Thursday, 10 January 2013 - 20:00
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South Africa's benchmark Top-40 index eked out a record closing high for a second day running on Thursday as big platinum producers such as industry leader Anglo American Platinum soared on a rally in the white metal's price. Full story
Gold's rally picked up the pace
on Thursday as prices topped $1,675 an ounce, rising
along with the euro after the European Central Bank gave no
hints on near-term rate cuts. Full story |
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Syria denounced international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi as "flagrantly biased" on Thursday, casting doubt on how long the U.N.-Arab League mediator can pursue his peace mission. Full storyVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez
remained on his sickbed in Cuba on Thursday while thousands of
supporters rallied in his honor on the day he should have been
sworn in for a new six-year term in the South American OPEC
nation. Full storyBomb blasts in
two Pakistani cities killed 32 people and injured more than 100,
police and hospital officials said. Full story |
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Markets | Britain's top share index closed
above the 6,100 resistance level for the first time since May 22
2008, recovering from a late wobble. . . Full story | | World stock prices rose to an
eight-month high on Thursday and oil prices climbed as news of
stronger-than-expected Chinese exports raised hopes of. . . Full story | | European shares fell on Thursday,
with a pan-European index slipping from a near two-year high hit
earlier in the day, as comments from. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks inched higher on
Thursday, helped by stronger-than-expected exports in China, the
world's second-biggest economy, but gains were capped as the S&P
500. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks advanced at the
open on Thursday as stronger-than-expected exports in China, the
world's second-biggest economy, raised hopes for a more robust
recovery. . . Full story | | A leading European share index
traded flat on Thursday, holding near two-year highs, after
Spain saw good demand at an auction of government. . . Full story | | UK shares edged up on Thursday as
strength in Tesco, which beat sales expectations over the
Christmas period, outweighed weakness in its competitors.. . . Full story | | Britain's blue chip shares gained
in early deals on Thursday, with Tesco leading the gainers after
Christmas sales beat forecasts, and miners were. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Miner Evans Ramokga has a warning for Anglo American as the mining group prepares to unveil a revival plan for its South African platinum business: don't close any shafts.. . . Full story | | South Africa's manufacturing output grew 3.4 percent year-on-year in volume terms in November, above expectations, compared with a revised 2.7 percent in October, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.. . . Full story | | The rand weakened early on Thursday, retreating further from a key resistance level with investors nervous about holding the currency given labour unrest in the farming and mines sectors.. . . Full story |
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| Tanzania's current account deficit widened 4.4 percent in the year to November due to a rise in imports of oil and machinery for gas and oil exploration activities, its central bank said on Wednesday.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Business Day reported that although negotiations for the indigenisation of Tongaat's Zimbabwean units are yet to be completed, officials have commented that a deal may soon be reached as President Robert Mugabe's Zanu (PF) party steps up its crackdown to have foreign firms cede majority shares to local Zimbabweans ahead of elections in 2014. Reports suggest that Tongaat has submitted its indigenisation compliance plan to the Zimbabwean government and talks continue between the two partie. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue jumped to USD23.1 million (USD18.6 million) and operating profit was greater at USD2.4 million (USD2.0 million). Profit for the period rose to USD1.7 million (USD1.3 million). Furthermore, headline earnings per share shot up to USD5.13cps (USD3.94cps).
Dividend
The directors have again waived the declaration of a dividend as our cash flow priorities are to first eliminate all borrowings and then to invest in upgrading plant.
Outlook
The company intends to maintain bor. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40299.59 | -30.00 | -0.08% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 35813.24 | 5.00 | 0.01% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2183.14 | 3.00 | 0.14% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30057.30 | -101.00 | -0.34% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 48016.29 | -213.00 | -0.44% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 41362.88 | -167.00 | -0.40% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 53285.17 | 374.00 | 0.71% | DJ Futures | 19:32 | 13348.00 | 25.00 | 0.19% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 13421.60 | 31.09 | 0.23% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1465.63 | 4.61 | 0.32% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3105.48 | -0.33 | -0.01% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 6101.51 | 45.02 | 0.74% | DAX | 19:12 | 7708.47 | -12.00 | -0.16% | CAC40 | 19:12 | 3703.12 | -14.33 | -0.39% | Nikkei | 08:08 | 10652.64 | 74.07 | 0.70% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2283.66 | 8.32 | 0.37% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 23354.31 | 135.84 | 0.59% | All Ords | 07:50 | 4745.20 | 15.10 | 0.32% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 4119.08 | 15.54 | 0.38% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1676.70 | 18.55 | 1.12% | Gold R | 19:58 | 14497.33 | 262.33 | 1.84% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 465558 | 7494 | 1.64% | Silver $ | 19:58 | 30.8630 | .5160 | 1.70% | Platinum $ | 19:57 | 1628.00 | 34.00 | 2.13% | Palladium $ | 19:58 | 700.30 | 17.30 | 2.53% | R157 | 17:22 | 5.32 | .03 | 0.57% | R204 | 17:22 | 5.93 | .02 | 0.34% | R207 | 17:22 | 6.17 | .01 | 0.24% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 112.34 | .40 | 0.36% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.6464 | 0.0592 | 0.69% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.9320 | 0.2035 | 1.48% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.4637 | 0.2486 | 2.22% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 7.2996 | 0.0895 | 1.24% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.1610 | 0.1327 | 1.47% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 88.1600 | 0.2070 | 0.24% | Euro / Dollar | 19:58 | 0.7543 | -0.0118 | -1.54% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.3256 | 0.0204 | 1.56% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6190 | -0.0051 | -0.82% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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10/01/2013 | 168 | 179 | 71 | 418 | 174,444,841 | R10,881,572,028 | 115568 | 1214804 | 09/01/2013 | 214 | 133 | 79 | 426 | 173,216,797 | R13,075,398,777 | 145220 | 1090465 | 08/01/2013 | 183 | 157 | 74 | 414 | 165,729,562 | R10,367,999,080 | 121511 | 1057001 | 07/01/2013 | 187 | 156 | 77 | 420 | 133,455,260 | R7,256,828,924 | 99810 | 976238 | 04/01/2013 | 186 | 170 | 77 | 433 | 153,058,438 | R7,646,082,559 | 120669 | 1237055 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 35,813.00 | 5.00 | 0.01% | Industrial | 48,016.00 | -213.00 | -0.44% | Mid Cap | 55,692.00 | -358.00 | -0.64% | Small Cap | 41,904.00 | 73.00 | 0.18% | Resource 20 | 53,285.00 | 374.00 | 0.71% | Industrial 25 | 41,362.00 | -167.00 | -0.40% | Financial 15 | 11,316.00 | -32.00 | -0.29% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 45,038.00 | -149.00 | -0.33% | All Share | 40,299.00 | -30.00 | -0.08% | Oil & Gas | 27,999.00 | -302.00 | -1.07% | Mining | 34,601.00 | 346.00 | 1.01% | Gold Mining | 2,183.00 | 3.00 | 0.14% | Platinum Mining | 60.00 | 2.00 | 3.67% | GENERAL MINING | 9,221.00 | 75.00 | 0.83% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,054.00 | -162.00 | -1.07% | Basic Materials | 29,747.00 | 253.00 | 0.86% | Chemicals | 17,569.00 | -222.00 | -1.25% | Forestry & Paper | 18,323.00 | -3.00 | -0.02% | Industrial Metals | 30,117.00 | -277.00 | -0.91% | Industrials | 38,706.00 | -11.00 | -0.03% | General Industrials | 112.00 | .00 | 0.32% | Consumer Goods | 42,492.00 | 57.00 | 0.13% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,207.00 | -38.00 | -0.53% | Household Goods | 192.00 | -1 | -0.81% | Health Care | 56,398.00 | -995.00 | -1.73% | Beverages | 137.00 | .00 | 0.50% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 70,071.00 | -872.00 | -1.23% | Personal Goods | 717.00 | 2.00 | 0.31% | Consumer Services | 84,361.00 | -208.00 | -0.25% | General Retailers | 71,189.00 | -521.00 | -0.73% | Travel & Leisure | 4,810.00 | 24.00 | 0.51% | Media | 118.00 | .00 | 0.74% | Support Services | 2,266.00 | -9.00 | -0.44% | Telecommunications | 84,908.00 | -1880.00 | -2.17% | Financials | 30,057.00 | -101.00 | -0.34% | Banks | 54,119.00 | -271.00 | -0.50% | Non-life Insurance | 47,726.00 | -765.00 | -1.58% | Life Insurance | 26,519.00 | -17.00 | -0.07% | General Financial | 2,780.00 | -8.00 | -0.30% | Technology | 32,852.00 | -61.00 | -0.19% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,547.00 | 2 | 0.08% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,658.00 | 0 | 0.01% | COAL MINING | 22,606.00 | 89 | 0.40% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,786.00 | 0 | -0.02% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 903.00 | 16 | 1.81% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 498.00 | | -0.75% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 407.00 | | -0.67% | RESOURCE | 29,349.00 | 210 | 0.72% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 220.00 | 0 | -0.21% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,243.00 | 6 | 0.08% | Capped Top 40 | 18,885.00 | 2 | 0.02% | Capped All Share | 20,381.00 | -14 | -0.07% | JSE TABACO | 5,625.00 | -2 | -0.05% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | CFR | COMPAGNIE FIN RICHEMONT | HOLD | 07/01/2013 | SAP | SAPPI LIMITED | BUY | 07/01/2013 | LBH | LIBERTY HOLDINGS LTD ORD | SELL | 07/01/2013 | ACL | ARCELORMITTAL SA LTD | SELL | 07/01/2013 | KGM | KAGISO MEDIA LIMITED | BUY | 07/01/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 18/01/2013 | AH-VEST | September 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | MAS | 04/01/2013 | 18/01/2013 | 01/02/2013 | R 0.0191 | REUNERT5.5 | 03/01/2013 | 18/01/2013 | 28/01/2013 | R 0.0550 | TELEMASTR | 18/12/2012 | 11/01/2013 | 21/01/2013 | R 0.0100 | NAMPAK 6%P | 06/12/2012 | 18/01/2013 | 28/01/2013 | R 0.0600 | NAMPAK 6.5 | 06/12/2012 | 18/01/2013 | 28/01/2013 | R 0.0650 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | TIGBRANDS | 21/11/2012 | 04/01/2013 | 14/01/2013 | R 5.5500 | OCEANA | 08/11/2012 | 04/01/2013 | 14/01/2013 | R 2.5600 | NEWBOND | 05/12/2012 | 04/01/2013 | 14/01/2013 | R 2.1100 | BARWORLD | 19/11/2012 | 04/01/2013 | 14/01/2013 | R 1.5000 | ADCOCK | 27/11/2012 | 04/01/2013 | 14/01/2013 | R 1.1500 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | SEP | Sephaku Holdings Ltd. | 11/01/2013 | Confirmed | BCX | Business Connexion Group Ltd. | 14/01/2013 | Confirmed | BCA | Business Connexion Group Ltd. | 14/01/2013 | Confirmed | AET | Alert Steel Holdings Ltd. | 15/01/2013 | Confirmed | POY | Poynting Holdings Ltd. | 16/01/2013 | Unconfirmed |
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