Wednesday, 28 March 2012 - 20:00
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Kenya's CFC Insurance's pretax profit more than doubled to just over 1 billion shillings last year helped by a 33 percent rise in its gross premium revenue, it said on Wednesday. Full story
South Africa's rand fell more than 1.3 percent against the dollar on Wednesday and was the worst performer in a basket of 20 emerging market currencies, partly hit by S&P downgrading the country's outlook to negative from stable. Full story |
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Pope Benedict, speaking from Cuba's biggest stage, urged Cubans on Wednesday to search for "authentic freedom" and pressed the communist government to let the Catholic Church teach religion in schools and universities. Full storySyrian forces bombarded cities and towns in southern and northern Syria on Wednesday and stormed villages, forcing thousands to flee after President Bashar al-Assad accepted a peace plan calling for the army to withdraw to barracks. Full storyIran expects to reopen talks with world powers that could defuse mounting tensions over its disputed nuclear programme on April 13, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday. Full story |
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Markets | Oil prices fell on Wednesday
as U.S. and some European governments mulled the release of
strategic oil reserves, while commodity-related shares weighed
on global. . . Full story | | European shares slipped on
Wednesday hitting a three-week closing low in a choppy session,
with three major indexes falling below a support level. . . Full story | | Britain's blue-chip index ended
lower on Wednesday as disappointing U.S. economic data pushed
investors to cash in their quarterly gains, setting the index. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday
as weaker-than-expected data on durable goods orders and a drop
in oil prices prompted selling in energy and. . . Full story |
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| European shares slipped on
Wednesday hitting a three-week closing low in a choppy session,
with two major indexes falling below a support level. . . Full story | | Gold prices fell towards $1,670 an
ounce on Wednesday, extending the previous day's retreat from a
two-week peak, after data showing a smaller-than-expected. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened flat on
Wednesday after data showed durable goods orders were weaker
than expected in February.. . . Full story | | European shares fell slightly
on Wednesday in choppy trade as investors adjusted positions for
the end of a strong quarter, with some strategists. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African stocks ended slightly lower on Wednesday as market momentum slowed after three straight days of gains while investors paused. . . Full story | | The trade union spat that brought Impala Platinum's Rustenburg operations to a halt for six weeks earlier this year is threatening. . . Full story | | The BRICS group of countries have broadly agreed they are not bound by "unilateral" sanctions on Iran, measures that threaten higher. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand extended losses against the dollar on Wednesday after ratings agency S&P downgraded the country's outlook to negative from. . . Full story |
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| South Africa disagrees with S&P's assessment of the political risk in the country, and political debate should not be confused with. . . Full story | | The BRICS group of emerging
world powerhouses - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa - is set to outline plans at a. . . Full story | | Russia hit its foreign currency
borrowing target for 2012 when it drew strong demand for $7
billion in Eurobonds on Wednesday, in the. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand
weakened against the dollar on Wednesday after ratings agency
S&P downgraded the country's outlook to negative from stable,
citing structural economic. . . Full story |
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| South African mass-market lender Capitec Bank reported a 50 percent surge in first-half earnings, lifted by strong demand for loans, and. . . Full story | | The BRICS group of emerging world powerhouses - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - is expected to launch plans. . . Full story | | Energy trader Vitol is taking a 9.1 percent stake in South Africa miner CIC Energy Group as part of its strategy. . . Full story | | Egypt's stock market has jumped 37 percent so far in 2012, the largest gain of any country, but top U.S. fund. . . Full story |
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Company News | Keaton continues apace with plans for absorbing into its portfolio the assets of recently acquired Leeuw Mining & Exploration (Pty) Ltd. (LME), says Keaton Energy Managing Director Paul Miller. In a presentation to media during a site visit to LME's Vaalkrantz. . . Full story | | Shareholders were referred to the debt restructure plan announced on SENS on 27 March 2012, with specific reference to paragraph 1.4.3 and are hereby advised that the authorised share capital of Erbacon will increase from 500 million ordinary shares to 1.5. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue improved to R387.3 million (R324.2 million) and gross profit jumped to R117.6 million (R97.4 million). However, operating profit dropped slightly. . . Full story | | Revenue increased from R3 928.8 million to R4 229.5 million in 2011. Gross profit increased to R1 113 million (2010: R1. . . Full story | | | | Interest income surged to R4.3 billion (R2.8 billion). Operating profit before tax jumped to R1.6 billion (R940.3 million). Net profit after. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 33621.93 | -236.29 | -0.70% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 29715.14 | -242.30 | -0.81% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2411.12 | -49.01 | -1.99% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 24798.39 | -146.77 | -0.59% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 37622.25 | 13.73 | 0.04% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 31553.58 | 23.42 | 0.07% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49162.07 | -898.35 | -1.79% | DJ Futures | 19:26 | 13050.00 | -71.00 | -0.54% | DJ Ind | 19:11 | 13106.88 | -90.85 | -0.69% | SP 500 | 19:26 | 1400.63 | -11.89 | -0.84% | Nasdaq | 19:26 | 3093.75 | -26.60 | -0.85% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5808.99 | -60.56 | -1.03% | DAX | 18:06 | 6998.80 | -80.10 | -1.13% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3430.15 | -39.44 | -1.14% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 10182.57 | -72.58 | -0.71% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2284.88 | -62.30 | -2.65% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 20885.42 | -161.49 | -0.77% | All Ords | 07:49 | 4431.50 | 39.90 | 0.91% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3486.51 | 2.55 | 0.07% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1658.18 | -21.48 | -1.28% | Gold/Rand | 19:58 | 12747.00 | 12747.00 | 0.00% | Gold/R kg | 19:26 | 409961 | -3364 | -0.81% | Silver | 19:59 | 31.9100 | -.6450 | -1.98% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1628.75 | -19.13 | -1.16% | Palladium | 19:59 | 643.00 | -13.00 | -1.98% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.81 | .03 | 0.44% | R204 | 17:06 | 7.69 | .03 | 0.39% | Brent Crude | 19:26 | 124.62 | -1.33 | -1.06% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 7.6846 | 0.0836 | 1.10% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.1723 | 0.0840 | 0.69% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.2304 | 0.1084 | 1.07% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.2733 | 0.0358 | 0.57% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 7.9740 | 0.0250 | 0.31% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 82.7800 | -0.4020 | -0.48% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7511 | 0.0006 | 0.08% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3314 | -0.0007 | -0.05% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6296 | 0.0028 | 0.45% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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28/03/2012 | 124 | 213 | 69 | 406 | 217,730,739 | R11,911,859,284 | 81884 | 2750933 | 27/03/2012 | 228 | 105 | 78 | 411 | 223,747,030 | R11,802,262,893 | 95391 | 2217780 | 26/03/2012 | 194 | 160 | 76 | 430 | 218,597,092 | R12,294,681,589 | 93389 | 2576901 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 29,715.14 | -242.30 | -0.81% | Industrial | 37,622.25 | 13.73 | 0.04% | Mid Cap | 47,771.59 | -60.75 | -0.13% | Small Cap | 35,882.54 | -129.17 | -0.36% | Resource 20 | 49,162.07 | -898.35 | -1.79% | Industrial 25 | 31,553.58 | 23.42 | 0.07% | Financial 15 | 9,391.53 | -62.36 | -0.66% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 35,158.54 | -57.21 | -0.16% | All Share | 33,621.93 | -236.29 | -0.70% | Oil & Gas | 27,999.59 | -559.99 | -1.96% | Mining | 31,625.44 | -566.34 | -1.76% | Gold Mining | 2,411.12 | -49.01 | -1.99% | Platinum Mining | 60.39 | -1.01 | -1.64% | GENERAL MINING | 7,914.17 | -137.99 | -1.71% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,054.86 | -301.10 | -1.96% | Basic Materials | 27,088.10 | -481.32 | -1.75% | Chemicals | 15,325.97 | -30.95 | -0.20% | Forestry & Paper | 14,101.11 | -359.22 | -2.48% | Industrial Metals | 29,649.12 | -427.21 | -1.42% | Industrials | 33,031.84 | -75.07 | -0.23% | General Industrials | 91,214.70 | -487.08 | -0.53% | Consumer Goods | 32,318.69 | 53.16 | 0.16% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,434.70 | 76.99 | 1.44% | Household Goods | 182.06 | 1 | 0.72% | Health Care | 40,180.97 | -117.56 | -0.29% | Beverages | 106.17 | .15 | 0.14% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 58,964.01 | -178.77 | -0.30% | Personal Goods | 476.41 | 1.40 | 0.29% | Consumer Services | 63,841.92 | 169.01 | 0.27% | General Retailers | 53,507.46 | -125.79 | -0.23% | Travel & Leisure | 3,754.78 | 40.32 | 1.09% | Media | 92.67 | -.38 | -0.41% | Support Services | 2,437.63 | .55 | 0.02% | Telecommunications | 69,180.89 | 309.42 | 0.45% | Financials | 24,798.39 | -146.77 | -0.59% | Banks | 47,017.72 | -305.71 | -0.65% | Non-life Insurance | 40,935.07 | 56.15 | 0.14% | Life Insurance | 19,851.35 | -110.54 | -0.55% | General Financial | 2,337.21 | -11.66 | -0.50% | Technology | 28,181.52 | -141.69 | -0.50% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,037.57 | -35 | -1.15% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,150.63 | -32 | -1.02% | COAL MINING | 26,749.00 | -600 | -2.20% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,324.58 | 4 | 0.07% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,232.53 | 27 | 2.21% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 411.83 | | -0.82% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 333.95 | | -0.89% | RESOURCE | 27,171.24 | -495 | -1.79% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 196.74 | -1 | -0.39% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,040.56 | -57 | -0.80% | Capped Top 40 | 15,701.02 | -124 | -0.78% | Capped All Share | 17,011.04 | -119 | -0.69% | JSE TABACO | 4,957.96 | 0 | 0.00% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MTN | MTN GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 26 Mar | RLO | REUNERT LIMITED | SELL | 26 Mar | SAB | SABMILLER PLC | HOLD | 23 Mar | APN | ASPEN PHARMACARE HLDGS | HOLD | 23 Mar | AEG | AVENG LIMITED | BUY | 23 Mar |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 29 Mar 2012 | GB LD | December 2011 (Final) | 29 Mar 2012 | GB LD OPT | December 2011 (Final) | 29 Mar 2012 | KIBO | September 2011 (Final) | 29 Mar 2012 | MASNITEA | December 2011 (Final) | 29 Mar 2012 | MASNITEB | December 2011 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ILIAD | 12-03-27 | 12-04-13 | 12-04-23 | R 0.2000 | DELTA | 12-03-27 | 12-04-13 | 12-04-23 | R 0.2500 | PUTPROP | 12-03-23 | 12-04-13 | 12-04-23 | R 0.1500 | METAIR | 12-03-23 | 12-04-13 | 12-04-23 | R 0.7200 | CASHBIL | 12-03-20 | 12-04-04 | 12-04-16 | R 2.9600 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | MWNT | 12-03-26 | 12-03-23 | 12-04-02 | R 55.0000 | 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 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | REB | Rebosis Property Fund Ltd. | 28/03/2012 | Confirmed | RAC | RACEC Group Ltd. | 29/03/2012 | Confirmed | MMP | Marshall Monteagle PLC | 29/03/2012 | Confirmed | MTE | Marshall Monteagle PLC | 29/03/2012 | Confirmed | AMSP | Anglo American Platinum Ltd. | 30/03/2012 | Confirmed |
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