Thursday, 15 March 2012 - 20:00
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South African stocks edged down on Thursday, as shares of Assore and other commodities firms were hit by concerns of overheated valuations, while Investec slumped after it said it expected lower full-year earnings. Full story
Revenue climbed to R5.1 billion (R3.4 billion) and gross profit improved to R1.2 billion (R726.5 million). Profit from operations more than trippled to R435.6 million (R124.6 million), while profit for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the company grew more than tenfold to Full story |
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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages and confine themselves to major bases after the slaughter of 16 civilians by a U.S. soldier, underscoring fury over the massacre and clouding U.S. exit plans. Full storyA Swiss couple kidnapped by the Pakistani Taliban last July say they escaped, a Pakistani army spokesman said, after the two showed up at a military checkpoint on a main road in the northwest of the country on Thursday. Full storyAmbitious Chinese Communist Party leadership contender Bo Xilai has been toppled from his post as head of the inland city of Chongqing, in a move risking a backlash from backers of his controversial vision of socialist growth. Full story |
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Markets | European share prices
closed at near 33-week highs on Thursday as further signs of an
improvement in the U.S. economy boosted sentiment.. . . Full story | | The S&P 500 rallied
past 1,400 for the first time since 2008 on Thursday
as U.S. data supported brighter views of the economy,. . . Full story | | Britain's leading share
index slipped on Thursday, weighed down by weakness in
heavyweight energy stocks after recent gains, with investors
also looking ahead to. . . Full story | | The S&P 500 index hit
1,400 for the first time in four years on Thursday as
a strong run of U.S. economic data. . . Full story |
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| European shares rose to
end near 33-week highs on Thursday as further signs of an
improvement in the U.S. economy boosted sentiment towards
equities.. . . Full story | | Gold edged up on
Thursday, arresting a near 2 percent fall the day before but
still on course for its worst weekly performance. . . Full story | | A three-month European
stock rally driven by central bank support for the financial
system could stumble before returning to its bullish trend,
analysts said. . . Full story | | European shares fell
further on Thursday afternoon to hit a session low after U.S.
stocks dipped in early deals, with investors taking some. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Harmony Gold Mining, South Africa's third-biggest gold producer, will give employees who work at the rock face up to 2.9 percent of its share capital.. . . Full story | | South African government bonds extended their losses on Thursday with yields jumping to almost 3 three-month highs in tandem with U.S. Treasuries, which were weighed by the Fed's acknowledgement of some improvement in America's economy.. . . Full story |
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| South Africa has conditionally approved Glencore's takeover of South Africa's Optimum Coal in a deal that values the company at close. . . Full story | | South Africa's energy regulator said on Thursday it had granted logistics group Transnet a 31.6 percent increase for the next financial. . . Full story | | Pan-African Ecobank Transnational is near the end of its geographic expansion across Africa and now plans to focus on organic growth. . . Full story | | Goldman Sachs
faced an unprecedented assault from one of its own on Wednesday
after a banker published a withering resignation letter in the
New. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcements on 12 December 2011 and 7 March 2012, regarding Afrimat entering into an agreement. . . Full story | | Pursuant Paragraph 18.19 (c) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, set out below is Headline loss per share for the half-year. . . Full story | | BCX is currently finalising its results for the six-months ended 29 February 2012. In this regard, shareholders are advised that earnings. . . Full story | | According to the Financial Mail, MICROmega shareholders can look forward to receiving dividends now that the company has sold off several. . . Full story |
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| AkzoNobel, the world's leading coatings company, and Chemspec, a leading South African coatings company, have announced that they have entered into. . . Full story | | On 15 February 2012, Exxaro announced that the cash takeover offers made by its wholly owned subsidiary, Exxaro Australia Iron Investments. . . Full story | | Holders of Investec Ltd. ( non-redeemable, non-cumulative, non- participating preference shares ("Investec Preference Shares") are referred to the announcement, released on. . . Full story | | Investec is on 15 March 2012 hosting an investor pre-close briefing at 9:00 (BST time) (11:00 South African time) which will. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased by 44.1% to R1.6 billion (R1.1 billion). Gross margin rose to R716.7 million (R467.5 million) and operating profit improved. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period increased by 13% to R19.1 billion (2010: R16.9 billion). Operating profit fell by 35% to R332. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period jumped to R2.7 billion (2010: R2.1 billion). Gross profit soared to R430.5 million (2010: R306 million),. . . Full story | | Revenue increased from R5.1 billion to R5.6 billion in 2011. Gross profit increased to R837 million (2010: R94 million) and operating. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 34215.30 | -211.44 | -0.61% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30334.04 | -187.63 | -0.61% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2476.14 | -6.98 | -0.28% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 25004.56 | -51.65 | -0.21% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 37779.38 | -242.30 | -0.64% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 31695.25 | -223.26 | -0.70% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 51314.53 | -407.72 | -0.79% | DJ Futures | 19:56 | 13155.00 | 52.00 | 0.40% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 13222.52 | 28.42 | 0.22% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1399.40 | 5.12 | 0.37% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3046.30 | 5.57 | 0.18% | FTSE 100 | 14:43 | 5937.69 | -7.74 | -0.13% | DAX | 19:06 | 7144.45 | 65.03 | 0.92% | CAC40 | 19:06 | 3580.21 | 15.70 | 0.44% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 10123.28 | 72.76 | 0.72% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2373.77 | -17.46 | -0.73% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 21353.53 | 45.64 | 0.21% | All Ords | 07:52 | 4366.90 | -8.70 | -0.20% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3533.73 | 34.74 | 0.99% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:58 | 1661.30 | 17.97 | 1.09% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 12652.63 | 13.88 | 0.11% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 406782 | 369 | 0.09% | Silver | 19:58 | 32.6800 | .5750 | 1.79% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1683.00 | 13.00 | 0.78% | Palladium | 19:58 | 704.50 | 9.10 | 1.31% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.84 | .01 | 0.07% | R204 | 17:06 | 7.70 | .01 | 0.06% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 123.84 | .14 | 0.11% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 7.6161 | -0.0732 | -0.95% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 11.9395 | -0.0768 | -0.64% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 9.9762 | -0.0444 | -0.44% | Rand / NZD | 04:58 | 6.2312 | 0.0025 | 0.04% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.0265 | -0.0120 | -0.15% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 83.3190 | -0.3700 | -0.44% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7629 | -0.0043 | -0.56% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.3101 | 0.0072 | 0.55% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6358 | -0.0023 | -0.36% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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15/03/2012 | 136 | 214 | 75 | 425 | 365,887,884 | R25,512,678,837 | 183171 | 2671292 | 14/03/2012 | 250 | 117 | 68 | 435 | 380,934,505 | R22,163,507,388 | 130964 | 2383594 | 13/03/2012 | 228 | 117 | 68 | 413 | 254,846,329 | R16,348,900,948 | 107465 | 2137011 | 12/03/2012 | 183 | 139 | 96 | 418 | 293,286,117 | R13,620,773,576 | 83070 | 2325052 | 09/03/2012 | 209 | 120 | 89 | 418 | 223,412,715 | R10,721,735,604 | 81913 | 2268613 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,334.04 | -187.63 | -0.61% | Industrial | 37,779.38 | -242.30 | -0.64% | Mid Cap | 47,953.19 | -326.13 | -0.68% | Small Cap | 35,688.10 | -89.01 | -0.25% | Resource 20 | 51,314.53 | -407.72 | -0.79% | Industrial 25 | 31,695.25 | -223.26 | -0.70% | Financial 15 | 9,492.10 | -11.50 | -0.12% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 35,403.91 | -166.11 | -0.47% | All Share | 34,215.30 | -211.44 | -0.61% | Oil & Gas | 28,796.44 | -525.94 | -1.79% | Mining | 33,053.26 | -219.52 | -0.66% | Gold Mining | 2,476.14 | -6.98 | -0.28% | Platinum Mining | 61.05 | -.53 | -0.86% | GENERAL MINING | 8,359.50 | -62.29 | -0.74% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,483.31 | -282.79 | -1.79% | Basic Materials | 28,282.97 | -175.75 | -0.62% | Chemicals | 15,485.47 | -16.72 | -0.11% | Forestry & Paper | 14,310.17 | 25.71 | 0.18% | Industrial Metals | 31,309.40 | -157.00 | -0.50% | Industrials | 32,889.55 | -101.01 | -0.31% | General Industrials | 90,510.03 | -250.26 | -0.28% | Consumer Goods | 32,572.51 | -424.11 | -1.29% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,298.83 | -22.65 | -0.43% | Household Goods | 180.75 | -1 | -0.36% | Health Care | 39,820.21 | -259.66 | -0.65% | Beverages | 106.41 | -2.26 | -2.08% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 59,904.35 | -94.81 | -0.16% | Personal Goods | 485.50 | -4.79 | -0.98% | Consumer Services | 64,167.48 | 338.05 | 0.53% | General Retailers | 53,377.38 | -258.71 | -0.48% | Travel & Leisure | 3,776.05 | 21.31 | 0.57% | Media | 93.96 | 2.09 | 2.27% | Support Services | 2,476.81 | 1.94 | 0.08% | Telecommunications | 68,675.67 | -822.02 | -1.18% | Financials | 25,004.56 | -51.65 | -0.21% | Banks | 47,848.37 | 336.69 | 0.71% | Non-life Insurance | 41,320.45 | 99.42 | 0.24% | Life Insurance | 19,845.87 | -167.32 | -0.84% | General Financial | 2,337.02 | -35.62 | -1.50% | Technology | 28,308.42 | 259.32 | 0.92% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,126.02 | -26 | -0.82% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,232.80 | -25 | -0.78% | COAL MINING | 27,959.12 | 78 | 0.28% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,281.50 | -24 | -0.46% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,219.91 | -21 | -1.70% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 417.43 | | -0.59% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 339.02 | | -0.60% | RESOURCE | 28,329.43 | -238 | -0.83% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 198.56 | -2 | -0.83% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,179.45 | -42 | -0.58% | Capped Top 40 | 16,013.08 | -98 | -0.61% | Capped All Share | 17,310.04 | -107 | -0.61% | JSE TABACO | 4,960.51 | -17 | -0.35% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | HPA | HOSPITALITY PROP FUND A | BUY | 13 Mar | VPF | VUNANI PROP INV FUND LTD | BUY | 13 Mar | REB | REBOSIS PROPERTY FUND LTD | BUY | 13 Mar | CPI | CAPITEC | BUY | 13 Mar | VKE | VUKILE PROPERTY FUND LIMI... | BUY | 13 Mar |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 16 Mar 2012 | CONTROL | December 2011 (Final) | 19 Mar 2012 | MASNITEA | December 2011 (Final) | 19 Mar 2012 | MASNITEB | December 2011 (Final) | 19 Mar 2012 | MASONITE | December 2011 (Final) | 19 Mar 2012 | RBA | December 2011 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | FAIRVEST | 12-03-15 | 12-04-04 | 12-04-16 | R 0.0520 | REMGRO | 12-03-15 | 12-04-13 | 12-04-23 | R 1.2600 | CIPLAMED | 12-03-15 | 12-05-04 | 12-05-14 | R 0.0750 | AFRIMAT | 12-03-14 | 12-03-29 | 12-04-10 | R 0.1300 | JSE | 12-03-13 | 12-05-18 | 12-05-28 | R 2.5000 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | KUMBA | 12-02-09 | 12-03-09 | 12-03-19 | R 22.5000 | SANTAM | 12-02-28 | 12-03-15 | 12-03-26 | R 8.5000 | SANTAM | 12-02-28 | 12-03-15 | 12-03-26 | R 3.5500 | IMPERIALP | 12-02-22 | 12-03-15 | 12-03-26 | R 3.3843 | CAPITEC-P | 12-02-29 | 12-03-15 | 12-03-26 | R 3.3658 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | SDH | SecureData Holdings Ltd. | 20/03/2012 | Confirmed | HDC | Hudaco Industries Ltd. | 22/03/2012 | Confirmed |
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