Monday, 14 May 2012 - 20:00
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South African stocks sank on Monday, snapping two days of gains, as Europe's debt imbroglio, a slumping gold price and bad results smacked investor confidence, with Gold Fields leading blue chips lower. Full story
The South African rand fell 1.4 percent to a fresh four-month low against the dollar on Monday on heavy selling triggered by fears that Greece might exit the euro, while the yield on the 14-year benchmark bond shot up ahead of auctions this week. Full story |
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The United Nations nuclear watchdog signalled on Monday it would press Iran for access to a military installation where it suspects Iran has built a chamber for high-explosive tests that could serve to develop atomic bombs. Full storyGreek political leaders stuck to entrenched positions before another round of coalition talks on Monday, dashing hopes of a last-minute compromise to avoid a new election that risks pushing the country closer to financial default. Full storyPalestinian prisoners in Israeli jails agreed on Monday to an Egyptian-brokered deal aimed at ending a mass hunger strike that challenged Israel's policy of detention without trial and raised fears of a bloody Palestinian backlash if any protesters died. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks fell on Monday but
the S&P 500 came off lows after slipping below a key support
level on fears of worsening. . . Full story | | Global stocks slid and the euro
hit a four-month low o n M onday on worries about a potential exit
by Greece from. . . Full story | | European shares sank to a four
and a half month closing low on Monday in a broad-based sell-off
as political deadlock in Greece. . . Full story | | Britain's stock market slumped to
its lowest level this year on Monday and looked poised for
further falls, with cheap valuations unlikely to. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks fell on Monday but
rebounded off lows of more than 1 percent, continuing a recent
trend of cutting losses around the. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks extended their
losses on Monday, with the Nasdaq briefly falling 1 percent as a
political impasse in Greece heightened concerns about. . . Full story | | Gold prices fell to a 4-1/2-month
low on Monday, hit by concerns about a worsening debt crisis in
the euro zone following political. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks fell on Monday,
tracking global equity markets lower as a political impasse in
Greece heightened concerns about Europe's debt crisis and. . . Full story |
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SA Business | It is five o'clock in the evening in South Africa and the computer dials at the nerve-centre of state electricity firm. . . Full story | | Gold Fields, the world's fourth largest bullion producer, led its peers sharply lower on Monday as the precious metal's spot price. . . Full story | | An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will visit Malawi next week to start thrashing out a support package for the impoverished. . . Full story | | Platinum producer Lonmin said pre-tax profit tumbled in the first half of its financial year, as weak European demand weighed on. . . Full story |
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| Platinum miner Aquarius Platinum said on Monday it could produce some 40,000 ounces less platinum group metals in the full year. . . Full story | | India's inflation accelerated
in April to 7.23 percent as price pressures for food, fuel and
manufactured items all picked up, adding to the. . . Full story | | South Africa's inflation expectations were unchanged at 6.1 percent in the first quarter of the year compared with the previous three. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand extended last week's losses to a fresh four-month low against the dollar on Monday as fears grew about. . . Full story |
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| Netcare Ltd, Africa's third-biggest private hospital group, posted a 12 percent rise in half-year profit on Monday, helped by a strong performance in South Africa and favourable currency swings.. . . Full story | | Sub-Saharan Africa's
economies will expand at a slower rate in 2012 than earlier
projected, undermined by global financial distress and a
sluggish recovery in South Africa, the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) said on Monday.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Accordingly, shareholders are advised that, for the full year ended 31 March 2012, Mixtel anticipates earnings per share to be between. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that Mr Steven Firer, an independent non-executive director, has resigned with effect from 12 May 2012.. . . Full story | | Unitholders are advised that Mr Len van Niekerk has resigned as managing director of SA Corporate Real Estate Fund Managers Ltd.,. . . Full story | | Trencor distributed its audited annual financial statements in respect of the year ended 31 December 2011 and they contain no modifications. . . Full story |
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| Following the announcement on 24 April 2012 and 9 May 2012, shareholders were advised that the company has posted a circular to shareholders. Notice is hereby given that the special meeting of the company will be held at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Territories Room, 100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. (Toronto time)(3 p.m. South Africa time).. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R5 billion (R4.5 billion). Gross profit declined to R775.2 million (R900.4 million) and operating profit decreased to R531.5. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 31 March 2012 rose by 16% to R4.9 billion (2012: R4.2 billion), operating profit decreased. . . Full story | | Revenue interim results for the period ended 31 March 2012 fell to USD751 million (2012: USD938 million). EBITDA dropped to USD75. . . Full story | | Revenue increased by 11.1% to R12.7 billion (R11.4 billion). Gross profit was up 12.4% to R5.3 billion (R4.7 billion) and operating. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 33533.56 | -504.90 | -1.48% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 29577.06 | -499.39 | -1.66% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2280.19 | -78.17 | -3.31% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 25106.42 | -363.31 | -1.43% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 37919.48 | -352.51 | -0.92% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 31933.16 | -314.32 | -0.97% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 47929.04 | -1158.92 | -2.36% | DJ Futures | 19:06 | 12715.00 | -73.00 | -0.57% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 12764.26 | -56.34 | -0.44% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1347.13 | -6.26 | -0.46% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2923.17 | -10.65 | -0.36% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5465.52 | -110.00 | -1.97% | DAX | 18:06 | 6451.97 | -127.96 | -1.94% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3057.99 | -71.78 | -2.29% | Nikkei | 08:06 | 8973.84 | 20.53 | 0.23% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2380.73 | -14.26 | -0.60% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 19735.04 | -229.59 | -1.15% | All Ords | 08:38 | 4351.90 | 9.20 | 0.21% | NZSE 50 | 07:46 | 3555.36 | 7.30 | 0.21% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:58 | 1563.10 | -18.61 | -1.18% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 12768.81 | -42.78 | -0.33% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 410517 | -1811 | -0.44% | Silver | 19:58 | 28.3900 | -.4450 | -1.54% | Platinum | 19:58 | 1439.50 | -21.50 | -1.47% | Palladium | 19:58 | 593.60 | -4.20 | -0.70% | R157 | 17:02 | 6.50 | .06 | 0.93% | R204 | 17:02 | 7.39 | .08 | 1.03% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 111.25 | -1.18 | -1.05% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.1689 | 0.0726 | 0.90% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.1222 | 0.1357 | 1.04% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.4924 | 0.0513 | 0.49% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.3665 | 0.0403 | 0.64% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.1633 | 0.0488 | 0.60% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 79.8590 | -0.0670 | -0.08% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7782 | 0.0024 | 0.31% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2844 | -0.0047 | -0.36% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6208 | -0.0014 | -0.23% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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14/05/2012 | 91 | 261 | 53 | 405 | 196,689,890 | R11,540,231,698 | 91794 | 3462836 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 29,577.06 | -499.39 | -1.66% | Industrial | 37,919.48 | -352.51 | -0.92% | Mid Cap | 48,170.71 | -295.67 | -0.61% | Small Cap | 35,859.78 | -282.55 | -0.78% | Resource 20 | 47,929.04 | -1158.92 | -2.36% | Industrial 25 | 31,933.16 | -314.32 | -0.97% | Financial 15 | 9,472.57 | -164.94 | -1.71% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 35,506.06 | -444.32 | -1.24% | All Share | 33,533.56 | -504.90 | -1.48% | Oil & Gas | 27,034.74 | -722.69 | -2.60% | Mining | 30,815.48 | -721.03 | -2.29% | Gold Mining | 2,280.19 | -78.17 | -3.31% | Platinum Mining | 53.88 | -1.14 | -2.07% | GENERAL MINING | 7,902.17 | -165.89 | -2.06% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,536.08 | -388.58 | -2.60% | Basic Materials | 26,383.28 | -588.25 | -2.18% | Chemicals | 14,888.26 | -45.66 | -0.31% | Forestry & Paper | 13,411.09 | -276.26 | -2.02% | Industrial Metals | 29,160.91 | -229.64 | -0.78% | Industrials | 32,611.09 | -377.34 | -1.14% | General Industrials | 88.87 | -.90 | -1.00% | Consumer Goods | 33,108.57 | -148.62 | -0.45% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,638.50 | 67.93 | 1.22% | Household Goods | 181.14 | -2 | -1.22% | Health Care | 42,545.02 | -112.81 | -0.26% | Beverages | 111.76 | .19 | 0.17% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 60,763.10 | -525.46 | -0.86% | Personal Goods | 465.42 | -6.80 | -1.44% | Consumer Services | 65,181.37 | -675.24 | -1.03% | General Retailers | 54,135.86 | -938.05 | -1.70% | Travel & Leisure | 3,743.94 | -40.82 | -1.08% | Media | 98.04 | .00 | 0.00% | Support Services | 2,407.87 | -16.72 | -0.69% | Telecommunications | 66,657.18 | -1371.38 | -2.02% | Financials | 25,106.42 | -363.31 | -1.43% | Banks | 48,493.52 | -1007.79 | -2.04% | Non-life Insurance | 42,716.52 | 104.64 | 0.25% | Life Insurance | 19,652.33 | -292.33 | -1.47% | General Financial | 2,297.08 | -32.15 | -1.38% | Technology | 28,738.34 | -74.06 | -0.26% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,962.15 | -64 | -2.11% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,085.14 | -61 | -1.93% | COAL MINING | 24,800.56 | -830 | -3.24% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,403.82 | -26 | -0.49% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,168.06 | -46 | -3.76% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 418.14 | | -0.31% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 339.02 | | -0.40% | RESOURCE | 26,438.89 | -632 | -2.33% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 194.58 | -2 | -1.23% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,970.12 | -121 | -1.70% | Capped Top 40 | 15,616.79 | -261 | -1.64% | Capped All Share | 16,963.68 | -255 | -1.48% | JSE TABACO | 5,190.91 | 19 | 0.36% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | SLM | SANLAM LIMITED | HOLD | 10 May | INL | INVESTEC LIMITED | BUY | 10 May | HPA | HOSPITALITY PROP FUND A | BUY | 10 May | VPF | VUNANI PROP INV FUND LTD | BUY | 10 May | REB | REBOSIS PROPERTY FUND LTD | BUY | 10 May |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 15 May 2012 | CAR | February 2012 (Final) | 15 May 2012 | EASTPLATS | March 2012 (Q) | 15 May 2012 | GB LD | March 2012 (Q) | 15 May 2012 | GB LD OPT | March 2012 (Q) | 15 May 2012 | KELLY | 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 | 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 | PBT | 12-04-25 | 12-05-11 | 12-05-21 | R 0.0345 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | AET | Alert Steel Holdings Ltd. | 14/05/2012 | Confirmed | GFPP | Gold Fields Ltd. | 14/05/2012 | Confirmed | GFI | Gold Fields Ltd. | 14/05/2012 | Confirmed | CNL | Control Instruments Group Ltd. | 15/05/2012 | Confirmed | RES | Resilient Property Income Fund Ltd. | 16/05/2012 | Confirmed |
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