Wednesday, 01 August 2012 - 20:00
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South Africa's broad All-share index closed above 35,000 for the first time in its 17-year history on Wednesday, rising 1.37 percent as telecoms, brewers and banks all gained on hopes of further stimulus by global central banks. Full story
Revenue for the interim period increased to R5.9 billion (2011: R5.7 billion). Net operating profit lowered to R1.3 billion (2011: R1.4 billion), while profit attributable to owners of the parent jumped to R9 billion (2011: R3.2 billion). Furthermore, headline earnings per share from continu Full story |
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Defence lawyers accused Russian
authorities on Wednesday of depriving three members of a women's
punk band of sleep and food during a trial that critics say is
part of a campaign to discredit President Vladimir Putin's
opponents. Full storyPresident Bashar al-Assad
told his troops on Wednesday that their battle against rebels
would decide Syria's fate, but his written message gave no clues
to his whereabouts two weeks after a bomb attack hit his inner
circle. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks edged up on
Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy announcement,
but traders were focused on unusually high volume in dozens. . . Full story | | European shares rose in light
trade on Wednesday as investors waited to see if policymakers
will back up pledges to support the euro. . . Full story | | Gold fell on Wednesday as
disappointing global manufacturing data dampened sentiment ahead
of the Federal Reserve's latest policy statement which is
expected to stop. . . Full story | | Britain's benchmark share index
rose on Wednesday following strong numbers from retailer Next
and other blue-chip companies, although many investors
held off trading. . . Full story |
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| Global share prices and the euro
held steady on Wednesday as investors waited to see if central
banks in the United States and. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened higher on
Wednesday after data on the labor market came in above
expectations and ahead of the Federal Reserve's statement. . . Full story | | U.S. stock index futures
advanced on Wednesday after two straight sessions of declines
ahead of the Federal Reserve's statement on the economy and. . . Full story | | Solid earnings signals from
Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered and clothing
retailer Next lifted Britain's main share index on
Wednesday, although many investors held off. . . Full story |
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| Aquarius Platinum said three people died and at least 20 were injured on Wednesday afternoon in a security incident at Kwezi. . . Full story | | A new round of policy easing from the world's major central banks could restore appetite for riskier emerging market currencies, boosting. . . Full story | | South Africa's Exxaro is looking to invest in platinum group metals or copper to benefit from a favourable market and become. . . Full story | | South Africa's Nedbank Group posted a 24 percent jump in first-half profit on Wednesday, boosted by a turnaround at its retail. . . Full story |
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| South African private hospital group Mediclinic International said on Wednesday it plans to raise $608 million through a rights offer to. . . Full story | | Australian clothing retailer Country Road, a unit of South Africa's Woolworths, will buy local rival Witchery Group in a $181 million. . . Full story | | Impala Platinum's
Zimbabwe unit Zimplats posted a 52 percent drop in
operating profit in the fourth quarter to June, mainly due to
weaker. . . Full story | | South Africa's seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers' Index rose above the key 50 level in July, but the outlook for the manufacturing. . . Full story |
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Company News | Aquarius Platinum (SA) (Pty) Ltd. regretted to advise that a very serious security incident occurred early this afternoon at Kwezi shaft,. . . Full story | | Shareholders were referred to the announcements released by the company on 20 June 2012 and 6 July 2012, relating to the. . . Full story | | With regard to the audited results for the year ended 31 March 2012, shareholders of The Foschini Group (TFG) Ltd. are. . . Full story | | Further to the detailed cautionary announcement dated 20 June 2012, shareholders are advised that the negotiations regarding the various acquisitions are. . . Full story |
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| Further to the cautionary announcements dated 9 May 2012 and 20 June 2012, shareholders were advised that discussions are still in. . . Full story | | Trencor drew attention to the following news release issued by Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (''Textainer''), in which Trencor has a 60.1%. . . Full story | | The group is taking advantage of strong capital markets in both South Africa and Switzerland to strengthen its balance sheet by. . . Full story | | Coal provided its operational report, together with its subsidiaries, for the quarter ended 30 June 2012. A copy of this report. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Outlook
Capco has continued to drive performance across its estates during 2012, and this has been reflected in the financial results.
The balance. . . Full story | | Rental revenue for the interim period ended 30 June 2012 jumped to R1.1 billion (2011: R758.6 million), while profit for the. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to USD42.8 million (USD24.7 million). A gross loss from mining activities of USD3.4 million (profit of USD2.1 million) was. . . Full story | | Revenue from continuing operations increased to AUD2.1 million (AUD1.2 million). A net attributable profit of AUD0.6 million (loss of AUD5.1 million). . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 35070.00 | 474.00 | 1.37% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30859.00 | 473.00 | 1.56% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2388.00 | -21.00 | -0.91% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 26866.00 | 318.00 | 1.20% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 41096.00 | 755.00 | 1.87% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 35036.00 | 740.00 | 2.16% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 46654.00 | 363.00 | 0.78% | DJ Futures | 19:24 | 13002.00 | 1.00 | 0.01% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 13037.02 | -35.99 | -0.28% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1381.81 | -3.49 | -0.25% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 2934.13 | -11.71 | -0.40% | FTSE 100 | 09:19 | 5656.02 | 20.74 | 0.37% | DAX | 18:08 | 6754.46 | -17.80 | -0.26% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3321.56 | 29.90 | 0.91% | Nikkei | 08:54 | 8641.85 | -53.21 | -0.61% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2123.36 | 19.73 | 0.94% | Hang-Seng | 10:30 | 19820.38 | 23.57 | 0.12% | All Ords | 08:43 | 4282.70 | -6.70 | -0.16% | NZSE 50 | 08:54 | 3530.65 | -14.36 | -0.41% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1603.91 | -10.64 | -0.66% | Gold R | 19:57 | 13245.03 | -89.69 | -0.67% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 425838 | 282 | 0.07% | Silver $ | 19:58 | 27.4750 | -.4830 | -1.73% | Platinum $ | 19:58 | 1397.50 | -14.50 | -1.03% | Palladium $ | 19:58 | 579.50 | -5.60 | -0.96% | R157 | 17:08 | 5.50 | .04 | 0.73% | R204 | 17:08 | 6.21 | .01 | 0.08% | Brent Crude | 19:48 | 106.72 | .89 | 0.84% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.2587 | -0.0007 | -0.01% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.8665 | -0.0540 | -0.42% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.1624 | 0.0014 | 0.01% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.7145 | 0.0343 | 0.51% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.6973 | 0.0240 | 0.28% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 78.0860 | -0.0450 | -0.06% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.8123 | -0.0007 | -0.09% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2299 | 0.0002 | 0.02% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6401 | 0.0024 | 0.38% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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01/08/2012 | 203 | 148 | 72 | 423 | 174,681,988 | R11,408,173,299 | 111641 | 1362043 | 31/07/2012 | 143 | 188 | 79 | 410 | 210,461,575 | R12,540,322,411 | 122868 | 1373209 | 30/07/2012 | 208 | 143 | 80 | 431 | 178,431,641 | R10,034,198,755 | 90308 | 1297390 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,859.00 | 473.00 | 1.56% | Industrial | 41,096.00 | 755.00 | 1.87% | Mid Cap | 51,129.00 | 224.00 | 0.44% | Small Cap | 37,200.00 | 254.00 | 0.69% | Resource 20 | 46,654.00 | 363.00 | 0.78% | Industrial 25 | 35,036.00 | 740.00 | 2.16% | Financial 15 | 10,040.00 | 137.00 | 1.39% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 38,516.00 | 763.00 | 2.02% | All Share | 35,070.00 | 474.00 | 1.37% | Oil & Gas | 26,468.00 | 396.00 | 1.52% | Mining | 30,003.00 | 161.00 | 0.54% | Gold Mining | 2,388.00 | -21.00 | -0.91% | Platinum Mining | 49.00 | 2.00 | 4.45% | GENERAL MINING | 7,667.00 | 51.00 | 0.68% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,231.00 | 213.00 | 1.52% | Basic Materials | 25,713.00 | 146.00 | 0.57% | Chemicals | 15,372.00 | 663.00 | 4.51% | Forestry & Paper | 13,603.00 | 4.00 | 0.03% | Industrial Metals | 27,554.00 | 79.00 | 0.29% | Industrials | 34,973.00 | 306.00 | 0.88% | General Industrials | 99.00 | 1.00 | 1.56% | Consumer Goods | 35,527.00 | 882.00 | 2.55% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,885.00 | 224.00 | 3.96% | Household Goods | 165.00 | 4 | 2.67% | Health Care | 48,902.00 | 325.00 | 0.67% | Beverages | 125.00 | 4.00 | 3.45% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 63,813.00 | 311.00 | 0.49% | Personal Goods | 479.00 | 14.00 | 3.10% | Consumer Services | 72,188.00 | 570.00 | 0.80% | General Retailers | 62,091.00 | -393.00 | -0.63% | Travel & Leisure | 3,913.00 | -16.00 | -0.42% | Media | 101.00 | 3.00 | 3.77% | Support Services | 2,269.00 | -3.00 | -0.16% | Telecommunications | 73,862.00 | 2570.00 | 3.61% | Financials | 26,866.00 | 318.00 | 1.20% | Banks | 49,717.00 | 512.00 | 1.04% | Non-life Insurance | 42,749.00 | 893.00 | 2.14% | Life Insurance | 21,317.00 | 327.00 | 1.56% | General Financial | 2,485.00 | 16.00 | 0.65% | Technology | 30,069.00 | 215.00 | 0.72% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,994.00 | 41 | 1.39% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,127.00 | 37 | 1.23% | COAL MINING | 21,357.00 | -543 | -2.48% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,531.00 | -4 | -0.09% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,069.00 | -2 | -0.22% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 489.00 | | 0.90% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 386.00 | | 1.02% | RESOURCE | 25,763.00 | 175 | 0.69% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 195.00 | 1 | 0.73% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,173.00 | 106 | 1.50% | Capped Top 40 | 16,298.00 | 253 | 1.58% | Capped All Share | 17,742.00 | 240 | 1.38% | JSE TABACO | 5,661.00 | 55 | 0.99% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | AGL | ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | BUY | 30 Jul | ASA | ABSA GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 27 Jul | NPN | NASPERS LIMITED | BUY | 26 Jul | AFE | A E C I LIMITED | BUY | 25 Jul | DSY | DISCOVERY HOLDINGS LIMITE... | BUY | 25 Jul |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 02 Aug 2012 | LIB-HOLD | June 2012 (Interim) | 02 Aug 2012 | LIBHOLD-P | June 2012 (Interim) | 02 Aug 2012 | LIBHOLD-P1 | June 2012 (Interim) | 02 Aug 2012 | LIBHOLD11 | June 2012 (Interim) | 02 Aug 2012 | NEDBANK-P | June 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CAPCO | 12-07-31 | 12-08-17 | 12-09-18 | R 0.0050 | CAPITAL | 12-07-31 | 12-08-17 | 12-08-27 | R 0.3328 | ANGLO | 12-07-27 | 12-08-10 | 12-09-13 | R 0.3200 | ABSA | 12-07-27 | 12-08-31 | 12-09-10 | R 3.1500 | ABSABANK-P | 12-07-27 | 12-08-31 | 12-09-10 | R 31.3470 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SBR003 | 12-07-13 | 12-07-27 | 12-08-06 | R 1.4800 | VILLAGE | 12-06-21 | 12-07-27 | 12-08-06 | R 0.3000 | FOORDCMPS | 12-07-10 | 12-07-27 | 12-08-06 | R 0.3000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | MML | Metmar Ltd. | 01/08/2012 | Confirmed | MMLP | Metmar Ltd. | 01/08/2012 | Confirmed | AFT | Afrimat Ltd. | 01/08/2012 | Confirmed | INLCP2 | Investec Ltd. | 02/08/2012 | Confirmed | INLCP1 | Investec Ltd. | 02/08/2012 | Confirmed |
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