Wednesday, 05 December 2012 - 20:00
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South African stocks booked their highest close on record on Wednesday, as renewed risk appetite prompted investors to buy higher-yielding shares like Kumba Iron Ore. Full story
South Africa's rand edged up against the dollar on Wednesday after encouraging euro zone economic data, but local current account figures on Thursday may set the longer-term direction, and a wider than expected deficit could weigh on the rand. Full story |
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Blocked roads and
severed communications in the southern Philippines frustrated
rescuers on Wednesday as teams searched for hundreds of people
missing after the strongest typhoon this year killed at least
283 people. Full storyRepublicans and Democrats dug
in on "fiscal cliff" talks on Wednesday, with both sides urging
quick action but offering no compromises in a political
stare-down that shows no signs of breaking. Full storyIslamists fought protesters outside
the Egyptian president's palace on Wednesday, while inside the
building his deputy proposed a way to end a crisis over a draft
constitution that has split the most populous Arab nation. Full story |
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Markets | U.S stocks mostly climbed in a
choppy session on Wednesday, with the Dow industrials up 1
percent, led by gains in Caterpillar and. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks reversed losses in a
choppy session on Wednesday after President Barack Obama said a
deal to avert the looming fiscal cliff. . . Full story | | Gold slipped to a one-month low
below $1,700 an ounce on Wednesday as a weaker price forecast by
Goldman Sachs triggered some fund. . . Full story | | Mining stocks helped Britain's
main share index rise on Wednesday on expectations of stronger
demand from China, offsetting lingering concerns about the U.S.
and. . . Full story |
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| U.S stocks advanced in a choppy
session on Wednesday as a rally in bank shares and The
Travelers, a Dow component, overshadowed Apple's. . . Full story | | European shares edged higher on
Wednesday, helped by positive comments from China on the outlook
for growth there, although jitters over U.S. budget. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks swung back to
positive territory in late morning trading on Wednesday, led by
gains in Dow components Caterpillar and The Travelers
,. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened little
changed on Wednesday as a 15-percent drop in shares of
Freeport-McMoRan following acquisition announcements
offset optimism about a global economic. . . Full story |
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SA Business | French transport and engineering group Alstom SA has won a $5.8 billion contract to supply passenger trains to South Africa, one. . . Full story | | Moody's credit rating agency has lowered its outlook for South African banks' to "negative" from "stable", citing their overexposure to government. . . Full story | | South Africa's Treasury said on Wednesday it would auction 2.1 billion rand of debt spread over its 2031 and 2048 government. . . Full story | | The rand firmed on Wednesday on the back of a technical correction against the dollar and a return of investor risk. . . Full story |
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| Australian shares rose 0.4
percent on Wednesday, winning back a good chunk of losses in the
previous session, on expectations of more rate cuts after data
showed the economy slowed in the third quarter.. . . Full story | | South Africa has got rid of the "spectre of nationalisation" that hung over the mining industry and now needs to guard against damaging regulatory changes, the outgoing head of Anglo American said.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are referred to the previous cautionary announcements dated 15 June 2012, 29 June 2012 and 18 October 2012 respectively and. . . Full story | | Shareholders are hereby advised that the directors have declared a gross dividend of 211 cents per ordinary share. The dividend represents. . . Full story | | Messrs Alan Barrington Swan and Pierre Duvenhage have been appointed to the board of directors of the company as non-executive directors. . . Full story | | Shareholders are hereby advised that Ms Vasta Mhlongo has been appointed as Company Secretary of Wesizwe with effect from 1 January. . . Full story |
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| The Group achieved a solid operational performance in the ten months to 31 October 2012. Global as well as local financial conditions remained uncertain with an adverse impact on the business. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that at the annual general meeting of Phumelela shareholders held on Wednesday, 5th December 2012, the ordinary and special resolutions proposed in terms of the notice of annual. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that OneLogix (Pty) Ltd. ("OneLogix") a wholly owned subsidiary of OLG, has concluded agreements for the acquisition of 60% of the entire issued share capital of RSA Tankers. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 38189.82 | 198.00 | 0.52% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 33927.03 | 206.00 | 0.61% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2253.82 | -11.00 | -0.49% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 28259.77 | 88.00 | 0.32% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 46018.41 | 28.00 | 0.06% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 39743.66 | 4.00 | 0.01% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49779.06 | 753.00 | 1.54% | DJ Futures | 19:54 | 13065.00 | 134.00 | 1.04% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 13075.11 | 123.33 | 0.95% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1414.28 | 7.23 | 0.51% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 2987.36 | -9.33 | -0.31% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 5892.08 | 23.04 | 0.39% | DAX | 19:02 | 7454.55 | 19.43 | 0.26% | CAC40 | 19:02 | 3590.50 | 10.02 | 0.28% | Nikkei | 08:08 | 9468.84 | 36.38 | 0.39% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2031.91 | 56.76 | 2.87% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 22270.91 | 470.94 | 2.16% | All Ords | 07:41 | 4528.00 | 16.20 | 0.36% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 4007.25 | -8.44 | -0.21% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1693.12 | -2.93 | -0.17% | Gold R | 20:00 | 14829.36 | -59.44 | -0.40% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 476764 | -2958 | -0.62% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 32.7730 | -.0390 | -0.12% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1580.00 | .50 | 0.03% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 685.10 | 7.10 | 1.05% | R157 | 17:19 | 5.51 | .00 | 0.00% | R204 | 17:04 | 6.21 | -.01 | -0.16% | R207 | 17:16 | 6.50 | -.02 | -0.31% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 109.26 | -1.27 | -1.15% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.7586 | -0.0195 | -0.22% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 14.0791 | -0.0268 | -0.19% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.4634 | -0.0348 | -0.30% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 7.2291 | -0.0052 | -0.07% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.1718 | -0.0217 | -0.24% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 82.3720 | 0.4680 | 0.57% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7640 | 0.0006 | 0.08% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3085 | -0.0009 | -0.07% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6206 | -0.0002 | -0.03% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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05/12/2012 | 204 | 157 | 73 | 434 | 206,726,763 | R12,879,049,414 | 137074 | 1080510 | 04/12/2012 | 165 | 199 | 66 | 430 | 202,160,283 | R9,577,365,550 | 126249 | 1165123 | 03/12/2012 | 179 | 184 | 74 | 437 | 155,868,180 | R9,213,674,584 | 111934 | 1279860 | 30/11/2012 | 198 | 144 | 77 | 419 | 262,214,010 | R12,997,961,374 | 131125 | 1304717 | 29/11/2012 | 254 | 99 | 74 | 427 | 211,824,561 | R10,662,388,981 | 115461 | 1305863 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 33,927.00 | 206.00 | 0.61% | Industrial | 46,018.00 | 28.00 | 0.06% | Mid Cap | 52,814.00 | 42.00 | 0.08% | Small Cap | 39,957.00 | 73.00 | 0.18% | Resource 20 | 49,779.00 | 753.00 | 1.54% | Industrial 25 | 39,743.00 | 4.00 | 0.01% | Financial 15 | 10,537.00 | 57.00 | 0.55% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 42,950.00 | 62.00 | 0.15% | All Share | 38,189.00 | 198.00 | 0.52% | Oil & Gas | 27,793.00 | 44.00 | 0.16% | Mining | 32,036.00 | 533.00 | 1.69% | Gold Mining | 2,253.00 | -11.00 | -0.49% | Platinum Mining | 51.00 | 2.00 | 4.18% | GENERAL MINING | 8,488.00 | 161.00 | 1.93% | Oil & Gas Producers | 14,944.00 | 24.00 | 0.16% | Basic Materials | 27,539.00 | 421.00 | 1.55% | Chemicals | 16,145.00 | 69.00 | 0.43% | Forestry & Paper | 17,440.00 | -46.00 | -0.27% | Industrial Metals | 27,157.00 | 192.00 | 0.71% | Industrials | 35,541.00 | 168.00 | 0.48% | General Industrials | 103.00 | .00 | 0.72% | Consumer Goods | 41,419.00 | -317.00 | -0.76% | Automobiles & Parts | 6,929.00 | 68.00 | 0.99% | Household Goods | 184.00 | 2 | 1.14% | Health Care | 51,877.00 | 57.00 | 0.11% | Beverages | 134.00 | .00 | -0.21% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 69,357.00 | 806.00 | 1.18% | Personal Goods | 680.00 | -6.00 | -1.00% | Consumer Services | 82,651.00 | 1158.00 | 1.42% | General Retailers | 67,612.00 | 986.00 | 1.48% | Travel & Leisure | 4,567.00 | -52.00 | -1.14% | Media | 121.00 | 2.00 | 1.90% | Support Services | 2,335.00 | 105.00 | 4.74% | Telecommunications | 79,809.00 | -112.00 | -0.14% | Financials | 28,259.00 | 88.00 | 0.32% | Banks | 50,009.00 | 873.00 | 1.78% | Non-life Insurance | 45,442.00 | 919.00 | 2.06% | Life Insurance | 24,458.00 | -214.00 | -0.87% | General Financial | 2,586.00 | .00 | 0.01% | Technology | 32,939.00 | -170.00 | -0.51% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,328.00 | 26 | 0.80% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,432.00 | 25 | 0.75% | COAL MINING | 19,732.00 | 209 | 1.07% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,749.00 | -1 | -0.03% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 992.00 | -4 | -0.46% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 493.00 | | -0.54% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 401.00 | | -0.59% | RESOURCE | 27,442.00 | 396 | 1.47% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 205.00 | 0 | 0.40% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,724.00 | 43 | 0.57% | Capped Top 40 | 17,887.00 | 103 | 0.58% | Capped All Share | 19,314.00 | 97 | 0.51% | JSE TABACO | 5,904.00 | -139 | -2.32% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | IPL | IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 03/12/2012 | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | HOLD | 03/12/2012 | TRU | TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL L... | SELL | 03/12/2012 | AMS | ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM C... | HOLD | 03/12/2012 | ANG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED | HOLD | 03/12/2012 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 06/12/2012 | INDEQTY | September 2012 (Final) | 06/12/2012 | INDEQTYP | September 2012 (Final) | 06/12/2012 | INDEQTYPA | September 2012 (Final) | 06/12/2012 | INDEQTYPB | September 2012 (Final) | 07/12/2012 | AH-VEST | September 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | AF-OVR 6%PP | 05/12/2012 | 27/12/2012 | 07/01/2013 | R 0.0600 | NEWBOND | 05/12/2012 | 04/01/2013 | 14/01/2013 | R 2.1100 | AF-OVR 6%PP | 05/12/2012 | 27/12/2012 | 07/01/2013 | R 0.5400 | REX TRUE6% | 05/12/2012 | 27/12/2012 | 07/01/2013 | R 0.0600 | CLOVERPREF | 03/12/2012 | 19/12/2012 | 31/12/2012 | R 0.0608 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | INVPREFR | 15/11/2012 | 30/11/2012 | 18/12/2012 | R 4.1917 | INVESTEC-P | 15/11/2012 | 30/11/2012 | 18/12/2012 | R 3.6768 | INVLTDPREF | 15/11/2012 | 30/11/2012 | 18/12/2012 | R 3.4315 | SPAR | 14/11/2012 | 30/11/2012 | 10/12/2012 | R 2.7500 | ACUCAP | 15/11/2012 | 30/11/2012 | 10/12/2012 | R 1.5100 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | SHFFP | Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd. | 05/12/2012 | Unconfirmed | SHF | Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd. | 05/12/2012 | Unconfirmed | SHFF | Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd. | 05/12/2012 | Unconfirmed | DSBP | Discovery Holdings Ltd. | 06/12/2012 | Unconfirmed | DSY | Discovery Holdings Ltd. | 06/12/2012 | Unconfirmed |
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