | 2.10% | R157 | 16/01 | 6.76 | -.03 | 0.00% | R204 | 17:02 | 7.73 | -.02 | -0.26% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 110.76 | -.18 | -0.16% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.0454 | -0.0361 | -0.45% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.3237 | -0.0319 | -0.26% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.2471 | 0.0112 | 0.11% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.4333 | 0.0220 | 0.34% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.3543 | 0.0157 | 0.19% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 76.8390 | 0.0440 | 0.06% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7852 | -0.0050 | -0.63% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2731 | 0.0081 | 0.64% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6512 | -0.0017 | -0.26% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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17/01/2012 | 234 | 119 | 68 | 421 | 247,149,350 | R13,046,681,084 | 103346 | 1725911 | 16/01/2012 | 193 | 141 | 75 | 409 | 148,686,393 | R8,209,738,647 | 72543 | 2130728 | 13/01/2012 | 174 | 170 | 70 | 414 | 195,429,084 | R11,916,728,085 | 87447 | 2291739 | 12/01/2012 | 213 | 122 | 86 | 421 | 247,867,561 | R12,418,420,030 | 92843 | 2166765 | 11/01/2012 | 130 | 185 | 93 | 408 | 228,115,255 | R12,723,597,336 | 91831 | 2316786 |
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 29,843.00 | 203.81 | 0.69% | Industrial | 34,992.83 | 9.61 | 0.03% | Mid Cap | 45,202.95 | 221.50 | 0.49% | Small Cap | 33,760.33 | 248.91 | 0.74% | Resource 20 | 55,411.33 | 756.32 | 1.38% | Industrial 25 | 29,298.81 | -6.54 | -0.02% | Financial 15 | 8,737.17 | 66.76 | 0.77% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 32,656.45 | 51.19 | 0.16% | All Share | 33,424.73 | 219.72 | 0.66% | Oil & Gas | 30,345.50 | 378.37 | 1.26% | Mining | 35,755.03 | 500.39 | 1.42% | Gold Mining | 2,957.77 | 28.18 | 0.96% | Platinum Mining | 64.21 | 2.29 | 3.70% | GENERAL MINING | 8,903.09 | 101.36 | 1.15% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,316.21 | 203.44 | 1.26% | Basic Materials | 30,206.29 | 419.70 | 1.41% | Chemicals | 14,079.46 | 13.25 | 0.09% | Forestry & Paper | 12,323.89 | 378.69 | 3.17% | Industrial Metals | 31,045.80 | 152.37 | 0.49% | Industrials | 29,523.56 | 8.41 | 0.03% | General Industrials | 83,151.29 | -407.87 | -0.49% | Consumer Goods | 29,848.31 | -222.58 | -0.74% | Automobiles & Parts | 4,682.90 | 11.32 | 0.24% | Household Goods | 162.01 | 1 | 0.61% | Health Care | 36,453.23 | 10.92 | 0.03% | Beverages | 97.33 | -1.34 | -1.36% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 56,798.75 | 366.26 | 0.65% | Personal Goods | 437.16 | -2.40 | -0.55% | Consumer Services | 60,161.80 | 182.35 | 0.30% | General Retailers | 51,366.45 | 557.17 | 1.10% | Travel & Leisure | 3,774.73 | 34.35 | 0.92% | Media | 81.65 | .58 | 0.72% | Support Services | 2,262.81 | 6.37 | 0.28% | Telecommunications | 66,136.65 | 717.80 | 1.10% | Financials | 23,155.76 | 162.01 | 0.70% | Banks | 43,121.87 | 290.19 | 0.68% | Non-life Insurance | 34,676.20 | 242.49 | 0.70% | Life Insurance | 18,583.14 | 171.89 | 0.93% | General Financial | 2,159.23 | 17.39 | 0.81% | Technology | 26,199.41 | -86.51 | -0.33% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,218.07 | 35 | 1.10% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,287.78 | 35 | 1.06% | COAL MINING | 25,108.79 | 417 | 1.69% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 4,934.12 | 21 | 0.43% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,246.83 | -17 | -1.32% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 403.65 | | 0.78% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 326.07 | | 0.59% | RESOURCE | 30,526.16 | 420 | 1.40% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 184.25 | 2 | 1.00% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,965.48 | 54 | 0.79% | Capped Top 40 | 15,674.85 | 104 | 0.67% | Capped All Share | 16,883.12 | 110 | 0.66% | JSE TABACO | 4,707.38 | -37 | -0.78% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | SAB | SABMILLER PLC | HOLD | 12 Jan | JSE | JSE LTD | BUY | 10 Jan | APN | ASPEN PHARMACARE HLDGS | HOLD | 10 Jan | TSH | TSOGO SUN HOLDINGS LIMITE... | BUY | 10 Jan | GRT | GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LI... | HOLD | 10 Jan |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 19 Jan 2012 | ELLIES | October 2011 (Interim) | 19 Jan 2012 | FIURANIUM | December 2011 (Q) | 20 Jan 2012 | FOORD | December 2011 (Final) | 20 Jan 2012 | FOORDCMPS | December 2011 (Final) | 20 Jan 2012 | FOORDDP | December 2011 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | AFPREFINV | 12-01-06 | 12-01-20 | 12-01-30 | R 0.2518 | REUNERT5.5 | 12-01-06 | 12-01-20 | 12-01-30 | R 0.0550 | 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 | PNR FOODS | 11-11-28 | 12-01-27 | 12-02-06 | R 0.4000 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ASTRAL | 11-11-14 | 12-01-13 | 12-01-23 | R 5.0500 | REUNERT | 11-11-15 | 12-01-13 | 12-01-23 | R 2.5300 | LEWIS | 11-11-14 | 12-01-13 | 12-01-23 | R 1.7200 | TONGAAT | 11-11-14 | 12-01-13 | 12-01-26 | R 1.2000 | OMNIA | 11-11-22 | 12-01-13 | 12-01-23 | R 1.0000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | POY | Poynting Holdings Ltd | 18/01/2012 | Confirmed | BCX | Business Connexion Group Ltd | 19/01/2012 | Confirmed | CCL | Compu-Clearing Outsourcing Ltd | 19/01/2012 | Confirmed | BCA | Business Connexion Group Ltd | 19/01/2012 | Confirmed | BWIP | B-W Instrumentation and Electrical Ltd | 20/01/2012 | Confirmed |
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