Friday, 16 March 2012 - 20:00
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Economists expect South Africa's current account to have widened to 4.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2011 from 3.8 percent previously, dominated by large imports of consumer goods and disappointing export volumes. Full story
Inflation pressures in South Africa are now likely becoming more generalized, reflecting demand-side pressure rather than only external factors, the central bank warned, seeming to signal an eventual monetary tightening. Full story |
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North Korea said on Friday it will launch a long-range rocket carrying a "working" satellite to mark the centenary of founder Kim Il-sung's birth next month, sparking condemnation from the United States and others that it was in breach of a U.N. resolution. Full storyBelgian military aircraft brought home the bodies of 22 children and six adults killed in a bus crash in Switzerland and the country observed a minute's silence during a national day of mourning on Friday. Full storyTurkey said on Friday it might set up a "buffer zone" inside Syria to protect refugees fleeing President Bashar al-Assad's forces, raising the prospect of foreign intervention in the year-long revolt. Full story |
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Markets | European stocks ended
higher on Friday, climbing for the fourth straight day and
hitting their highest level since before the market's slump in
late. . . Full story | | Britain's top shares closed
higher on Friday after U.S. consumer data showed the recovery in
the world's biggest economy was gaining traction and. . . Full story | | Global stocks advanced
on Friday, with a benchmark U.S. equity index trading above a
key plateau reached earlier this week after news of. . . Full story | | European stocks ended
higher on Friday, climbing for the fourth straight day and
hitting their highest level since before the market's slump in
late. . . Full story |
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| Gold steadied on Friday
but was still set for its largest weekly decline in three
months, after top consumer India said it would. . . Full story | | Spring is in the air for
financial markets. Liquidity is abundant, the desire to invest
is rising and green shoots of growth are. . . Full story | | An underperformance of
European energy shares against the surging oil price and broader
equities so far this year is likely to persist as. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks were flat
on Friday as data showed inflation remained in check last month
as the domestic economy continues to improve, but. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand edged higher against the dollar in early Friday trade and bonds also strengthened in the wake of slightly more hawkish central bank comments on inflation that could signal looming monetary tightening.. . . Full story | | The rand gained over one percent against the dollar on Thursday with the previous session's heavy losses believed to have been too fast and too soon, even though the local unit is expected to be weaker in coming sessions.. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand stood its ground against the dollar on Friday boosted by the waning strength of the U.S. currency and. . . Full story | | South African logistics group Transnet will press ahead with a proposed plan to relocate its manganese terminal to the Ngqura deep-water. . . Full story | | India's beleaguered
government avoided bold reforms in its annual budget on Friday,
opting for cautious steps to shore up growth and modest targets
to. . . Full story | | South Africa sold 2.016 billion rand worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday -- less than the 3.825 billion rand on. . . Full story |
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| South Africa sold 800 million rand worth of paper at a weekly auction of its 2028, 2017 and 2022 inflation-linked bonds on Friday. Yields were slightly higher across the curve.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Central Rand Gold announces that following the acquisition of the Evolution Group Plc by Investec Plc, it has appointed Investec Bank. . . Full story | | Shareholders of Sanyati are referred to the special resolution, tabled and approved at the general meeting held on 16 January 2012,. . . Full story | | Textainer Group Holdings Ltd (NYSE: TGH), in which Trencor has a 60.3% beneficiary interest, has filed its Form 20-F (annual report. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the cautionary announcement dated 17 February 2012 and are advised that the company and various of its. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are advised that, as a result of the company having settled the litigation with former directors as detailed in the. . . Full story | | Holders of Vukile Linked Units ("linked unitholders") are referred to the circular issued by Vukile on 31 January 2012 ("circular"), the. . . Full story | | Business Day noted that Glencore's USD1.3 billion takeover of Optimum has been approved by the Competition Tribunal. The tribunal found that. . . Full story | | Great Basin announced that the company and the syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Capital Markets (the "underwriters") have agreed to. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased by 22.2% to R1.8 billion (R1.4 billion). Gross profit rose to R1.1 billion (R898.1 million). Profit before finance costs. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period increased 14% to R2.1 billion (2010: R1.8 billion). Gross profit grew to R512.8 million (2010: R459.7. . . Full story | | Ferrum announced its maiden interim results for the period ended 31 December, thus there are no comparable figures. Revenue for the. . . 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. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 34221.62 | 6.32 | 0.02% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30398.29 | 64.25 | 0.21% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2457.30 | -18.84 | -0.76% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 24878.63 | -125.93 | -0.50% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 37697.81 | -81.57 | -0.22% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 31659.36 | -35.89 | -0.11% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 51679.57 | 365.04 | 0.71% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 13183.00 | 18.00 | 0.14% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 13251.73 | -1.03 | -0.01% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1404.59 | 1.99 | 0.14% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3055.89 | -0.48 | -0.02% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 5965.58 | 24.86 | 0.42% | DAX | 19:06 | 7157.82 | 13.37 | 0.19% | CAC40 | 19:06 | 3594.83 | 14.62 | 0.41% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 10129.83 | 6.55 | 0.06% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2404.74 | 30.96 | 1.30% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 21317.85 | -35.68 | -0.17% | All Ords | 07:41 | 4364.70 | -2.20 | -0.05% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3505.02 | -28.71 | -0.81% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1656.12 | -.85 | -0.05% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 12542.62 | -53.55 | -0.43% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 403245 | 372 | 0.09% | Silver | 19:59 | 32.5800 | .0850 | 0.26% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1667.50 | -9.00 | -0.54% | Palladium | 19:59 | 695.60 | -5.40 | -0.77% | R157 | 17:02 | 6.83 | -.01 | -0.15% | R204 | 17:02 | 7.70 | -.01 | -0.06% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 125.35 | 1.65 | 1.33% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 7.5735 | -0.0299 | -0.39% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 11.9507 | 0.0326 | 0.27% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 9.9740 | 0.0257 | 0.26% | Rand / NZD | 04:57 | 6.2567 | 0.0229 | 0.37% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.0205 | 0.0081 | 0.10% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 83.3000 | -0.2230 | -0.27% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7589 | -0.0054 | -0.71% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3168 | 0.0089 | 0.68% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6317 | -0.0044 | -0.69% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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16/03/2012 | 171 | 195 | 52 | 418 | 346,257,724 | R18,500,235,126 | 99503 | 2378395 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,398.29 | 64.25 | 0.21% | Industrial | 37,697.81 | -81.57 | -0.22% | Mid Cap | 47,491.71 | -461.48 | -0.96% | Small Cap | 35,438.35 | -249.75 | -0.70% | Resource 20 | 51,679.57 | 365.04 | 0.71% | Industrial 25 | 31,659.36 | -35.89 | -0.11% | Financial 15 | 9,450.26 | -41.84 | -0.44% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 35,365.78 | -38.13 | -0.11% | All Share | 34,221.62 | 6.32 | 0.02% | Oil & Gas | 28,604.98 | -191.46 | -0.66% | Mining | 33,349.06 | 295.80 | 0.89% | Gold Mining | 2,457.30 | -18.84 | -0.76% | Platinum Mining | 60.91 | -.14 | -0.23% | GENERAL MINING | 8,486.04 | 126.54 | 1.51% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,380.37 | -102.94 | -0.66% | Basic Materials | 28,508.82 | 225.85 | 0.80% | Chemicals | 15,368.57 | -116.90 | -0.75% | Forestry & Paper | 14,380.38 | 70.21 | 0.49% | Industrial Metals | 31,179.15 | -130.25 | -0.42% | Industrials | 32,633.74 | -255.81 | -0.78% | General Industrials | 89,621.93 | -888.10 | -0.98% | Consumer Goods | 32,608.60 | 36.09 | 0.11% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,246.75 | -52.08 | -0.98% | Household Goods | 179.76 | -1 | -0.55% | Health Care | 39,700.00 | -120.21 | -0.30% | Beverages | 106.77 | .36 | 0.34% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 58,717.47 | -1186.88 | -1.98% | Personal Goods | 489.49 | 3.99 | 0.82% | Consumer Services | 63,451.88 | -715.60 | -1.12% | General Retailers | 52,197.06 | -1180.32 | -2.21% | Travel & Leisure | 3,738.96 | -37.09 | -0.98% | Media | 93.28 | -.68 | -0.72% | Support Services | 2,490.24 | 13.43 | 0.54% | Telecommunications | 69,238.71 | 563.04 | 0.82% | Financials | 24,878.63 | -125.93 | -0.50% | Banks | 47,444.67 | -403.70 | -0.84% | Non-life Insurance | 40,580.31 | -740.14 | -1.79% | Life Insurance | 19,902.38 | 56.51 | 0.28% | General Financial | 2,337.45 | .43 | 0.02% | Technology | 28,039.68 | -268.74 | -0.95% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,146.16 | 20 | 0.64% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,247.57 | 15 | 0.46% | COAL MINING | 27,960.71 | 2 | 0.01% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,313.42 | 32 | 0.60% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,221.86 | 2 | 0.16% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 412.10 | | -1.28% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 337.02 | | -0.59% | RESOURCE | 28,516.58 | 187 | 0.66% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 196.88 | -2 | -0.85% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,184.16 | 5 | 0.07% | Capped Top 40 | 16,037.04 | 24 | 0.15% | Capped All Share | 17,310.27 | 0 | 0.00% | JSE TABACO | 4,942.24 | -18 | -0.37% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | AVI | AVI LTD | HOLD | 14 Mar | HSP | HOLDSPORT LIMITED | BUY | 13 Mar | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | HOLD | 13 Mar | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | SELL | 13 Mar | PFG | PIONEER FOODS GROUP LTD | SELL | 13 Mar |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 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) | 20 Mar 2012 | CASHBIL | December 2011 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | VUKILE | 12-03-16 | 12-04-04 | 12-04-16 | R 0.7050 | O-LINE | 12-03-16 | 12-03-29 | 12-04-10 | R 0.0300 | CULLINAN | 12-03-16 | 12-04-13 | 12-04-23 | R 0.0100 | CIPLAMED | 12-03-15 | 12-05-04 | 12-05-14 | R 0.0750 | FAIRVEST | 12-03-15 | 12-04-04 | 12-04-16 | R 0.0520 |
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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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