Friday, 31 August 2012 - 20:00
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South African stocks pared session losses after U.S Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke kept the door open for future monetary easing, though he did not deliver an explicit signal of imminent action during a highly anticipated speech. Full story
Revenue increased by 48.9% to R647.1 million (R434.5 million). Gross profit rose 45.9% to R182.8 million (R125.3 million) and operating profit surged 93.3% to R111 million (R57.4 million). Net attributable profit soared 97.9% to R85.8 million (R43.4 million). In addition, headline earnings p Full story |
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Markets | Gold surged to a five-month
high in heavy trade on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke's key speech fuelled speculation of new. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose on Friday
after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central
bank stood ready to bolster the economy if necessary,. . . Full story | | European shares ended higher on
Friday, holding onto gains after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke left the carrot of further stimulus measures
dangling.. . . Full story | | Stocks and the euro rose on
Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke kept the door
open for future monetary easing, although he. . . Full story |
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| Britain's benchmark share index
fell for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, as uncertainty
over the economy and any new monetary stimulus measures. . . Full story | | European shares ended higher on
Friday, holding onto gains in thin trade after U.S. Federal
Reseverve chairman Ben Bernanke left the carrot of. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose further on
Friday, with the Dow climbing more than 1 percent after U.S.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled the. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks pared gains after
comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke failed
to explicitly signal any monetary easing was imminent.. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand firmed on Friday against the dollar after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke promised that the U.S. central bank. . . Full story | | Having built a fortune on risky
bets, Ivan Glasenberg will be taking another gutsy gamble if he
decides to leave Glencore's bid for. . . Full story | | South African bullion miner Gold Fields said about a quarter of its 46,000 workers had been on a wildcat strike since. . . Full story | | South Africa imported no crude oil from Iran in July, customs data showed on Friday, a sign Pretoria is avoiding Iranian. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's trade deficit widened to 6.7 billion rand in July from a 5.7 billion rand shortfall in June, the South. . . Full story | | South Africa's retail petrol price will rise by about 8.4 percent a litre next Wednesday, partly to finance wage increases for. . . Full story | | South Africa sold 2.685 billion rand worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday at an average yield of 5.05 percent, little. . . Full story | | Platinum-backed exchange-traded funds are set for their biggest one-month inflow in 18 months in August after deadly violence at a mine. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are hereby advised that the integrated annual report which incorporates the consolidated annual financial statements of the Company for the. . . Full story | | Notification was given of Mr Thando Mkatshana's appointment as Chief Executive: ARM Coal with effect from 3 September 2012. Thando Mkatshana. . . Full story | | Ceramic and Italtile Ltd. shareholders were advised that the cautionary announcements relating to both companies have been withdrawn.. . . Full story | | Further to the cautionary announcements published on SENS on Monday, 28 May 2012, Friday, 29 June 2012 and Tuesday, 31 July. . . Full story |
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| Mr H S C Bester has retired from the board of directors after serving as director, member of the Property and. . . Full story | | Unitholders are advised that, at the annual general meeting of the company convened on Friday, 31 August 2012 (in terms of. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement dated 20 October 2011 containing the summarised audited Group results for the period ended. . . Full story | | Old Mutual announced on 31 August 2012 the completion of the sale of the Finnish branch of Skandia Life Assurance Company. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Turnover for the year jumped to R949 million (2011: R889 million). Gross profit grew to R205.8 million (2011: R200.3 million). Operating profit skyrocketed to R238.5 million (2011: R79.4 million), while profit. . . Full story | | Revenue from gold sales for the interim period ended 30 June 2012 more than doubled to AUD189.2 million (2011: AUD75.1 million). Gross profit rose slightly to AUD38.5 million (2011: AUD38.1 million),. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R51.2 million (R45.8 million). Gross profit rose to R51.2 million (R45.8 million). Net attributable profit staged a turnaround to R15 million (loss of R14.9 million). In addition, headline. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 35389.45 | 82.00 | 0.23% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 31172.74 | 84.00 | 0.27% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2217.34 | -34.00 | -1.54% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 27151.97 | 225.00 | 0.84% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 42128.44 | 140.00 | 0.33% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 36099.31 | 120.00 | 0.33% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 45933.68 | -145.00 | -0.32% | DJ Futures | 19:34 | 13050.00 | -32.00 | -0.24% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 13070.65 | -36.83 | -0.28% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1404.32 | -6.17 | -0.44% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3059.79 | -21.40 | -0.69% | FTSE 100 | 17:45 | 5711.48 | -7.97 | -0.14% | DAX | 18:08 | 6970.79 | -39.78 | -0.57% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3413.07 | 33.96 | 1.00% | Nikkei | 08:08 | 8839.91 | -143.87 | -1.60% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2047.52 | -5.06 | -0.25% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 19482.57 | -70.34 | -0.36% | All Ords | 09:00 | 4339.00 | -1.20 | -0.03% | NZSE 50 | 07:50 | 3666.68 | 37.12 | 1.02% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1686.65 | 31.18 | 1.88% | Gold R | 19:57 | 14125.17 | 90.75 | 0.65% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 454400 | 6458 | 1.44% | Silver $ | 19:58 | 31.4200 | .9750 | 3.20% | Platinum $ | 19:58 | 1532.25 | 27.75 | 1.84% | Palladium $ | 19:58 | 626.20 | 11.40 | 1.85% | R157 | 15:08 | 5.48 | -.03 | -0.54% | R204 | 17:10 | 6.26 | -.05 | -0.79% | Brent Crude | 19:48 | 115.01 | 2.61 | 2.32% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.3886 | -0.0867 | -1.02% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.2663 | -0.0864 | -0.65% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.5383 | -0.0664 | -0.63% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 6.7257 | -0.0464 | -0.69% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.6598 | -0.0730 | -0.84% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 78.3000 | -0.3180 | -0.40% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7951 | -0.0042 | -0.53% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2569 | 0.0063 | 0.50% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6301 | -0.0031 | -0.49% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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31/08/2012 | 162 | 169 | 82 | 413 | 211,186,822 | R12,738,115,810 | 111470 | 1680542 | 30/08/2012 | 119 | 196 | 64 | 379 | 173,772,900 | R10,169,334,916 | 71176 | 1221551 | 29/08/2012 | 164 | 178 | 87 | 429 | 209,860,507 | R9,994,221,777 | 110018 | 1469600 | 28/08/2012 | 177 | 181 | 74 | 432 | 181,964,476 | R9,430,401,198 | 91998 | 1397109 | 27/08/2012 | 208 | 146 | 81 | 435 | 117,833,561 | R4,848,582,841 | 55422 | 709488 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 31,172.00 | 84.00 | 0.27% | Industrial | 42,128.00 | 140.00 | 0.33% | Mid Cap | 51,186.00 | 18.00 | 0.04% | Small Cap | 37,960.00 | 56.00 | 0.15% | Resource 20 | 45,933.00 | -145.00 | -0.32% | Industrial 25 | 36,099.00 | 120.00 | 0.33% | Financial 15 | 10,112.00 | 103.00 | 1.04% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 39,431.00 | 228.00 | 0.58% | All Share | 35,389.00 | 82.00 | 0.23% | Oil & Gas | 27,449.00 | 282.00 | 1.04% | Mining | 29,177.00 | -184.00 | -0.63% | Gold Mining | 2,217.00 | -34.00 | -1.54% | Platinum Mining | 47.00 | .00 | 1.28% | GENERAL MINING | 7,554.00 | -34.00 | -0.45% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,759.00 | 152.00 | 1.04% | Basic Materials | 25,013.00 | -161.00 | -0.64% | Chemicals | 15,546.00 | -119.00 | -0.76% | Forestry & Paper | 14,034.00 | 343.00 | 2.51% | Industrial Metals | 25,373.00 | -923.00 | -3.51% | Industrials | 34,733.00 | 174.00 | 0.50% | General Industrials | 98.00 | .00 | 0.68% | Consumer Goods | 36,889.00 | 70.00 | 0.19% | Automobiles & Parts | 6,566.00 | -36.00 | -0.55% | Household Goods | 172.00 | 2 | 1.56% | Health Care | 48,563.00 | 412.00 | 0.86% | Beverages | 128.00 | .00 | 0.17% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 64,839.00 | -325.00 | -0.50% | Personal Goods | 519.00 | 6.00 | 1.24% | Consumer Services | 75,098.00 | 333.00 | 0.45% | General Retailers | 63,520.00 | -126.00 | -0.20% | Travel & Leisure | 4,208.00 | 51.00 | 1.23% | Media | 107.00 | 2.00 | 2.17% | Support Services | 2,122.00 | -5.00 | -0.25% | Telecommunications | 75,671.00 | 479.00 | 0.64% | Financials | 27,151.00 | 225.00 | 0.84% | Banks | 48,894.00 | 418.00 | 0.86% | Non-life Insurance | 45,914.00 | 2118.00 | 4.84% | Life Insurance | 22,357.00 | 204.00 | 0.92% | General Financial | 2,428.00 | 15.00 | 0.64% | Technology | 31,474.00 | 79.00 | 0.25% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,005.00 | 3 | 0.11% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,132.00 | 1 | 0.06% | COAL MINING | 19,284.00 | -246 | -1.26% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,572.00 | -2 | -0.05% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,063.00 | -8 | -0.78% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 509.00 | | 0.98% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 404.00 | | 0.69% | RESOURCE | 25,301.00 | -94 | -0.37% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 194.00 | 0 | 0.45% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,226.00 | 31 | 0.43% | Capped Top 40 | 16,464.00 | 49 | 0.30% | Capped All Share | 17,904.00 | 42 | 0.24% | JSE TABACO | 5,698.00 | -9 | -0.16% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MDC | MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL | HOLD | 29/08/2012 | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | HOLD | 29/08/2012 | CPI | CAPITEC | BUY | 28/08/2012 | BAW | BARLOWORLD LIMITED | HOLD | 28/08/2012 | NPK | NAMPAK | BUY | 28/08/2012 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 03/09/2012 | ARM | June 2012 (Final) | 03/09/2012 | ASSORE | June 2012 (Final) | 03/09/2012 | WBHO | June 2012 (Final) | 03/09/2012 | WBHOP | June 2012 (Final) | 04/09/2012 | CONTROL | June 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | METROFILE | 30/08/2012 | 28/09/2012 | 08/10/2012 | R 0.0450 | CAXTON6%CPP | 29/08/2012 | 19/10/2012 | 29/10/2012 | R 4.1000 | SANTAM | 29/08/2012 | 14/09/2012 | 25/09/2012 | R 2.3000 | CAXTON | 29/08/2012 | 19/10/2012 | 29/10/2012 | R 0.5000 | GROWPNT | 29/08/2012 | 14/09/2012 | 25/09/2012 | R 0.7120 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ABSABANK-P | 27/07/2012 | 31/08/2012 | 10/09/2012 | R 31.3470 | STANBANK-P | 16/08/2012 | 31/08/2012 | 10/09/2012 | R 3.4555 | NEDBANK | 01/08/2012 | 31/08/2012 | 10/09/2012 | R 3.4000 | MTN GROUP | 08/08/2012 | 24/08/2012 | 03/09/2012 | R 3.2100 | ABSA | 27/07/2012 | 31/08/2012 | 10/09/2012 | R 3.1500 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | RGT | RGT Smart Market Intelligence Ltd. | 31/08/2012 | Unconfirmed | VKE | Vukile Property Fund Ltd. | 31/08/2012 | Confirmed | PMM | Premium Properties Ltd. | 31/08/2012 | Confirmed | MMH | Miranda Mineral Holdings Ltd. | 31/08/2012 | Confirmed | NPS | Naspers Ltd. | 31/08/2012 | Confirmed |
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