Thursday, 21 June 2012 - 20:00
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South Africa's rand fell against the dollar on Thursday, undermined by a disappointing current account number which signalled weak second quarter growth and by soft U.S. data, with sagging commodity prices also hitting the resource-heavy rand. Full story
South African stocks ended lower on Thursday, led by petrochemicals group Sasol and diversified miner Exxaro, which slid on disappointing data from top commodity consumers China, Europe and the United States. Full story |
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A Syrian air force pilot flew his MiG-21 fighter plane over the border to Jordan and was granted political asylum on Thursday, the first defection with a military aircraft since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Full storyAfghan President Hamid Karzai called on Thursday for the country's parliament to fight the graft and nepotism that is eroding international confidence in his government ahead of a July meeting with donors in Tokyo aimed at securing extra aid. Full storyProsecutors asked a Norwegian court on Thursday to declare far-right mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik insane and commit him to a mental institution, flying in the face of a public who think his chillingly lucid testimony shows he deserves prison. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks tumbled on
Thursday as recent market gains gave way to brisk selling on
signs of manufacturing weakness in the United States. . . Full story | | European shares ended lower in
choppy trading on Thursday as weak data from China, Europe and
the United States raised fresh concerns about. . . Full story | | Gold fell 2 percent on
T hursday, on track for its biggest one-day fall in over three
months, as renewed fears of a. . . Full story | | Britain's leading share index
dropped back on Thursday, snapping a four-session winning streak
on falls in heavyweight commodity stocks which were hit by. . . Full story |
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| Stocks on major markets fell
and crude oil prices slumped $2 a barrel on Thursday after data
showed Chinese, European and U.S. manufacturing. . . Full story | | European shares ended lower in
choppy trading on Thursday as weak data from China, Europe and
the United States raised fresh concerns about. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks fell on Thursday,
with the Nasdaq dropping 1 percent, after data showed a global
slowdown could be becoming more entrenched, with. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks added to losses on
Thursday after factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region
contracted in June, adding to concerns about a. . . Full story |
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SA Business | The global downturn could put the brakes on Namibia's economy, but analysts remain optimistic on the country's ability to shrug off. . . Full story | | South African coal miner LontohCoal has delayed its $1 billion Hong Kong initial public offering due to difficult market conditions, extending. . . Full story | | South Africa's current account deficit widened in the first quarter, reaching its highest level in more than three years, as exports. . . Full story | | Aquarius Platinum Ltd suspended operations at a mine in South Africa, its second closure in as many weeks, as the industry. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand weakened 1 percent against the dollar on Thursday after data showed the country's current account deficit had widened. . . Full story | | Spending growth in South Africa slowed to 4.3 percent in the first quarter of this year, compared with 5.1 percent in. . . Full story | | South African traders have slightly cut their maize output estimate for 2012 to 11.05 million tonnes from a 11.1 million tonnes. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Thursday, mirroring a dip in the euro, after the U.S. Federal Reserve disappointed. . . Full story |
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Company News | Further to the SENS announcement made yesterday, 20 June 2012, shareholders are advised of the following amendment:
Paragraph 3: Tangible net. . . Full story | | Shareholders of MMI were advised that FNB Namibia and Metropolitan Life Namibia Ltd. (''Metropolitan Life Namibia''), a subsidiary of MMI, have. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that due to prevailing difficult market conditions, characterized by the softening of platinum group metal (PGMs) prices as. . . Full story | | Unitholders were referred to the cautionary announcements released on SENS on 25 April and 11 June 2012 by SA Corporate, as. . . Full story |
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| Aquarius advised that it has placed its Everest mine on care and maintenance with effect from the close of business on 21 June 2012. The ramp-up at Everest has encountered challenges resulting from poor ground conditions and on-going disruptive industrial relations. . . Full story | | Business Day noted that shares in FirstRand rose 19c or 0.69% on Wednesday, 20 June 2012, to close at R27.79 after the company said it was involved in talks to buy a bank in Ghana. Ghana's government said FirstRand was involved. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the year ended 31 March 2012 increased to R630.8 million (2011: R557.6 million). Gross profit soared to R81.4 million. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R6 billion (R5.3 billion). Gross profit rose to R2.1 billion (R2 billion). However, profit from operations declined to. . . Full story | | The operating loss almost halved to GBP245.4 million (loss of GBP421.1 million). The net attributable loss narrowed to GBP243 million (GBP421.1. . . Full story | | Interest income increased by 39% to R430.4 million (R309 million). Operating income was up 69% to R458.2 million (R271.1 million). The. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 34534.05 | -254.32 | -0.73% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30517.83 | -246.49 | -0.80% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2511.71 | -19.78 | -0.78% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 26373.46 | 17.29 | 0.07% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 38964.48 | 4.67 | 0.01% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 32944.68 | 18.54 | 0.06% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 48813.82 | -1177.90 | -2.36% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 12585.00 | -165.00 | -1.29% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 12638.70 | -198.63 | -1.55% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1332.93 | -25.05 | -1.84% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 2875.47 | -54.29 | -1.85% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5566.36 | -55.93 | -0.99% | DAX | 18:08 | 6343.13 | -20.23 | -0.32% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3114.22 | -3.70 | -0.12% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 8824.07 | 71.76 | 0.82% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2260.88 | -32.00 | -1.40% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 19265.07 | -253.78 | -1.30% | All Ords | 08:45 | 4133.70 | -43.10 | -1.03% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 3409.39 | -35.40 | -1.03% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1568.92 | -36.89 | -2.30% | Gold R | 19:57 | 13149.46 | -19.16 | -0.15% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 422344 | -6228 | -1.45% | Silver $ | 19:58 | 26.9900 | -1.0810 | -3.85% | Platinum $ | 19:58 | 1437.00 | -18.00 | -1.24% | Palladium $ | 19:57 | 606.80 | -12.20 | -1.97% | R157 | 11:04 | 6.03 | -.01 | -0.17% | R204 | 11:04 | 6.96 | -.01 | -0.07% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 89.27 | -6.48 | -6.77% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.3801 | 0.1821 | 2.22% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.0476 | 0.2028 | 1.58% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.5280 | 0.1219 | 1.17% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.6100 | 0.0834 | 1.28% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.4218 | 0.0645 | 0.77% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 80.1900 | 0.7110 | 0.89% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7955 | 0.0083 | 1.05% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2564 | -0.0134 | -1.06% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6401 | 0.0038 | 0.60% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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21/06/2012 | 146 | 190 | 85 | 421 | 337,649,930 | R18,939,900,438 | 152261 | 3080516 | 20/06/2012 | 198 | 152 | 81 | 431 | 269,941,828 | R15,646,599,067 | 124158 | 2738526 | 19/06/2012 | 201 | 120 | 84 | 405 | 255,236,810 | R14,913,231,641 | 116368 | 3098938 | 18/06/2012 | 221 | 118 | 70 | 409 | 273,500,836 | R14,176,734,303 | 120948 | 3384149 | 15/06/2012 | 197 | 146 | 73 | 416 | 334,746,085 | R17,600,103,006 | 118737 | 2846956 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,517.83 | -246.49 | -0.80% | Industrial | 38,964.48 | 4.67 | 0.01% | Mid Cap | 49,307.54 | -236.22 | -0.48% | Small Cap | 35,978.21 | 32.87 | 0.09% | Resource 20 | 48,813.82 | -1177.90 | -2.36% | Industrial 25 | 32,944.68 | 18.54 | 0.06% | Financial 15 | 10,013.56 | 17.12 | 0.17% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 36,858.56 | 47.68 | 0.13% | All Share | 34,534.05 | -254.32 | -0.73% | Oil & Gas | 27,442.62 | -1259.23 | -4.39% | Mining | 31,453.16 | -626.59 | -1.95% | Gold Mining | 2,511.71 | -19.78 | -0.78% | Platinum Mining | 54.31 | -.85 | -1.54% | GENERAL MINING | 7,924.76 | -183.05 | -2.26% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,755.39 | -677.06 | -4.39% | Basic Materials | 27,068.03 | -496.78 | -1.80% | Chemicals | 14,400.70 | -25.49 | -0.18% | Forestry & Paper | 14,664.11 | -12.00 | -0.08% | Industrial Metals | 32,109.13 | -207.66 | -0.64% | Industrials | 33,376.65 | -95.67 | -0.29% | General Industrials | 92.59 | .06 | 0.06% | Consumer Goods | 33,289.13 | 260.52 | 0.79% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,661.15 | 24.91 | 0.44% | Household Goods | 167.60 | 1 | 0.67% | Health Care | 43,975.44 | -16.69 | -0.04% | Beverages | 112.39 | .79 | 0.71% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 60,432.19 | 384.70 | 0.64% | Personal Goods | 472.71 | 3.89 | 0.83% | Consumer Services | 69,365.47 | -1044.58 | -1.48% | General Retailers | 57,565.23 | -602.98 | -1.04% | Travel & Leisure | 4,035.00 | -20.23 | -0.50% | Media | 101.81 | -2.38 | -2.28% | Support Services | 2,377.90 | 17.52 | 0.74% | Telecommunications | 67,519.39 | 564.62 | 0.84% | Financials | 26,373.46 | 17.29 | 0.07% | Banks | 50,783.53 | 136.41 | 0.27% | Non-life Insurance | 42,877.31 | 155.69 | 0.36% | Life Insurance | 20,870.21 | 8.14 | 0.04% | General Financial | 2,436.55 | -14.06 | -0.57% | Technology | 29,421.75 | 57.78 | 0.20% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,028.29 | -41 | -1.32% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,147.11 | -39 | -1.22% | COAL MINING | 26,296.54 | -1192 | -4.34% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,342.22 | 2 | 0.05% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,182.43 | 10 | 0.82% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 435.65 | | -0.15% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 351.30 | | -0.14% | RESOURCE | 26,963.78 | -641 | -2.32% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 195.65 | -1 | -0.59% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,171.53 | -55 | -0.77% | Capped Top 40 | 16,127.18 | -126 | -0.78% | Capped All Share | 17,471.58 | -128 | -0.73% | JSE TABACO | 5,369.42 | 66 | 1.25% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NPK | NAMPAK | HOLD | 20 Jun | REM | REMGRO LIMITED | BUY | 20 Jun | DTC | DATATEC LIMITED | BUY | 20 Jun | TKG | TELKOM SA LIMITED | HOLD | 20 Jun | NTC | NETCARE LIMITED | BUY | 20 Jun |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 22 Jun 2012 | ARGENT | March 2012 (Final) | 22 Jun 2012 | QUANTUM | February 2012 (Interim) | 22 Jun 2012 | WEARNE | February 2012 (Final) | 25 Jun 2012 | FREEWORLD | March 2012 (Interim) | 26 Jun 2012 | OMNIA | March 2012 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | MARSHALL | 12-06-11 | 12-06-22 | 12-07-13 | R 0.0160 | MIXTEL | 12-06-11 | 12-06-29 | 12-07-09 | R 0.0800 | DORBYL5%P | 12-06-08 | 12-06-22 | 12-07-02 | R 0.0500 | CLOVERPREF | 12-06-08 | 12-06-22 | 12-07-02 | R 0.0644 | DORBYL 5.5 | 12-06-08 | 12-06-22 | 12-07-02 | R 0.0550 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | VODACOM | 12-05-21 | 12-06-15 | 12-06-25 | R 4.5000 | ALTECH | 12-04-25 | 12-06-15 | 12-06-25 | R 2.4800 | MRPRICE | 12-05-23 | 12-06-15 | 12-06-25 | R 2.2040 | HOLDSPORT | 12-05-18 | 12-06-15 | 12-06-25 | R 1.1500 | REUNERT | 12-05-28 | 12-06-15 | 12-06-25 | R 0.9500 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | CRG | Cargo Carriers Ltd. | 21/06/2012 | Confirmed | ZEDP | Zeder Investments Ltd. | 22/06/2012 | Confirmed | PGFP | PSG Group Ltd. | 22/06/2012 | Confirmed | PSG | PSG Group Ltd. | 22/06/2012 | Confirmed | ZED | Zeder Investments Ltd. | 22/06/2012 | Confirmed |
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