Thursday, 09 February 2012 - 20:00
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S.Africa's rand weak vs dlr, cbank seen in the market
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The rand weakened 1.3 percent against the dollar on Thursday, nearing a week low, as the central bank was reported to be buying foreign currency in the market, before recovering some losses in late trade as Greece closed in on a new bailout deal.
The rand traded firmer early in the session before the central bank came in to buy other currencies, driving the rand above 7.60 before manufacturing data at 1100 GMT, dealers said.
Output growth slowed in December and the rand weakened further as the data suggests GDP growth was likely lower in the last quarter of 2011. Manufacturing growth came out at 2.5 percent in 2011, compared to 5 percent in 2010.
The rand was 0.6 percent weaker at 7.60 by 1555 GMT compared to a 7.5550 close on Wednesday. It moved off the session's low of 7.6545 after Greek political leaders agreed on reforms needed to secure a new rescue package from international lenders and avoid a messy default next month.
Talks between the International Monetary Fund and Greek authorities to finalize details are continuing, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday.
The central bank's reported buying probably kept the rand from completely reversing losses, however, and it was the second weakest, after the Kenyan shilling, in a basket of 20 emerging market currencies trading against the dollar tracked by Reuters.
"Emerging market currencies have all rallied as a Greek deal has been announced. However, the rand rebound has not been complete, with the residual weakness in the currency due to the SARB's earlier buying of foreign currencies," said Christopher Shiells of Informa Global Markets.
South African government bonds also came back from earlier lows, with the yield on the 2015 bond ending 4 basis points higher at 6.62 percent and that on the 2026 issue up 5.5 basis points at 8.285 percent.
Thu, 09 Feb 2012
Top News
South African stocks edged higher for the second straight session on Thursday, adding just 0.13 percent as caution about the euro zone kept investors from pushing prices higher after the recent record run. Full story
Africa's top copper producer Zambia may bring back a mining windfall tax if copper prices hit $10,000 per tonne, the Zambian high commission in South Africa said on Thursday, quoting the minister of mines. Full story |
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The former president of the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives awaited arrest in his house Thursday, vowing to stay and fight against the government he says ousted him in a coup with the connivance of the police and military. Full storySitting at a wooden table before the judges of Spain's Supreme Court, Maria Martin Lopez recalls the day a lifetime ago when fascists loyal to General Francisco Franco shot her mother. Full storySyrian forces bombarded opposition-held neighbourhoods of the city of Homs with rocket and mortar fire on Thursday, activists said, as divided world powers struggled to find a way to end the violence. Full story |
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Markets | Britain's top share index
closed modestly higher on Thursday, supported by oil and banking
stocks after BG Group reported strong results and Greece
moved. . . Full story | | News that Greece had
reached a deal to secure a bailout was greeted with caution on
Wall Street on Thursday, with investors taking. . . Full story | | Gold prices rose on
Thursday as the dollar fell against the euro after Greece agreed
to fiscal austerity measures, but analysts said the. . . Full story | | The euro hit a two-month
high against the dollar on Thursday after Greek
policymakers agreed to an austerity package, but U.S. stocks
paused from. . . Full story |
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| European shares climbed to
end near six-month highs on Thursday after losses in the
previous three sessions, with encouraging U.S. macroeconomic
numbers and an. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks open higher
on Thursday after Greek leaders clinched a
long-stalled deal on reforms and data indicated the U.S. labor
market continued. . . Full story | | Stocks and the euro rose on
Thursday after the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi
confirmed a deal had been reached on austerity. . . Full story | | European shares edged up on
Thursday and were near six-month highs with companies such as
Daimler rising after results, and investors confident
that European. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Growth in South Africa's manufacturing output slowed to 2.4 percent year-on-year in volume terms in December compared with an upwardly revised. . . Full story | | South Africa's gold output fell by 8.2 percent in volume in December while total mineral production was up 0.9 percent compared. . . Full story | | Angola, one of Africa's potential mining giants, is expected within a month to award contracts for a long-awaited comprehensive geological survey. . . Full story | | Optimum Coal, the takeover target of top commodity trader Glencore, on Thursday forecast a better second half after strikes at one. . . Full story |
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| Labour demands in the
south, power problems in the east and new tax burdens in the
west: wherever you look in Africa, miners. . . Full story | | Diageo, the world's
biggest spirits group, said strongly growing emerging markets
and a slow recovery in North America helped to offset weakness
in. . . Full story | | Lonmin, the world's third-largest primary platinum producer, could be forced to review its closely watched 2015 output target if safety stoppages. . . Full story | | Global emerging market equities will continue to rally through 2012 boosted by ample liquidity conditions, according to Citigroup, which said it. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand held firm against the dollar on Thursday but government bonds retreated as investors priced in the chance of interest rates rising by year-end, with most of the selling coming at the shorter end of the curve.. . . Full story | | Kumba Iron Ore, a unit of global miner Anglo American, reported a rise in full-year profit on Thursday, boosted by higher iron ore prices and said it expects export volumes to rise in the current financial year.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Reference is made to previous announcements, the circular dated 28 November 2011 and the general meeting held on 21 December 2011. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that Eqstra has received formal notification in the prescribed form that Investec has acquired an interest in the. . . Full story | | Business Day reported Omnia MD Rod Humphris as saying that regulatory uncertainty is holding back the company from entering the biofuels. . . Full story | | Business Day reported that Exxaro will know on 14 February 2011 whether it has gained control of an encouraging iron-ore deposit. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Sales dropped to USD1.6 billion (USD1.9 billion) and gross profit fell to USD208 million (USD236 million). Operating profit was down to. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to USD37.5 billion (USD34.2 billion). Profit from operations rose to USD15.7 billion (USD14.5 billion). Net attributable profit declined to. . . Full story | | Revenue grew to R92.3 million (December 2010: R85.1 million) whilst profit from operations was higher at R7.2 million (December 2010: R6.5. . . Full story | | Rental revenue for the year ended December 2011 was higher at R876.5 million (R587.7 million), however profit for the year attributable. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 34268.14 | 41.41 | 0.12% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30599.35 | 38.64 | 0.13% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2933.33 | 43.81 | 1.52% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 24294.13 | 150.00 | 0.62% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 36060.05 | 205.05 | 0.57% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 30238.75 | 188.10 | 0.63% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 55685.88 | -441.19 | -0.79% | DJ Futures | 19:50 | 12860.00 | 17.00 | 0.13% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 12901.62 | 17.67 | 0.14% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1352.29 | 2.33 | 0.17% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2924.78 | 8.92 | 0.31% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 5895.47 | 19.54 | 0.33% | DAX | 19:06 | 6788.80 | 40.04 | 0.59% | CAC40 | 19:06 | 3424.71 | 14.71 | 0.43% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 9002.24 | -13.35 | -0.15% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2349.59 | 2.06 | 0.09% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 21010.01 | -8.45 | -0.04% | All Ords | 07:37 | 4357.10 | -6.60 | -0.15% | NZSE 50 | 06:26 | 3326.74 | 2.07 | 0.06% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1739.10 | 7.00 | 0.40% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 13213.86 | 131.67 | 1.01% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 424825 | 4513 | 1.07% | Silver | 19:59 | 33.9670 | .0950 | 0.28% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1660.00 | 1.02 | 0.06% | Palladium | 19:58 | 708.75 | -2.00 | -0.28% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.61 | .04 | 0.61% | R204 | 17:06 | 7.56 | .05 | 0.60% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 118.38 | 2.45 | 2.11% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 7.5981 | 0.0440 | 0.58% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 11.9923 | 0.0622 | 0.52% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.0940 | 0.0663 | 0.66% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.3543 | 0.0587 | 0.93% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.2068 | 0.0466 | 0.57% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 77.5180 | 0.4910 | 0.64% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7524 | -0.0020 | -0.27% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.3288 | 0.0032 | 0.24% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6316 | -0.0005 | -0.08% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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09/02/2012 | 179 | 151 | 64 | 394 | 279,240,164 | R17,071,838,150 | 106584 | 2321130 | 08/02/2012 | 215 | 129 | 80 | 424 | 277,799,379 | R14,664,968,604 | 113106 | 1831988 | 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 |
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Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,599.35 | 38.64 | 0.13% | Industrial | 36,060.05 | 205.05 | 0.57% | Mid Cap | 46,371.39 | 37.97 | 0.08% | Small Cap | 34,369.20 | 53.80 | 0.16% | Resource 20 | 55,685.88 | -441.19 | -0.79% | Industrial 25 | 30,238.75 | 188.10 | 0.63% | Financial 15 | 9,199.32 | 67.89 | 0.74% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 33,937.11 | 244.92 | 0.73% | All Share | 34,268.14 | 41.41 | 0.12% | Oil & Gas | 30,489.28 | 223.24 | 0.74% | Mining | 35,993.84 | -337.47 | -0.93% | Gold Mining | 2,933.33 | 43.81 | 1.52% | Platinum Mining | 62.35 | -.51 | -0.81% | GENERAL MINING | 9,034.15 | -146.25 | -1.59% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,393.52 | 120.03 | 0.74% | Basic Materials | 30,500.73 | -238.99 | -0.78% | Chemicals | 14,474.39 | -4.28 | -0.03% | Forestry & Paper | 12,968.46 | 130.59 | 1.02% | Industrial Metals | 32,423.85 | 352.75 | 1.10% | Industrials | 31,095.72 | 105.17 | 0.34% | General Industrials | 88,025.94 | 450.01 | 0.51% | Consumer Goods | 31,017.85 | 207.10 | 0.67% | Automobiles & Parts | 4,619.50 | 11.33 | 0.25% | Household Goods | 170.29 | 1 | 0.42% | Health Care | 37,576.36 | 187.50 | 0.50% | Beverages | 104.22 | 1.36 | 1.32% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 56,716.84 | 26.23 | 0.05% | Personal Goods | 443.55 | .80 | 0.18% | Consumer Services | 60,387.02 | -199.65 | -0.33% | General Retailers | 50,782.66 | -57.84 | -0.11% | Travel & Leisure | 3,757.23 | -10.75 | -0.29% | Media | 85.35 | -.37 | -0.43% | Support Services | 2,314.58 | 25.74 | 1.12% | Telecommunications | 67,500.38 | 1134.43 | 1.71% | Financials | 24,294.13 | 150.00 | 0.62% | Banks | 45,649.91 | 455.00 | 1.01% | Non-life Insurance | 36,407.59 | 33.95 | 0.09% | Life Insurance | 19,444.82 | 102.59 | 0.53% | General Financial | 2,319.94 | 14.24 | 0.62% | Technology | 27,381.65 | 192.54 | 0.71% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,257.90 | -5 | -0.16% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,334.09 | -4 | -0.13% | COAL MINING | 27,598.69 | -24 | -0.09% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,042.93 | 0 | 0.01% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,251.58 | 21 | 1.70% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 412.55 | | -0.04% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 335.21 | | 0.01% | RESOURCE | 30,721.34 | -213 | -0.69% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 192.94 | 1 | 0.32% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,173.12 | 11 | 0.16% | Capped Top 40 | 16,099.27 | 38 | 0.24% | Capped All Share | 17,322.22 | 27 | 0.15% | JSE TABACO | 4,756.70 | -5 | -0.10% |
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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 | 10 Feb 2012 | ABSA | December 2011 (Final) | 10 Feb 2012 | ABSABANK-P | December 2011 (Final) | 10 Feb 2012 | AQUARIUS | December 2011 (Interim) | 10 Feb 2012 | AQUARIUSCVT | December 2011 (Interim) | 10 Feb 2012 | DIGICORE | December 2011 (Interim) |
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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 | ARL | Astral Foods Ltd | 09/02/2012 | Confirmed | SKJA | Sekunjalo Investments Ltd | 09/02/2012 | Confirmed | SKBP | Sekunjalo Investments Ltd | 09/02/2012 | Confirmed | SKJ | Sekunjalo Investments Ltd | 09/02/2012 | Confirmed | SKJP | Sekunjalo Investments Ltd | 09/02/2012 | Confirmed |
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