Thursday, 24 January 2013 - 20:00
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South Africa's Reserve Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.0 percent on Thursday, citing concerns about rising food prices and a depreciating rand exchange rate in a period of slowing growth. Full story
South Africa's maize stocks fell to 4.265 million tonnes at the end of December compared with a revised 4.972 million tonnes at the end of November, data showed on Thursday. Full story |
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The Pentagon on Thursday
lifted its ban on women in front-line combat roles, a move
hailed by supporters as a historic step toward gender equality
in U.S. armed forces after 11 years of non-stop war. Full storyNorth Korea said on Thursday it
would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that
would target the United States, dramatically stepping up its
threats against a country it called its "sworn enemy". Full storyPro-government candidates
strengthened their hold on Jordan's parliament after an election
on Wednesday boycotted by the Muslim Brotherhood-led opposition,
which said the ballot was biased against it. Full story |
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Markets | Britain's top share index rallied
on Thursday, outperforming its global peers and extending its
best start to the year since 1989, boosted by. . . Full story | | World stock and commodity
markets rose on Thursday on encouraging economic data, while
U.S. stocks extended a six-day rally, sailing through the
headwind of. . . Full story | | European shares scaled new
heights on Thursday on signs of growth in Germany, the region's
economic powerhouse, which strengthened expectations that the
region's sovereign. . . Full story | | Gold fell 1.2 percent to a 10-day
low on Thursday after a repeated failure to break above a key
chart level hurt investor. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks advanced on
Thursday, as the S&P shrugged off a 10 percent decline in Apple
to climb above 1,500 for the. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened lower on
Thursday, a day after Apple Inc reported revenue that
missed expectations, tanking the stock and weighing on
technology shares.. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index rose on
Thursday as heavyweight Vodafone rallied on fresh
speculation about a U.S. asset sale and strong data from. . . Full story | | European shares were little
changed around midday on Thursday as mixed company earnings
coupled with conflicting economic data from the region made
investors wary,. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's benchmark Top-40 index hit a record high on Thursday, edging up 0.8 percent to 36,033.00, led by companies such. . . Full story | | Ferrochrome producer International Ferro Metals said on Thursday it would shut one of its furnaces between February 1 and March 31. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand fell to its lowest in nearly four years against the dollar on Thursday as investors concerned about the. . . Full story | | Gold dropped on Wednesday,
retreating from the previous session's one-month high, as signs
of an improving global economy capped investor interest in
safe-haven investments.. . . Full story |
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| South African power utility Eskom said on Thursday a transmission line from the Cahora Bassa dam in neighbouring Mozambique had been damaged by flooding and was being repaired.. . . Full story | | Construction on South Africa's Medupi power plant had not restarted on Thursday as expected but normal operations for building the plant should soon be restored, a spokeswoman for state-owned utility Eskom. . . Full story | | Sales of Nivea creams and
lotions in emerging markets such as Brazil and Russia helped
German group Beiersdorf counter a weak climate in
Europe and post a 4.7 percent rise in full-year sales.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Further to the trading statement released on SENS on 14 January 2013, the company is currently finalising its results for the. . . Full story | | Zurich announced the appointment of John Meadway Vice to the board of directors as an independent non-executive director and a member. . . Full story | | In compliance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, Astrapak herewith advises of the following changes to the board of directors:
Resignations:
Ms Khumo. . . Full story | | CapShop announced that it intends to release its Annual Results for the year ended 31 December 2012 on 27 February 2013.. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders were advised that the group expects earnings and headline earnings for the six months ended 31 December 2012 to be between 15% to 25% higher when compared with the previous. . . Full story | | Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of Datatec ordinary shareholders will be held at 14h00 on Monday, 4 March 2013 at the registered offices of Datatec, Ground Floor, Sandown. . . Full story | | According to The Financial Mail, PPC will shift its focus to innovation and growing the company's African footprint. New CEO Ketso Gordhan says that PPC is looking at expansion opportunities in. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40604.59 | 419.00 | 1.04% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 36151.00 | 412.00 | 1.15% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2294.95 | -9.00 | -0.39% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30502.38 | 94.00 | 0.31% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 48555.90 | 713.00 | 1.49% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 41931.49 | 666.00 | 1.62% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 53075.36 | 455.00 | 0.87% | DJ Futures | 19:44 | 13792.00 | 82.00 | 0.60% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 13827.92 | 48.59 | 0.35% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1495.94 | 1.13 | 0.08% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3138.37 | -15.30 | -0.49% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 6264.91 | 67.27 | 1.09% | DAX | 19:08 | 7748.13 | 40.59 | 0.53% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 3752.17 | 26.00 | 0.70% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 10620.87 | 133.88 | 1.28% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2302.60 | -18.31 | -0.79% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 23598.90 | -36.20 | -0.15% | All Ords | 07:47 | 4833.80 | 21.70 | 0.45% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 4189.91 | 2.19 | 0.05% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1669.20 | -14.83 | -0.88% | Gold R | 20:00 | 15113.44 | -154.48 | -1.01% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 485897 | -6187 | -1.26% | Silver $ | 19:58 | 31.7240 | -.4760 | -1.48% | Platinum $ | 19:57 | 1677.00 | -7.00 | -0.42% | Palladium $ | 19:58 | 724.90 | .40 | 0.06% | R157 | 17:30 | 5.40 | .03 | 0.56% | R204 | 17:25 | 6.09 | .04 | 0.75% | R207 | 17:25 | 6.33 | .03 | 0.48% | Brent Crude | 19:48 | 113.30 | .88 | 0.78% | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 9.0543 | -0.0106 | -0.12% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 14.2535 | -0.0646 | -0.45% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 12.1051 | 0.0414 | 0.34% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 7.5873 | -0.0450 | -0.59% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.4718 | -0.0817 | -0.86% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 90.0370 | 1.5170 | 1.71% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7476 | -0.0035 | -0.47% | Dollar / Euro | 19:57 | 1.3367 | 0.0059 | 0.44% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6335 | 0.0021 | 0.33% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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24/01/2013 | 239 | 139 | 67 | 445 | 225,225,182 | R14,516,413,257 | 164618 | 1469124 | 23/01/2013 | 236 | 128 | 71 | 435 | 193,763,533 | R11,901,213,101 | 151927 | 1453980 | 22/01/2013 | 151 | 183 | 86 | 420 | 165,071,512 | R11,176,360,944 | 133847 | 1468733 | 21/01/2013 | 152 | 189 | 77 | 418 | 167,755,396 | R10,561,038,975 | 130633 | 1162850 | 18/01/2013 | 225 | 126 | 67 | 418 | 206,862,239 | R12,680,632,548 | 145264 | 1543507 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 36,151.00 | 412.00 | 1.15% | Industrial | 48,555.00 | 713.00 | 1.49% | Mid Cap | 55,428.00 | 288.00 | 0.52% | Small Cap | 42,563.00 | 177.00 | 0.42% | Resource 20 | 53,075.00 | 455.00 | 0.87% | Industrial 25 | 41,931.00 | 666.00 | 1.62% | Financial 15 | 11,501.00 | 48.00 | 0.42% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 45,834.00 | 587.00 | 1.30% | All Share | 40,604.00 | 419.00 | 1.04% | Oil & Gas | 28,632.00 | 255.00 | 0.90% | Mining | 34,336.00 | 274.00 | 0.81% | Gold Mining | 2,294.00 | -9.00 | -0.39% | Platinum Mining | 57.00 | .00 | 0.60% | GENERAL MINING | 9,114.00 | 104.00 | 1.16% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,395.00 | 137.00 | 0.90% | Basic Materials | 29,577.00 | 220.00 | 0.75% | Chemicals | 17,750.00 | 128.00 | 0.73% | Forestry & Paper | 19,108.00 | 116.00 | 0.61% | Industrial Metals | 29,680.00 | -100.00 | -0.34% | Industrials | 38,739.00 | 493.00 | 1.29% | General Industrials | 112.00 | 2.00 | 2.20% | Consumer Goods | 44,429.00 | 833.00 | 1.91% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,416.00 | -21.00 | -0.29% | Household Goods | 185.00 | 1 | 0.99% | Health Care | 55,809.00 | 360.00 | 0.65% | Beverages | 147.00 | 2.00 | 2.03% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 67,466.00 | 231.00 | 0.34% | Personal Goods | 745.00 | 22.00 | 3.08% | Consumer Services | 81,099.00 | 1171.00 | 1.47% | General Retailers | 64,203.00 | 436.00 | 0.68% | Travel & Leisure | 4,910.00 | 40.00 | 0.83% | Media | 125.00 | 3.00 | 2.87% | Support Services | 2,339.00 | 102.00 | 4.60% | Telecommunications | 85,877.00 | 1135.00 | 1.34% | Financials | 30,502.00 | 94.00 | 0.31% | Banks | 54,383.00 | -128.00 | -0.24% | Non-life Insurance | 46,450.00 | 255.00 | 0.55% | Life Insurance | 27,367.00 | 338.00 | 1.25% | General Financial | 2,793.00 | 27.00 | 1.01% | Technology | 32,116.00 | 139.00 | 0.44% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,554.00 | 45 | 1.28% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,662.00 | 42 | 1.17% | COAL MINING | 22,072.00 | 43 | 0.20% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,867.00 | 30 | 0.52% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 884.00 | -1 | -0.16% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 506.00 | | -0.60% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 413.00 | | -0.25% | RESOURCE | 29,246.00 | 237 | 0.82% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 219.00 | 2 | 1.21% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,301.00 | 81 | 0.99% | Capped Top 40 | 19,043.00 | 214 | 1.14% | Capped All Share | 20,533.00 | 212 | 1.04% | JSE TABACO | 5,935.00 | 115 | 1.98% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | IPL | IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 21/01/2013 | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | HOLD | 21/01/2013 | TRU | TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL L... | SELL | 21/01/2013 | AMS | ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM C... | HOLD | 21/01/2013 | ANG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED | HOLD | 21/01/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 31/01/2013 | HUDACO | November 2012 (Final) | 01/02/2013 | CAPITAL | December 2012 (Final) | 01/02/2013 | VILLAGE | December 2012 (Q) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | FOORDCMPS | 18/01/2013 | 01/02/2013 | 11/02/2013 | R 0.4899 | TREMATON | 29/11/2012 | 01/02/2013 | 11/02/2013 | R 0.0250 | PNR FOODS | 26/11/2012 | 25/01/2013 | 04/02/2013 | R 0.7000 | NETCARE | 19/11/2012 | 25/01/2013 | 04/02/2013 | R 0.3400 | TFG PREF | 08/11/2012 | 14/03/2013 | 25/03/2013 | R 0.0650 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CLICKS | 18/10/2012 | 18/01/2013 | 28/01/2013 | R 1.0790 | NAMPAK 6.5 | 06/12/2012 | 18/01/2013 | 28/01/2013 | R 0.0650 | NAMPAK 6%P | 06/12/2012 | 18/01/2013 | 28/01/2013 | R 0.0600 | REUNERT5.5 | 03/01/2013 | 18/01/2013 | 28/01/2013 | R 0.0550 | MAS | 04/01/2013 | 18/01/2013 | 01/02/2013 | R 0.0191 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | SLP | Sable Platinum Ltd. | 25/01/2013 | Unconfirmed | CVN | ConvergeNet Holdings Ltd. | 25/01/2013 | Confirmed | ING | Ingenuity Property Investments Ltd. | 25/01/2013 | Confirmed | SBL | Sable Holdings Ltd. | 25/01/2013 | Confirmed | ASO | Austro Group Ltd. | 25/01/2013 | Unconfirmed |
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