Thursday, 31 January 2013 - 20:00
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South African miner Lonmin has started to put a troubled year behind it, saying production in the last three months of 2012 bounced back more strongly than expected from crippling strikes earlier in the year. Full story
South Africa suspended all imports of crude oil from Iran for a seventh consecutive month in December, data showed on Thursday, as Pretoria steered clear of the shipments because of sanctions. Full story |
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India's finance minister is
putting welfare, defence and road projects on the chopping block
in a last-ditch attempt to hit a tough fiscal deficit target by
March, risking short-term economic growth and angering cabinet
colleagues. Full storySyria warned on Thursday of
a possible "surprise" response to Israel's attack on its
territory and Russia condemned the air strike as an unprovoked
violation of international law. Full storyU.N. human rights investigators
called on Israel on Thursday to halt settlement expansion and
withdraw all half a million Jewish settlers from the occupied
West Bank, saying that its practices could be subject to
prosecution as possible war crimes. Full story |
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Markets | London's top shares closed lower
on Thursday as downbeat company earnings and mixed global
economic data triggered the sharpest one-day fall on the. . . Full story | | The euro rose to a 14-month
high against the dollar on Thursday, heading for its best month
in more than a year, as. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks edged lower on
Thursday as investors took profit after a mixed bag of economic
data, while stellar earnings from Qualcomm helped. . . Full story | | The euro gained against the
dollar on Thursday en route to its best monthly performance in
more than a year, while U.S. stocks. . . Full story |
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index fell on Thursday, hit by drops in brewing group AB Inbev
and oil major Shell, and some. . . Full story | | Gold fell nearly 1 percent on
Thursday as investors disappointed by its failure to rally
further on the previous day's soft U.S. growth. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened flat on
Thursday as economic data continued to paint a mixed picture of
the economy and as investors sifted through. . . Full story | | European shares fell on Thursday
as investors waded through a stack of earnings reports, with
disappointing results from heavyweights AstraZeneca and Royal
Dutch Shell. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Falling demand for diamonds will dampen economic growth in Botswana, the world's biggest producer of the precious stone, but new mining. . . Full story | | While mobile phone usage has exploded across Africa over the last decade, transforming daily life and commerce for millions, it's a. . . Full story | | South African retailers, fund managers' must-haves in their portfolios for more than a year, are fast falling out of favour as. . . Full story | | South African ferrochrome producer Merafe Resources forecast a drop in full-year earnings on Thursday, citing an impairment loss on a potential. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's trade deficit narrowed to 2.7 billion rand in December from 7.94 billion rand in November as imports fell sharply. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was steady against the dollar on Thursday, trading near the psychologically key 9.0 level that, if broken, is. . . Full story | | Vedanta Resources Plc reported a 31 percent rise in third-quarter core earnings, helped by a strong performance by Cairn India, its. . . Full story | | AngloGold Ashanti, the world's third-largest gold producer, said on Thursday its Tropicana Gold Project in Australia would begin production in the. . . Full story |
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Company News | The board of directors announced the resignations of Messrs JC Human, DC Ducasse, KD Morison and MH Weetman, with effect from. . . Full story | | The group's interim results for the 2013 financial year (for the 6 month period ended 31 December 2012) are due to. . . Full story | | Shareholders were referred to the company's outlook statement contained in its 2012 interim results announcement and are advised as follows:
*Bytes. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that, at the Annual General Meeting of Adcock held at 14:00 on Thursday, 31 January 2013, all the. . . Full story |
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| After serving as a non-executive director for 15 years and Chairman of the Group's Audit Committees for 8 years, Sam Abrahams. . . Full story | | Shareholders of diversified resources group Exxaro were advised that Mr U Khumalo has resigned as a non-executive director of the Exxaro. . . Full story | | The company draws attention to the following news release issued by Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. ("Textainer"), in which Trencor has a. . . Full story | | This Interim Management Statement is issued by Investec in accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Unless stated. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Net rental and related revenue jumped to R1.4 billion (R1.3 billion). Profit for the year attributable to equity holders shot up to R2.6 billion (R1.6 billion). Furthermore, headline earnings per unit grew to 109.06cpu (72.74cpu).
Income distribution
A cash distribution, number 59, of 36.50c interest per unit has been declared in respect of the period 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2012.
Outlook
The property market, particularly in offices, is expected to remain challenging during 2. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40482.92 | 21.00 | 0.05% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 36103.45 | 21.00 | 0.06% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2156.25 | -42.00 | -1.94% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30311.57 | -203.00 | -0.67% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 48380.62 | 171.00 | 0.36% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 41774.30 | 167.00 | 0.40% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 53190.49 | 66.00 | 0.13% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 13822.00 | -19.00 | -0.14% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 13895.77 | -14.65 | -0.11% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1500.87 | -1.09 | -0.07% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3147.42 | 5.11 | 0.16% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 6276.88 | -46.23 | -0.73% | DAX | 19:08 | 7776.05 | -35.26 | -0.45% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 3732.60 | -32.92 | -0.87% | Nikkei | 10:36 | 11138.66 | 24.71 | 0.22% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2385.42 | 2.95 | 0.12% | Hang-Seng | 10:32 | 23729.53 | -92.53 | -0.39% | All Ords | 07:40 | 4901.00 | -18.10 | -0.37% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 4252.65 | 5.10 | 0.12% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1662.39 | -12.34 | -0.74% | Gold R | 19:59 | 14843.72 | -245.72 | -1.63% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 477631 | -9690 | -1.99% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 31.3300 | -.5770 | -1.81% | Platinum $ | 19:58 | 1667.00 | -17.00 | -1.01% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 744.70 | -1.50 | -0.20% | R157 | 17:14 | 5.36 | -.03 | -0.56% | R204 | 17:14 | 6.03 | -.06 | -1.07% | R207 | 17:14 | 6.34 | -.11 | -1.63% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 115.54 | 1.18 | 1.03% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.9285 | -0.0798 | -0.89% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 14.1496 | -0.0630 | -0.44% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 12.1378 | -0.0962 | -0.79% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 7.5017 | -0.0335 | -0.44% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.3283 | -0.0597 | -0.64% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 91.3240 | 0.2310 | 0.25% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.7361 | -0.0055 | -0.74% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3584 | 0.0018 | 0.13% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6297 | -0.0031 | -0.49% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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31/01/2013 | 162 | 222 | 70 | 454 | 303,299,029 | R18,101,015,407 | 214547 | 1569257 | 30/01/2013 | 180 | 165 | 76 | 421 | 212,694,108 | R13,608,590,082 | 157142 | 1198859 | 29/01/2013 | 184 | 170 | 85 | 439 | 189,008,032 | R10,816,411,265 | 134236 | 1077463 | 28/01/2013 | 174 | 182 | 67 | 423 | 182,059,394 | R10,908,428,638 | 124211 | 1117832 | 25/01/2013 | 228 | 152 | 73 | 453 | 199,633,406 | R13,182,610,787 | 139731 | 1686705 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 36,103.00 | 21.00 | 0.06% | Industrial | 48,380.00 | 171.00 | 0.36% | Mid Cap | 54,683.00 | 47.00 | 0.09% | Small Cap | 42,550.00 | -132.00 | -0.31% | Resource 20 | 53,190.00 | 66.00 | 0.13% | Industrial 25 | 41,774.00 | 167.00 | 0.40% | Financial 15 | 11,456.00 | -88.00 | -0.77% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 45,691.00 | 27.00 | 0.06% | All Share | 40,482.00 | 21.00 | 0.05% | Oil & Gas | 29,306.00 | 474.00 | 1.65% | Mining | 34,217.00 | -68.00 | -0.20% | Gold Mining | 2,156.00 | -42.00 | -1.94% | Platinum Mining | 57.00 | 1.00 | 1.93% | GENERAL MINING | 9,182.00 | -10.00 | -0.11% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,757.00 | 255.00 | 1.65% | Basic Materials | 29,531.00 | -39.00 | -0.13% | Chemicals | 17,640.00 | -129.00 | -0.73% | Forestry & Paper | 19,576.00 | 169.00 | 0.88% | Industrial Metals | 30,189.00 | 170.00 | 0.57% | Industrials | 38,090.00 | -240.00 | -0.63% | General Industrials | 109.00 | .00 | -0.70% | Consumer Goods | 44,713.00 | -57.00 | -0.13% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,805.00 | 152.00 | 1.99% | Household Goods | 184.00 | 4 | 2.52% | Health Care | 54,868.00 | -33.00 | -0.06% | Beverages | 150.00 | .00 | -0.22% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 67,824.00 | 283.00 | 0.42% | Personal Goods | 740.00 | -2.00 | -0.39% | Consumer Services | 80,300.00 | 1207.00 | 1.53% | General Retailers | 62,893.00 | 1096.00 | 1.77% | Travel & Leisure | 5,133.00 | 84.00 | 1.67% | Media | 126.00 | 3.00 | 3.10% | Support Services | 2,320.00 | 33.00 | 1.47% | Telecommunications | 84,535.00 | 890.00 | 1.07% | Financials | 30,311.00 | -203.00 | -0.67% | Banks | 54,350.00 | -238.00 | -0.44% | Non-life Insurance | 49,742.00 | 2013.00 | 4.22% | Life Insurance | 27,009.00 | -338.00 | -1.24% | General Financial | 2,774.00 | -54.00 | -1.92% | Technology | 32,648.00 | 32.00 | 0.10% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,546.00 | 7 | 0.21% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,650.00 | 7 | 0.21% | COAL MINING | 22,717.00 | 359 | 1.61% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,915.00 | -18 | -0.30% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 918.00 | -6 | -0.75% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 498.00 | | 0.05% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 407.00 | | -0.17% | RESOURCE | 29,256.00 | 18 | 0.06% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 217.00 | -1 | -0.47% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,278.00 | -11 | -0.14% | Capped Top 40 | 19,004.00 | 12 | 0.06% | Capped All Share | 20,467.00 | 11 | 0.06% | JSE TABACO | 5,931.00 | -16 | -0.28% |
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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 | 01/02/2013 | CAPITAL | December 2012 (Final) | 01/02/2013 | VILLAGE | December 2012 (Q) | 04/02/2013 | AMPLATS | December 2012 (Final) | 04/02/2013 | ANGLOPLATCCP | December 2012 (Final) | 04/02/2013 | RESGEN | December 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CAPITAL | 30/01/2013 | 15/02/2013 | 25/02/2013 | R 0.3650 | 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 | 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 | SBR003 | 05/11/2012 | 25/01/2013 | 04/02/2013 | R 1.3500 | 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 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | RDF | Redefine Properties Ltd. | 31/01/2013 | Confirmed | AIP | Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd. | 31/01/2013 | Confirmed | LHC | Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. | 31/01/2013 | Confirmed | NPK | Nampak Ltd. | 01/02/2013 | Unconfirmed | NPP1 | Nampak Ltd. | 01/02/2013 | Unconfirmed |
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