Thursday, 11 October 2012 - 20:00
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South African shares rose for a second day on Thursday, as Richemont gained on an improved outlook for luxury goods and as investors piled into stocks they considered oversold following weeks of labour unrest. Full story
Revenue for the interim period skyrocketed to R400.7 million (2011: R209 million). Gross profit increased to R68.3 million (2011: R35.1 million), operating profit more than doubled to R42.5 million (2011: R17.2 million), while profit attributable to equity holders of the company soared to R4 Full story |
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Markets | U.S stocks rose on Thursday
after four days of losses, helped by further signs of
improvement in the labor market in the world's. . . Full story | | European stocks rallied on
Thursday after a drop in U.S. jobless claims while Spain's
credit downgrade raised expectations that Madrid would soon
request a. . . Full story | | Britain's top shares snapped a
three session losing streak on Thursday, led higher by gains in
commodity and financial stocks as a fall. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose on Thursday
after data showed initial jobless claims at their lowest in more
than four and a half years, pointing. . . Full story |
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| European stocks rallied on
Thursday as a drop in U.S. jobless claims fuelled recovery hopes
for the world's biggest economy while Spain's credit. . . Full story | | U.S stocks rose after four days
of losses on Thursday, while the euro pulled away from recent
lows as investor appetite for riskier. . . Full story | | Gold rose on Thursday following
four straight days of declines after the euro shrugged off a
downgrade of Spain's creditworthiness.. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened higher on
Thursday after an unexpected drop in weekly jobless claims,
suggesting improving labor market conditions.. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Gold ended nearly flat on
Wednesday, as renewed fears about a worsening euro zone debt
crisis along with wider concern about the global economy
dampened the metal's allure as a traditional inflation hedge.
Analysts said that some investors could take profits after
gold had climbed for four consecutive months prior to October.
The failure of recent rallies to break above $1,800 an ounce
also triggered technical pressure.
The metal reached an 11-month high on Friday on hopes that
the U.S.. . . Full story |
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| Indian tire manufacturer Apollo Tyres
is in the process of acquiring a controlling stake in
U.S.-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co in. . . Full story | | South Africa's 2012/13 sugar output is estimated at 2.142 million tonnes, slightly down from a previous forecast of 2.177 million tonnes,. . . Full story | | Striking gold miners in South Africa have rejected the industry's latest wage offer, a trade union said on Thursday, dimming hopes. . . Full story | | South Africa's manufacturing output beat market expectations in August, growing by 3.0 percent year-on-year in volume terms compared with a revised. . . Full story |
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| Nigeria said it plans to issue 75 billion naira in local bonds with maturities of between five and 10 years at. . . Full story | | South African cement maker PPC Ltd said on Thursday it had appointed a former government official with experience in private equity. . . Full story | | South Africa's gold output rose 0.4 percent in volume terms in August while total mineral production increased 0.8 percent compared with. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was firmer against the dollar in early Thursday trade, getting a reprieve from the beating that took it. . . Full story |
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Company News | Muvoni shareholders were advised to continue to exercise caution when dealing in Muvoni securities until such time as the pro forma. . . Full story | | Further to the cautionary announcement released on SENS on 19 September 2012, shareholders are hereby advised that the Company, through a. . . Full story | | Old Mutual Asset Management ("OMAM"), the US-based global asset management business of Old Mutual plc, announced today, 11 October 2012, that. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the announcement dated 26 September 2012 relating to the resignation of the Gijima Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"),. . . Full story |
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| The board of directors of PPC announced the appointment of Mr Ketso Gordhan to the board as Chief Executive Officer designate. . . Full story | | Shareholders of Liberty Holdings are advised that management of the company will be presenting at the UBS conference in Cape Town. . . Full story | | Business Day reported that Bell will remain firm partners with US company John Deere. This is despite the recent announcement that. . . Full story | | Steinhoff announces that, following inquiries by a number of holders of Steinhoff's convertible bonds due July 2013 (the "2013 Bonds"), an. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period jumped 10% to R4.3 billion (R3.9 billion) whilst gross profit shot up 56% to R114.8 million (R73.3 million). Net attributable profit to equity shareholders increased by 89% to R75.6 million (R40.0 million). In addition, headline earnings per share more than doubled to 81.5cps (37.0cps).
Dividend
An interim dividend of 25cps (13.0) was declared.
Prospects
After a relatively positive start to 2012, the economy has been disrupted in recent weeks by s. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 36498.44 | 351.00 | 0.97% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 32352.10 | 344.00 | 1.08% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2445.24 | 29.00 | 1.21% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 26790.06 | 243.00 | 0.92% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 42793.53 | 441.00 | 1.04% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 36712.45 | 424.00 | 1.17% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 50109.25 | 442.00 | 0.89% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 13300.00 | -108.00 | -0.81% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 13350.68 | -122.85 | -0.91% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1434.61 | -6.87 | -0.48% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3049.55 | -15.47 | -0.50% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5829.75 | 53.04 | 0.92% | DAX | 18:08 | 7281.70 | 47.17 | 0.65% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3413.72 | 47.85 | 1.42% | Nikkei | 08:08 | 8546.78 | -49.45 | -0.58% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2102.87 | -17.07 | -0.81% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 20999.05 | 79.45 | 0.38% | All Ords | 07:47 | 4505.20 | -6.70 | -0.15% | NZSE 50 | 06:50 | 3883.30 | -4.84 | -0.12% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1767.63 | 5.86 | 0.33% | Gold R | 20:00 | 15332.78 | -59.82 | -0.39% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 492949 | -5233 | -1.05% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 34.0110 | .0960 | 0.28% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1677.25 | 3.75 | 0.22% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 649.60 | 2.60 | 0.40% | R157 | 14/09 | 5.45 | -.03 | 0.00% | R204 | 14/09 | 6.18 | -.06 | 0.00% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 116.24 | 1.44 | 1.25% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.6742 | -0.0634 | -0.73% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.8808 | -0.0566 | -0.41% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.2184 | -0.0020 | -0.02% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 7.0955 | -0.0367 | -0.51% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.9083 | -0.0190 | -0.21% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 78.3030 | 0.1600 | 0.20% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.7733 | -0.0047 | -0.60% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2930 | 0.0078 | 0.61% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6233 | -0.0016 | -0.26% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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11/10/2012 | 216 | 149 | 69 | 434 | 208,149,684 | R12,194,010,947 | 113074 | 405810 | 10/10/2012 | 156 | 190 | 75 | 421 | 206,404,126 | R11,428,160,749 | 119169 | 1996502 | 09/10/2012 | 142 | 189 | 77 | 408 | 201,548,635 | R11,368,740,286 | 115644 | 1086047 | 08/10/2012 | 143 | 216 | 65 | 424 | 226,955,629 | R13,219,253,944 | 137644 | 2230583 | 05/10/2012 | 207 | 156 | 65 | 428 | 212,824,197 | R13,201,008,095 | 109193 | 1280941 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 32,352.00 | 344.00 | 1.08% | Industrial | 42,793.00 | 441.00 | 1.04% | Mid Cap | 51,188.00 | 276.00 | 0.54% | Small Cap | 38,008.00 | -6.00 | -0.02% | Resource 20 | 50,109.00 | 442.00 | 0.89% | Industrial 25 | 36,712.00 | 424.00 | 1.17% | Financial 15 | 9,959.00 | 115.00 | 1.18% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 39,795.00 | 463.00 | 1.18% | All Share | 36,498.00 | 351.00 | 0.97% | Oil & Gas | 28,482.00 | 142.00 | 0.50% | Mining | 32,088.00 | 307.00 | 0.97% | Gold Mining | 2,445.00 | 29.00 | 1.21% | Platinum Mining | 49.00 | .00 | 1.04% | GENERAL MINING | 8,376.00 | 90.00 | 1.10% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,314.00 | 77.00 | 0.51% | Basic Materials | 27,458.00 | 252.00 | 0.93% | Chemicals | 15,193.00 | -125.00 | -0.82% | Forestry & Paper | 16,418.00 | 156.00 | 0.96% | Industrial Metals | 26,348.00 | 158.00 | 0.61% | Industrials | 34,606.00 | 305.00 | 0.89% | General Industrials | 99.00 | .00 | 0.96% | Consumer Goods | 37,495.00 | 419.00 | 1.13% | Automobiles & Parts | 6,725.00 | -10.00 | -0.16% | Household Goods | 180.00 | 4 | 2.70% | Health Care | 49,593.00 | -108.00 | -0.22% | Beverages | 126.00 | .00 | -0.40% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 64,583.00 | -346.00 | -0.53% | Personal Goods | 557.00 | 24.00 | 4.65% | Consumer Services | 76,385.00 | 520.00 | 0.69% | General Retailers | 61,822.00 | 1575.00 | 2.62% | Travel & Leisure | 4,320.00 | 4.00 | 0.11% | Media | 115.00 | -1.00 | -1.05% | Support Services | 2,233.00 | -15.00 | -0.70% | Telecommunications | 75,880.00 | 1673.00 | 2.26% | Financials | 26,790.00 | 243.00 | 0.92% | Banks | 47,096.00 | 494.00 | 1.06% | Non-life Insurance | 46,914.00 | 209.00 | 0.45% | Life Insurance | 23,204.00 | 444.00 | 1.95% | General Financial | 2,434.00 | .00 | -0.02% | Technology | 33,493.00 | 98.00 | 0.29% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,216.00 | 47 | 1.49% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,320.00 | 45 | 1.40% | COAL MINING | 21,331.00 | 261 | 1.24% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,522.00 | -30 | -0.55% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,127.00 | -6 | -0.55% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 470.00 | | 0.11% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 383.00 | | 0.28% | RESOURCE | 27,578.00 | 245 | 0.90% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 198.00 | 2 | 1.08% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,443.00 | 86 | 1.17% | Capped Top 40 | 17,049.00 | 183 | 1.09% | Capped All Share | 18,456.00 | 177 | 0.97% | JSE TABACO | 5,734.00 | 16 | 0.28% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | IPL | IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 08/10/2012 | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | HOLD | 08/10/2012 | TRU | TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL L... | SELL | 08/10/2012 | AMS | ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM C... | HOLD | 08/10/2012 | ANG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED | HOLD | 08/10/2012 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 12/10/2012 | ADCORP | August 2012 (Interim) | 12/10/2012 | AWETHU | June 2012 (Final) | 15/10/2012 | ROCKWELL | August 2012 (Interim) | 15/10/2012 | TASTE | August 2012 (Interim) | 16/10/2012 | CLICKS | August 2012 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | HOLDSPORT | 09/10/2012 | 23/11/2012 | 03/12/2012 | R 0.7000 | BARWORLD6%P | 09/10/2012 | 26/10/2012 | 09/11/2012 | R 0.0600 | PSG | 08/10/2012 | 26/10/2012 | 05/11/2012 | R 0.3300 | INSIMBI | 05/10/2012 | 02/11/2012 | 12/11/2012 | R 0.0200 | NTC PREF | 05/10/2012 | 19/10/2012 | 29/10/2012 | R 3.6402 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SASOL | 10/09/2012 | 05/10/2012 | 15/10/2012 | R 11.8000 | CASHBIL | 18/09/2012 | 05/10/2012 | 15/10/2012 | R 2.7300 | A-V-I | 10/09/2012 | 05/10/2012 | 15/10/2012 | R 1.8000 | ASPEN | 12/09/2012 | 05/10/2012 | 15/10/2012 | R 1.5700 | A-V-I | 10/09/2012 | 05/10/2012 | 15/10/2012 | R 1.2000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | ZCI | ZCI Ltd. | 11/10/2012 | Confirmed | DST | Distell Group Ltd. | 17/10/2012 | Confirmed | CVH | Capevin Holdings Ltd. | 18/10/2012 | Confirmed | TSH | Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd. | 18/10/2012 | Confirmed | PGR | Peregrine Holdings Ltd. | 18/10/2012 | Unconfirmed |
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