Tuesday, 07 February 2012 - 20:00
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Top News
South African stocks slid for the second straight session on Tuesday, with ArcelorMittal's local unit losing ground after reporting a full-year loss and nagging worries over Greek debt prompting investors to cash in some recent gainers. Full story
South Africa's rand softened against the dollar on Tuesday but was off session lows after data showed the labour market improving slightly after massive job losses brought on by the financial crisis. Full story |
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President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, widely credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean archipelago, resigned on Tuesday after weeks of opposition protests erupted into a police mutiny and what an aide said amounted to a coup. Full storyRussia said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad presented reform plans on Tuesday to help end the bloodshed in Syria, but Western and Arab states acted to isolate Assad further as his forces resumed bombarding the protest hotbed of Homs. Full storyRepublican candidate Rick Santorum is gunning for a victory in at least one of the three states holding presidential nominating contests on Tuesday in an attempt to slow down front-runner Mitt Romney and revive his fading White House hopes. Full story |
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Markets | Britain's blue-chip index
closed flat on Tuesday after staging a late recovery on talk
that Greece was making progress towards securing a bailout. . . Full story | | Gold prices rose 1
percent on Tuesday as expectations that a Greek
rescue deal will be completed drove the dollar down sharply
against the. . . Full story | | The euro hit an eight-week
high against the dollar on Tuesday, giving a lift to
stocks and commodities on signs a Greek bailout. . . Full story | | European shares slipped on
Tuesday but cut losses in late trade to stay near six-month
highs on optimism that Greece is finally making. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks traded edged
higher on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of
discussions on a bailout package for Greece that would help. . . Full story | | European shares fell on
Tuesday, on track for two days of losses, as talks in Greece on
a second bailout continued and after. . . Full story | | European shares fell back
from six-month highs on Tuesday, weighed by weak updates from
the likes of UBS and Alfa Laval.. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares inched
down on Tuesday in the lowest turnover in seven sessions,
dragged down by weakness in mainland Chinese markets on. . . Full story |
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SA Business | ArcelorMittal South Africa slid into a full-year loss on the back of higher raw material costs, lower output and weaker sales. . . Full story | | Russia's Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium, is looking at platinum mine acquisitions in South Africa to. . . Full story | | South Africa's official jobless rate eased to 23.9 percent of the labour force in the fourth quarter of 2011 from 25.0. . . Full story | | South Africa will encourage companies to process raw minerals before they are exported, the mines minister said on Tuesday, to increase. . . Full story |
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| Mauritian lender AfrAsia is looking to do an initial public offering (IPO) as early as this year and could list its. . . Full story | | Anglo American's chief executive said on Tuesday the company's South African platinum unit had lost 100,000 ounces of production last year. . . Full story | | The Johannesburg Stock Exchange resumed its regulatory news service on Tuesday, following a technical glitch that forced ArcelorMittal's South African unit. . . Full story | | South Africa's gold and foreign exchange reserves edged higher in January, Reserve Bank data showed on Tuesday, partly boosted by flows. . . Full story |
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Company News | On 22 December 2011 Bluetel reported that non-recurring income arising from an extraneous transaction, the details of which are confidential, would. . . Full story | | Top Fix shareholders are advised that the company has entered into discussions which, if successfully concluded, may have a material effect. . . Full story | | MICROmega's subsidiary company, Turrito Networks (Pty) Ltd ("Turrito"), recently signed a partnership agreement with Super Group Ltd ("Super Group") to deliver. . . Full story | | Niel Pretorius, CEO of DRDGOLD, will be giving a presentation entitled DRDGOLD: THE WAY AHEAD in Cape Town at 08:00 this. . . Full story |
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| RBPlat regrets to announce that a Platcro Mining Services (Pty) Ltd employee has been fatally injured in a fall of ground incident at the company's Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine ("BRPM"). The gravity-induced fall of ground incident occurred while supports were being installed by the deceased and his colleague on 6 level at BRPM's North shaft at 13:30 Central African Time on Monday, 6 February 2012. The colleague of the deceased sustained minor injuries and was cleared to return home af. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period increased by 55.4% to R493.9 million (2010: R317.9 million). Operating profit increased by 29.6% to R20.6. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R8.7 billion (R6.1 billion). Gross profit more than tripled to R2.2 billion (R572 million). Operating profit soared to. . . Full story | | Net insurance premium earned fell by 19% to R3 billion (R3.7 billion) but profit from operating activities was slightly up by. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R8.1 billion (R6.1 billion). Gross profit rose to R4.7 billion (R3 billion). Net attributable profit for the year. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 33974.45 | -201.85 | -0.59% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30297.41 | -201.21 | -0.66% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2850.33 | -57.86 | -1.99% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 24002.24 | 40.22 | 0.17% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 35671.19 | -132.54 | -0.37% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 29865.19 | -117.55 | -0.39% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 55516.50 | -718.58 | -1.28% | DJ Futures | 19:10 | 12825.00 | 49.00 | 0.38% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 12881.42 | 36.29 | 0.28% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1346.79 | 2.46 | 0.18% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2906.92 | 4.93 | 0.17% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 5890.26 | -1.94 | -0.03% | DAX | 19:06 | 6754.20 | -10.63 | -0.16% | CAC40 | 19:06 | 3411.54 | 6.27 | 0.18% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8917.52 | -11.68 | -0.13% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2291.90 | -39.23 | -1.68% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 20699.19 | -10.75 | -0.05% | All Ords | 07:39 | 4344.90 | -19.70 | -0.45% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3315.14 | 2.91 | 0.09% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1746.26 | 26.60 | 1.55% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 13196.66 | 217.20 | 1.67% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 424273 | 7447 | 1.79% | Silver | 19:59 | 34.1480 | .5380 | 1.60% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1646.00 | 25.97 | 1.60% | Palladium | 19:59 | 705.75 | 4.02 | 0.57% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.52 | .02 | 0.31% | R204 | 12:02 | 7.45 | -.01 | -0.13% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 118.86 | 3.73 | 3.24% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 7.5571 | 0.0109 | 0.14% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 11.9825 | 0.0678 | 0.57% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.0212 | 0.1116 | 1.13% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.3173 | 0.0272 | 0.43% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.1663 | 0.0673 | 0.83% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 76.8670 | 0.3050 | 0.40% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7540 | -0.0077 | -1.01% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.3259 | 0.0136 | 1.04% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6290 | -0.0029 | -0.46% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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07/02/2012 | 135 | 196 | 96 | 427 | 237,949,647 | R14,879,226,323 | 105157 | 2483366 | 06/02/2012 | 157 | 200 | 88 | 445 | 226,512,952 | R15,937,599,067 | 119375 | 2376639 | 03/02/2012 | 183 | 169 | 83 | 435 | 263,395,243 | R17,164,935,280 | 120638 | 2589079 | 02/02/2012 | 233 | 116 | 90 | 439 | 385,024,668 | R21,837,079,868 | 147033 | 2453113 | 01/02/2012 | 229 | 124 | 80 | 433 | 280,103,124 | R17,562,478,927 | 116723 | 2665124 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,297.41 | -201.21 | -0.66% | Industrial | 35,671.19 | -132.54 | -0.37% | Mid Cap | 46,280.96 | -107.50 | -0.23% | Small Cap | 34,298.80 | -98.95 | -0.29% | Resource 20 | 55,516.50 | -718.58 | -1.28% | Industrial 25 | 29,865.19 | -117.55 | -0.39% | Financial 15 | 9,074.76 | 28.90 | 0.32% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 33,466.36 | -61.66 | -0.18% | All Share | 33,974.45 | -201.85 | -0.59% | Oil & Gas | 30,197.93 | 180.86 | 0.60% | Mining | 35,884.05 | -573.08 | -1.57% | Gold Mining | 2,850.33 | -57.86 | -1.99% | Platinum Mining | 62.52 | -.13 | -0.21% | GENERAL MINING | 9,057.00 | -158.52 | -1.72% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,236.87 | 97.25 | 0.60% | Basic Materials | 30,372.26 | -470.05 | -1.52% | Chemicals | 14,392.42 | 25.97 | 0.18% | Forestry & Paper | 12,867.32 | -98.24 | -0.76% | Industrial Metals | 31,593.54 | -464.49 | -1.45% | Industrials | 30,901.81 | 29.57 | 0.10% | General Industrials | 87,408.30 | 266.18 | 0.31% | Consumer Goods | 30,613.63 | -258.48 | -0.84% | Automobiles & Parts | 4,581.00 | -38.50 | -0.83% | Household Goods | 168.45 | -2 | -1.05% | Health Care | 37,500.62 | -15.75 | -0.04% | Beverages | 101.82 | .03 | 0.03% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 56,747.70 | -259.10 | -0.45% | Personal Goods | 440.95 | -13.19 | -2.90% | Consumer Services | 60,287.81 | -14.76 | -0.02% | General Retailers | 50,684.98 | -399.64 | -0.78% | Travel & Leisure | 3,788.83 | -8.78 | -0.23% | Media | 85.58 | 1.23 | 1.46% | Support Services | 2,286.53 | .00 | 0.00% | Telecommunications | 66,008.49 | 61.98 | 0.09% | Financials | 24,002.24 | 40.22 | 0.17% | Banks | 44,988.43 | 210.66 | 0.47% | Non-life Insurance | 36,007.48 | -341.91 | -0.94% | Life Insurance | 19,101.72 | 28.27 | 0.15% | General Financial | 2,296.72 | -2.10 | -0.09% | Technology | 27,055.34 | -46.21 | -0.17% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,232.47 | -39 | -1.19% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,310.01 | -36 | -1.08% | COAL MINING | 27,637.35 | -58 | -0.21% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,034.71 | -30 | -0.60% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,239.95 | 2 | 0.13% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 412.31 | | -0.59% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 334.52 | | -0.53% | RESOURCE | 30,598.32 | -391 | -1.26% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 191.40 | -2 | -0.83% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,104.81 | -32 | -0.45% | Capped Top 40 | 15,923.78 | -94 | -0.59% | Capped All Share | 17,167.60 | -98 | -0.57% | JSE TABACO | 4,742.13 | 45 | 0.96% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | REB | REBOSIS PROPERTY FUND LTD | BUY | 02 Feb | CPI | CAPITEC | HOLD | 02 Feb | VKE | VUKILE PROPERTY FUND LIMI... | BUY | 02 Feb | FFA | FORTRESS INCOME FUND LTD | BUY | 02 Feb | JSE | JSE LTD | BUY | 02 Feb |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 08 Feb 2012 | ADAPTIT | December 2011 (Interim) | 08 Feb 2012 | ARCMITTAL | December 2011 (Final) | 08 Feb 2012 | FIURANIUM | December 2011 (Q) | 08 Feb 2012 | MITTALSAP | December 2011 (Final) | 08 Feb 2012 | NEPI | December 2011 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | HARMONY | 12-02-06 | 12-03-02 | 12-03-12 | R 0.4000 | ZURICH SA | 12-02-06 | 12-02-24 | 12-03-05 | R 2.0000 | SBR003 | 12-02-06 | 12-04-25 | 12-05-07 | R 1.4700 | PALAMIN | 12-02-06 | 12-02-24 | 12-03-05 | R 2.0700 | FIRSTRANDB-P | 12-02-03 | 12-02-17 | 12-02-27 | R 3.0516 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | FOORDCMPS | 12-01-19 | 12-02-03 | 12-02-13 | R 0.4961 | TREMATON | 11-11-15 | 12-02-03 | 12-02-13 | R 0.0200 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | ABL | African Bank Investments Ltd | 07/02/2012 | Confirmed | ABLP | African Bank Investments Ltd | 07/02/2012 | Confirmed | NWN | Nu-World Holdings Ltd | 08/02/2012 | Confirmed | NWL | Nu-World Holdings Ltd | 08/02/2012 | Confirmed | SAP | Sappi Ltd | 08/02/2012 | Confirmed |
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