Thursday, 16 August 2012 - 20:00
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South Africa's All-Share index booked the highest close in its 17-year history on Thursday, rising 0.56 percent to 35,743.23, as resource stocks edged higher on renewed hope about progress towards resolution of the debt crisis. Full story
Revenue for the interim period ended 30 June 2012 soared to R1.1 billion (2011: R842.8 million). Gross profit jumped to R579.1 million (2011: R490.3 million), while profit attributable equity holders of the parent R122.2 million (2011: R190.1 million). Furthermore, headline earnings per shar Full story |
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President Bashar al-Assad's
feared brother Maher lost a leg in a bomb attack on the Syrian
leader's security cabinet a month ago, sources said on Thursday,
in a severe blow to one of the main military commanders fighting
a 17-month-old insurgency. Full story |
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Markets | European shares rose on Thursday
to within touching distance of their 2012 peaks, lifted by bank
stocks and propped up by persistent expectations. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose on Thursday
following comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel that
appeared to back the European Central Bank's efforts to fight
the. . . Full story | | World shares rose to near 3-1/2
month highs o n T hursday, following hints that global growth
engine China is eyeing new support. . . Full story | | UK equities steadied near
four-month highs on Thursday and technical resistance levels
kept a lid on gains with investors unwilling to push the. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks hit session highs
on Thursday following comments from German Chancellor Angela
Merkel that appeared to back the European Central Bank's efforts
to. . . Full story | | Gold prices firmed on Thursday on
speculation that central banks may be set to launch more
bullion-friendly stimulus measures to boost growth, though. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose at the open on
Thursday after data on the housing and labor markets did little
to change investors' assesment of. . . Full story | | European shares edged into
positive territory in thin, jittery trade on Thursday after U.S.
data showed some tentative signs of economic improvement but. . . Full story |
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| Standard Bank will press ahead with expensive plans to open another 30 branches in sub-Saharan Africa this year, aiming to cash. . . Full story | | BHP Billiton
said on Thursday that worsening market conditions could lead to
job cuts at its Australian coal mines, as slowing. . . Full story | | South African state-owned oil firm PetroSA and Cairn India Group have signed a farm-in deal for crude oil and natural gas. . . Full story | | South African drug maker Cipla Medpro said on Thursday the suspension of its chief executive was not based on any major. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand weakened on Thursday while government bond yields climbed in line with global debt market trends amid a deterioriating. . . Full story | | Shares of South Africa's Cipla Medpro tumbled 10 percent at the start of trade on Thursday after the drug maker said. . . Full story | | Harmony Gold, South Africa's third-largest gold producer, slid to a surprise fourth-quarter loss on Thursday despite a 14 percent increase in. . . Full story | | Nigeria is likely to be included in JP Morgan's Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) from October, potentially bringing up. . . Full story |
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Company News | Anglo announced the completion of its acquisition of a 40% shareholding in De Beers from CHL (representing the Oppenheimer family interests), thereby increasing Anglo American's shareholding in De Beers to 85%.. . . Full story | | Mvela Group ordinary shareholders were referred to the announcement dated 12 June 2012 and the circular, in which, inter alia, Mvela Group ordinary shareholders were advised of the scheme of arrangement. . . Full story | | Preference and ordinary shareholders of Imperial are advised that all ordinary and special resolutions proposed at the meeting of preference shareholders and the combined general meeting held on Thursday, 16 August. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Turnover increased to R1.8 billion (R1.5 billion). Gross profit rose by 17% to R732 million (R626 million). Trading profit was up. . . Full story | | Revenue for the quarter jumped to USD41.9 million (2011: USD38 million). Gross profit soared to USD12.6 million (2011: USD3.2 million), while. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 27 June 2012 jumped to R172.5 million (2011: R129.7 million). Gross profit increased to R53.1. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period decreased to CAD65.7 million (2011: CAD83.1 million). Net loss for the period was greater at CAD39.8. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 35743.23 | 200.00 | 0.56% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 31535.97 | 203.00 | 0.65% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2491.06 | 54.00 | 2.22% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 27156.64 | -21.00 | -0.08% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 41808.15 | 175.00 | 0.42% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 35760.15 | 153.00 | 0.43% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 47941.06 | 595.00 | 1.26% | DJ Futures | 19:28 | 13215.00 | 91.00 | 0.69% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 13235.44 | 70.66 | 0.54% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1414.00 | 8.47 | 0.60% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3057.00 | 26.07 | 0.86% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5834.51 | 1.47 | 0.03% | DAX | 18:08 | 6996.29 | 21.90 | 0.31% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3480.49 | 31.29 | 0.91% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 9092.76 | 167.72 | 1.88% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2112.20 | -6.75 | -0.32% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 19962.95 | -89.34 | -0.45% | All Ords | 08:40 | 4353.50 | 46.50 | 1.08% | NZSE 50 | 07:52 | 3616.20 | -14.99 | -0.41% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:57 | 1616.07 | 12.87 | 0.80% | Gold R | 19:57 | 13238.20 | 36.20 | 0.27% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 425832 | 1734 | 0.41% | Silver $ | 19:58 | 28.2300 | .4200 | 1.51% | Platinum $ | 19:58 | 1435.50 | 43.00 | 3.09% | Palladium $ | 19:56 | 582.00 | 8.80 | 1.54% | R157 | 17:04 | 5.66 | -.02 | -0.26% | R204 | 17:04 | 6.42 | .03 | 0.39% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 117.31 | .46 | 0.39% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.2018 | -0.0318 | -0.39% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 12.8647 | -0.0170 | -0.13% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.1323 | 0.0139 | 0.14% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.6447 | -0.0028 | -0.04% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.6212 | -0.0313 | -0.36% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 79.3500 | 0.3580 | 0.45% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.8083 | -0.0053 | -0.65% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2364 | 0.0080 | 0.65% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6351 | -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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16/08/2012 | 205 | 149 | 67 | 421 | 144,689,655 | R9,087,649,179 | 80933 | 1303509 | 15/08/2012 | 135 | 170 | 90 | 395 | 164,684,736 | R10,373,760,776 | 73028 | 1081700 | 14/08/2012 | 185 | 130 | 80 | 395 | 157,387,633 | R9,342,474,859 | 88601 | 1237281 | 13/08/2012 | 134 | 166 | 106 | 406 | 129,545,824 | R7,542,356,316 | 77611 | 973859 | 10/08/2012 | 177 | 142 | 71 | 390 | 162,605,219 | R9,319,648,328 | 108826 | 1410008 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 31,535.00 | 203.00 | 0.65% | Industrial | 41,808.00 | 175.00 | 0.42% | Mid Cap | 51,448.00 | 57.00 | 0.11% | Small Cap | 37,412.00 | 91.00 | 0.25% | Resource 20 | 47,941.00 | 595.00 | 1.26% | Industrial 25 | 35,760.00 | 153.00 | 0.43% | Financial 15 | 10,150.00 | -16.00 | -0.16% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 39,170.00 | 93.00 | 0.24% | All Share | 35,743.00 | 200.00 | 0.56% | Oil & Gas | 26,769.00 | 572.00 | 2.19% | Mining | 30,934.00 | 329.00 | 1.08% | Gold Mining | 2,491.00 | 54.00 | 2.22% | Platinum Mining | 47.00 | .00 | -0.58% | GENERAL MINING | 7,952.00 | 103.00 | 1.31% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,393.00 | 308.00 | 2.19% | Basic Materials | 26,499.00 | 280.00 | 1.07% | Chemicals | 15,484.00 | 28.00 | 0.18% | Forestry & Paper | 13,863.00 | 118.00 | 0.86% | Industrial Metals | 28,599.00 | 381.00 | 1.35% | Industrials | 35,084.00 | 77.00 | 0.22% | General Industrials | 101.00 | 1.00 | 1.00% | Consumer Goods | 36,082.00 | 124.00 | 0.35% | Automobiles & Parts | 6,032.00 | 18.00 | 0.31% | Household Goods | 164.00 | 1 | 0.77% | Health Care | 48,277.00 | -445.00 | -0.91% | Beverages | 124.00 | .00 | 0.45% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 64,643.00 | 354.00 | 0.55% | Personal Goods | 513.00 | 4.00 | 0.86% | Consumer Services | 74,565.00 | 745.00 | 1.01% | General Retailers | 63,810.00 | 215.00 | 0.34% | Travel & Leisure | 3,998.00 | 34.00 | 0.87% | Media | 108.00 | 4.00 | 4.13% | Support Services | 2,189.00 | 3.00 | 0.17% | Telecommunications | 75,210.00 | 122.00 | 0.16% | Financials | 27,156.00 | -21.00 | -0.08% | Banks | 49,657.00 | -550.00 | -1.10% | Non-life Insurance | 44,370.00 | 89.00 | 0.20% | Life Insurance | 22,257.00 | 92.00 | 0.42% | General Financial | 2,487.00 | 23.00 | 0.97% | Technology | 30,885.00 | 122.00 | 0.40% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,084.00 | 30 | 1.01% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,209.00 | 27 | 0.86% | COAL MINING | 22,829.00 | -377 | -1.63% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,570.00 | -23 | -0.43% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,103.00 | 2 | 0.26% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 490.00 | | 0.53% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 390.00 | | 0.53% | RESOURCE | 26,487.00 | 323 | 1.24% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 198.00 | 1 | 0.73% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,304.00 | 36 | 0.50% | Capped Top 40 | 16,646.00 | 104 | 0.63% | Capped All Share | 18,081.00 | 100 | 0.56% | JSE TABACO | 5,566.00 | -27 | -0.49% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MST | MUSTEK LIMITED | BUY | 14 Aug | IPL | IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 14 Aug | RLO | REUNERT LIMITED | SELL | 14 Aug | ALT | ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES LIMIT... | HOLD | 14 Aug | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | BUY | 14 Aug |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 17 Aug 2012 | CENRAND | June 2012 (Interim) | 17 Aug 2012 | DELRAND | June 2012 (Interim) | 17 Aug 2012 | HOSP-A | June 2012 (Final) | 17 Aug 2012 | HOSP-B | June 2012 (Final) | 17 Aug 2012 | METAIR | June 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ITLTILE | 12-08-15 | 12-08-24 | 12-09-03 | R 0.0700 | TRUWTHS | 12-08-15 | 12-08-31 | 12-09-10 | R 1.5700 | TRENCOR | 12-08-15 | 12-09-07 | 12-09-17 | R 0.6500 | CITYLDG | 12-08-15 | 12-09-07 | 12-09-17 | R 1.3300 | FORTRESSB | 12-08-15 | 12-08-31 | 12-09-10 | R 0.0995 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | KUMBA | 12-07-20 | 12-08-10 | 12-08-20 | R 19.2000 | HUDACO | 12-06-29 | 12-08-10 | 12-08-20 | R 1.5500 | ADCORP | 12-05-22 | 12-08-10 | 12-08-20 | R 0.8000 | BATS | 12-07-25 | 12-08-10 | 12-09-26 | R 0.4220 | ANGLO | 12-07-27 | 12-08-10 | 12-09-13 | R 0.3200 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | KEH | Keaton Energy Holdings Ltd. | 17/08/2012 | Confirmed | LEW | Lewis Group Ltd. | 17/08/2012 | Confirmed | FGL | Finbond Group Ltd. | 17/08/2012 | Confirmed | ART | Argent Industrial Ltd. | 20/08/2012 | Confirmed | FBR | Famous Brands Ltd. | 23/08/2012 | Confirmed |
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