Thursday, 31 May 2012 - 20:00
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Zambia, Africa's biggest copper producer, has selected Barclays and Deutsche Bank as book runners for a debut $500 million, 10-year Eurobond, the finance ministry said on Thursday. Full story
South African stocks clawed back to positive territory on Thursday after as a rise in the price of bullion helped gold mining firms including Harmony Gold Mining recover slightly from weeks of beatings. Full story |
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Syria's main rebel commander urged Kofi Annan on Thursday to announce that his peace plan has failed and free insurgents from any commitment to a truce deal, which the United States said may collapse and trigger a wider Middle East crisis. Full storySix explosions hit neighbourhoods across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens more in the most deadly attacks on the Iraqi capital in more than a month. Full storyHong Kong shares were set to
open weaker on Thursday, dragged lower by China plays, with the
Hang Seng Index set for its worst May performance since 1998. Full story |
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Markets | European shares fell close to a
five-month closing low on Thursday to record their worst monthly
loss since last August, as persistent fears. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks pared losses on
Thursday after a report of possible plans to help Spain deal
with its banking crisis eased some concerns. . . Full story | | Gold edged higher in choppy
trade o n T hursday but was set for its biggest monthly loss since
December, dragged lower along. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index
suffered its worst month in more than three years in May after
data suggesting the U.S. economy is struggling. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks sharply pared
losses on Thursday as traders cited a Dow Jones report that the
IMF is considering providing a loan to. . . Full story | | Stocks were headed on Thursday
to their worst month since September and commodities were also
battered after disappointing U.S. economic data and worries. . . Full story | | The S&P 500 was heading for its
worst month since September after falling back below 1,300 on
Thursday as a slew of economic. . . Full story | | Wall Street fell on Thursday
after a slew of economic data, including readings on the labor
market, a report on overall economic growth,. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's trade deficit widened to 9.9 billion rand in April from a 5.5 billion rand shortfall in March, the South African Revenue Service said on Thursday.. . . Full story | | South African producer inflation, which represents domestic output, slowed to 6.6 percent year-on-year in April from 7.2 percent in March, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand hit a fresh six month low against the dollar early on Thursday before recouping some of its losses but could resume a slide towards 8.6 as Europe's debt. . . Full story |
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| After years of on-off
discussions, months of talks and, finally, a deal with his
erstwhile adversary in February, Glencore's Ivan
Glasenberg is just weeks. . . Full story | | South Africa's power utility Eskom said on Thursday it had restarted one of two units of its 1,800 megawatt Koeberg nuclear. . . Full story | | Like many South Africans,
Nkululeko Makhaya has only the most basic financial strategy for
his future: a pension contribution deducted from his salary. . . Full story | | Four Nigerian telecoms operators have met with the sector regulator to discuss fines imposed earlier this month for poor service quality,. . . Full story |
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| The number of internet users in Uganda is set to rise 15 to 20 percent this year, boosted by the distribution of computers to schools and growing competition in the sector, an industry official told Reuters on Thursday.. . . Full story | | Eastern Platinum Ltd suspended funding for its Mareesburg mine and Kennedy's Vale concentrator plant in South Africa due to the operating environment in the country and the global slowdown, sending its shares down 16 percent.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised of the following: A creditor of the company has perfected a cession of debtors and in terms of. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that, at the general meeting of PSV held on Thursday, 31 May 2012, convened in terms of the. . . Full story | | Morvest announced that an agreement has been entered into in relation to the purchase of its shares by a subsidiary company. . . Full story | | Miranda announced that its subsidiary (Street Spirit Trading 54 (Pty) Ltd.), has been granted a mining right in terms of section. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are advised that the company's integrated report for the financial year ended 29 February 2012 was posted to shareholders on. . . Full story | | Independent proxy advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) recommended that shareholders of Fiuranium vote in favour of two asset. . . Full story | | MMI released a trading update for the nine months ended 31 March 2012. Group overview and operational highlights include:
* The overall. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised of the following changes to the board/executive team of Grindrod:
* Tony Stewart, has resigned effective 31 May. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Turnover for the interim period increased to R233.8 million (2011: R196.4 million). Operating profit jumped to R26.6 million (2011: R16.2 million),. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year ended 29 February 2012 increased by 12% to BWP1.1 billion (2011: BWP948.6 million). Gross profit rose to. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R61.9 million (R56.6 million). Gross profit rose to R42.4 million (R39.7 million). Net attributable profit to R2.5 million. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R474.4 million (R35.2 million). Gross profit rose to R66.2 million (R12.1 million). Operating profit soared from a loss. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 33142.61 | 173.80 | 0.53% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 29201.90 | 138.28 | 0.48% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2579.86 | 103.95 | 4.20% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 24904.93 | 180.85 | 0.73% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 37749.83 | 252.45 | 0.67% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 31826.29 | 210.36 | 0.67% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 46615.99 | 18.09 | 0.04% | DJ Futures | 19:56 | 12420.00 | 43.00 | 0.35% | DJ Ind | 19:41 | 12396.29 | -23.57 | -0.19% | SP 500 | 19:56 | 1308.31 | -5.01 | -0.38% | Nasdaq | 19:56 | 2817.98 | -19.38 | -0.68% | FTSE 100 | 17:49 | 5306.95 | 9.67 | 0.18% | DAX | 18:06 | 6264.38 | -16.42 | -0.26% | CAC40 | 18:06 | 3017.01 | 1.43 | 0.05% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 8542.73 | -90.46 | -1.05% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2372.23 | -12.43 | -0.52% | Hang-Seng | 10:26 | 18629.52 | -60.70 | -0.32% | All Ords | 08:47 | 4133.70 | -15.00 | -0.36% | NZSE 50 | 07:46 | 3488.29 | 6.95 | 0.20% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1561.97 | -.79 | -0.05% | Gold R | 19:58 | 13262.98 | -76.19 | -0.57% | Gold R/kg | 19:56 | 426473 | 3812 | 0.90% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 27.7950 | -.1080 | -0.39% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1410.00 | 13.50 | 0.97% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 607.25 | 3.85 | 0.64% | R157 | 17:02 | 6.39 | -.01 | -0.16% | R204 | 17:02 | 7.31 | .01 | 0.07% | Brent Crude | 19:56 | 102.61 | -1.07 | -1.03% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.4926 | -0.0419 | -0.49% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.0681 | -0.1221 | -0.93% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.5009 | -0.0580 | -0.55% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.4027 | -0.0248 | -0.39% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.2688 | -0.0272 | -0.33% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 78.3710 | -0.7430 | -0.94% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.8086 | 0.0003 | 0.04% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2366 | -0.0002 | -0.02% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6483 | 0.0027 | 0.42% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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31/05/2012 | 211 | 120 | 77 | 408 | 511,338,938 | R26,637,237,957 | 156694 | 3680996 | 30/05/2012 | 98 | 228 | 79 | 405 | 228,106,159 | R11,954,290,413 | 115276 | 3890627 | 29/05/2012 | 210 | 115 | 78 | 403 | 214,261,117 | R10,436,359,250 | 88803 | 3046434 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 29,201.90 | 138.28 | 0.48% | Industrial | 37,749.83 | 252.45 | 0.67% | Mid Cap | 47,880.07 | 387.35 | 0.82% | Small Cap | 35,467.18 | 184.22 | 0.52% | Resource 20 | 46,615.99 | 18.09 | 0.04% | Industrial 25 | 31,826.29 | 210.36 | 0.67% | Financial 15 | 9,387.23 | 73.49 | 0.79% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 35,288.91 | 234.03 | 0.67% | All Share | 33,142.61 | 173.80 | 0.53% | Oil & Gas | 27,329.87 | 238.38 | 0.88% | Mining | 29,864.50 | 13.76 | 0.05% | Gold Mining | 2,579.86 | 103.95 | 4.20% | Platinum Mining | 50.44 | -.19 | -0.38% | GENERAL MINING | 7,394.27 | -75.09 | -1.01% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,694.77 | 128.17 | 0.88% | Basic Materials | 25,638.29 | 21.58 | 0.08% | Chemicals | 14,413.54 | 6.27 | 0.04% | Forestry & Paper | 13,471.14 | -73.54 | -0.54% | Industrial Metals | 29,203.35 | 372.52 | 1.29% | Industrials | 32,528.34 | 353.91 | 1.10% | General Industrials | 89.27 | 1.05 | 1.19% | Consumer Goods | 32,669.68 | 131.70 | 0.40% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,593.21 | -56.61 | -1.00% | Household Goods | 170.43 | -2 | -1.03% | Health Care | 42,345.92 | 507.42 | 1.21% | Beverages | 107.43 | 1.15 | 1.08% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 58,219.61 | 377.93 | 0.65% | Personal Goods | 488.50 | -3.49 | -0.71% | Consumer Services | 65,785.49 | 633.82 | 0.97% | General Retailers | 54,259.55 | 636.19 | 1.19% | Travel & Leisure | 3,821.02 | 9.29 | 0.24% | Media | 98.47 | .52 | 0.53% | Support Services | 2,370.60 | -15.01 | -0.63% | Telecommunications | 66,448.31 | 276.86 | 0.42% | Financials | 24,904.93 | 180.85 | 0.73% | Banks | 48,121.36 | 399.64 | 0.84% | Non-life Insurance | 42,573.59 | 206.73 | 0.49% | Life Insurance | 19,368.52 | 106.10 | 0.55% | General Financial | 2,269.51 | 17.46 | 0.78% | Technology | 28,178.58 | 346.55 | 1.25% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,925.04 | 5 | 0.17% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,048.53 | 9 | 0.30% | COAL MINING | 25,028.07 | 53 | 0.21% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,309.77 | -11 | -0.21% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,137.63 | 16 | 1.43% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 419.06 | | 0.70% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 339.50 | | 0.57% | RESOURCE | 25,789.22 | 45 | 0.18% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 190.87 | 1 | 0.64% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,862.25 | 24 | 0.35% | Capped Top 40 | 15,449.19 | 82 | 0.53% | Capped All Share | 16,770.98 | 89 | 0.54% | JSE TABACO | 5,124.08 | 66 | 1.30% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | LEW | LEWIS GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 28 May | VKE | VUKILE PROPERTY FUND LIMI... | BUY | 25 May | MPC | MR PRICE GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 25 May | HPA | HOSPITALITY PROP FUND A | BUY | 25 May | HSP | HOLDSPORT LIMITED | BUY | 23 May |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 01 Jun 2012 | AME | March 2012 (Final) | 01 Jun 2012 | CAFCA | March 2012 (Interim) | 01 Jun 2012 | PERGRIN | March 2012 (Final) | 01 Jun 2012 | TRNSHEX | March 2012 (Final) | 04 Jun 2012 | BRIKOR | February 2012 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | INSIMBI | 12-05-31 | 12-06-22 | 12-07-02 | R 0.0100 | WILDRNESS | 12-05-30 | 12-06-08 | 12-06-27 | R 0.0860 | HOWDEN | 12-05-30 | 12-06-29 | 12-07-09 | R 1.4600 | TRUSTCO | 12-05-30 | 12-06-29 | 12-07-20 | R 0.0225 | HOWDEN | 12-05-30 | 12-06-29 | 12-07-09 | R 0.2900 |
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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 | SBK | Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 31/05/2012 | Confirmed | SBKP | Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 31/05/2012 | Confirmed | SBPP | Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 31/05/2012 | Confirmed | CMH | Combined Motor Holdings Ltd. | 31/05/2012 | Confirmed | CMHP | Combined Motor Holdings Ltd. | 31/05/2012 | Confirmed |
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