Friday, 27 July 2012 - 20:00
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South African stocks notched up their fourth straight day of gains on Friday, pushing the broader index back near record territory as investors worldwide picked up shares and other risky assets on renewed hopes over the euro zone debt crisis. Full story
Interest and similar income increased by 5% to R25.8 billion (R24.7 billion). Operating profit before operating expenditure was down by 2% to R19.1 billion (R19.4 billion). Net attributable profit was 9% lower at R4.2 billion (R4.6 billion). In addition, headline earnings per share fell by 6 Full story |
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President Bashar
al-Assad's artillery pounded rebel-held areas in and around
Aleppo on Friday in preparation for an onslaught on Syria's
biggest city where the United States has said it fears a
"massacre" may be imminent. Full storyForeign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu said on Friday Turkey would not allow what he called
"terrorist" groups like the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party
(PKK) or al Qaeda to establish a presence in Syria near the
Turkish border. Full storyFormer prime minister Yulia
Tymoshenko, whose jailing for abuse of power soured Ukraine's
relations with the European Union, has completed her medical
treatment at a local hospital, Healthcare Minister Raisa
Bohatyryova was quoted as saying on Friday. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks extended gains on
Friday, with the Nasdaq up more than 2 percent and the Dow above
13,000 on rising hopes for. . . Full story | | Britain's FTSE share index
gained 1 percent on Friday as hopes for fresh stimulus from the
ECB boosted European stocks, with a strong. . . Full story | | Wall Street rose on Friday on
growing hopes of further stimulus from the Federal Reserve and
the European Central Bank, as U.S. economic. . . Full story | | Europe's top shares climbed to
one-week highs on Friday, powered by expectations of ECB action
as policymakers stepped up rhetoric in support of. . . Full story |
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| Stocks and the euro rallied on
Friday and bond yields dipped in Spain and Italy on growing
expectations of European Central Bank action. . . Full story | | Gold pared early gains on
Friday as investors took profits after data showed that economic
growth and consumer sentiment have weakened but not. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks extended gains on
Friday, with the S&P and Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, after a
report on economic growth fed. . . Full story | | ECB chief Mario Draghi may now
have positioned himself as the difference between a tranquil
August and an action replay of 2011's nightmare. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand firmed in late Friday trade, lifted by comments from French and German leaders who promised to do all. . . Full story | | Absa Group, South Africa's third-largest banking group, on Friday reported an expected 6 percent drop in first-half earnings, hit by a. . . Full story | | South Africa's petrol price pump in the main inland commercial region of Gauteng will increase by 22 cents, or 2 percent,. . . Full story | | South Africa sold 2.685 billion rand worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday -- 1 billion rand less than is usually. . . Full story |
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| The risks to South Africa's moderate inflation outlook are external and further interest rate easing will not be automatic, Reserve Bank. . . Full story | | South Africa's central bank governor said on Friday there is "no evidence" of interest rate rigging in the last decade by. . . Full story | | Miner Anglo American saw profits drop almost 40 percent in the first half of the year as faltering global economic growth. . . Full story | | Absa Group will likely see a 190 million rand decline in revenue as a result of the latest rate cut by. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that all the resolutions set out in the notice of annual general meeting were passed by the requisite. . . Full story | | With reference to the interim results announcement and dividend declaration released earlier today and in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements,. . . Full story | | Nedbank is displaying stable growth of its noninterest and interest income, has improved its previously troubled retail unit and is now. . . Full story | | RBPlat is in the process of finalising its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2012. The company advised. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are advised that at the twenty-ninth annual general meeting of Medclin held on 26 July 2012, all the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the notice of the annual general meeting, except ordinary resolution number 4.1 relating to the appointment of Prof. Dr Robert Leu as a member of the audit and risk committee which was withdrawn by the company at the meeting, were approved by the requisite majority of votes. The special resolutions relating to the replacement of the. . . Full story |
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Company Results | 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 | | Revenue increased marginally to GBP263.4 million (GBP256 million). Operating profit declined to GBP182.6 million (GBP297.3 million) and net attributable profit more. . . Full story | | Group revenue for the interim period ended 30 June 2012 lowered to USD13.7 billion (2011: USD15.2 billion), total profit from operations. . . Full story | | Interest and similar income grew 5% to R24.9 billion (2011: R23.6 billion). Operating profit before operating expenditure fell marginally by 1%. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 34671.00 | 383.00 | 1.12% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30508.00 | 349.00 | 1.16% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2431.00 | 81.00 | 3.48% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 26765.00 | 469.00 | 1.79% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 40592.00 | 587.00 | 1.47% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 34622.00 | 532.00 | 1.56% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 45891.00 | -8.00 | -0.02% | DJ Futures | 19:58 | 13039.00 | 401.00 | 3.17% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 13080.24 | 404.19 | 3.19% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1384.18 | 46.29 | 3.46% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 2950.04 | 95.80 | 3.36% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5627.21 | 54.05 | 0.97% | DAX | 18:08 | 6689.40 | 282.88 | 4.42% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3280.19 | 73.07 | 2.28% | Nikkei | 08:08 | 8566.64 | 123.54 | 1.46% | Shanghai | 09:48 | 2128.77 | 2.76 | 0.13% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 19274.96 | 382.17 | 2.02% | All Ords | 08:45 | 4234.40 | 60.60 | 1.45% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 3501.29 | 15.55 | 0.45% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1622.86 | 7.76 | 0.48% | Gold R | 19:57 | 13231.41 | -76.73 | -0.58% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 425381 | -6810 | -1.58% | Silver $ | 19:58 | 27.6670 | .1900 | 0.69% | Platinum $ | 19:58 | 1405.20 | 3.20 | 0.23% | Palladium $ | 19:58 | 572.75 | 4.65 | 0.82% | R157 | 13:02 | 5.39 | .01 | 0.19% | R204 | 17:08 | 6.12 | -.11 | -1.77% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 107.36 | 1.43 | 1.35% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.1600 | -0.0787 | -0.96% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.8103 | -0.0921 | -0.71% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.0666 | -0.0624 | -0.62% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.5990 | 0.0006 | 0.01% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.5440 | -0.0348 | -0.41% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 78.5800 | 0.4060 | 0.52% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.8105 | -0.0036 | -0.44% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2319 | 0.0040 | 0.32% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6355 | -0.0018 | -0.28% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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27/07/2012 | 237 | 126 | 74 | 437 | 238,758,843 | R12,988,361,188 | 113099 | 1508113 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,508.00 | 349.00 | 1.16% | Industrial | 40,592.00 | 587.00 | 1.47% | Mid Cap | 50,551.00 | 515.00 | 1.03% | Small Cap | 36,763.00 | 101.00 | 0.28% | Resource 20 | 45,891.00 | -8.00 | -0.02% | Industrial 25 | 34,622.00 | 532.00 | 1.56% | Financial 15 | 10,006.00 | 206.00 | 2.11% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 38,153.00 | 659.00 | 1.76% | All Share | 34,671.00 | 383.00 | 1.12% | Oil & Gas | 25,729.00 | 151.00 | 0.59% | Mining | 29,609.00 | -1.00 | -0.00% | Gold Mining | 2,431.00 | 81.00 | 3.48% | Platinum Mining | 48.00 | 1.00 | 2.19% | GENERAL MINING | 7,512.00 | -91.00 | -1.21% | Oil & Gas Producers | 13,834.00 | 82.00 | 0.60% | Basic Materials | 25,424.00 | 19.00 | 0.08% | Chemicals | 15,067.00 | 153.00 | 1.03% | Forestry & Paper | 13,744.00 | 179.00 | 1.32% | Industrial Metals | 27,958.00 | 123.00 | 0.44% | Industrials | 34,014.00 | 853.00 | 2.57% | General Industrials | 96.00 | 2.00 | 2.72% | Consumer Goods | 35,014.00 | 324.00 | 0.94% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,751.00 | .00 | 0.01% | Household Goods | 165.00 | 3 | 2.44% | Health Care | 47,647.00 | 610.00 | 1.30% | Beverages | 122.00 | .00 | 0.62% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 63,608.00 | 193.00 | 0.31% | Personal Goods | 475.00 | 11.00 | 2.50% | Consumer Services | 71,801.00 | 1054.00 | 1.49% | General Retailers | 61,998.00 | 1104.00 | 1.81% | Travel & Leisure | 3,890.00 | 3.00 | 0.10% | Media | 99.00 | 1.00 | 1.99% | Support Services | 2,277.00 | .00 | 0.03% | Telecommunications | 73,450.00 | 1610.00 | 2.24% | Financials | 26,765.00 | 469.00 | 1.79% | Banks | 49,866.00 | 1484.00 | 3.07% | Non-life Insurance | 41,830.00 | 398.00 | 0.96% | Life Insurance | 21,010.00 | 187.00 | 0.90% | General Financial | 2,481.00 | 26.00 | 1.07% | Technology | 29,801.00 | 122.00 | 0.41% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,955.00 | 26 | 0.89% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,088.00 | 26 | 0.87% | COAL MINING | 21,890.00 | -5 | -0.03% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,484.00 | 9 | 0.17% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,097.00 | -4 | -0.40% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 489.00 | | 1.45% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 385.00 | | 1.03% | RESOURCE | 25,368.00 | 20 | 0.08% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 192.00 | 2 | 1.52% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,083.00 | 81 | 1.16% | Capped Top 40 | 16,118.00 | 184 | 1.16% | Capped All Share | 17,540.00 | 193 | 1.12% | JSE TABACO | 5,505.00 | -32 | -0.59% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MMI | MMI HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 25 Jul | SNT | SANTAM LTD | HOLD | 25 Jul | RMI | RAND MERCH INS HLDGS LTD | HOLD | 25 Jul | LBH | LIBERTY HOLDINGS LTD ORD | HOLD | 25 Jul | SLM | SANLAM LIMITED | HOLD | 25 Jul |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 30 Jul 2012 | AQUARIUS | March 2012 (Q) | 30 Jul 2012 | AQUARIUSCVT | March 2012 (Q) | 30 Jul 2012 | HULAMIN | June 2012 (Interim) | 30 Jul 2012 | HULAMINA | June 2012 (Interim) | 30 Jul 2012 | HULAMINB | June 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CAPSHOP | 12-07-26 | 12-10-12 | 12-11-20 | R 0.0500 | NAIL -N- | 12-07-26 | 12-08-10 | 12-08-20 | R 0.0912 | BATS | 12-07-25 | 12-08-10 | 12-09-26 | R 0.4220 | AECI | 12-07-25 | 12-08-31 | 12-09-10 | R 0.7800 | SABVEST | 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 | SBR003 | 12-07-13 | 12-07-27 | 12-08-06 | R 1.4800 | 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 | VILLAGE | 12-06-21 | 12-07-27 | 12-08-06 | R 0.3000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | WLN | PBT Group Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed | PBT | PBT Group Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed | CKS | Crookes Brothers Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed | TON | Tongaat Hulett Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed | 1TM | 1time Holdings Ltd. | 27/07/2012 | Confirmed |
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