Friday, 30 March 2012 - 20:00
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South Africa's rand and bonds firmed against the dollar on Friday as investors shifted focus to a better global risk environment after a week that was largely dominated by caution about a domestic interest rates verdict. Full story
South African stocks inched higher on Friday, booking a 4 percent gain in the first quarter and their second quarterly rise in a row, with miners among the top gainers during the session on higher metal prices. Full story |
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Police commandos arrested 19 suspected Islamic militants in raids on Friday in several French cities including Toulouse, where seven people were killed by an al Qaeda-inspired gunman this month. Full storyIsraeli security forces shot dead one man in the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, and clashed with Palestinian stone-throwers around Jerusalem during "Land Day" rallies that turned violent. Full storySyrian artillery hit parts of Homs city and at least 10 people were killed in clashes around the country on Friday, opposition activists said, as peace envoy Kofi Annan told President Bashar al-Assad his forces must be first to cease fire and withdraw. Full story |
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Markets | European share prices
snapped a three-day losing run on Friday to end the first three
months of the year up 6.8 percent, the. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks bounced back from
a string of declines on Friday, on track to close their
strongest quarter in more than two years. . . Full story | | World equity markets advanced
on Friday, on track to end the quarter with double-digit gains,
as reports showing the U.S. economy and consumer. . . Full story | | Britain's leading share index
ended higher on Friday with mining shares helping blue-chip
stocks the buck chart weakness that is set to overshadow. . . Full story |
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| European share prices
snapped a three-day losing run on Friday, ending the quarter up
almost 7 percent, marking their best first quarter since. . . Full story | | Gold prices rose on Friday as
the dollar fell to a one-month low against a basket of
currencies, including the euro, after European. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened higher on
Friday after a string of declines, with equities on track for
their strongest quarter in more than two. . . Full story | | After a bumper first quarter
fuelled by central bank largesse, investors are looking for
potential potholes to derail a stock market rally which. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's petrol and diesel prices will increase from next week, partly reflecting higher fuel and road levies announced in the. . . Full story | | Shares in MTN Group slid on Friday after rival Turkcell filed a $4.2 billion suit against the South African mobile operator,. . . Full story | | Shares in Telkom dropped more than 7 percent in afternoon deals on Friday after the South African telecoms group forecast a. . . Full story | | South Africa's trade account recorded a 7.5 billion rand deficit in February compared with a 13.5 billion rand shortfall in January,. . . Full story |
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| France's Sanofi SA aims to make 40 percent of sales from emerging markets within five years, its chief executive said on Friday, to help offset patent expiries on some its best-selling. . . Full story | | Growth in credit demand by South Africa's private sector quickened to 7.92 percent year-on-year in February compared with a 7.33 percent rise in January, central bank data showed on Friday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's producer inflation, which represents domestic output, slowed to 8.3 percent year-on-year in February from 8.9 percent in January, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Notice is hereby given that preference dividend number 152 at a rate of 6% per annum in respect of the six. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that the company's integrated annual report (IAR) will be lodged with the JSE Ltd. and posted on Friday,. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that the company's integrated annual report, containing the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011,. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that Ms Esther Johnson has resigned as financial director of Miranda. Ms Johnson's resignation is effective immediately. The. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders were advised that Pick n Pay Holdings Ltd. and Pick n Pay ("the group") are in the process of finalising. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that Pikwik and Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. ("the Group") are in the process of finalising their results. . . Full story | | Shareholders of JD Group and Steinhoff are referred to the joint announcement released by JD Group and Steinhoff on SENS of. . . Full story | | Wesizwe advised shareholders that the company expects to report a basic loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders for the year. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R46.2 million (R59.6 million). Total income soared to R8.8 million (loss of R6 million). EBITDA rose to R10.5. . . Full story | | The company's year-end has been changed from 31 March to 31 December to coincide with the year-end of Gold One International. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period more than halved to GBP1.3 million (2010: GBP3.6 million), operating loss widened to GBP3.8 million (2010:. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R2.4 billion (R2.1 billion). Profit from operations improved to R90 million (R62.9 million). Net attributable profit declined to. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 33554.21 | 70.95 | 0.21% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 29603.42 | 36.52 | 0.12% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2398.02 | 4.11 | 0.17% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 24729.21 | 64.65 | 0.26% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 37589.49 | 34.28 | 0.09% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 31474.03 | -7.95 | -0.03% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49003.29 | 178.67 | 0.37% | DJ Futures | 19:36 | 13137.00 | 54.00 | 0.41% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 13205.19 | 59.37 | 0.45% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1409.38 | 6.10 | 0.43% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3099.55 | 4.19 | 0.14% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5768.45 | 26.42 | 0.46% | DAX | 18:06 | 6946.83 | 71.68 | 1.04% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3423.81 | 42.69 | 1.26% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 10083.56 | -31.23 | -0.31% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2262.79 | 10.63 | 0.47% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 20555.58 | -53.81 | -0.26% | All Ords | 08:00 | 4420.00 | -2.00 | -0.05% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 3509.55 | 14.11 | 0.40% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1669.30 | 8.48 | 0.51% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 12764.97 | -46.16 | -0.36% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 410394 | -685 | -0.17% | Silver | 19:59 | 32.4450 | .1950 | 0.60% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1638.00 | 14.50 | 0.89% | Palladium | 19:59 | 651.10 | 9.90 | 1.54% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.69 | -.10 | -1.40% | R204 | 17:06 | 7.58 | -.09 | -1.17% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 124.92 | 1.02 | 0.82% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 7.6469 | -0.0673 | -0.87% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.2051 | -0.0719 | -0.59% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.2008 | -0.0603 | -0.59% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.2692 | -0.0353 | -0.56% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 7.9378 | -0.0732 | -0.91% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 82.7440 | 0.3170 | 0.38% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7497 | -0.0020 | -0.27% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3330 | 0.0032 | 0.24% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6249 | -0.0017 | -0.27% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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30/03/2012 | 214 | 124 | 76 | 414 | 300,763,567 | R21,259,952,701 | 102470 | 2511269 | 29/03/2012 | 139 | 198 | 71 | 408 | 287,746,881 | R20,350,726,836 | 100494 | 2428291 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 29,603.42 | 36.52 | 0.12% | Industrial | 37,589.49 | 34.28 | 0.09% | Mid Cap | 48,080.78 | 321.11 | 0.67% | Small Cap | 36,086.58 | 150.87 | 0.42% | Resource 20 | 49,003.29 | 178.67 | 0.37% | Industrial 25 | 31,474.03 | -7.95 | -0.03% | Financial 15 | 9,357.25 | 20.61 | 0.22% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 35,023.04 | -4.65 | -0.01% | All Share | 33,554.21 | 70.95 | 0.21% | Oil & Gas | 28,037.42 | 102.16 | 0.37% | Mining | 31,500.40 | 109.85 | 0.35% | Gold Mining | 2,398.02 | 4.11 | 0.17% | Platinum Mining | 58.15 | -1.02 | -1.72% | GENERAL MINING | 7,934.94 | 60.56 | 0.77% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,075.21 | 54.93 | 0.37% | Basic Materials | 27,018.91 | 122.11 | 0.45% | Chemicals | 15,407.90 | 16.35 | 0.11% | Forestry & Paper | 14,402.68 | 285.36 | 2.02% | Industrial Metals | 29,802.42 | 434.75 | 1.48% | Industrials | 33,299.44 | 180.27 | 0.54% | General Industrials | 91,992.61 | 615.82 | 0.67% | Consumer Goods | 32,143.49 | -121.78 | -0.38% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,479.99 | 101.90 | 1.89% | Household Goods | 180.75 | -1 | -0.36% | Health Care | 40,657.76 | 236.30 | 0.58% | Beverages | 105.00 | -.93 | -0.88% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 59,589.22 | 522.85 | 0.89% | Personal Goods | 474.91 | 1.20 | 0.25% | Consumer Services | 64,552.44 | 718.15 | 1.13% | General Retailers | 53,833.01 | 220.08 | 0.41% | Travel & Leisure | 3,771.56 | 9.59 | 0.25% | Media | 94.57 | 1.93 | 2.08% | Support Services | 2,421.23 | -1.12 | -0.05% | Telecommunications | 67,517.20 | -949.66 | -1.39% | Financials | 24,729.21 | 64.65 | 0.26% | Banks | 46,552.49 | -90.58 | -0.19% | Non-life Insurance | 41,090.75 | 137.82 | 0.34% | Life Insurance | 19,972.83 | 178.04 | 0.90% | General Financial | 2,341.80 | 15.51 | 0.67% | Technology | 28,013.18 | -14.46 | -0.05% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,020.98 | 4 | 0.12% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,138.66 | 6 | 0.18% | COAL MINING | 26,764.37 | 222 | 0.84% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,356.93 | 33 | 0.62% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,213.03 | -30 | -2.38% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 411.03 | | 0.33% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 333.42 | | 0.29% | RESOURCE | 27,085.67 | 95 | 0.35% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 197.72 | 1 | 0.48% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,017.91 | 13 | 0.19% | Capped Top 40 | 15,634.37 | 15 | 0.10% | Capped All Share | 16,975.30 | 35 | 0.21% | JSE TABACO | 4,945.18 | -70 | -1.40% |
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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 | 02 Apr 2012 | SACMH | December 2011 (Final) | 03 Apr 2012 | BLACKSTAR | December 2011 (Final) | 06 Apr 2012 | SECDATA | January 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | IQUAD | 12-03-30 | 12-04-19 | 12-04-30 | R 0.2600 | BARWORLD6 | 12-03-30 | 12-04-19 | 12-04-30 | R 0.0600 | METMAR | 12-03-30 | 12-06-15 | 12-06-25 | R 0.1650 | TELEMASTR | 12-03-30 | 12-04-25 | 12-05-07 | R 0.0100 | VERIMARK | 12-03-30 | 12-06-08 | 12-06-18 | R 0.1350 |
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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 | SLL | Stella Vista Technologies Ltd. | 30/03/2012 | Confirmed | DIA | Dipula Income Fund Ltd. | 02/04/2012 | Confirmed | DIB | Dipula Income Fund Ltd. | 02/04/2012 | Confirmed | RBP | Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd. | 03/04/2012 | Confirmed |
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