Friday, 11 May 2012 - 20:00
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The spread between South Africa's 2015 and 2026 benchmark bonds hit a historic high on Friday, with yields at the longer end of the government bond curve pushed up as the treasury signals more issuance in that area next week. Full story
South African stocks rose for the second straight session on Friday, buoyed by upbeat consumer sentiment data out of the United States and a strong sales report from financial group Old Mutual. Full story |
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The brother of a man gunned down by Anders Behring Breivik hurled a shoe at the mass killer in court on Friday, shouting "Go to hell, go to hell, you killed my brother." Full storyAlgeria on Friday declared its ruling party for the past 50 years the victor in a parliamentary election, going against the tide of the "Arab Spring" which has transformed its neighbours. Full storyThe European Union's foreign policy chief said on Friday she hoped upcoming talks with Iran would form the basis for Tehran to eventually abandon its alleged nuclear weapons programme. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks edged up on Friday
after a strong outlook from chipmaker Nvidia and surprisingly
robust consumer confidence offset a slide in bank. . . Full story | | European shares staged a late
rally on Friday following positive U.S. economic data, although
traders and investors said the gains could be short-lived. . . Full story | | Global stocks rebounded on
Friday on data that showed U.S. consumer sentiment rose to its
highest level in more than four years in. . . Full story | | Confidence is already in short
supply in financial markets and could evaporate further in the
coming week if investors judge that Europe's often. . . Full story |
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| Britain's top shares reversed
early losses to close higher on Friday with traders citing
technical reasons as gains in defensive stocks outpaced falls. . . Full story | | European shares turned positive
during the late afternoon session on Friday, tracking gains in
the United States, although the Spanish and Greek bourses
remained. . . Full story | | European shares fell to new
intra-day lows on Friday, as plans to support Spain's troubled
banks failed to convince investors, and the Greek. . . Full story | | European shares trimmed back some
of their earlier losses on Friday after data showed U.S.
consumer sentiment rose to its highest level in. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's sale of inflation-linked bonds flopped on Friday for the second week running, but dealers said demand should pick up. . . Full story | | Nigeria has sold a total of 147.05 billion naira in treasury bills ranging from three months to one year with high. . . Full story | | | | A South African court on Friday granted the mining ministry and politically connected Imperial Crown Trading (ICT) the leave to appeal. . . Full story |
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| Exposure to platinum's potential
price gains is better achieved at present through investment in
physical metal than in mining stocks, the Baring Global. . . Full story | | A stern test and a golden
opportunity, Angola's new foreign exchange law for the oil
sector will flood billions of dollars into the. . . Full story | | General Electric Co sees double-digit revenue growth in its Africa business over the next few years, its regional head said on. . . Full story | | Pan-African lender United Bank for Africa has shelved its plans for a $500 million Eurobond as it focuses on strengthening its. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's 180,000 barrels-per-day SAPREF refinery has shut one of its secondary units for planned maintenance which is expected to take about three weeks but which will not affect production, a company spokeswoman said on Friday.. . . Full story | | Raising capital is the biggest constraint facing private equity firms seeking to invest in potential projects in sub-Saharan Africa, the chairman of Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital said.. . . Full story |
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Company News | HCI shareholders were informed that it is expected that for the year ended 31 March 2012, HCI's headline earnings will be. . . Full story | | Further to the announcement of 10 May 2012 regarding the completion of the acquisition of the Chapudi Coal Assets, Coal confirmed. . . Full story | | Blue shareholders are referred to the cautionary announcement released on SENS on 9 March 2012 in which shareholders were advised that. . . Full story | | Following the untimely death of MH Visser on 26 April 2012, the board of directors of Grindrod announces the appointment of. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders were advised on 15 December 2011 that the North Gauteng High Court ruled that, when the Department of Mineral Resources effected a conversion of Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd.'s. . . Full story | | Business Day reported that Exxaro plans to develop a new coal mine in the Waterberg field that will supply 13 to 15 million tons of coal for export per annum. The. . . Full story | | In terms of Investec's recent presentations and announcements shareholders would be aware that the Investec group has positioned its' strategic discussions around three core business areas namely, Asset Management, Wealth &. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Turnover increased to R112.6 million (R102.1 million). Gross profit rose to R43 million (R40.5 million), but profit from operations declined to. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R9.1 billion (R7.8 billion). Profit from operations improved to R458 million (R298 million). Net attributable profit rose to. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R996.1 million (R854.5 million). Gross profit rose by 19.6% to R246.3 million (R206 million) and operating profit improved. . . Full story | | |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 34038.46 | 168.75 | 0.50% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30076.45 | 179.11 | 0.60% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2358.36 | 25.12 | 1.08% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 25469.73 | 141.47 | 0.56% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 38271.99 | 256.20 | 0.67% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 32247.48 | 252.11 | 0.79% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49087.96 | 106.13 | 0.22% | DJ Futures | 19:36 | 12827.00 | 22.00 | 0.17% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 12859.13 | 24.07 | 0.19% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1359.41 | 4.83 | 0.36% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2949.90 | 15.19 | 0.52% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5575.52 | 31.57 | 0.57% | DAX | 18:06 | 6579.93 | 61.93 | 0.95% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3129.77 | -.40 | -0.01% | Nikkei | 08:52 | 8953.31 | -56.34 | -0.63% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2394.98 | -15.25 | -0.63% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 19964.63 | -262.65 | -1.30% | All Ords | 08:40 | 4342.70 | -11.10 | -0.25% | NZSE 50 | 08:52 | 3548.06 | -20.99 | -0.59% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1582.81 | -10.10 | -0.63% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 12812.69 | 31.58 | 0.25% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 411928 | -722 | -0.18% | Silver | 19:59 | 28.9100 | -.0770 | -0.27% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1464.00 | -18.00 | -1.21% | Palladium | 19:58 | 599.60 | -11.70 | -1.91% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.44 | -.01 | -0.16% | R204 | 14:06 | 7.37 | .06 | 0.82% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 112.21 | -.45 | -0.40% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.0949 | 0.0711 | 0.89% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.9750 | 0.0537 | 0.42% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.4573 | 0.0749 | 0.72% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.3586 | 0.0674 | 1.07% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.1285 | 0.0510 | 0.63% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 79.8920 | 0.0120 | 0.02% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7735 | 0.0005 | 0.06% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2922 | -0.0006 | -0.05% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6219 | 0.0022 | 0.36% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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11/05/2012 | 187 | 150 | 77 | 414 | 221,124,619 | R11,934,872,759 | 93887 | 2824782 | 10/05/2012 | 220 | 118 | 65 | 403 | 246,225,049 | R13,449,576,348 | 120021 | 3010267 | 09/05/2012 | 139 | 201 | 89 | 429 | 262,503,829 | R13,794,513,512 | 113334 | 3012661 | 08/05/2012 | 103 | 245 | 59 | 407 | 203,038,641 | R11,934,344,994 | 93831 | 2491924 | 07/05/2012 | 116 | 221 | 74 | 411 | 194,308,050 | R7,857,551,820 | 74467 | 1843188 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,076.45 | 179.11 | 0.60% | Industrial | 38,271.99 | 256.20 | 0.67% | Mid Cap | 48,466.38 | 9.51 | 0.02% | Small Cap | 36,142.33 | 5.82 | 0.02% | Resource 20 | 49,087.96 | 106.13 | 0.22% | Industrial 25 | 32,247.48 | 252.11 | 0.79% | Financial 15 | 9,637.51 | 69.04 | 0.72% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 35,950.38 | 283.88 | 0.80% | All Share | 34,038.46 | 168.75 | 0.50% | Oil & Gas | 27,757.43 | 363.24 | 1.33% | Mining | 31,536.51 | 3.14 | 0.01% | Gold Mining | 2,358.36 | 25.12 | 1.08% | Platinum Mining | 55.02 | .11 | 0.20% | GENERAL MINING | 8,068.06 | -21.26 | -0.26% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,924.66 | 195.31 | 1.33% | Basic Materials | 26,971.53 | 9.02 | 0.03% | Chemicals | 14,933.92 | 2.98 | 0.02% | Forestry & Paper | 13,687.35 | 256.30 | 1.91% | Industrial Metals | 29,390.55 | -240.27 | -0.81% | Industrials | 32,988.43 | 92.09 | 0.28% | General Industrials | 89.77 | .73 | 0.82% | Consumer Goods | 33,257.19 | 389.11 | 1.18% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,570.57 | -86.05 | -1.52% | Household Goods | 183.37 | -1 | -0.54% | Health Care | 42,657.83 | 149.27 | 0.35% | Beverages | 111.57 | 2.17 | 1.98% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 61,288.56 | -543.85 | -0.88% | Personal Goods | 472.22 | 4.80 | 1.03% | Consumer Services | 65,856.61 | 127.61 | 0.19% | General Retailers | 55,073.91 | 90.14 | 0.16% | Travel & Leisure | 3,784.76 | -7.39 | -0.19% | Media | 98.04 | .19 | 0.19% | Support Services | 2,424.59 | -.56 | -0.02% | Telecommunications | 68,028.56 | 474.99 | 0.70% | Financials | 25,469.73 | 141.47 | 0.56% | Banks | 49,501.31 | 179.35 | 0.36% | Non-life Insurance | 42,611.88 | 173.55 | 0.41% | Life Insurance | 19,944.66 | 285.46 | 1.45% | General Financial | 2,329.23 | 8.12 | 0.35% | Technology | 28,812.40 | 79.87 | 0.28% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,025.98 | 12 | 0.39% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,145.84 | 11 | 0.34% | COAL MINING | 25,630.82 | -71 | -0.28% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,430.24 | 25 | 0.46% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,213.68 | -42 | -3.32% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 419.45 | | -0.09% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 340.39 | | 0.24% | RESOURCE | 27,070.77 | 56 | 0.21% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 197.01 | 0 | 0.01% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,090.84 | 47 | 0.67% | Capped Top 40 | 15,877.68 | 101 | 0.64% | Capped All Share | 17,218.42 | 87 | 0.51% | JSE TABACO | 5,172.12 | 66 | 1.29% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | RBP | ROYAL BAFOKENG PLATINUM L... | HOLD | 09 May | ARQ | ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORA... | HOLD | 09 May | AMS | ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM C... | HOLD | 09 May | MSM | MASSMART HOLDINGS LTD | SELL | 09 May | LON | LONMIN PLC | BUY | 09 May |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 14 May 2012 | ASTRAL | March 2012 (Interim) | 14 May 2012 | EHSV | March 2012 (Q) | 14 May 2012 | LONMIN | March 2012 (Interim) | 14 May 2012 | LONMIND | March 2012 (Interim) | 14 May 2012 | NETCARE | March 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | OCEANA | 12-05-11 | 12-06-22 | 12-07-02 | R 0.4500 | BEIGEPREF2 | 12-05-11 | 12-05-25 | 12-06-04 | R 0.1294 | LIFEHC | 12-05-11 | 12-06-01 | 12-06-11 | R 0.4500 | ANGLD | 12-05-10 | 12-05-25 | 12-06-08 | R 1.0000 | FPT | 12-05-10 | 12-05-25 | 12-06-04 | R 0.2800 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ASSORE | 12-04-16 | 12-05-04 | 12-05-21 | R 2.5000 | OCTODEC | 12-04-19 | 12-05-11 | 12-05-21 | R 0.7120 | PREMIUM | 12-04-19 | 12-05-11 | 12-05-21 | R 0.6000 | REBOSIS | 12-04-25 | 12-05-11 | 12-05-21 | R 0.4300 | DCENTRIX | 12-04-17 | 12-05-11 | 12-05-21 | R 0.1953 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | MASB | Masonite (Africa) Ltd. | 11/05/2012 | Unconfirmed | MASP | Masonite (Africa) Ltd. | 11/05/2012 | Unconfirmed | MAS | Masonite (Africa) Ltd. | 11/05/2012 | Unconfirmed | GFI | Gold Fields Ltd. | 14/05/2012 | Confirmed | GFPP | Gold Fields Ltd. | 14/05/2012 | Confirmed |
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