Monday, 28 May 2012 - 20:00
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South Africa's rand climbed 1.5 percent against the dollar and bonds edged down on Monday on renewed hope for a solution to Greece's problems, but the currency later gave up some gains in thin trade as U.S. markets were closed. Full story
South African stocks ended slightly higher on Monday as platinum mining stocks including Anglo American Platinum reclaimed lost ground after taking a beating for months. Full story |
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Egypt headed for a divisive duel between a Muslim Brother and an ex-military man in a run-off for a president to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak, after election results on Monday that one losing candidate called "dishonest". Full storyPeace envoy Kofi Annan condemned the killing of at least 108 people in the Syrian town of Houla as "an appalling crime" on Monday and urged President Bashar al-Assad to prove he wants a peaceful resolution to the crisis racking his country. Full storyThe Vatican acknowledged on Monday that the worst crisis in Pope Benedict's papacy had hurt the faith of Roman Catholics in their Church, but denied any cardinal was a suspect in a deepening scandal over leaked documents. Full story |
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Markets | European shares ended in negative
territory on Monday, reversing earlier gains in thin trade as
concerns surrounding Spain's banks returned to the forefront. . . Full story | | Britain's main equity index ended
little changed after giving away most of its gains in late trade
on Monday, in a sign investors. . . Full story | | Gold pared gains on Monday as the
euro slipped back into negative territory versus the dollar in
U.S. holiday-thinned trade, but the precious. . . Full story | | European shares turned lower and
the euro slipped back toward two-year lows on Monday as a plan
by Spain to use public debt. . . Full story |
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| Britain's benchmark share index
rose for a third consecutive day on Monday, helped by hopes of
an election victory for Greek parties committed. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares posted a
second straight gain in lacklustre Monday trade, lifted by
strength in Chinese banks and property developers, although weak
turnover. . . Full story | | Australian shares snapped a
three-day losing streak to rise 1 percent on Monday, as surveys
showing a lead in opinion polls for Greece's. . . Full story | | European equities bounced up on
Monday, cheered by Greek opinion polls suggesting pro-bailout
parties will eke out a majority and form a government. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African group Illovo Sugar has pulled out of a 2.6 billion rand sugar project in Mali, largely due to political. . . Full story | | Oger Telecom, 35-percent owned by Saudi Telecom, will inject $180 million into its South African subsidiary Cell C to improve the. . . Full story | | South Africa's Illovo Sugar Ltd posted an 18 percent rise in full-year earnings on Monday helped by cost cuts but the. . . Full story | | South Africa's Tongaat Hulett reported a nearly 11 percent rise in full-year earnings on Monday, boosted by an increase in sugar. . . Full story |
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| Current platinum prices could endanger investment plans to allow platinum miner Lonmin to ramp up production at key shafts and slash. . . Full story | | Africa's robust 4.5
percent economic growth forecast for 2012 should not prompt
premature celebration, the African Development Bank (AfDB)
cautioned on Monday, citing the. . . Full story | | The South African Competition Appeal Court has approved DuPont's bid to buy control of domestic seed company Pannar Seed, the two. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Monday as opinion polls suggested Greece may remain in Europe's single currency, boosting. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders were advised that Stratcorp has entered into negotiations with regard to the disposal of the property assets, which if successfully. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that Stratcorp is currently finalising its results for the year ended 29 February 2012 and anticipates that the. . . Full story | | Shareholders were referred to the announcements relating to the company's interim results for the period ended 30 August 2011 released on. . . Full story | | Further to the SENS announcement, dated 10 May 2012, relating to a change to the intended date of publication of the. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are advised that the group's headline earnings per share (exclusive of the entities disposed of) for the year ended 29th February 2012 are expected to be 140% to 145% better. . . Full story | | Aquarius confirmed that its Mimosa mine has not been affected by the recent directive from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe regarding the suspension of banking services for certain mining companies. This. . . Full story | | Ceramic shareholders were advised that the board of Ceramic has received a letter from Italtile Ltd. ("Italtile") expressing an interest in acquiring a strategic stake in Ceramic. Italtile's rationale for this. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the year ended 29 February 2012 jumped to R1.8 billion (2011: R1.4 billion). Gross profit increase to R221.7 million. . . Full story | | Revenue increased by 13% to R9.2 billion (R8.1 billion). Operating profit was up 31% to R1.3 billion (R1 billion). Net attributable. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year ended 29 February 2012 lowered to R965.8 million (2011: R1.1 billion). Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R12.1 billion (R9.7 billion). Operating profit rose to R1.9 billion (R1.6 billion). Net attributable profit improved to R889. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 33104.06 | 111.81 | 0.34% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 29189.72 | 115.53 | 0.40% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2494.30 | -6.67 | -0.27% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 24702.23 | -60.80 | -0.25% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 37589.19 | 22.32 | 0.06% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 31672.72 | 10.38 | 0.03% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 47066.11 | 559.19 | 1.20% | DJ Futures | 17:50 | 12470.00 | 41.00 | 0.33% | DJ Ind | 25/05 | 12454.83 | -74.92 | -0.60% | SP 500 | 25/05 | 1317.82 | -2.86 | -0.22% | Nasdaq | 25/05 | 2837.53 | -1.85 | -0.07% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5356.34 | 4.81 | 0.09% | DAX | 18:06 | 6323.19 | -16.75 | -0.26% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3042.97 | -4.97 | -0.16% | Nikkei | 08:06 | 8593.15 | 12.76 | 0.15% | Shanghai | 10:06 | 2361.37 | 27.81 | 1.19% | Hang-Seng | 10:52 | 18800.99 | 87.58 | 0.47% | All Ords | 08:50 | 4120.20 | 39.00 | 0.96% | NZSE 50 | 07:46 | 3462.26 | -23.97 | -0.69% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:56 | 1573.50 | -.40 | -0.03% | Gold R | 19:57 | 13132.34 | -15.71 | -0.12% | Gold R/kg | 19:46 | 422075 | 487 | 0.12% | Silver $ | 19:58 | 28.3600 | -.2000 | -0.70% | Platinum $ | 19:53 | 1432.05 | 5.05 | 0.35% | Palladium $ | 19:53 | 602.32 | 16.92 | 2.89% | R157 | 17:02 | 6.36 | .02 | 0.24% | R204 | 17:02 | 7.25 | .01 | 0.07% | Brent Crude | 19:46 | 108.07 | .17 | 0.16% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.3470 | -0.0068 | -0.08% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.0593 | -0.0147 | -0.11% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.4642 | -0.0417 | -0.40% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.3528 | 0.0131 | 0.21% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.2263 | 0.0248 | 0.30% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 79.4810 | -0.1900 | -0.24% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7976 | 0.0022 | 0.28% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2534 | -0.0037 | -0.30% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6376 | 0.0002 | 0.03% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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28/05/2012 | 183 | 150 | 74 | 407 | 185,085,324 | R7,772,964,063 | 69520 | 2749589 | 25/05/2012 | 150 | 186 | 83 | 419 | 274,577,227 | R12,224,310,975 | 113195 | 3245483 | 24/05/2012 | 199 | 155 | 65 | 419 | 307,468,436 | R14,957,022,107 | 118438 | 3093003 | 23/05/2012 | 72 | 232 | 57 | 361 | 245,081,235 | R11,454,138,769 | 107672 | 3611339 | 22/05/2012 | 236 | 104 | 70 | 410 | 217,172,667 | R10,898,723,240 | 93462 | 3133067 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 29,189.72 | 115.53 | 0.40% | Industrial | 37,589.19 | 22.32 | 0.06% | Mid Cap | 47,638.77 | 46.26 | 0.10% | Small Cap | 35,372.04 | -40.42 | -0.11% | Resource 20 | 47,066.11 | 559.19 | 1.20% | Industrial 25 | 31,672.72 | 10.38 | 0.03% | Financial 15 | 9,301.07 | -17.74 | -0.19% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 35,084.45 | -17.30 | -0.05% | All Share | 33,104.06 | 111.81 | 0.34% | Oil & Gas | 27,163.38 | 406.37 | 1.52% | Mining | 30,183.80 | 320.63 | 1.07% | Gold Mining | 2,494.30 | -6.67 | -0.27% | Platinum Mining | 51.52 | 1.20 | 2.38% | GENERAL MINING | 7,556.22 | 92.06 | 1.23% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,605.25 | 218.50 | 1.52% | Basic Materials | 25,882.76 | 276.66 | 1.08% | Chemicals | 14,528.13 | -40.42 | -0.28% | Forestry & Paper | 13,481.46 | 167.94 | 1.26% | Industrial Metals | 29,033.47 | 433.26 | 1.51% | Industrials | 32,298.08 | 130.43 | 0.41% | General Industrials | 88.58 | .22 | 0.25% | Consumer Goods | 32,567.88 | 60.65 | 0.19% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,638.50 | -22.65 | -0.40% | Household Goods | 174.70 | -0 | -0.22% | Health Care | 42,756.87 | -2.23 | -0.01% | Beverages | 106.87 | .00 | 0.00% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 57,539.31 | -581.15 | -1.00% | Personal Goods | 487.40 | 4.60 | 0.95% | Consumer Services | 65,374.08 | -213.34 | -0.33% | General Retailers | 53,546.23 | 310.54 | 0.58% | Travel & Leisure | 3,817.78 | -.86 | -0.02% | Media | 98.64 | -1.58 | -1.58% | Support Services | 2,391.21 | -5.59 | -0.23% | Telecommunications | 65,948.59 | -290.93 | -0.44% | Financials | 24,702.23 | -60.80 | -0.25% | Banks | 47,479.91 | -131.89 | -0.28% | Non-life Insurance | 42,749.70 | -127.61 | -0.30% | Life Insurance | 19,281.02 | -26.45 | -0.14% | General Financial | 2,263.91 | 16.82 | 0.75% | Technology | 28,045.86 | -73.55 | -0.26% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,937.35 | 25 | 0.85% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,056.56 | 23 | 0.76% | COAL MINING | 24,736.60 | 101 | 0.41% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,300.66 | -9 | -0.17% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,128.49 | -14 | -1.22% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 416.34 | | -0.85% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 337.60 | | -1.01% | RESOURCE | 25,997.43 | 294 | 1.14% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 190.06 | 1 | 0.34% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,863.13 | 30 | 0.44% | Capped Top 40 | 15,431.31 | 56 | 0.37% | Capped All Share | 16,749.63 | 56 | 0.33% | JSE TABACO | 5,111.30 | 13 | 0.25% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | SLM | SANLAM LIMITED | HOLD | 18 May | INL | INVESTEC LIMITED | BUY | 18 May | HPA | HOSPITALITY PROP FUND A | BUY | 18 May | VPF | VUNANI PROP INV FUND LTD | BUY | 18 May | REB | REBOSIS PROPERTY FUND LTD | BUY | 18 May |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 29 May 2012 | CROOKES | March 2012 (Final) | 29 May 2012 | NAMPAK | March 2012 (Interim) | 29 May 2012 | NAMPAK 6%P | March 2012 (Interim) | 29 May 2012 | NAMPAK 6.5 | March 2012 (Interim) | 29 May 2012 | NAMPAK-P | March 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ISA | 12-05-25 | 12-07-13 | 12-07-23 | R 0.0700 | ODERSON | 12-05-24 | 12-06-15 | 12-06-25 | R 0.0160 | SABMILLER | 12-05-24 | 12-08-02 | 12-08-17 | R 0.6950 | MRPRICE | 12-05-23 | 12-06-15 | 12-06-25 | R 2.2040 | TASTE | 12-05-23 | 12-06-29 | 12-07-09 | R 0.0464 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ANGLD | 12-05-10 | 12-05-25 | 12-06-08 | R 1.0000 | OASIS | 12-05-09 | 12-05-25 | 12-06-04 | R 0.4399 | FPT | 12-05-10 | 12-05-25 | 12-06-04 | R 0.2800 | ARROWA | 12-05-09 | 12-05-25 | 12-06-04 | R 0.1500 | BEIGEPREF2 | 12-05-11 | 12-05-25 | 12-06-04 | R 0.1294 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | AFEP | AECI Ltd. | 28/05/2012 | Confirmed | AFE | AECI Ltd. | 28/05/2012 | Confirmed | MTN | MTN Group Ltd. | 29/05/2012 | Confirmed | GNDP | Grindrod Ltd. | 30/05/2012 | Confirmed | GND | Grindrod Ltd. | 30/05/2012 | Confirmed |
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