Wednesday, 25 July 2012 - 20:00
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South African stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday on fresh hopes for a solution to the euro zone debt crisis, although gains were limited by nagging concerns about the global economy and a downbeat start on Wall Street. Full story
South African stocks gained over half a percent on Tuesday, clawing back some of the previous session's steep losses, as investors cautiously waded back into the market ahead of a rush of corporate earnings. Full story |
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The Syrian army turned its
forces on Aleppo on Wednesday, ordering an armoured column to
advance on the country's second biggest city and pounding rebels
there with artillery and attack helicopters, opposition
activists said. Full storyRomania's government has a
good chance of ousting President Traian Basescu in a referendum
this weekend but after pushing the European Union's patience to
the limit, it will have to tread carefully as it tightens its
grip on power. Full storyTrying to convince increasingly
skeptical international lenders that it is serious about
slashing its debts, Greece named a new privatisation chief on
Wednesday and said it would sell a loss making bank that has
been draining state coffers. Full story |
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Markets | The euro rose on Wednesday,
helped by suggestions that European policymakers will find more
ways to stem the region's debt crisis, but weak. . . Full story | | European stocks extended their
fall into a fourth session in thin trade on Wednesday and braced
for further losses as weak U.S. home. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index
steadied on Wednesday, pausing after three days of falls thanks
to a mixed batch of corporate results that pitted. . . Full story | | Disappointing earnings from
Apple dragged the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down on Wednesday after
initial optimism over hopes for more Fed action. . . Full story |
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| European shares turned negative
in thin, volatile trade on Wednesday, tracking a fall on U.S.
indexes after weak home sales data and disappointing. . . Full story | | The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq
fell on Wednesday after new U.S. single-family home sales
dropped by the most in more than a. . . Full story | | European shares gave away
earlier gains in thin afternoon trade on Wednesday as U.S.
indexes turned lower, weighed down by disappointing results by
tech. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks edged higher at
the open on Wednesday after a report the Federal Reserve was
moving closer toward further stimulus for the. . . Full story |
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| Ghana's new president John Dramani
Mahama was sworn in as president on Tuesday following the sudden
death of John Atta Mills in a. . . Full story | | Deflation is not a major risk in South Africa at the moment despite the slowdown in the year-on-year rate of increase. . . Full story | | ArcelorMittal South Africa is in talks with Vale and Rio Tinto to procure coking coal from Mozambique, a senior executive for. . . Full story | | South Africa's Pretoria Portland Cement and a state investment body will together pay $21 million for almost half of Ethiopia's Habesha. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand fell against the dollar in early Wednesday trade, showing a vulnerability that could see it test a three-year. . . Full story | | ArcelorMittal South Africa, a unit of the world's top steelmaker, reported an 84 percent drop in first-half earnings on Wednesday hit. . . Full story | | ArcelorMittal South Africa
, a unit of the world's top steelmaker,
reported an 84 percent drop in first-half earnings on Wednesday
hit by lower. . . Full story | | Political risk insurance
against conflict or breach of contract has become a key factor
for investors seeking higher returns in developing markets in
Africa,. . . Full story |
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Company News | Anglo announced that Dr Mamphela Ramphele, a non-executive director, has requested to step down from the board with effect from 25. . . Full story | | Bytes Technology Group, wholly owned by the JSE-listed Altron Group, announced the acquisition (subject to fulfillment of certain conditions precedent) of. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that, effective immediately, Lesego Judith Sennelo has been appointed as an independent non-executive director to the board.. . . Full story | | SA Corp unitholders are advised that Mr Kevin Roman has resigned as chairman and director of SA Corporate Estate Fund Managers. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are advised that the company has entered into negotiations, which if successfully concluded, may have a material effect on the price of the company's securities. Accordingly, shareholders are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the company's securities until a. . . Full story | | PPC and South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation (''IDC'') jointly secured a 47% equity stake in the Habesha Cement Share Company (''HCSCo'') of Ethiopia.
PPC's USD12 million cash investment securesd a 27% equity stake in HCSCo and is a significant step in. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R17.8 billion (R16.6 billion). Profit from operations more than halved to R260 million (R929 million). Net attributable profit for the period declined markedly to R102 million (R654 million).. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 30 June 2012 jumped by 17% to R7 billion (2011: R6 billion). Profit from operations lowered by 3% to R531 million (2011: R546 million), while. . . Full story | | Revenue increased marginally to GBP7.452 million from 7.438 million (2011) compared to the corresponding period. Profit from operations grew 2% to GBP2.740 million (2011: GBP2.691 million). Net atttibutable profit to owners. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 34069.00 | 71.00 | 0.21% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 29911.00 | 43.00 | 0.15% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2340.00 | 35.00 | 1.53% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 26241.00 | 66.00 | 0.26% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 39724.00 | 202.00 | 0.51% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 33770.00 | 186.00 | 0.56% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 45515.00 | -183.00 | -0.40% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 12660.00 | 57.00 | 0.45% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 12721.35 | -0.11 | -0.00% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1341.79 | -8.73 | -0.65% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2865.61 | -24.54 | -0.85% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5498.32 | -.91 | -0.02% | DAX | 18:08 | 6406.52 | -12.81 | -0.20% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3081.74 | 7.06 | 0.23% | Nikkei | 08:08 | 8365.90 | -122.19 | -1.44% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2136.15 | -10.44 | -0.49% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 18877.33 | -25.87 | -0.14% | All Ords | 08:48 | 4151.40 | -9.80 | -0.24% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 3458.98 | -1.72 | -0.05% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1608.06 | 27.89 | 1.76% | Gold R | 20:00 | 13523.30 | 79.60 | 0.59% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 434774 | 7458 | 1.75% | Silver $ | 19:58 | 27.4950 | .5350 | 1.98% | Platinum $ | 19:58 | 1398.00 | 17.00 | 1.23% | Palladium $ | 19:58 | 564.50 | 5.70 | 1.02% | R157 | 17:10 | 5.38 | -.07 | -1.28% | R204 | 17:10 | 6.23 | .02 | 0.24% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 104.61 | .11 | 0.11% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.4097 | -0.0980 | -1.15% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.0065 | -0.1618 | -1.23% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.2142 | -0.0588 | -0.57% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.6441 | -0.0338 | -0.51% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.6758 | -0.0252 | -0.29% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 78.1700 | 0.0030 | 0.00% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.8231 | -0.0057 | -0.69% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2146 | 0.0085 | 0.71% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6446 | -0.0001 | -0.02% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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25/07/2012 | 176 | 165 | 86 | 427 | 213,599,120 | R10,062,247,907 | 94521 | 1498965 | 24/07/2012 | 165 | 137 | 87 | 389 | 197,049,917 | R9,385,994,766 | 81728 | 1254419 | 23/07/2012 | 117 | 238 | 61 | 416 | 155,918,500 | R8,307,458,648 | 86975 | 1504917 | 20/07/2012 | 183 | 150 | 68 | 401 | 166,196,582 | R9,521,065,826 | 85415 | 1310481 | 19/07/2012 | 206 | 142 | 77 | 425 | 218,070,021 | R10,856,710,297 | 105667 | 1327517 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 29,911.00 | 43.00 | 0.15% | Industrial | 39,724.00 | 202.00 | 0.51% | Mid Cap | 50,143.00 | 277.00 | 0.56% | Small Cap | 36,768.00 | 107.00 | 0.29% | Resource 20 | 45,515.00 | -183.00 | -0.40% | Industrial 25 | 33,770.00 | 186.00 | 0.56% | Financial 15 | 9,782.00 | 22.00 | 0.23% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 37,199.00 | 165.00 | 0.45% | All Share | 34,069.00 | 71.00 | 0.21% | Oil & Gas | 25,596.00 | -132.00 | -0.51% | Mining | 29,315.00 | -78.00 | -0.27% | Gold Mining | 2,340.00 | 35.00 | 1.53% | Platinum Mining | 46.00 | .00 | 0.87% | GENERAL MINING | 7,524.00 | -57.00 | -0.76% | Oil & Gas Producers | 13,762.00 | -71.00 | -0.51% | Basic Materials | 25,202.00 | -87.00 | -0.35% | Chemicals | 15,117.00 | -133.00 | -0.88% | Forestry & Paper | 13,576.00 | -149.00 | -1.09% | Industrial Metals | 28,364.00 | -335.00 | -1.17% | Industrials | 33,189.00 | 192.00 | 0.58% | General Industrials | 94.00 | 1.00 | 1.14% | Consumer Goods | 34,006.00 | -80.00 | -0.24% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,842.00 | -89.00 | -1.51% | Household Goods | 160.00 | 3 | 1.98% | Health Care | 46,994.00 | 874.00 | 1.90% | Beverages | 118.00 | .00 | -0.69% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 63,289.00 | 386.00 | 0.61% | Personal Goods | 460.00 | 9.00 | 2.05% | Consumer Services | 70,708.00 | 478.00 | 0.68% | General Retailers | 61,028.00 | 1162.00 | 1.94% | Travel & Leisure | 3,933.00 | -18.00 | -0.48% | Media | 98.00 | .00 | 0.43% | Support Services | 2,255.00 | -33.00 | -1.47% | Telecommunications | 71,872.00 | 1700.00 | 2.42% | Financials | 26,241.00 | 66.00 | 0.26% | Banks | 48,370.00 | 142.00 | 0.29% | Non-life Insurance | 41,149.00 | -298.00 | -0.72% | Life Insurance | 20,729.00 | 39.00 | 0.19% | General Financial | 2,442.00 | 11.00 | 0.49% | Technology | 29,833.00 | -56.00 | -0.19% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,911.00 | 11 | 0.40% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,046.00 | 13 | 0.45% | COAL MINING | 21,237.00 | -18 | -0.09% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,426.00 | -1 | -0.03% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,089.00 | 0 | -0.03% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 480.00 | | 0.50% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 381.00 | | 0.46% | RESOURCE | 25,134.00 | -76 | -0.30% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 191.00 | 1 | 0.79% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 6,956.00 | 9 | 0.13% | Capped Top 40 | 15,805.00 | 27 | 0.17% | Capped All Share | 17,236.00 | 36 | 0.21% | JSE TABACO | 5,491.00 | -80 | -1.45% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MST | MUSTEK LIMITED | BUY | 23 Jul | IPL | IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 23 Jul | RLO | REUNERT LIMITED | SELL | 23 Jul | ALT | ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES LIMIT... | HOLD | 23 Jul | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | BUY | 23 Jul |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 26 Jul 2012 | CAPSHOP | June 2012 (Interim) | 27 Jul 2012 | ABSA | June 2012 (Interim) | 27 Jul 2012 | ABSABANK-P | June 2012 (Interim) | 27 Jul 2012 | AFROX | June 2012 (Interim) | 27 Jul 2012 | ANGLO | June 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ELLIES | 12-07-23 | 12-09-07 | 12-09-17 | R 0.1000 | SABVEST-N | 12-07-23 | 12-08-10 | 12-08-20 | R 0.1200 | SABVEST | 12-07-23 | 12-08-10 | 12-08-20 | R 0.1200 | KUMBA | 12-07-20 | 12-08-10 | 12-08-20 | R 19.2000 | MAS | 12-07-19 | 12-08-02 | 12-08-17 | R 0.0160 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | OMNIA | 12-06-26 | 12-07-20 | 12-07-30 | R 1.8000 | PERGRIN | 12-06-07 | 12-07-20 | 12-07-30 | R 0.7200 | PERGRIN | 12-06-07 | 12-07-20 | 12-07-30 | R 0.4533 | INVLTD | 12-05-17 | 12-07-20 | 12-08-06 | R 0.0900 | INVPLC | 12-05-17 | 12-07-20 | 12-08-06 | R 0.0900 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | MDC | Mediclinic International Ltd. | 26/07/2012 | Confirmed | 1TM | 1time Holdings Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed | WLN | PBT Group Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed | PBT | PBT Group Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed | WLOP | PBT Group Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed |
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