Friday, 23 March 2012 - 20:00
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South African stocks closed higher on Friday for the first time this week as a late rally inspired by a turn-around on Wall Street saw the market claw back losses. Full story
South Africa's rand was on track for its biggest weekly loss since mid-December on Friday as the local market scales back expectations of higher domestic rates this year. Full story |
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The European Union slapped sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad's powerful mother and wife on Friday, targeting his inner circle in an effort to force Syria to end its repression of a year-long uprising. Full storyU.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accused of killing Afghan civilians in a shooting rampage in Kandahar province last week, will be charged with 17 counts of murder, a U.S. official said on Thursday. Full storyFor years at Havana's historic Cristobal Colon cemetery, Communist Party members refused to enter the Roman Catholic chapel there for funeral services. Full story |
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Markets | Gold rose 1 percent on
Friday, on track for its biggest one-day gain in almost a month,
as higher crude oil prices. . . Full story | | Britain's FTSE 100
closed slightly higher on Friday, as a late-session rebound in
heavyweight mining stocks pushed it back up above a. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks pared losses on
F riday, with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 trading flat as
energy and basic materials shares, the. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks edged lower on
Friday, keeping the S&P 500 on track for its first weekly
decline in six weeks as housing-related stocks. . . Full story |
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| World stocks drifted lower on
Friday, pulled down by a decline in U.S. home sales as concerns
about global growth cooled enthusiasm.. . . Full story | | Investors who have not already
done so will cash in their first-quarter chips next week and
turn their attention to the next three. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened flat on
Friday, though the S&P 500 was on track to end a five-week
winning streak after equities suffered their. . . Full story | | Concerns over the global growth
outlook led to a further retreat by European equities on Friday,
putting shares on course to record their. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa has committed an additional 400,000 tonnes of maize exports to drought-stricken Mexico, a scenario that will likely push Africa's largest corn producer into a deficit situation this marketing season. . . Full story | | U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday nominated a Korean-American known for work fighting HIV/AIDS in impoverished countries to lead the World Bank, a job emerging economies are contesting for the first. . . Full story | | Randgold Resources Ltd shares fell heavily for a second day on Friday as unrest in Mali, home to two thirds of the miner's production, led investors and analysts to fret over. . . Full story |
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| China's Rare Earths Global Ltd, which plans to list on London's junior AIM market later this month, said it expected higher. . . Full story | | South Africa's Reserve
Bank will probably keep its repo rate at its current three
decade lows next week to give the struggling economy. . . Full story | | Malaysian state
oil firm Petronas will halt all imports of Iranian crude from
April, two months before a U.S. embargo takes effect, joining. . . Full story | | African powers Angola, Nigeria and South Africa on Friday endorsed the nomination of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a respected economist. . . Full story |
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| Brent crude was steady above $123 a barrel on Friday, rebounding from sharp falls in the previous session, as better-than-expected U.S. economic data eased fears of a sharp slowdown in China hitting oil demand.. . . Full story | | Colombia said on Thursday it
does not see the candidacy of former finance minister Jose
Antonio Ocampo to head the World Bank as viable, throwing into
question whether he will be nominated for the post as a Friday
deadline loomed.. . . Full story |
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Company News | The company has posted an annual general meeting notice and circular, dated 23 March 2012, to its Shareholders. The annual general. . . Full story | | Anglo ("The Issuer") gave irrevocable notice (an "Optional Redemption Notice") that:
* the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Ordinary Shares. . . Full story | | Ububele shareholders are referred to the trading statement announcement dated 5 March 2012 and were advised that the attributable earnings per. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that the annual financial statements are in the process of being distributed to shareholders today, 23 March 2012. . . Full story |
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| The board would like to advise shareholders that the basic earnings have decreased from 0.31 cents per linked unit to approximately. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that Malcolm Segal has resigned as a non-executive director of the company, effective 22 March 2012.. . . Full story | | Top Fix shareholders are advised that for the six month period ended 31 December 2011 the company expects a loss per. . . Full story | | Shareholders were referred to the mandatory offer made by HCI-KWV Holdings to acquire all the KWV shares that it does not. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R6.2 billion (R5.4 billion). Operating profit for the year declined to R280.9 million (R369.5 million). Net attributable profit decreased to R141 million (R260.8 million). In addition, headline earnings. . . Full story | | Revenue from continuing operations for the interim period increased to R526.2 million (2010: R381.2 million). Gross profit rose to R154.7 million (2010: R108.7 million), while profit attributable to equity holders of. . . Full story | | Gross property revenue for the interim period ending 31 December 2011 rose by 5% to R18.5 million (2010: R17.6 million). Net profit attributable to owners of the parent jumped by 29.3%. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 33572.07 | 21.18 | 0.06% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 29716.93 | 19.27 | 0.06% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2464.65 | 32.55 | 1.34% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 24583.28 | 13.03 | 0.05% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 37225.50 | -100.42 | -0.27% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 31209.36 | -113.83 | -0.36% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49942.74 | 261.28 | 0.53% | DJ Futures | 19:56 | 13025.00 | 19.00 | 0.15% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 13088.68 | 42.54 | 0.33% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1397.20 | 4.42 | 0.32% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3063.51 | 0.19 | 0.01% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 5854.89 | 9.24 | 0.16% | DAX | 19:06 | 6995.62 | 14.36 | 0.21% | CAC40 | 19:06 | 3476.18 | 3.72 | 0.11% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 10011.47 | -115.61 | -1.14% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2349.54 | -26.23 | -1.10% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 20668.80 | -232.76 | -1.11% | All Ords | 07:37 | 4360.70 | -4.20 | -0.10% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3449.30 | -25.35 | -0.73% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:58 | 1663.87 | 19.82 | 1.21% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 12802.31 | 143.22 | 1.13% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 411594 | 6713 | 1.66% | Silver | 19:58 | 32.2330 | .6930 | 2.20% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1621.25 | 9.75 | 0.61% | Palladium | 19:58 | 656.80 | 7.90 | 1.22% | R157 | 17:00 | 6.82 | -.06 | -0.87% | R204 | 17:00 | 7.70 | -.06 | -0.71% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 125.71 | 2.67 | 2.17% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 7.6943 | -0.0048 | -0.06% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.1730 | 0.0225 | 0.19% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.2023 | 0.0361 | 0.36% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.2951 | 0.0570 | 0.91% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.0485 | 0.0377 | 0.47% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 82.4770 | -0.0850 | -0.10% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7536 | -0.0038 | -0.50% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.3262 | 0.0069 | 0.52% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6298 | -0.0022 | -0.35% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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23/03/2012 | 153 | 170 | 88 | 411 | 254,168,259 | R14,659,274,057 | 98272 | 2336760 | 22/03/2012 | 122 | 220 | 74 | 416 | 293,769,839 | R20,975,245,844 | 138858 | 2522530 | 20/03/2012 | 147 | 201 | 71 | 419 | 320,376,263 | R16,326,238,750 | 108234 | 2366351 | 19/03/2012 | 136 | 191 | 76 | 403 | 217,505,223 | R10,705,215,921 | 82496 | 1813299 | 16/03/2012 | 171 | 195 | 52 | 418 | 346,257,724 | R18,500,235,126 | 99503 | 2378395 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 29,716.93 | 19.27 | 0.06% | Industrial | 37,225.50 | -100.42 | -0.27% | Mid Cap | 47,276.93 | 30.63 | 0.06% | Small Cap | 35,854.51 | -.07 | -0.00% | Resource 20 | 49,942.74 | 261.28 | 0.53% | Industrial 25 | 31,209.36 | -113.83 | -0.36% | Financial 15 | 9,305.05 | 9.16 | 0.10% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 34,800.90 | -86.02 | -0.25% | All Share | 33,572.07 | 21.18 | 0.06% | Oil & Gas | 27,855.81 | -37.08 | -0.13% | Mining | 32,247.91 | 208.11 | 0.65% | Gold Mining | 2,464.65 | 32.55 | 1.34% | Platinum Mining | 60.94 | .41 | 0.68% | GENERAL MINING | 8,085.78 | 41.70 | 0.52% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,977.55 | -19.94 | -0.13% | Basic Materials | 27,559.46 | 164.95 | 0.60% | Chemicals | 15,420.89 | 26.81 | 0.17% | Forestry & Paper | 14,004.18 | 45.05 | 0.32% | Industrial Metals | 29,453.74 | -4.83 | -0.02% | Industrials | 32,376.46 | 153.36 | 0.48% | General Industrials | 88,741.48 | 320.93 | 0.36% | Consumer Goods | 31,917.15 | -411.28 | -1.27% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,208.25 | -45.29 | -0.86% | Household Goods | 175.68 | -1 | -0.75% | Health Care | 39,341.59 | -201.02 | -0.51% | Beverages | 104.90 | -1.37 | -1.29% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 58,488.41 | -741.27 | -1.25% | Personal Goods | 470.42 | -6.39 | -1.34% | Consumer Services | 63,074.62 | 343.63 | 0.55% | General Retailers | 52,158.78 | -4.65 | -0.01% | Travel & Leisure | 3,719.67 | -7.63 | -0.20% | Media | 94.19 | 1.31 | 1.41% | Support Services | 2,476.25 | .13 | 0.01% | Telecommunications | 69,540.26 | 276.55 | 0.40% | Financials | 24,583.28 | 13.03 | 0.05% | Banks | 46,541.01 | 295.01 | 0.64% | Non-life Insurance | 41,090.75 | -513.00 | -1.23% | Life Insurance | 19,701.97 | -123.58 | -0.62% | General Financial | 2,281.08 | -2.33 | -0.10% | Technology | 28,473.06 | -90.56 | -0.32% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,059.94 | 9 | 0.30% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,167.86 | 9 | 0.27% | COAL MINING | 26,712.58 | -238 | -0.88% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,320.11 | 0 | 0.01% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,199.27 | 8 | 0.69% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 414.17 | | -0.22% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 335.64 | | -0.48% | RESOURCE | 27,603.75 | 146 | 0.53% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 193.82 | -0 | -0.01% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,030.31 | 8 | 0.11% | Capped Top 40 | 15,692.28 | 6 | 0.04% | Capped All Share | 16,984.42 | 10 | 0.06% | JSE TABACO | 4,938.54 | -65 | -1.30% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | HOLD | 20 Mar | REB | REBOSIS PROPERTY FUND LTD | BUY | 19 Mar | CPI | CAPITEC | BUY | 19 Mar | VKE | VUKILE PROPERTY FUND LIMI... | BUY | 19 Mar | FFA | FORTRESS INCOME FUND LTD | BUY | 19 Mar |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 27 Mar 2012 | ALERT | December 2011 (Interim) | 27 Mar 2012 | HARDWARE | December 2011 (Interim) | 27 Mar 2012 | ILIAD | December 2011 (Final) | 27 Mar 2012 | ILIADA | December 2011 (Final) | 27 Mar 2012 | LONRHO | December 2011 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CASHBIL | 12-03-20 | 12-04-04 | 12-04-16 | R 2.9600 | ELBGROUP6 | 12-03-19 | 12-04-13 | 12-04-23 | R 0.0600 | ELBGROUP | 12-03-19 | 12-04-13 | 12-04-23 | R 0.1800 | 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 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ABSABANK-P | 12-02-10 | 12-03-23 | 12-04-02 | R 28.2720 | EXXARO | 12-02-23 | 12-03-23 | 12-04-02 | R 5.0000 | MTN GROUP | 12-03-07 | 12-03-23 | 12-04-02 | R 4.7600 | ABSA | 12-02-10 | 12-03-23 | 12-04-02 | R 3.9200 | GRINDROD PREF | 12-02-29 | 12-03-23 | 12-04-02 | R 3.6300 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | ZPT | Zaptronix Ltd. | 27/03/2012 | Confirmed | REB | Rebosis Property Fund Ltd. | 28/03/2012 | Confirmed | RAC | RACEC Group Ltd. | 29/03/2012 | Confirmed | MTE | Marshall Monteagle PLC | 29/03/2012 | Confirmed | MMP | Marshall Monteagle PLC | 29/03/2012 | Confirmed |
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