Friday, 01 March 2013 - 20:00
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South African stocks books their biggest gain in five weeks on Friday, rising over 1 percent as shares of insurer Old Mutual surged after posting higher earnings and dividend. Full story
The retail price of petrol in South Africa will jump by nearly 7 percent a litre next Wednesday, while the wholesale diesel price will increase by 5 percent, the energy department said on Friday. Full story |
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flee across Czechoslovakia's fortified border to West Germany. Full storyA standoff between
Malaysian security forces and armed Filipinos erupted in
violence on Friday, with two police officers and 12 members of
the Philippine group killed as Malaysian Prime Minister Najib
Razak declared his patience had run out. Full storyPresident Giorgio
Napolitano ruled out an early return to the polls on Friday as
Italy's parties wrangled over how to form a government after
this week's deadlocked election. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks edged higher on
Friday as strong economic figures more than offset growth
concerns out of China and Europe and as investors. . . Full story | | Global equity markets fell and
the euro slumped to a two-month low on Friday as weak economic
data from Europe and China weighed. . . Full story | | European shares edged lower on
Friday, dragged down by weaker bank and mining stocks, and
traders expected equities to stay in a tight. . . Full story | | Britain's blue chips rallied at
the close on Friday after strong sentiment data out of the
United States helped the FTSE 100 to. . . Full story |
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| Gold cut some of its earlier
losses on Friday but remained in negative territory as the
dollar extended gains after positive economic. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks were little
changed, trimming earlier losses by mid-morning trading on
Friday, with the Dow index turning positive briefly after
an encouraging read. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks pared losses on
Friday after data showed that the pace of growth in the U.S.
manufacturing sector picked up to its. . . Full story | | The euro tumbled to a 2013 low
against the U.S. dollar on Friday while the dollar rose to a
six-month high against a. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was at 53.6 in February, rising above the key 50 mark that distinguishes contraction from expansion for the first time since August, a. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was trading near a one-month low against the dollar on Friday after breaking the key 9.0 barrier overnight, weighed down by data showing a record high trade deficit.. . . Full story | | South Africa's Sibanye Gold said on Friday that full-year production fell 15 percent to 1.22 million ounces in the year to end-December due to an illegal strike and a fire at. . . Full story |
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| South Africa sold 3.685 billion rand of three-month Treasury Bills at an average yield of 5.09 percent on Friday, little changed from 5.1 percent last week, the Reserve Bank said. The bid-to-cover ratio dipped slightly to 1.18 from 1.3.. . . Full story | | Anglo-South African insurer Old Mutual is setting aside 5 billion rand to fund expansion in fast-growing sub-Saharan Africa.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that Ms E Viljoen will resign as company secretary of Bluetel with effect from 30 April 2013 to. . . Full story | | According to Business Day, Liberty looks to complete acquisitions in Nigeria and Ghana by year end and was satisfied that it. . . Full story | | Trencor drew attention to the following news release issued by Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (("Textainer"), in which Trencor has a 48.5%. . . Full story | | Old Mutual announced that it has appointed Goldman Sachs International as joint corporate broker with immediate effect to work alongside Old. . . Full story |
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| Pick n Pay announced the resignation of Alex Mathole as an independent non- executive director, with effect from 28 February 2013.. . . Full story | | The JSE advise that Muvoni Technology Group Ltd. have failed to submit their annual reports within the six-month period stipulated in the JSE's Listings Requirements. Accordingly, the company's listing on the. . . Full story | | Mrs Elizna Viljoen has been appointed company secretary of Amplats with effect from 1 May 2013. Accordingly Mr Kevin Lester, who has been acting company secretary pending the appointment of a. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period increased to R146.4 million (2011: R143.3 million). Gross profit rose to R78.7 million (2011: R77 million),. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period grew by 56% to R709.0 million (R455.3 million) whereas operating profit shrunk by 6% to R140.2. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year ended December 2012 increased to R2.2 billion (2011: R1.6 billion). Operating income rose to R1.4 billion (2011:. . . Full story | | Massmart changes its year end to 31 December, therefore there are no comparable figures. Revenue came in at R36.2 billion. Gross. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40134.97 | 425.00 | 1.07% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 35653.81 | 399.00 | 1.13% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1888.66 | -19.00 | -1.01% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30618.42 | 450.00 | 1.49% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 49229.05 | 734.00 | 1.51% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 42505.11 | 687.00 | 1.64% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49770.66 | -24.00 | -0.05% | DJ Futures | 19:48 | 14087.00 | 45.00 | 0.32% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 14094.30 | 39.81 | 0.28% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1518.61 | 3.93 | 0.26% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3167.60 | 7.41 | 0.23% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 6378.60 | 17.79 | 0.28% | DAX | 19:08 | 7708.16 | -33.54 | -0.43% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 3699.91 | -23.09 | -0.62% | Nikkei | 08:32 | 11606.38 | 47.02 | 0.41% | Shanghai | 09:26 | 2359.51 | -6.09 | -0.26% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 22880.22 | -140.05 | -0.61% | All Ords | 07:53 | 5100.90 | -19.50 | -0.38% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 4317.99 | -2.02 | -0.05% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1572.69 | -6.81 | -0.43% | Gold R | 19:58 | 14270.15 | -0.14 | 0.00% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 458534 | -1543 | -0.34% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 28.5300 | .0260 | 0.09% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1572.00 | -10.00 | -0.63% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 716.90 | -11.60 | -1.59% | R157 | 17:13 | 5.36 | .08 | 1.52% | R204 | 17:13 | 6.15 | .09 | 1.57% | R207 | 17:13 | 6.39 | .09 | 1.35% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 110.48 | -1.39 | -1.24% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.0679 | 0.0347 | 0.38% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.6055 | -0.0671 | -0.49% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.8044 | 0.0002 | 0.00% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 7.4870 | 0.0320 | 0.43% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.2613 | 0.0238 | 0.26% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 93.6740 | 1.0480 | 1.13% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7681 | 0.0031 | 0.41% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3027 | -0.0037 | -0.28% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6648 | 0.0058 | 0.88% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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01/03/2013 | 211 | 150 | 66 | 427 | 237,809,852 | R14,844,302,531 | 182942 | 916648 | 28/02/2013 | 254 | 103 | 67 | 424 | 297,097,474 | R15,655,469,748 | 180809 | 910075 | 27/02/2013 | 127 | 208 | 81 | 416 | 195,064,860 | R11,433,369,718 | 129885 | 603855 | 26/02/2013 | 127 | 211 | 71 | 409 | 206,444,936 | R11,665,240,028 | 146836 | 699794 | 25/02/2013 | 235 | 123 | 67 | 425 | 166,706,296 | R9,968,343,885 | 127476 | 1587227 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 35,653.00 | 399.00 | 1.13% | Industrial | 49,229.00 | 734.00 | 1.51% | Mid Cap | 55,279.00 | 482.00 | 0.88% | Small Cap | 42,943.00 | 105.00 | 0.25% | Resource 20 | 49,770.00 | -24.00 | -0.05% | Industrial 25 | 42,505.00 | 687.00 | 1.64% | Financial 15 | 11,529.00 | 189.00 | 1.67% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 46,446.00 | 780.00 | 1.71% | All Share | 40,134.00 | 425.00 | 1.07% | Oil & Gas | 29,843.00 | 794.00 | 2.74% | Mining | 31,496.00 | -167.00 | -0.53% | Gold Mining | 1,888.00 | -19.00 | -1.01% | Platinum Mining | 51.00 | .00 | 1.43% | GENERAL MINING | 8,540.00 | -47.00 | -0.55% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,046.00 | 427.00 | 2.74% | Basic Materials | 27,416.00 | -110.00 | -0.40% | Chemicals | 18,714.00 | 215.00 | 1.16% | Forestry & Paper | 20,467.00 | 179.00 | 0.89% | Industrial Metals | 28,196.00 | 85.00 | 0.30% | Industrials | 40,239.00 | 156.00 | 0.39% | General Industrials | 116.00 | .00 | 0.57% | Consumer Goods | 45,047.00 | 595.00 | 1.34% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,472.00 | 11.00 | 0.16% | Household Goods | 179.00 | 2 | 1.38% | Health Care | 56,557.00 | 847.00 | 1.52% | Beverages | 154.00 | 3.00 | 2.24% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 70,297.00 | 1009.00 | 1.46% | Personal Goods | 721.00 | 3.00 | 0.50% | Consumer Services | 81,054.00 | 1452.00 | 1.82% | General Retailers | 61,400.00 | 813.00 | 1.34% | Travel & Leisure | 5,216.00 | 63.00 | 1.23% | Media | 132.00 | 5.00 | 4.02% | Support Services | 2,374.00 | -5.00 | -0.23% | Telecommunications | 86,585.00 | 2598.00 | 3.09% | Financials | 30,618.00 | 450.00 | 1.49% | Banks | 53,657.00 | 668.00 | 1.26% | Non-life Insurance | 49,079.00 | 1863.00 | 3.95% | Life Insurance | 28,228.00 | 848.00 | 3.10% | General Financial | 2,781.00 | 31.00 | 1.15% | Technology | 35,347.00 | -464.00 | -1.30% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,415.00 | 21 | 0.63% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,539.00 | 21 | 0.61% | COAL MINING | 21,986.00 | 28 | 0.13% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,909.00 | -18 | -0.31% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 874.00 | 17 | 2.00% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 517.00 | | -0.03% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 414.00 | | 0.37% | RESOURCE | 27,342.00 | -8 | -0.03% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 217.00 | 2 | 1.27% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,230.00 | 96 | 1.18% | Capped Top 40 | 18,815.00 | 221 | 1.19% | Capped All Share | 20,311.00 | 219 | 1.09% | JSE TABACO | 6,083.00 | 140 | 2.37% |
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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 | 04/03/2013 | BIDVEST | December 2012 (Interim) | 04/03/2013 | LONRHO | December 2012 (Final) | 05/03/2013 | BRIMST-N | December 2012 (Final) | 05/03/2013 | BRIMSTON | December 2012 (Final) | 05/03/2013 | FIRSTRAND | December 2013 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | PSGFIN PREF | 28/02/2013 | 14/03/2013 | 25/03/2013 | R 3.5124 | CAPCO | 28/02/2013 | 17/05/2013 | 20/06/2013 | R 0.0100 | LONFIN | 28/02/2013 | 14/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | R 0.0040 | LIB-HOLD | 28/02/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 3.3600 | BATS | 28/02/2013 | 08/03/2013 | 08/05/2013 | R 0.9270 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | HUDACO | 01/02/2013 | 01/03/2013 | 11/03/2013 | R 3.1000 | ASSORE | 13/02/2013 | 01/03/2013 | 11/03/2013 | R 2.5000 | ZURICH SA | 06/02/2013 | 22/02/2013 | 04/03/2013 | R 2.0000 | RESILIENT | 06/02/2013 | 22/02/2013 | 04/03/2013 | R 1.3493 | WOOLIES | 14/02/2013 | 01/03/2013 | 11/03/2013 | R 0.8600 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | TCP | Transaction Capital Ltd. | 05/03/2013 | Confirmed | RAC | RACEC Group Ltd. | 05/03/2013 | Confirmed | JDH | John Daniel Holdings Ltd. | 05/03/2013 | Unconfirmed | SLP | Sable Platinum Ltd. | 06/03/2013 | Confirmed |
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