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South Africa's rand plumbed five month lows against the dollar on heightened global risk aversion on Wednesday before staging a recovery in late afternoon trade. Full story
South African stocks rose for the first day in three sessions on Wednesday, gaining 1 percent as luxury goods maker Richemont surged after beating expectations with its full-year profit. Full story |
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that countries trying to "sow chaos" in Syria could be infected with it themselves, an apparent warning to Arab Gulf nations that back the insurgency aimed at forcing him from power. Full storyBosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic taunted Srebrenica survivors on Wednesday at the start of his trial for genocide, running his hand across his throat in a gesture of defiance to relatives of the worst massacre in Europe since World War Two. Full storyThe government of France's new President Francois Hollande is likely to be dominated by moderate social democrats after party leader Martine Aubry, overlooked for the prime minister's role, said on Wednesday she would not be in the cabinet. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks fell in a volatile
session on Wednesday as news that the European Central Bank had
stopped providing liquidity to some Greek. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks gained on Wednesday
on encouraging U.S. housing and industrial production data but
the euro faltered and government debt pared losses as
uncertainty. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose in a volatile
session on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 index on course to snap a
three-day losing streak despite. . . Full story | | Banks dragged Europe's top shares
lower in choppy trade on Wednesday as investors worried over the
stability of the euro zone lacked confidence. . . Full story |
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| Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 index
fell to its lowest closing level in more than four
months on Wednesday, as new fears about. . . Full story | | Gold recovered from a 2012 low
on Wednesday, edging back to parity, as U.S. stocks inched
higher after speculation that Germany and France. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday
with traders citing comments from German Chancellor Angela
Merkel about keeping Greece in the euro zone as encouraging. . . Full story | | U.S. stock index futures rose
on Wednesday after hitting three-month lows overnight as traders
said comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel about keeping
Greece. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African scientists are developing a new way of making powdered titanium potentially halving the cost of producing the metal used. . . Full story | | British airline Virgin Atlantic plans to withdraw flights between Nairobi and London by September due to low passenger numbers, high fuel. . . Full story | | Rising social pressures are increasingly throwing South African policymakers off track, undermining the predictability of economic decision-making and threatening the country's. . . Full story | | Tanzania's gold production rose to 40.4 tonnes in 2011 from 35.6 tonnes a year ago after mining companies invested in higher. . . Full story |
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| The creation of a liquidity pool which South African banks can tap to meet the global industry's new Basel III regulatory. . . Full story | | Growth in South Africa's retail sales was steady 6.8 percent on a year-on-year basis at constant prices in March with a. . . Full story | | Tencent Holdings, China's
largest Internet company by revenue, said its first-quarter net
profit rose 2.8 percent to 2.95 billion yuan ($467 million),
helped by. . . Full story | | Swiss group Richemont, the world's second-largest luxury goods group, beat expectations with a 43 percent rise in full-year profit, driven by. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand extended losses to a fresh 2012 low against the dollar on Wednesday as political unease in the euro zone weighed on emerging markets, while government bonds, which had. . . Full story | | Richemont, the world's
second-largest luxury goods group, said on Wednesday it was
cautiously optimistic for the future despite the unstable
economic environment as it posted forecast-beating results,
driven by strong Asian demand.. . . Full story | | India's central bank accepts that
it is fighting a losing battle in trying to stem a fall in the
rupee, a slide that has mirrored the slump in the once
high-flying emerging market.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders were referred to the debt restructure plan as announced on SENS, and dated 27 March 2012. Shareholders are hereby informed. . . Full story | | Further to the cautionary announcements issued by the company, the latest of which was dated 26 April 2012, shareholders are advised. . . Full story | | The following trading statement is issued for the year to 31 March 2012. Tongaat's revenue increased by 24.8% to R12.081 billion. . . Full story | | According to Business Day, no credible foreign buyer of Nedbank has emerged more than year after HSBC ended its attempt to. . . Full story |
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| Further to the trading update issued on 27 February 2012 shareholders are advised that the company now expects that, for the financial year ended 31 March 2012 the headline earnings per share ("HEPS") and earnings per share ("EPS") will be as. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that the group's earnings per share for the year ended 31 March 2012 are expected to be between 945 cents and 960 cents (based on a weighted average of 66.342 million ordinary shares in issue), an increase of. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Contract revenue increased by 16% to R8 billion (R6.9 billion). EBITDA declined by 7% to R554.8 million (R598.2 million) and operating. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period rose by 11% to R911.9 million (2011: R820.7 million). Results from operating activities grew slightly by. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R593.9 million (R546.5 million). Net attributable profit was lower at R12.6 million (R16.7 million). However, headline earnings per. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to CAD33.4 million (CAD26.3 million). Loss from operating activities widened to CAD7.7 million (CAD0.4 million). Net attributable loss for. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 33794.72 | 308.64 | 0.92% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 29854.40 | 306.33 | 1.04% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2222.71 | .48 | 0.02% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 25163.08 | 155.29 | 0.62% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 38676.31 | 615.41 | 1.62% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 32696.22 | 597.45 | 1.86% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 47633.35 | 50.25 | 0.11% | DJ Futures | 19:56 | 12610.00 | -9.00 | -0.07% | DJ Ind | 19:45 | 12635.37 | 3.37 | 0.03% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1328.90 | -1.76 | -0.13% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2879.53 | -14.23 | -0.49% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5405.25 | -32.37 | -0.60% | DAX | 18:06 | 6384.26 | -16.80 | -0.26% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3048.67 | 9.40 | 0.31% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8801.17 | -99.57 | -1.12% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2346.19 | -28.65 | -1.21% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 19259.83 | -634.48 | -3.19% | All Ords | 08:41 | 4214.70 | -101.60 | -2.35% | NZSE 50 | 07:46 | 3514.51 | -20.41 | -0.58% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold | 19:59 | 1535.19 | -9.70 | -0.63% | Gold/Rand | 20:00 | 12736.55 | -83.17 | -0.65% | Gold/R kg | 20:00 | 409480 | -5164 | -1.25% | Silver | 19:59 | 26.9890 | -.6910 | -2.50% | Platinum | 19:59 | 1421.70 | -6.80 | -0.48% | Palladium | 19:59 | 587.00 | -3.10 | -0.53% | R157 | 17:06 | 6.48 | -.01 | -0.15% | R204 | 17:06 | 7.37 | -.01 | -0.07% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 110.58 | -1.32 | -1.18% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.2964 | -0.0054 | -0.07% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.1878 | -0.0613 | -0.46% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.5607 | -0.0141 | -0.13% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.3497 | -0.0378 | -0.59% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.2355 | -0.0135 | -0.16% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 80.3100 | 0.1110 | 0.14% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7857 | 0.0007 | 0.09% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2723 | -0.0009 | -0.07% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6277 | 0.0029 | 0.46% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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16/05/2012 | 173 | 165 | 83 | 421 | 352,334,176 | R16,210,565,377 | 150333 | 3610141 | 15/05/2012 | 130 | 191 | 80 | 401 | 315,570,504 | R21,722,076,112 | 104651 | 3535890 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 29,854.40 | 306.33 | 1.04% | Industrial | 38,676.31 | 615.41 | 1.62% | Mid Cap | 48,254.57 | 249.45 | 0.52% | Small Cap | 35,586.12 | -141.25 | -0.40% | Resource 20 | 47,633.35 | 50.25 | 0.11% | Industrial 25 | 32,696.22 | 597.45 | 1.86% | Financial 15 | 9,508.01 | 80.93 | 0.86% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 36,159.46 | 566.38 | 1.59% | All Share | 33,794.72 | 308.64 | 0.92% | Oil & Gas | 27,356.35 | -34.81 | -0.13% | Mining | 30,514.47 | 37.48 | 0.12% | Gold Mining | 2,222.71 | .48 | 0.02% | Platinum Mining | 53.28 | -.01 | -0.02% | GENERAL MINING | 7,850.90 | 11.25 | 0.14% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,709.01 | -18.71 | -0.13% | Basic Materials | 26,187.31 | 61.23 | 0.23% | Chemicals | 14,850.52 | 1.10 | 0.01% | Forestry & Paper | 13,685.48 | 245.25 | 1.82% | Industrial Metals | 29,667.92 | 393.45 | 1.34% | Industrials | 32,666.62 | 278.61 | 0.86% | General Industrials | 89.67 | .89 | 1.00% | Consumer Goods | 33,987.70 | 681.94 | 2.05% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,638.50 | .00 | 0.00% | Household Goods | 182.13 | 2 | 1.17% | Health Care | 42,999.43 | 404.71 | 0.95% | Beverages | 111.99 | -.27 | -0.24% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 61,399.56 | 826.01 | 1.36% | Personal Goods | 505.57 | 34.75 | 7.38% | Consumer Services | 66,713.92 | 1193.78 | 1.82% | General Retailers | 55,237.34 | 1341.72 | 2.49% | Travel & Leisure | 3,800.31 | 36.34 | 0.97% | Media | 101.30 | 1.45 | 1.45% | Support Services | 2,400.66 | -8.39 | -0.35% | Telecommunications | 67,965.81 | 835.33 | 1.24% | Financials | 25,163.08 | 155.29 | 0.62% | Banks | 48,724.20 | 540.64 | 1.12% | Non-life Insurance | 42,647.61 | .00 | 0.00% | Life Insurance | 19,747.59 | 155.75 | 0.79% | General Financial | 2,268.12 | -4.88 | -0.21% | Technology | 28,859.66 | 78.23 | 0.27% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,990.13 | 36 | 1.22% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,110.14 | 34 | 1.12% | COAL MINING | 25,109.81 | 300 | 1.21% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,379.64 | -34 | -0.63% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,212.54 | -3 | -0.21% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 420.03 | | 0.20% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 340.45 | | 0.22% | RESOURCE | 26,266.84 | 22 | 0.08% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 193.90 | 1 | 0.47% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,018.07 | 61 | 0.87% | Capped Top 40 | 15,775.24 | 168 | 1.08% | Capped All Share | 17,097.87 | 157 | 0.93% | JSE TABACO | 5,209.18 | -56 | -1.07% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MUR | MURRAY AND ROBERTS HOLDIN... | HOLD | 14 May | SLM | SANLAM LIMITED | HOLD | 14 May | INL | INVESTEC LIMITED | BUY | 14 May | HPA | HOSPITALITY PROP FUND A | BUY | 14 May | VPF | VUNANI PROP INV FUND LTD | BUY | 14 May |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 17 May 2012 | ANSYS | February 2012 (Final) | 17 May 2012 | DELRAND | March 2012 (Q) | 17 May 2012 | DIPULA A | March 2012 (Interim) | 17 May 2012 | DIPULA B | March 2012 (Interim) | 17 May 2012 | GFIELDS | March 2012 (Q) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | MAZOR | 12-05-15 | 12-06-01 | 12-06-11 | R 0.0160 | CORONAT | 12-05-15 | 12-06-01 | 12-06-11 | R 0.9500 | STEFSTOCK | 12-05-15 | 12-06-29 | 12-07-09 | R 0.1200 | CAR | 12-05-15 | 12-06-08 | 12-06-18 | R 0.0800 | NETCARE | 12-05-14 | 12-07-13 | 12-07-23 | R 0.2200 |
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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 | GDO | Gold One International Ltd. | 16/05/2012 | Unconfirmed | BRN | Brimstone Investment Corporation Ltd. | 16/05/2012 | Confirmed | BRT | Brimstone Investment Corporation Ltd. | 16/05/2012 | Confirmed | RES | Resilient Property Income Fund Ltd. | 16/05/2012 | Confirmed | SBV | Sabvest Ltd. | 17/05/2012 | Confirmed |
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