Tuesday, 07 August 2012 - 20:00
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South Africa's All-Share index closed at a fresh life-time high on Tuesday, led by mining stocks such as Lonmin and drawing comfort from signs that Europe was inching closer to resolving its debt crisis. Full story
Revenue declined to R1.2 billion (R1.3 billion). EBITDA increased to R262.9 million (R206 million). Net attributable profit rose to R138.1 million (R86 million). In addition, headline earnings per share grew to 5.5c (3.5cps).
Outlook
Despite the challenges, Merafe continues to remain op Full story |
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Syria's President Bashar
al-Assad won a pledge of support on Tuesday from regional ally
Iran as his forces tried to choke off rebels in the northern
city of Aleppo. Full storyTurkey's worst nightmares are beginning to
come true in Syria - a protracted sectarian civil war on its
long southern border with the emergence of a de facto
Kurdish-controlled region friendly to its main domestic foe. Full storyGunmen killed 16 people when they
fired on worshippers at a church in Nigeria's central Kogi state
during a Monday evening service, police said on Tuesday. Full story |
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Markets | World stocks hit a three-month
high and the euro gained on Tuesday as investors drew
encouragement from signs that Europe is edging toward. . . Full story | | Gold was nearly flat on Tuesday,
with volume much lighter than average for a second day as
investors were uncertain about whether central. . . Full story | | European shares rose to their
highest level in more than four months on Tuesday, as firmer oil
stocks and a surge in telecoms. . . Full story | | Britain's FTSE 100 climbed to
its highest close in four months on Tuesday, with heavyweight
miners and energy stocks rallying on expectations of. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks extended gains on
Tuesday, with the Nasdaq climbing more than 1 percent, on
expectations the European Central Bank will take action. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose for a third day
on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 above 1,400 for the first time
since early May, bolstered. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose at the open on
Tuesday, with the S&P 500 topping 1,400 for the first time since
May 3, on expectations. . . Full story | | European shares edged higher in
volatile trade on Tuesday marked by a more than 20 percent fall
for UK lender Standard Chartered after. . . Full story |
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| South Africa exported 6.28 million tonnes of coal from the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in July, up from 5.45 million tonnes. . . Full story | | China overtook South Africa as the world's largest producer of steel feedstock ferrochrome in the first six months of this year,. . . Full story | | Massmart Holdings, the South African unit of Wal-Mart, said on Tuesday full-year profit likely rose as much as 34 percent, falling. . . Full story | | South Africa's business confidence fell to its lowest in twelve years in July as sentiment continues to be hammered by the. . . Full story |
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| South Africa on Tuesday slapped fixed-line operator Telkom with a lighter-than-expected fine of 449 million rand for using its dominant market. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was steady in early Tuesday trade, stuck in a wide range set on Friday, with little in the. . . Full story | | South Africa's All-share index briefly touched a record high in opening trade on Tuesday but quickly yielded its gains.. . . Full story | | South African paper maker Mondi posted 21 percent drop in first-half earnings on Tuesday and cautioned of continued weak demand in. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the sixteenth dividend declaration on the variable rate non-cumulative, non- redeemable B preference. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that earnings per share ("EPS") and headline earnings per share ("HEPS") for the six months ended 30 June. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that for the year ended 30 June 2012, the group expects to release audited earnings per share ("basic. . . Full story | | Bell is currently finalising its results for the six months ended 30 June 2012, which should be released on SENS on. . . Full story |
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| Poynting informed shareholders that Poynting, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Poynting Antennas (Pty) Ltd. ("Poynting Antennas" or "the company") has entered into a Sale of Business Agreement, dated 10 July 2012, with. . . Full story | | Coal announced it has successfully placed 115 478 798 new shares ("placing shares") with institutional investors at a price of GBP25p per share (R3.25) to raise gross proceeds of USD44.8 million. . . Full story | | The following preference share dividends have been declared out of income reserves for the six months to 31 August 2012, payable on Monday, 3 September 2012:
*6% Cumulative preference shares dividend no. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2012 grew to USD3.5 billion (2011: USD3.2 billion) whilst operating profit was up. . . Full story | | Revenue decreased to EUR2.8 billion (2011: EUR2.9 billion) whilst operating profit declined to EUR0.3 billion (2011: EUR0.4 billion). Consequently, net attributable. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 30 June 2012 increased to R4.3 billion (2011: R4 billion). Gross profit grew to R2.5. . . Full story | | Revenue decreased to EUR2.8 billion (2011: EUR2.9 billion) whilst operating profit declined to EUR0.3 billion (2011: EUR0.4 billion). Consequently, net attributable. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 35487.26 | 18.00 | 0.05% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 31224.75 | 32.00 | 0.10% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2392.81 | -35.00 | -1.45% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 27234.12 | -196.00 | -0.72% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 41371.89 | -86.00 | -0.21% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 35335.54 | -83.00 | -0.24% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 47586.10 | 532.00 | 1.13% | DJ Futures | 19:42 | 13160.00 | 105.00 | 0.80% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 13205.83 | 109.66 | 0.84% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1405.65 | 14.66 | 1.05% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3023.69 | 55.79 | 1.88% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5841.24 | 32.47 | 0.56% | DAX | 18:10 | 6967.95 | 102.29 | 1.49% | CAC40 | 18:10 | 3453.28 | 51.72 | 1.52% | Nikkei | 08:08 | 8803.31 | 77.02 | 0.88% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2157.62 | 2.70 | 0.13% | Hang-Seng | 10:30 | 20072.55 | 73.83 | 0.37% | All Ords | 08:37 | 4311.40 | 18.50 | 0.43% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 3584.81 | 21.61 | 0.61% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1610.19 | -.71 | -0.04% | Gold R | 19:58 | 13106.54 | -40.71 | -0.31% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 421438 | 2018 | 0.48% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 28.1250 | .2680 | 0.96% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1406.00 | 9.50 | 0.68% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 584.25 | 9.55 | 1.66% | R157 | 17:10 | 5.57 | .14 | 2.49% | R204 | 17:10 | 6.25 | .14 | 2.21% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 112.52 | 2.83 | 2.58% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.1386 | -0.0243 | -0.30% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.7011 | -0.0031 | -0.02% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.1067 | -0.0134 | -0.13% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.6447 | -0.0495 | -0.74% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.5970 | -0.0295 | -0.34% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 78.6700 | 0.4100 | 0.52% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.8048 | -0.0015 | -0.19% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2420 | 0.0022 | 0.18% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6388 | -0.0020 | -0.31% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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07/08/2012 | 161 | 172 | 88 | 421 | 186,307,444 | R9,235,728,482 | 89189 | 1620877 | 06/08/2012 | 204 | 126 | 81 | 411 | 166,956,349 | R7,755,193,605 | 77235 | 1254426 | 03/08/2012 | 222 | 127 | 69 | 418 | 181,356,985 | R10,415,457,209 | 94952 | 1746042 | 02/08/2012 | 166 | 162 | 82 | 410 | 187,359,163 | R11,393,836,746 | 98959 | 1608146 | 01/08/2012 | 203 | 148 | 72 | 423 | 174,681,988 | R11,408,173,299 | 111641 | 1362043 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 31,224.00 | 32.00 | 0.10% | Industrial | 41,371.00 | -86.00 | -0.21% | Mid Cap | 51,835.00 | -139.00 | -0.27% | Small Cap | 37,319.00 | 60.00 | 0.16% | Resource 20 | 47,586.00 | 532.00 | 1.13% | Industrial 25 | 35,335.00 | -83.00 | -0.24% | Financial 15 | 10,157.00 | -75.00 | -0.74% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 38,839.00 | -151.00 | -0.39% | All Share | 35,487.00 | 18.00 | 0.05% | Oil & Gas | 27,002.00 | 7.00 | 0.03% | Mining | 30,568.00 | 362.00 | 1.20% | Gold Mining | 2,392.00 | -35.00 | -1.45% | Platinum Mining | 49.00 | 1.00 | 2.56% | GENERAL MINING | 7,858.00 | 148.00 | 1.92% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,518.00 | 4.00 | 0.03% | Basic Materials | 26,194.00 | 300.00 | 1.16% | Chemicals | 15,288.00 | -24.00 | -0.16% | Forestry & Paper | 13,722.00 | 127.00 | 0.94% | Industrial Metals | 28,461.00 | 277.00 | 0.99% | Industrials | 34,828.00 | -306.00 | -0.87% | General Industrials | 99.00 | .00 | 0.10% | Consumer Goods | 35,628.00 | 148.00 | 0.42% | Automobiles & Parts | 6,034.00 | 34.00 | 0.58% | Household Goods | 164.00 | 3 | 2.06% | Health Care | 50,073.00 | -228.00 | -0.46% | Beverages | 123.00 | 1.00 | 0.98% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 64,598.00 | 436.00 | 0.68% | Personal Goods | 497.00 | .00 | -0.14% | Consumer Services | 73,705.00 | -375.00 | -0.51% | General Retailers | 63,557.00 | -427.00 | -0.67% | Travel & Leisure | 3,942.00 | -7.00 | -0.19% | Media | 103.00 | .00 | -0.13% | Support Services | 2,229.00 | -33.00 | -1.48% | Telecommunications | 73,413.00 | -827.00 | -1.12% | Financials | 27,234.00 | -196.00 | -0.72% | Banks | 50,447.00 | -532.00 | -1.04% | Non-life Insurance | 45,557.00 | 347.00 | 0.77% | Life Insurance | 21,788.00 | 153.00 | 0.71% | General Financial | 2,474.00 | -48.00 | -1.92% | Technology | 30,355.00 | 76.00 | 0.25% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,044.00 | 14 | 0.48% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,177.00 | 12 | 0.40% | COAL MINING | 22,655.00 | 608 | 2.76% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,518.00 | -35 | -0.64% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,071.00 | 13 | 1.29% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 496.00 | | -0.99% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 391.00 | | -0.76% | RESOURCE | 26,253.00 | 265 | 1.02% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 196.00 | 0 | -0.19% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,249.00 | 9 | 0.13% | Capped Top 40 | 16,485.00 | 12 | 0.07% | Capped All Share | 17,952.00 | 8 | 0.05% | JSE TABACO | 5,638.00 | -33 | -0.59% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MST | MUSTEK LIMITED | BUY | 03 Aug | IPL | IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 03 Aug | RLO | REUNERT LIMITED | SELL | 03 Aug | ALT | ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES LIMIT... | HOLD | 03 Aug | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | BUY | 03 Aug |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 08 Aug 2012 | AQUARIUS | June 2012 (Final) | 08 Aug 2012 | AQUARIUSCVT | June 2012 (Final) | 08 Aug 2012 | DELTA | June 2012 (Interim) | 08 Aug 2012 | OLDMUTUAL | June 2012 (Interim) | 10 Aug 2012 | BELL | June 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ANGLD | 12-08-06 | 12-08-24 | 12-09-14 | R 1.0000 | SBR003 | 12-08-06 | 12-10-26 | 12-11-05 | R 1.3500 | LIB-HOLD | 12-08-02 | 12-08-24 | 12-09-03 | R 1.9200 | NEDBANK-P | 12-08-01 | 12-08-17 | 12-08-27 | R 0.3730 | EXXARO | 12-08-01 | 12-09-14 | 12-09-25 | R 3.5000 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SABMILLER | 12-05-24 | 12-08-02 | 12-08-17 | R 0.6950 | SYNERGY A | 12-07-19 | 12-08-02 | 12-08-13 | R 0.4422 | BRAIT | 12-06-06 | 12-08-02 | 12-08-14 | R 0.2059 | SYNERGY B | 12-07-19 | 12-08-02 | 12-08-13 | R 0.1953 | MAS | 12-07-19 | 12-08-02 | 12-08-17 | R 0.0160 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | AND | Andulela Investment Holdings Ltd. | 08/08/2012 | Confirmed | ANDP | Andulela Investment Holdings Ltd. | 08/08/2012 | Confirmed | TSX | Trans Hex Group Ltd. | 08/08/2012 | Confirmed | TAS | Taste Holdings Ltd. | 10/08/2012 | Confirmed | AFP | Alexander Forbes Preference Share Invest... | 10/08/2012 | Unconfirmed |
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