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Monday, 14 January 2013 - 20:00
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![[IMAGE]](image.php@width=300&height=150&cropratio=2%253A1&image=%252Fnews_images_sn%252F1295338946.jpg "A gold bar is shown next to coins") Platinum rose to a three-month
high on Monday, and is on the brink of being on parity with
gold, as the prospect of further supply outages in South Africa
triggered strong buying by commodity funds.
Gold edged up, but trailed platinum's rise, helped by gains
in agricultural and energy commodity Full story ![[IMAGE]](image.php@width=300&height=150&cropratio=2%253A1&image=%252Fnewsimages%252F2013-01-14T084227Z_1_AJOE90D0O6U00_RTROPTP_3_OZABS-PLATINUM-GOLD-SPREAD-20130114.JPG "Ingots of 99.97 and 99.98 percent pure platinum are placed at the Krastsvetmet nonferrous metals plant in Krasnoyarsk") Rallying platinum prices are on the brink of hitting parity with gold, as concerns over supply outages in South Africa reignite, and stabilising economic conditions in China and the U.S. boost the appeal of industrial metals over safe havens. Full story |
 India's army chief threatened to retaliate against Pakistan for the killing of two soldiers in fighting near the border of the disputed region of Kashmir, saying he had asked his commanders there to be aggressive in the face of provocation. Full story  Syria's civil war is unleashing a "staggering humanitarian crisis" on the Middle East as hundreds of thousands of refugees flee violence including gang rape, an international aid agency said on Monday. Full story  Francois Hollande has shot down
the idea that he is a spineless, indecisive president in three
days that saw him nail a landmark labour reform, stand up to
anti-gay marriage protesters and dispatch troops to Mali. Full story |
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Markets |
The euro hit an 11-month high
against the dollar on Monday on fading prospects of an interest
rate cut in Europe, while world. . . Full story |
Britain's leading shares fell on
Monday after touching a 4-1/2 year high early in the session,
with technical analysts noting the index could. . . Full story |
European equities ended at their
lowest in nearly a week on Monday, with an early sell-off in
U.S. shares on concerns over demand. . . Full story |
Wall Street slipped on Monday,
weighed down by shares of Apple in the face of demand concerns,
while investors faced a busy week. . . Full story | |||
U.S. stocks edged lower at the
open on Monday as shares of Apple were weighed down by demand
concerns, while investors faced a. . . Full story |
European stocks turned negative
on Monday, tracking a fall in U.S. equity futures, where Apple
was hit by demand concerns.. . . Full story |
European shares were flat on
Monday, steadying after a recent strong run, with French energy
firm EDF the top gainer after it reached. . . Full story |
European shares were flat on
Monday, with French energy firm EDF the top gainer
after it reached a deal with the government over. . . Full story | ||||
SA Business |
South African stocks fell on Monday as a smaller-than-expected rise in sales hit shares of Shoprite, dragging down prices of other. . . Full story |
Africa's top grocer Shoprite posted six-monthly sales that fell short of some expectations, sending its shares lower and raising concerns that. . . Full story |
South Africa's Anglo American Platinum is likely to sell or shut its Union mine as part of a review of its. . . Full story |
South Africa's rand held mostly steady on Monday as a strike that hit the farm belt last week looked set to. . . Full story | |||
South Africa's Anglo
American Platinum is likely to sell or shut its Union
mine as part of a review of its platinum business. . . Full story | South Africa's Anglo American Platinum is likely to sell or shut its Union mine as part of a review of its. . . Full story | Drought, recession and political
upheaval rocked commodity markets and confounded price
forecasters last year, but at least some got it right, even if
guess-work. . . Full story | France Telecom wants to expand its presence in fast-growing African mobile markets by entering Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.. . . Full story |
Company News |
The company's underwriting results have deteriorated in the current year when compared to the prior year, due to large losses and. . . Full story |
The Sunday Times Business Times reported that international investors wasted no time exerting pressure on Anglo CEO Mark Cutifani to reduce. . . Full story |
At the ninth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the company (the "AGM") held today 14 January 2013, all the. . . Full story |
For the six months ending December 2012 the group grew turnover by about 13.8% to R46.7 billion. Growth on a like-for-like. . . Full story | |||
Amplats is currently finalising its results for the year ended 31 December 2012 ("the period"), which will be released on SENS on or about 4 February 2013.
Headline earnings per share ("HEPS") for the period is expected to decrease to a loss of between 491 cents and 628 cents from a profit of 1 365 cents reported for the year ended 31 December 2011 ("the comparative period").
The expected decrease in HEPS is primarily due to lower sales volumes and lower realised prices during 2. . . Full story | |||||||
Company Results | Revenue increased to R59.9 million (R52 million). Gross profit rose to R21.2 million (R20.8 million). Operating profit before finance costs slumped to R0.6 million (R2.9 million). Net attributed profit plummeted to R12 003 (profit of R2.3 million). In addition, headline earnings per share sunk to 0.01cps (2.27cps).
Prospects
Following the change in control of the company and due to the unavailability of the Clayville factory development and the current Talton factory lease coming to. . . Full story |
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The JSE Today
| Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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| 14/01/2013 | 182 | 171 | 81 | 434 | 174,808,241 | R12,189,248,395 | 147327 | 1193143 |
| 11/01/2013 | 179 | 149 | 84 | 412 | 168,205,119 | R11,492,420,484 | 142583 | 1303177 |
| 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 |
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Stock Exchange News Service
| Date | Time | Headline |
| 14/01/2013 | 17:49 | AH-VEST LIMITED - Unaudited Results for the six months ended 30 September 2012 a... |
| 14/01/2013 | 17:25 | OLD MUTUAL PLC - Form 8.3 Disclosure Announcement |
| 14/01/2013 | 17:23 | PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED - Fourth quarter 2012 operations overview and p... |
| 14/01/2013 | 17:00 | TRANSACTION CAPITAL LIMITED - Results of General Meeting |
| 14/01/2013 | 17:00 | ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY S A LTD - Trading statement |
| 14/01/2013 | 16:20 | ABSA BANK LIMITED - ABN48 - Interest Rate Reset |
| 14/01/2013 | 16:00 | EVRAZ HIGHVELD STEEL & VANADIUM LTD - Fourth quarter ending 31 December 2012 ope... |
| 14/01/2013 | 16:00 | S INVESTMENTS LTD - Disposal of Formex Industries Pty (Ltd) by Niveus Ltd to HCI... |
| 14/01/2013 | 15:33 | M & S HOLDINGS LIMITED - Dealings in securities by a director |
| 14/01/2013 | 15:30 | FRICAN RESOURCES PLC - Pan Africans rights offer subscribed to the extent of 175... |
| 14/01/2013 | 15:15 | AFRICAN BANK LIMITED - Interest Rate Reset - ABLS2B |
| 14/01/2013 | 15:05 | THE ZSHARES ETF SCHEME - Zshares GOVI - Distribution announcement |
| 14/01/2013 | 15:00 | INVESTEC PLC - Notification of Major Interest in Shares |
| 14/01/2013 | 14:49 | TIMES MEDIA GROUP LIMITED - Disclosure of Acquisition of Securities |
| 14/01/2013 | 14:30 | GROUP PLC - Update re sale of turbines |
| 14/01/2013 | 14:19 | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMITED - Appointment of director |
| 14/01/2013 | 14:00 | THE STANDARD BANK OF SA LTD - The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited New Fin... |
| 14/01/2013 | 13:30 | SYNTHESIS FUNDING LIMITED - SYN969 Synthesis Funding Limited - New Financial In... |
| 14/01/2013 | 12:50 | INGUZA INVESTMENTS (PTY) LIMITED - Interest Rate Reset - ING157 |
| 14/01/2013 | 12:45 | TOYOTA FIN SERVICES (SA) PTY LTD - Interest Rate Reset - TFS77 |
| 14/01/2013 | 12:29 | BUILDMAX LIMITED - Results of share consolidation and capital restructure |
| 14/01/2013 | 12:25 | BUSINESS CONNEXION GROUP LIMITED - Report on Proceedings at the Annual General M... |
| 14/01/2013 | 11:00 | SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Operating update |
| 14/01/2013 | 08:05 | URANIUM ONE INC - Uranium One Enters into Definitive Agreement with ARMZ for Goi... |
| 14/01/2013 | 08:00 | REBOSIS PROPERTY FUND LIMITED - Posting of circular announcement |
| 14/01/2013 | 08:00 | ANGLO AMERICAN PLAT LTD - Trading statement |
| 14/01/2013 | 07:41 | NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES INC - Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. to Host Conference C... |
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