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Revenue for the year jumped 14% to R63.3 million (2011: R55.5 million) while operating profit climbed 34% to R13.9 million (2011: R10.4 million). Net attributable income to equity shareholders also grew 31% to R10.2 million (2011: R7.8 million). Furthermore, headline earnings per share shot Full story
Insurance premium revenue increased to R14.7 billion (2011: R12.5 billion). Net income rose to R19.9 billion (2011: R17.2 billion), while profit attributable to ordinary shareholders fell to R2.2 billion (2011: R2.6 billion). Furthermore, headline earnings per share jumped by 30% to 383.7cps Full story |
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Markets | European shares steadied at the
close on Wednesday, in sight of earlier one-month lows, with
investors avoiding big bets before Thursday's meeting of. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks edged up on
Wednesday, a day before a crucial meeting of the European
Central Bank, on media reports that policymakers. . . Full story | | The euro rose on Wednesday
after media reports suggested that the European Central Bank may
buy unlimited amounts of short-term government debt to. . . Full story | | Britain's benchmark share index
fell to its lowest level in more than a month on Wednesday,
underperforming gains on rival European stock markets,. . . Full story |
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| European shares steadied at the
close on Wednesday, in sight of earlier one-month lows, with
investors avoiding strong bets before Thursday's meeting of. . . Full story | | Gold eased on Wednesday as
investors remained cautious ahead of key European Central Bank
and U.S. Federal Reserve meetings, though it did not. . . Full story | | Wall Street opened flat on
Wednesday as investors awaited clarity on media reports that the
European Central Bank would, with broad support from. . . Full story | | U.S. stock index futures
sharply cut losses on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 index futures
briefly turning positive.. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African stocks edged down on Tuesday, with the benchmark Top-40 index giving up 1 percent as platinum miners were hit again by worries about the impact of labour unrest on the sector.. . . Full story |
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| Tanzania's current account
deficit jumped 67.9 percent in the year to July following a
sharp rise in oil imports, its central bank said. . . Full story | | Yields on Nigeria's 10- and 20-year bonds have shed 300 basis points over the past month as markets prepare for its. . . Full story | | South Africa's Impala Platinum, the world's second-largest platinum producer, has received new wage demands from a workers' committee made up of. . . Full story | | Discovery Holdings, South Africa's largest health insurer, posted a 14 percent rise in full-year earnings on Wednesday boosted by premium income. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand was a bit softer against the dollar early on Wednesday, largely reflecting the greenback's broad-based gains, with the market looking to a European Central Bank meeting and U.S. non-farm jobs data for clues on the health of the. . . Full story | | South Africa's biggest construction group Aveng reported a 58 percent decline in full-year earnings on Wednesday, reflecting an industry-wide slump at home and write-downs on contracts.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that Kagiso Media has made an offer of R335 million to acquire 100% of the shares of Trinergy. . . Full story | | Further to the SENS announcement dated 21 May 2012 which announcement detailed the notice of the statutory second meeting of creditors,. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that Kobus Louw has resigned as group company secretary of StratCorp Ltd. with effect from 30 September 2012.. . . Full story | | Shareholders of Barloworld are advised that management of the company will be attending the Deutsche Bank Global Emerging Markets Conference in. . . Full story |
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| In light of the ongoing challenges facing the platinum group metals sector in South Africa, and the commensurate reduction in exploration. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on 7 June 2012 wherein it was confirmed that:
*in order to facilitate the. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement released on 30 August 2012 where we advised shareholders that a disciplinary hearing ("the. . . Full story | | Unitholders are advised that Coronation Asset Management (Pty) Ltd (Coronation Asset Management), has notified SA Corporate that it has acquired a. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R11 billion (R8.9 billion) and earnings before interest, dividend income, associate earnings and taxation rose to R1.2 billion. . . Full story | | Revenue soared 87% to R80.4 billion (R43 billion). Operating profit before capital items jumped by 48% to R8 billion (R5.4 billion).. . . Full story | | | | Total sales increased to R7.6 billion (R5.7 billion). Gross profit rose to R2 billion (R1.8 billion), but operating declined to R579. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 35045.55 | -115.00 | -0.33% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 30797.76 | -86.00 | -0.28% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2266.34 | 55.00 | 2.50% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 27023.19 | -115.00 | -0.43% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 41846.85 | -148.00 | -0.35% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 35747.73 | -143.00 | -0.40% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 45040.57 | -99.00 | -0.22% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 13035.00 | -67.00 | -0.51% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 13026.55 | -64.29 | -0.49% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1401.75 | -4.83 | -0.34% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3067.72 | 0.76 | 0.02% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5657.86 | -14.15 | -0.25% | DAX | 18:08 | 6964.69 | -50.14 | -0.71% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3405.79 | 6.75 | 0.20% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 8679.82 | -95.69 | -1.09% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2037.68 | -5.97 | -0.29% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 19145.07 | -284.84 | -1.47% | All Ords | 08:42 | 4297.70 | -27.90 | -0.64% | NZSE 50 | 07:52 | 3669.65 | -6.37 | -0.17% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1691.50 | -3.50 | -0.21% | Gold R | 20:00 | 14225.35 | -30.61 | -0.21% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 457345 | 1740 | 0.38% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 32.1700 | -.1100 | -0.34% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1567.50 | 3.50 | 0.22% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 641.20 | 2.20 | 0.34% | R157 | 17:10 | 5.40 | -.02 | -0.37% | R204 | 17:10 | 6.16 | -.03 | -0.40% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 113.32 | -1.48 | -1.29% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.4099 | -0.0002 | 0.00% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.3281 | 0.0021 | 0.02% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 10.5814 | 0.0064 | 0.06% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 6.6774 | -0.0074 | -0.11% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.5570 | -0.0510 | -0.59% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 78.3750 | -0.0540 | -0.07% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7934 | -0.0020 | -0.25% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2598 | 0.0032 | 0.26% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6284 | -0.0013 | -0.21% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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05/09/2012 | 127 | 181 | 96 | 404 | 176,519,352 | R10,504,582,655 | 102375 | 1398008 | 04/09/2012 | 136 | 196 | 81 | 413 | 178,390,233 | R9,043,644,597 | 87193 | 1280836 | 03/09/2012 | 228 | 132 | 66 | 426 | 126,770,897 | R6,827,834,991 | 74717 | 1204124 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 30,797.00 | -86.00 | -0.28% | Industrial | 41,846.00 | -148.00 | -0.35% | Mid Cap | 51,326.00 | -279.00 | -0.54% | Small Cap | 37,740.00 | -223.00 | -0.59% | Resource 20 | 45,040.00 | -99.00 | -0.22% | Industrial 25 | 35,747.00 | -143.00 | -0.40% | Financial 15 | 10,052.00 | -35.00 | -0.35% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 39,081.00 | -129.00 | -0.33% | All Share | 35,045.00 | -115.00 | -0.33% | Oil & Gas | 26,752.00 | -754.00 | -2.74% | Mining | 28,677.00 | 78.00 | 0.27% | Gold Mining | 2,266.00 | 55.00 | 2.50% | Platinum Mining | 45.00 | .00 | 0.80% | GENERAL MINING | 7,393.00 | -2.00 | -0.03% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,384.00 | -405.00 | -2.74% | Basic Materials | 24,590.00 | 36.00 | 0.15% | Chemicals | 15,559.00 | 44.00 | 0.29% | Forestry & Paper | 14,065.00 | 231.00 | 1.67% | Industrial Metals | 24,509.00 | -978.00 | -3.84% | Industrials | 34,935.00 | -293.00 | -0.83% | General Industrials | 99.00 | .00 | 0.06% | Consumer Goods | 36,620.00 | 99.00 | 0.27% | Automobiles & Parts | 6,544.00 | -55.00 | -0.84% | Household Goods | 171.00 | 0 | -0.57% | Health Care | 48,592.00 | -224.00 | -0.46% | Beverages | 126.00 | .00 | 0.35% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 64,710.00 | 61.00 | 0.09% | Personal Goods | 526.00 | 9.00 | 1.83% | Consumer Services | 74,531.00 | -539.00 | -0.72% | General Retailers | 62,750.00 | -1223.00 | -1.91% | Travel & Leisure | 4,287.00 | 21.00 | 0.51% | Media | 105.00 | .00 | 0.93% | Support Services | 2,132.00 | 16.00 | 0.76% | Telecommunications | 74,526.00 | -588.00 | -0.78% | Financials | 27,023.00 | -115.00 | -0.43% | Banks | 48,660.00 | -202.00 | -0.41% | Non-life Insurance | 44,663.00 | -99.00 | -0.22% | Life Insurance | 22,370.00 | -9.00 | -0.04% | General Financial | 2,419.00 | -14.00 | -0.59% | Technology | 31,414.00 | 32.00 | 0.10% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,966.00 | -6 | -0.21% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,099.00 | -6 | -0.21% | COAL MINING | 18,827.00 | -220 | -1.16% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,538.00 | -23 | -0.42% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,062.00 | 15 | 1.44% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 502.00 | | -1.17% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 399.00 | | -0.82% | RESOURCE | 24,835.00 | -51 | -0.21% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 194.00 | -1 | -0.76% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,139.00 | -22 | -0.32% | Capped Top 40 | 16,275.00 | -44 | -0.28% | Capped All Share | 17,730.00 | -58 | -0.33% | JSE TABACO | 5,483.00 | -79 | -1.43% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MPC | MR PRICE GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 31/08/2012 | MDC | MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL | HOLD | 31/08/2012 | NTC | NETCARE LIMITED | BUY | 31/08/2012 | SNT | SANTAM LTD | HOLD | 30/08/2012 | GRT | GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LI... | HOLD | 30/08/2012 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 06/09/2012 | CERAMIC | July 2012 (Final) | 06/09/2012 | MPACT | June 2012 (Interim) | 06/09/2012 | MVELASV | June 2012 (Final) | 06/09/2012 | SPURCORP | June 2012 (Final) | 07/09/2012 | AF - OVR | June 2012 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | AVENG | 05/09/2012 | 05/10/2012 | 15/10/2012 | R 0.6000 | COMPCLEAR | 05/09/2012 | 19/10/2012 | 29/10/2012 | R 0.2500 | CLOVERPREF | 05/09/2012 | 20/09/2012 | 01/10/2012 | R 0.0524 | DISCOVERY | 05/09/2012 | 05/10/2012 | 15/10/2012 | R 0.5350 | AFGRI | 05/09/2012 | 16/11/2012 | 26/11/2012 | R 0.0985 |
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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 | ABSA | 27/07/2012 | 31/08/2012 | 10/09/2012 | R 3.1500 | TRUWTHS | 15/08/2012 | 31/08/2012 | 10/09/2012 | R 1.5700 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | DTC | Datatec Ltd. | 06/09/2012 | Confirmed | RACP | RECM - Calibre Ltd. | 07/09/2012 | Confirmed | AFP | Alexander Forbes Preference Share Invest... | 07/09/2012 | Confirmed | RACC | RECM - Calibre Ltd. | 07/09/2012 | Confirmed | SSK | Stefanutti Stocks Holdings Ltd. | 07/09/2012 | Confirmed |
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