Thursday, 26 July 2012 - 20:00
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South African stocks gained for the third straight day on Thursday, adding 0.8 percent and lifted by SABMiller after the world's second-largest brewer beat forecasts with its quarterly beer volumes. Full story
Revenue increased marginally to GBP263.4 million (GBP256 million). Operating profit declined to GBP182.6 million (GBP297.3 million) and net attributable profit more than halved to GBP78.9 million (GBP181.9 million). However, headline earnings per share grew to GBP8.5p (GBP7.3pps).
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Damascus and Aleppo came under
shell fire on Thursday as troops loyal to President Bashar
al-Assad stepped up efforts to crush rebels threatening the
government's two main power centres. Full storyPrime Minister Tayyip Erdogan
said on Thursday Turkey could act against a "terrorist"
organisation in northern Syria if it sees it as a threat, in a
warning to Kurdish militants believed to be active in the
region. Full story |
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Markets | The euro and stocks rallied on
Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi
pledged to do whatever is necessary to hold the. . . Full story | | European shares rallied on
Thursday as bullish macro sentiment outshone a barrage of mixed
corporate earnings, after the European Central Bank president
sent a. . . Full story | | Gold rose for a third session
on Thursday, boosted by hopes of more monetary easing after
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi pledged. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index rose
on Thursday after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi
pledged to act if needed to preserve the euro,. . . Full story |
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| The Dow rose 2 percent and the
S&P 500 and Nasdaq extended gains on Thursday after remarks by
Europe's central bank chief about. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose more than 1
percent at the open o n Thursday after remarks by Europe's
central bank chief about protecting the. . . Full story | | U.S. stock index futures added
to gains on Thursday after data showed durable goods orders rose
more than expected in June and new. . . Full story | | U.S. stock index futures rose
on Thursday after comments from Europe's central bank chief
Mario Draghi about protecting the euro zone from collapse. . . Full story |
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| GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday it is recalling some of its over-the-counter headache medicine in South Africa after police discovered counterfeit versions. . . Full story | | The rand extended gains to over 1.5 percent against the dollar on Thursday, tracking a firmer euro after the European Central. . . Full story | | Kenyan athletes competing at the
2012 Olympic Games may be forgiven for thinking they are in
London to win medals and achieve sporting. . . Full story | | Platinum miner Lonmin has slashed spending plans up to 2014, holding back a push to ramp up key shafts in order. . . Full story |
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| Soccer fever helped global brewer SABMiller to return to growth in Europe as the Euro 2012 tournament boosted Polish beer sales. . . Full story | | Nigeria has sold 154.88 billion naira in treasury bills with maturity ranging from three months to one year, the central bank. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand steadied against the dollar on Thursday after rallying 1.5 percent overnight due to strong demand for local bonds. . . Full story | | Eventing rider Alexander Peternell on Wednesday expressed relief at a court victory that forced a reluctant South Africa to allow him. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders were advised of the resignation of Sirkien van Schalkwyk as company secretary with effect from 25 July 2012.
A further. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that, the company expects earnings per share and headline earnings per share from continuing operations to be in. . . Full story | | Further to an announcement released on SENS on 29 June 2012 relating to the posting of the annual report, linked unitholders. . . Full story | | Following the release of Nedbank's first quarter trading update on 5 May, the group continued to perform well in the second. . . Full story |
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| The board of Medclin announced the appointment of Mr Alan Grieve (independent non-executive), Ms Nandi Mandela (independent non-executive) and Mr Trevor Petersen (non-executive) as directors of the company with effect from. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement of Wednesday, 18 July 2012 where the rationale and benefits of the proposed business rescue plan ("the Plan") were highlighted. The Plan was published. . . Full story | | Investec plc released their interim management statement. Salient features of the three month period to 30 June 2012 compared to the three month period to 30 June 2011:
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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. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 30 June 2012 jumped by 17% to R7 billion (2011: R6 billion). Profit from operations. . . 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. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 30 June 2012 increased to R385.2 million (2011: R359.8 million). Gross profit grew to R142. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 34288.00 | 219.00 | 0.65% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30159.00 | 248.00 | 0.83% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2350.00 | 10.00 | 0.44% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 26296.00 | 55.00 | 0.21% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 40005.00 | 281.00 | 0.71% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 34090.00 | 320.00 | 0.95% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 45900.00 | 385.00 | 0.85% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 12820.00 | 328.00 | 2.63% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 12872.56 | 255.24 | 2.02% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1357.06 | 18.75 | 1.40% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 2885.17 | 22.18 | 0.77% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5573.16 | 74.84 | 1.36% | DAX | 18:12 | 6582.96 | 192.55 | 3.01% | CAC40 | 18:12 | 3207.12 | 125.38 | 4.07% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 8443.10 | 77.20 | 0.92% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2126.00 | -10.15 | -0.47% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 18892.79 | 15.46 | 0.08% | All Ords | 08:41 | 4173.80 | 22.40 | 0.54% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 3485.74 | 26.76 | 0.77% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1614.90 | 9.96 | 0.62% | Gold R | 19:57 | 13317.97 | -155.81 | -1.16% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 428530 | -4580 | -1.06% | Silver $ | 19:58 | 27.4600 | .1210 | 0.44% | Platinum $ | 19:58 | 1399.25 | 6.90 | 0.50% | Palladium $ | 19:55 | 565.70 | 3.70 | 0.66% | R157 | 16:08 | 5.35 | -.13 | -2.28% | R204 | 17:02 | 6.08 | -.24 | -3.72% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 106.46 | 1.81 | 1.73% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.2547 | -0.1407 | -1.68% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.9136 | -0.0652 | -0.50% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.1378 | -0.0650 | -0.64% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.6112 | -0.0297 | -0.45% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.5808 | -0.0810 | -0.94% | Yen / Dollar | 19:57 | 78.2400 | 0.1100 | 0.14% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.8138 | -0.0091 | -1.11% | Dollar / Euro | 19:57 | 1.2282 | 0.0132 | 1.08% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6373 | -0.0078 | -1.21% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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26/07/2012 | 166 | 145 | 93 | 404 | 218,153,435 | R11,180,530,966 | 96232 | 1577704 | 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 |
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Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,159.00 | 248.00 | 0.83% | Industrial | 40,005.00 | 281.00 | 0.71% | Mid Cap | 50,036.00 | -106.00 | -0.21% | Small Cap | 36,662.00 | -105.00 | -0.29% | Resource 20 | 45,900.00 | 385.00 | 0.85% | Industrial 25 | 34,090.00 | 320.00 | 0.95% | Financial 15 | 9,800.00 | 18.00 | 0.19% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 37,494.00 | 295.00 | 0.79% | All Share | 34,288.00 | 219.00 | 0.65% | Oil & Gas | 25,578.00 | -18.00 | -0.07% | Mining | 29,611.00 | 296.00 | 1.01% | Gold Mining | 2,350.00 | 10.00 | 0.44% | Platinum Mining | 47.00 | 1.00 | 2.22% | GENERAL MINING | 7,604.00 | 80.00 | 1.06% | Oil & Gas Producers | 13,752.00 | -9.00 | -0.07% | Basic Materials | 25,405.00 | 203.00 | 0.81% | Chemicals | 14,914.00 | -202.00 | -1.34% | Forestry & Paper | 13,565.00 | -10.00 | -0.08% | Industrial Metals | 27,835.00 | -528.00 | -1.86% | Industrials | 33,161.00 | -27.00 | -0.08% | General Industrials | 94.00 | .00 | 0.20% | Consumer Goods | 34,690.00 | 684.00 | 2.01% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,751.00 | -90.00 | -1.55% | Household Goods | 162.00 | 2 | 1.67% | Health Care | 47,037.00 | 43.00 | 0.09% | Beverages | 122.00 | 4.00 | 3.53% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 63,415.00 | 126.00 | 0.20% | Personal Goods | 464.00 | 4.00 | 0.94% | Consumer Services | 70,747.00 | 39.00 | 0.06% | General Retailers | 60,894.00 | -133.00 | -0.22% | Travel & Leisure | 3,887.00 | -45.00 | -1.16% | Media | 98.00 | .00 | 0.87% | Support Services | 2,277.00 | 22.00 | 0.98% | Telecommunications | 71,840.00 | -31.00 | -0.04% | Financials | 26,296.00 | 55.00 | 0.21% | Banks | 48,382.00 | 12.00 | 0.03% | Non-life Insurance | 41,432.00 | 283.00 | 0.69% | Life Insurance | 20,823.00 | 94.00 | 0.46% | General Financial | 2,455.00 | 13.00 | 0.55% | Technology | 29,679.00 | -153.00 | -0.51% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,929.00 | 18 | 0.65% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,062.00 | 16 | 0.54% | COAL MINING | 21,896.00 | 659 | 3.11% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,475.00 | 49 | 0.92% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,102.00 | 13 | 1.26% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 482.00 | | 0.57% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 382.00 | | 0.52% | RESOURCE | 25,348.00 | 214 | 0.85% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 190.00 | 0 | -0.10% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,002.00 | 46 | 0.67% | Capped Top 40 | 15,934.00 | 129 | 0.82% | Capped All Share | 17,347.00 | 111 | 0.65% | JSE TABACO | 5,538.00 | 47 | 0.86% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | SOL | SASOL LIMITED | BUY | 24 Jul | 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 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 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) | 27 Jul 2012 | ANGLO-P | June 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | AECI | 12-07-25 | 12-08-31 | 12-09-10 | R 0.7800 | BATS | 12-07-25 | 12-08-10 | 12-09-26 | R 0.4220 | ELLIES | 12-07-23 | 12-09-07 | 12-09-17 | R 0.1000 | SABVEST | 12-07-23 | 12-08-10 | 12-08-20 | R 0.1200 | SABVEST-N | 12-07-23 | 12-08-10 | 12-08-20 | R 0.1200 |
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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 | TON | Tongaat Hulett Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed | WLN | PBT Group Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed | WLOP | PBT Group Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed | PBT | PBT Group Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed |
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