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MTN Group, Africa's largest mobile phone company, is interested in a Myanmar operating licence, which it expects will cost the winning bidder $200-$500 million in licence fees. Full story
Dry weather conditions have hit the main maize growing areas in South Africa, wilting the crop and dashing prospects for better yields this year. Full story |
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Shattered supporters of Hugo
Chavez paraded his coffin through the streets of Caracas on
Wednesday in a flood of emotion allies hope will help his deputy
win an election due in the coming weeks and keep his self-styled
revolution alive.
Tens of thousands of "Chavistas" marched behind the remains
of the flamboyant and outspoken president, draped in Venezuela's
blue, red and yellow national flag.
Many wept as a hearse flanked by soldiers in red berets
carried his coffin through downtown C Full storyKenyan authorities were racing
to gather final election results on Wednesday, with the partial
count still giving the lead to a politician who faces charges in
The Hague for ethnic killings following the 2007 vote. Full storyThe U.S. capital shut down
on Wednesday ahead of a fierce snowstorm that had blanketed the
Midwest, cut power to about 50,000 homes and businesses and
forced hundreds of flights to be canceled. Full story |
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Markets | European shares fell on
Wednesday as investors booked profits on a rally that had sent
several markets to multi-year highs, with weakness in. . . Full story | | The blue chip Dow Jones index
extended its record-breaking run on Wednesday, but world stock
markets showed signs of weakness despite strong gains. . . Full story | | The Dow set another intraday
record high on Wednesday on signs of improvement in the U.S.
labor market, but trimmed its gains at. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks were little
changed by midday trade on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the
Nasdaq trading slightly lower and the Dow. . . Full story |
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| Britain's top shares succumbed
to profit-taking on Wednesday, edging back from five-year highs,
though a surge in heavyweight Vodafone limited losses.. . . Full story | | European shares pared gains on
Wednesday, having earlier risen to fresh peaks, with some
traders looking to book profits on expectations that U.S.
economic. . . Full story | | Wall Street rose at the open
on Wednesday, advancing its rally a day after the Dow hit a new
record high as hiring. . . Full story | | Gold was steady on Wednesday,
underpinned by expectations central banks would maintain
ultra-loose monetary policy but struggling to break higher as
investors favoured higher-yielding. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand strengthened against the dollar on Wednesday and looked ready to move below the psychologically key 9 rand-to-the-greenback level as the end of a miners' strike calmed investor jitters.. . . Full story | | Miners returned to work on Wednesday at world No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin's Marikana mine in South Africa, ending a one-day illegal stoppage, a trade unionist said.. . . Full story | | Gold traded in a narrow range and hovered around $1,575 an ounce on Wednesday, evoking little interest from investors who switched to riskier assets as confidence in the global economy grew.. . . Full story |
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| Thermal coal producers around
the world face the prospect of mine closures as oversupply and
weak demand drive down prices towards unprofitable levels.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand ceded earlier gains against the dollar on Wednesday, just failing to dip below the key 9.0 level, hit by lingering concerns about the country's economic fundamentals and a selloff in the euro.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Intu Properties plc has today published its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2012 (Annual Report). This document is. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the previous cautionary announcements dated 15 June 2012, 29 June 2012, 18 October 2012, 5 December 2012. . . Full story | | Further to the terms announcement released on SENS on 23 November 2012 wherein shareholders were advised that B&W had entered into. . . Full story | | The company has issued 86 000 000 new ordinary shares of 50 pence each pursuant to the placing of shares announced. . . Full story |
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| On 7 December 2012, a joint statement was released by Unilever South Africa and Tiger Brands in which they announced that. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that, at the annual general meeting of RACEC held on 6 March 2013, all the resolutions as set. . . Full story | | On 21 February 2013 Eqstra informed the market that Rio Tinto Benga Limitada ("Rio Tinto") issued a notice of force majeure. . . Full story | | MMI released its interim results today for the six months to 31 December 2012, showing strong growth in core headline earnings. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R1.95 billion (R1.87 billion). Operating profit declined to R131 million (R132.6 million). Net attributable profit surged to R849.4. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year ended 31 December 2012 strengthened to R2.5 billion (2011: R2.4 billion). EBITDA fell to R313.7 million (2011:. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 31 December 2012 fell by 3.7% to R2.9 billion (2011: R3 billion). Gross profit dropped. . . Full story | | Net interest income before impairment of advances jumped 18% to R12.4 billion (R10.5 billion) and income from operations grew 17% to. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40437.25 | -108.00 | -0.27% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 35928.34 | -135.00 | -0.38% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1800.64 | -52.00 | -2.83% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30915.98 | -81.00 | -0.26% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 49917.27 | -22.00 | -0.05% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 43118.88 | -50.00 | -0.12% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49482.66 | -341.00 | -0.69% | DJ Futures | 19:32 | 14255.00 | 24.00 | 0.17% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 14295.66 | 41.89 | 0.29% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1541.04 | 1.25 | 0.08% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3221.63 | -2.50 | -0.08% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 6427.64 | -4.31 | -0.07% | DAX | 19:08 | 7919.33 | 49.02 | 0.62% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 3773.76 | -13.43 | -0.35% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 11932.27 | 248.82 | 2.13% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2347.18 | 20.87 | 0.90% | Hang-Seng | 10:32 | 22777.84 | 217.34 | 0.96% | All Ords | 07:42 | 5130.90 | 42.80 | 0.84% | NZSE 50 | 06:50 | 4297.97 | 28.81 | 0.67% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1575.60 | .40 | 0.03% | Gold R | 19:58 | 14396.52 | 168.27 | 1.18% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 462911 | 4566 | 1.00% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 28.7450 | .0860 | 0.30% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1577.50 | -8.50 | -0.54% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 737.80 | 2.80 | 0.38% | R157 | 16:52 | 5.31 | .00 | 0.09% | R204 | 16:53 | 6.09 | .01 | 0.16% | R207 | 17:32 | 6.33 | -.01 | -0.16% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 110.75 | .66 | 0.60% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.1325 | 0.1007 | 1.11% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.6908 | 0.0575 | 0.42% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.8703 | 0.0853 | 0.72% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 7.5698 | 0.0621 | 0.83% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.3565 | 0.0892 | 0.96% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 93.9150 | 0.5640 | 0.60% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7695 | 0.0032 | 0.42% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2989 | -0.0056 | -0.43% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6656 | 0.0048 | 0.73% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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06/03/2013 | 185 | 154 | 88 | 427 | 237,624,362 | R15,655,477,497 | 169820 | 1485971 | 05/03/2013 | 265 | 95 | 65 | 425 | 217,962,434 | R13,941,437,733 | 162411 | 1669339 | 04/03/2013 | 151 | 218 | 80 | 449 | 218,239,964 | R14,970,157,696 | 161248 | 1455807 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 35,928.00 | -135.00 | -0.38% | Industrial | 49,917.00 | -22.00 | -0.05% | Mid Cap | 55,673.00 | 134.00 | 0.24% | Small Cap | 43,137.00 | 156.00 | 0.36% | Resource 20 | 49,482.00 | -341.00 | -0.69% | Industrial 25 | 43,118.00 | -50.00 | -0.12% | Financial 15 | 11,625.00 | -52.00 | -0.45% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 47,053.00 | -117.00 | -0.25% | All Share | 40,437.00 | -108.00 | -0.27% | Oil & Gas | 30,147.00 | -257.00 | -0.85% | Mining | 31,217.00 | -204.00 | -0.65% | Gold Mining | 1,800.00 | -52.00 | -2.83% | Platinum Mining | 49.00 | .00 | -0.16% | GENERAL MINING | 8,559.00 | -5.00 | -0.06% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,209.00 | -138.00 | -0.85% | Basic Materials | 27,251.00 | -151.00 | -0.55% | Chemicals | 19,082.00 | 21.00 | 0.11% | Forestry & Paper | 21,120.00 | 186.00 | 0.89% | Industrial Metals | 28,240.00 | -124.00 | -0.44% | Industrials | 40,867.00 | 300.00 | 0.74% | General Industrials | 118.00 | 1.00 | 1.68% | Consumer Goods | 45,831.00 | -310.00 | -0.67% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,382.00 | -87.00 | -1.18% | Household Goods | 176.00 | -3 | -2.12% | Health Care | 59,071.00 | 1229.00 | 2.13% | Beverages | 158.00 | .00 | -0.26% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 71,042.00 | 734.00 | 1.05% | Personal Goods | 729.00 | -8.00 | -1.21% | Consumer Services | 82,776.00 | 614.00 | 0.75% | General Retailers | 62,256.00 | 200.00 | 0.32% | Travel & Leisure | 5,270.00 | 81.00 | 1.56% | Media | 136.00 | 2.00 | 1.61% | Support Services | 2,397.00 | 46.00 | 2.00% | Telecommunications | 84,674.00 | -919.00 | -1.07% | Financials | 30,915.00 | -81.00 | -0.26% | Banks | 53,400.00 | -813.00 | -1.50% | Non-life Insurance | 50,587.00 | 806.00 | 1.62% | Life Insurance | 28,832.00 | 214.00 | 0.75% | General Financial | 2,840.00 | 16.00 | 0.57% | Technology | 35,714.00 | 10.00 | 0.03% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,412.00 | -20 | -0.59% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,537.00 | -17 | -0.48% | COAL MINING | 21,731.00 | -353 | -1.60% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,907.00 | -8 | -0.15% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 925.00 | 30 | 3.39% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 526.00 | | 0.49% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 419.00 | | 0.02% | RESOURCE | 27,181.00 | -186 | -0.68% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 220.00 | 0 | 0.27% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,282.00 | -32 | -0.39% | Capped Top 40 | 18,953.00 | -79 | -0.42% | Capped All Share | 20,463.00 | -57 | -0.28% | JSE TABACO | 6,167.00 | -99 | -1.59% |
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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 | 07/03/2013 | ASPEN | December 2012 (Interim) | 07/03/2013 | ASPENPREF | December 2012 (Interim) | 07/03/2013 | EQSTRA | December 2012 (Interim) | 07/03/2013 | EQSTRADA | December 2012 (Interim) | 07/03/2013 | EQSTRADB | December 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | BRIMSTON | 05/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 0.2500 | BRIMST-N | 05/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 0.2500 | FIRSTRAND | 05/03/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 0.5500 | SHFINV-PREF | 05/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 3.5600 | BIDVEST | 04/03/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 3.2400 |
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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 | WOOLIES | 14/02/2013 | 01/03/2013 | 11/03/2013 | R 0.8600 | GFIELDS | 14/02/2013 | 01/03/2013 | 11/03/2013 | R 0.7500 | BHPBILL | 20/02/2013 | 01/03/2013 | 28/03/2013 | R 0.5700 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | SLP | Sable Platinum Ltd. | 06/03/2013 | Confirmed |
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