Friday, 20 April 2012 - 20:00
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South Africa's rand and bonds ended the week firmer on Friday as positive sentiment got a lift from the Group of 20's commitment to help fight the euro zone's debt problems, completing a strong week for local assets. Full story
South African stocks rose for a fourth day on Friday as generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare hit an all-time high after announcing a $263 million deal with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline. Full story |
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South Sudan said on Friday it would withdraw its troops from the disputed Heglig oil region more than a week after seizing it from Sudan, pulling the countries back from the brink of war. Full storyGeorge Zimmerman apologized to the family of the black Florida teenager he shot dead in a surprise witness stand appearance on Friday and moments later a judge agreed he could be released on $150,000 bail in the racially charged case that has captivated the United States. Full storyBahrain's Crown Prince rejected calls from human rights activists to cancel this weekend's Grand Prix as pro-democracy opposition groups threatened further protests after days of clashes with security forces. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks rose on Friday,
putting the S&P 500 on pace for its biggest weekly gain in the
past five weeks, led by. . . Full story | | European shares closed out
their best week in a month on a high note on Friday as buoyant
German business sentiment and UK. . . Full story | | Britain's blue-chip index
closed on Friday with its biggest weekly gain since February,
led by banks and miners, as markets looked to a. . . Full story | | Gold stayed nearly
flat in thin trade o n Friday, on track to log declines for two
of the past three weeks as. . . Full story |
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| Shares on Wall Street rose on
Friday after two days of losses as focus returned to
better-than-expected first-quarter earnings in the United States
and. . . Full story | | Two key central bank meetings
and a string of big data releases in the coming week should
sharpen the debate over slowing growth. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose at the open
on Friday after better-than-expected results from Microsoft and
General Electric propelled what has been a solid earnings. . . Full story | | Britain's blue-chip index was
virtually flat on Friday but banks recovered after falls the
previous day and the index still looked poised for. . . Full story |
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| Aspen Pharmacare will pay $263 million for GlaxoSmithKine Plc's international over-the-counter brands, the two companies said on Friday, giving the South. . . Full story | | Africa is the next big
thing, just ask Bob Geldof and other private equity bankers.. . . Full story | | There is a lot of hype
and excitement around Africa as the next hot spot for global
investors but what they are quickly. . . Full story | | South Africa sold 800 million rand in inflation linked paper on Friday, spread between 2028, 2017 and 2022 maturities at nearly. . . Full story |
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Company News | The following additional information is provided in respect of the special dividend of 50.0 cents per ordinary share announced on 3. . . Full story | | Aspen announced that the Aspen Group ("Aspen") has reached agreement with GlaxoSmithKline plc ("GSK") for the acquisition of a portfolio of. . . Full story | | Anglo announced that all resolutions were passed by the requisite majorities at the company's annual general meeting held at The Royal. . . Full story | | Notice was given that the general meeting of the holders of variable rate, non-cumulative, non-redeemable, "B" preference shares ("B Pref Shares"). . . Full story |
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| Notice was given that the combined general meeting of ordinary shareholders and preference shareholders ("shareholders") will be held in the Willow Room, Ground Floor, 4 Merchant Place, corner Fredman Drive and Rivonia Road, Sandton on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 at 11h00 to transact the business as stated in the combined general meeting notice to be posted to shareholders on or about 24 April 2012. The purpose of this meeting is to:
*approve the amendment of certain of the provisions of th. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Income was up by 2% to R451.7 million (R443.4 million). Net attributable profit rose by 11% to R35.6 million (R32 million).. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 29 February 2012 jumped to R2.7 billion (2011: R1.9 billion). Gross profit soared to R938.1. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 29 February 2012 increased to R215.8 million (2011: R186.1 million). Operating profit jumped by 15%. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R529.5 million (R452.6 million). Operating profit was up 13.8% to R283.4 million (R248.9 million). Net attributable profit declined. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 34216.55 | 109.63 | 0.32% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30185.77 | 75.05 | 0.25% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2202.42 | -34.17 | -1.53% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 25137.14 | 191.26 | 0.77% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 38564.96 | 78.49 | 0.20% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 32412.74 | 51.34 | 0.16% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49787.62 | 120.77 | 0.24% | DJ Futures | 19:46 | 12995.00 | 85.00 | 0.66% | DJ Ind | 19:41 | 13047.58 | 83.48 | 0.64% | SP 500 | 19:56 | 1382.67 | 5.75 | 0.42% | Nasdaq | 19:56 | 3014.76 | 7.20 | 0.24% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5772.15 | 27.60 | 0.48% | DAX | 18:06 | 6750.12 | 78.90 | 1.18% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3188.58 | 14.56 | 0.46% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 9561.36 | -27.02 | -0.28% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2406.86 | 28.23 | 1.19% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 21010.64 | 15.63 | 0.07% | All Ords | 08:45 | 4444.40 | 3.10 | 0.07% | NZSE 50 | 07:46 | 3516.23 | -8.96 | -0.25% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:58 | 1640.95 | -.91 | -0.06% | Gold/Rand | 19:57 | 12822.17 | -68.91 | -0.53% | Gold/R kg | 19:56 | 412023 | -4543 | -1.09% | Silver | 19:58 | 31.6410 | -.1240 | -0.39% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1578.00 | 7.00 | 0.45% | Palladium | 19:58 | 672.50 | 15.50 | 2.36% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.45 | -.07 | -1.00% | R204 | 17:06 | 7.31 | -.08 | -1.02% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 118.43 | .90 | 0.77% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 7.8179 | -0.0339 | -0.43% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.5557 | -0.0213 | -0.17% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.3187 | 0.0022 | 0.02% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.3913 | -0.0058 | -0.09% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.1035 | -0.0180 | -0.22% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 81.5710 | 0.0120 | 0.01% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7565 | -0.0046 | -0.60% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.3214 | 0.0080 | 0.61% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6201 | -0.0025 | -0.40% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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20/04/2012 | 195 | 119 | 93 | 407 | 269,085,600 | R14,135,784,647 | 101126 | 2688673 | 19/04/2012 | 168 | 151 | 76 | 395 | 229,816,222 | R13,336,662,825 | 96441 | 2527578 | 18/04/2012 | 203 | 118 | 80 | 401 | 199,632,859 | R12,760,927,679 | 82566 | 1477805 | 17/04/2012 | 186 | 140 | 79 | 405 | 230,459,376 | R13,103,586,330 | 89562 | 2438894 | 16/04/2012 | 127 | 179 | 100 | 406 | 235,614,096 | R14,740,775,068 | 93575 | 2696241 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,185.77 | 75.05 | 0.25% | Industrial | 38,564.96 | 78.49 | 0.20% | Mid Cap | 49,166.47 | 333.38 | 0.68% | Small Cap | 36,312.91 | 202.19 | 0.56% | Resource 20 | 49,787.62 | 120.77 | 0.24% | Industrial 25 | 32,412.74 | 51.34 | 0.16% | Financial 15 | 9,473.04 | 69.93 | 0.74% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 35,873.81 | 91.64 | 0.26% | All Share | 34,216.55 | 109.63 | 0.32% | Oil & Gas | 27,765.00 | 9.08 | 0.03% | Mining | 32,035.57 | 78.58 | 0.25% | Gold Mining | 2,202.42 | -34.17 | -1.53% | Platinum Mining | 56.44 | .33 | 0.59% | GENERAL MINING | 8,326.40 | 48.28 | 0.58% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,928.73 | 4.89 | 0.03% | Basic Materials | 27,462.64 | 62.01 | 0.23% | Chemicals | 15,226.08 | 198.63 | 1.32% | Forestry & Paper | 14,275.39 | -109.72 | -0.76% | Industrial Metals | 30,793.62 | 69.86 | 0.23% | Industrials | 33,219.75 | 143.41 | 0.43% | General Industrials | 89,441.22 | 694.02 | 0.78% | Consumer Goods | 33,416.46 | -104.67 | -0.31% | Automobiles & Parts | 6,102.72 | -45.28 | -0.74% | Household Goods | 185.74 | 1 | 0.61% | Health Care | 42,408.27 | 1479.88 | 3.62% | Beverages | 112.12 | -.36 | -0.32% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 60,459.00 | 303.48 | 0.50% | Personal Goods | 476.31 | -4.59 | -0.95% | Consumer Services | 67,336.98 | 449.75 | 0.67% | General Retailers | 55,333.64 | 118.23 | 0.21% | Travel & Leisure | 3,858.03 | 71.21 | 1.88% | Media | 100.71 | .68 | 0.68% | Support Services | 2,402.77 | 5.60 | 0.23% | Telecommunications | 66,970.42 | -270.57 | -0.40% | Financials | 25,137.14 | 191.26 | 0.77% | Banks | 48,083.86 | 810.83 | 1.72% | Non-life Insurance | 43,535.78 | -250.12 | -0.57% | Life Insurance | 19,694.96 | -124.01 | -0.63% | General Financial | 2,364.74 | 13.09 | 0.56% | Technology | 28,397.45 | 239.54 | 0.85% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,049.98 | 4 | 0.12% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,172.99 | 6 | 0.18% | COAL MINING | 27,529.27 | 23 | 0.08% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,397.13 | -2 | -0.04% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,259.72 | 3 | 0.23% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 415.25 | | 0.58% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 337.31 | | 0.52% | RESOURCE | 27,435.62 | 59 | 0.21% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 198.89 | 0 | 0.22% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,112.66 | 18 | 0.26% | Capped Top 40 | 15,920.67 | 38 | 0.24% | Capped All Share | 17,306.47 | 55 | 0.32% | JSE TABACO | 5,200.75 | 14 | 0.26% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | HOLD | 18 Apr | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | SELL | 18 Apr | AIP | ADCOCK INGRAM HLGS LD | HOLD | 18 Apr | IPF | INVESTEC PROPERTY FUND LT... | HOLD | 18 Apr | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | BUY | 18 Apr |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 23 Apr 2012 | B-W | February 2012 (Interim) | 23 Apr 2012 | B-WP | February 2012 (Interim) | 24 Apr 2012 | ASTRAPAK | February 2012 (Final) | 24 Apr 2012 | ASTRAPAKP | February 2012 (Final) | 25 Apr 2012 | ALTECH | February 2012 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | PREMIUM | 12-04-19 | 12-05-11 | 12-05-21 | R 0.6000 | PHUMELELA | 12-04-19 | 12-05-18 | 12-05-28 | R 0.2500 | OCTODEC | 12-04-19 | 12-05-11 | 12-05-21 | R 0.7120 | PICKNPAY | 12-04-18 | 12-06-01 | 12-06-11 | R 1.0835 | PIKWIK | 12-04-18 | 12-06-01 | 12-06-11 | R 0.5257 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SHFINV-PREF | 12-04-03 | 12-04-13 | 12-04-23 | R 3.7400 | LIB-HOLD | 12-04-02 | 12-04-19 | 12-04-30 | R 2.2100 | TRUWTHS | 12-04-03 | 12-04-19 | 12-04-30 | R 1.6900 | SANLAM | 12-03-08 | 12-04-19 | 12-05-09 | R 1.3000 | REMGRO | 12-03-15 | 12-04-13 | 12-04-23 | R 1.2600 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | MTL | Mercantile Bank Holdings Ltd. | 23/04/2012 | Confirmed | MTLP | Mercantile Bank Holdings Ltd. | 23/04/2012 | Confirmed | ABSP | Absa Bank Ltd. | 24/04/2012 | Confirmed | JSE | JSE Ltd. | 25/04/2012 | Confirmed | ZSA | Zurich Insurance Company South Africa Lt... | 25/04/2012 | Confirmed |
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