Wednesday, 20 February 2013 - 20:00
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Precious metals slid on
Wednesday, with gold hitting a seven-month low and platinum,
palladium and silver falling more than 3 percent, as investors
liquidated commodities ahead of closely watched U.S. Federal
Reserve minutes. Full story
South African stocks fell on Wednesday as shares of major mining companies including BHP Billiton and AngloGold Ashanti tumbled on disappointing earnings coupled with a drop in metal prices. Full story |
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Bulgaria's government resigned on
Wednesday after mass protests against high power prices and
falling living standards, joining a long list of European
administrations felled by austerity during four years of debt
crisis. Full storyA witness heard "non-stop shouting" in the home of South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius shortly before his girlfriend was shot dead, the detective leading the murder investigation said on Wednesday. Full storyRegardless of who wins next
weekend's parliamentary election, Italy's long economic decline
is likely to continue because the next government won't be
strong enough to pursue the tough reforms needed to make its
economy competitive again. Full story |
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Markets | Britain's benchmark equity index
edged up on Wednesday to touch fresh five-year highs but its
failure to close above a key technical level. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks dipped on
Wednesday, with energy shares falling as investors found few
reasons to buy following a rally that has held major. . . Full story | | European shares fell on Wednesday
as surprise dividend cuts by RSA and Lufthansa and weak results
from the likes of Accor and BHP. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks dipped on Wednesday
as weakness in energy and materials sectors weighed on indexes
and as traders said there were unconfirmed rumors. . . Full story |
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| Global equity markets faltered
on Wednesday as a mixed reading of U.S. housing data took the
edge off this year's stock rally, while. . . Full story | | The dollar edged higher against
the yen on Wednesday, helped by data showing an overall
improvement in the U.S. housing market.. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened flat on
Wednesday as data showed the economy continues to improve
modestly, while investors also awaited the minutes from the
Federal. . . Full story | | European shares dipped on
Wednesday, consolidating after a steep rally in the previous
session as investors were confronted with news of weak earnings,
though. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African retailer Truworths reported a 19 percent rise in half-year profit on Wednesday, driven by a credit-fuelled consumer spending spree. . . Full story | | Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said persistent labour unrest is jeopardising investment in South Africa and warned that talks with government and. . . Full story | | AngloGold Ashanti, the world's third-largest bullion producer, posted a plunge in quarterly earnings, hit by wildcat strikes at its South African. . . Full story | | South Africa's headline consumer inflation slowed to 5.4 percent year-on-year in January, well below the market's expectations, from 5.7 percent in. . . Full story |
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| The rand held steady against the dollar early on Wednesday, and may find more support in the session as protesting miners return to work and calm investor fears about a flare. . . Full story | | Anglo American Platinum Ltd confirmed that employees at all of its South African mines were clocking in for work on Wednesday after a one-day walk-out in response to violence at its. . . Full story | | One of the biggest challenges facing the incoming chief executive of SABMiller Plc will be continuing to grow the business as strongly in a world with fewer acquisitions to make, according. . . Full story |
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Company News | Erbacon hereby notifies its shareholders that Mr. Alexis Hertzog Henning (Lex) will retire as an executive director of the company, with. . . Full story | | American plc draws attention to an announcement issued by Anglo American Platinum Limited, the text of which is set out below:
Anglo. . . Full story | | Amplats confirmed that its' Rustenburg, Union and Amandelbult mining operations have resumed following this morning's return to work by employees. Employees. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that Probity Business Services (Pty) Ltd. ("Probity") has resigned as the company secretary to Mixtel with effect from. . . Full story |
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| Business Day highlighted that Business Connexion has moved into sustainability consulting following the introduction of the King 3 corporate governance code. . . Full story | | Business Day reported that Shoprite will fight hard to maintain its "number one" position as intense price competition among SA's major. . . Full story | | Nedbank Group, the majority-owned South African banking subsidiary of Old Mutual plc, released a trading statement on 20 February 2013. The. . . Full story | | Further to the detailed cautionary announcement released on SENS on 22 November 2012 and the unaudited condensed interim financial statement and. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Sale of merchandise grew 13.81% to R46.7 billion (R41.1 billion) whilst gross profit increased by 17.06% to R9.6 billion (R8.2 billion).. . . Full story | | In June 2012, the Company changed its financial year end from December 31 to June 30. These interim condensed consolidated financial. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 31 December 2012 increased to R4.5 billion (2011: R3.9 billion). Operating profit dropped to R89.8. . . Full story | | Revenue decreased to USD32.2 billion (USD37.5 billion). Profit from operations decreased to USD7 billion (USD15.9 billion). Net attributable profit declined to. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40428.28 | -303.00 | -0.75% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 36022.45 | -305.00 | -0.84% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2007.25 | -60.00 | -2.94% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30381.21 | -91.00 | -0.30% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 48988.89 | 80.00 | 0.17% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 42378.73 | 88.00 | 0.21% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 51805.72 | -1406.00 | -2.64% | DJ Futures | 19:40 | 13990.00 | -17.00 | -0.12% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 14021.51 | -14.16 | -0.10% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1524.54 | -6.40 | -0.42% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3195.04 | -18.55 | -0.58% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 6395.37 | 16.30 | 0.26% | DAX | 19:08 | 7728.90 | -23.55 | -0.30% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 3709.88 | -25.94 | -0.69% | Nikkei | 08:38 | 11468.28 | 95.94 | 0.84% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2397.18 | 14.26 | 0.60% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 23307.41 | 163.50 | 0.71% | All Ords | 07:56 | 5114.40 | 13.40 | 0.26% | NZSE 50 | 06:50 | 4214.24 | -29.97 | -0.71% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1579.82 | -24.76 | -1.54% | Gold R | 19:59 | 14042.37 | -203.92 | -1.43% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 451047 | -6474 | -1.42% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 28.6550 | -.7790 | -2.65% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1644.00 | -46.00 | -2.72% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 735.00 | -27.50 | -3.61% | R157 | 17:05 | 5.30 | -.02 | -0.28% | R204 | 17:10 | 6.04 | .01 | 0.17% | R207 | 17:11 | 6.28 | -.01 | -0.16% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 115.62 | -1.90 | -1.62% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 8.8896 | 0.0374 | 0.42% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.5563 | -0.0702 | -0.52% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.8618 | 0.0081 | 0.07% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 7.4402 | -0.0502 | -0.67% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.1430 | -0.0293 | -0.32% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 93.5800 | 0.0760 | 0.08% | Euro / Dollar | 19:58 | 0.7496 | 0.7496 | 0.00% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3344 | -0.0042 | -0.31% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6539 | 0.0059 | 0.91% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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20/02/2013 | 139 | 228 | 76 | 443 | 267,767,913 | R11,876,169,730 | 157759 | 1624209 | 19/02/2013 | 190 | 164 | 66 | 420 | 177,223,565 | R10,774,735,179 | 122698 | 413209 | 18/02/2013 | 158 | 198 | 61 | 417 | 166,760,651 | R10,748,928,958 | 124125 | 1254620 | 15/02/2013 | 165 | 177 | 64 | 406 | 165,769,944 | R10,799,491,846 | 131387 | 1451014 | 14/02/2013 | 140 | 176 | 91 | 407 | 198,583,575 | R12,905,546,326 | 157394 | 1834219 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 36,022.00 | -305.00 | -0.84% | Industrial | 48,988.00 | 80.00 | 0.17% | Mid Cap | 54,818.00 | -148.00 | -0.27% | Small Cap | 42,816.00 | -103.00 | -0.24% | Resource 20 | 51,805.00 | -1406.00 | -2.64% | Industrial 25 | 42,378.00 | 88.00 | 0.21% | Financial 15 | 11,425.00 | -35.00 | -0.31% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 46,213.00 | 47.00 | 0.10% | All Share | 40,428.00 | -303.00 | -0.75% | Oil & Gas | 29,729.00 | -294.00 | -0.98% | Mining | 33,046.00 | -981.00 | -2.88% | Gold Mining | 2,007.00 | -60.00 | -2.94% | Platinum Mining | 53.00 | .00 | -0.33% | GENERAL MINING | 8,955.00 | -302.00 | -3.27% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,985.00 | -157.00 | -0.98% | Basic Materials | 28,620.00 | -787.00 | -2.68% | Chemicals | 18,065.00 | -6.00 | -0.04% | Forestry & Paper | 20,284.00 | -96.00 | -0.47% | Industrial Metals | 28,825.00 | -411.00 | -1.41% | Industrials | 39,416.00 | 5.00 | 0.01% | General Industrials | 115.00 | 1.00 | 1.02% | Consumer Goods | 45,037.00 | 144.00 | 0.32% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,551.00 | -9.00 | -0.12% | Household Goods | 192.00 | 2 | 1.24% | Health Care | 55,241.00 | -240.00 | -0.43% | Beverages | 151.00 | .00 | 0.66% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 69,396.00 | 655.00 | 0.95% | Personal Goods | 736.00 | .00 | 0.12% | Consumer Services | 81,596.00 | -192.00 | -0.23% | General Retailers | 63,179.00 | -531.00 | -0.83% | Travel & Leisure | 5,040.00 | -38.00 | -0.76% | Media | 130.00 | .00 | -0.50% | Support Services | 2,343.00 | -18.00 | -0.79% | Telecommunications | 85,278.00 | 914.00 | 1.08% | Financials | 30,381.00 | -91.00 | -0.30% | Banks | 53,785.00 | -74.00 | -0.14% | Non-life Insurance | 46,960.00 | -1275.00 | -2.64% | Life Insurance | 27,085.00 | -19.00 | -0.07% | General Financial | 2,831.00 | -12.00 | -0.45% | Technology | 34,372.00 | 31.00 | 0.09% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,501.00 | -52 | -1.47% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,613.00 | -48 | -1.31% | COAL MINING | 22,819.00 | -478 | -2.06% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,919.00 | -59 | -1.00% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 803.00 | -2 | -0.34% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 514.00 | | -0.78% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 416.00 | | -0.77% | RESOURCE | 28,460.00 | -760 | -2.60% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 217.00 | 0 | 0.29% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,278.00 | -57 | -0.69% | Capped Top 40 | 18,984.00 | -137 | -0.72% | Capped All Share | 20,448.00 | -144 | -0.70% | JSE TABACO | 5,992.00 | 55 | 0.93% |
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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 | 21/02/2013 | ACCENT | December 2012 (Interim) | 21/02/2013 | ANGLD | December 2012 (Final) | 21/02/2013 | ANGLD-A | December 2012 (Final) | 21/02/2013 | ANGLD-B | December 2012 (Final) | 21/02/2013 | ANGLD-E | December 2012 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SHOPRIT | 19/02/2013 | 08/03/2013 | 18/03/2013 | R 1.2300 | ANGLO | 15/02/2013 | 14/03/2013 | 25/04/2013 | R 0.5300 | SHPRT 2ND5 | 15/02/2013 | 01/03/2013 | 11/03/2013 | R 0.0500 | SHPRT 3RD5 | 15/02/2013 | 01/03/2013 | 11/03/2013 | R 0.0500 | SHOPRIT 6% | 15/02/2013 | 01/03/2013 | 11/03/2013 | R 0.0600 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | FIRSTRANDB-P | 01/02/2013 | 15/02/2013 | 25/02/2013 | R 3.2025 | CAPITAL | 30/01/2013 | 15/02/2013 | 25/02/2013 | R 0.3650 | CULINAN5.5 | 01/02/2013 | 15/02/2013 | 25/02/2013 | R 0.0550 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | AWT | Awethu Breweries Ltd. | 20/02/2013 | Confirmed | CND | Conduit Capital Ltd. | 22/02/2013 | Confirmed | CUP2 | Cullinan Holdings Ltd. | 22/02/2013 | Confirmed | CULP | Cullinan Holdings Ltd. | 22/02/2013 | Confirmed | CUL | Cullinan Holdings Ltd. | 22/02/2013 | Confirmed |
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