Thursday, 07 March 2013 - 20:00
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South African stocks ended higher on Thursday as gold mining shares surged thanks to a weaker rand and growing views that the sector is in an oversold territory. Full story
The new co-heads of South Africa's Standard Bank promised to sharpen the African focus of the continent's biggest lender following Thursday's announcement by veteran chief executive Jacko Maree he was stepping down. Full story |
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Saluting, clenching fists and
making the Roman Catholic sign of the cross over Hugo Chavez's
casket, Venezuelans crowded on Thursday to see their deceased
leader one last time and pledge that his socialist revolution
will not die.
Grieving supporters lined around a grandiose military
academy in a mass show of devotion to Chavez, who died on
Tuesday at age 58 after a two-year battle with cancer.
More than 2 million people have already paid their respects.
From soldiers in fatigues to Full storyKenyan presidential candidate
Raila Odinga's campaign team said some of the results of
Sunday's election had been doctored and called for the vote
count to be halted, remarks that could inflame a largely
peaceful poll.
Odinga, Kenya's prime minister, is trailing Uhuru Kenyatta
in the partial count. His running mate Kalonzo Musyoka, who made
the comments, said they were not a call for mass action and
urged voters to stay calm and patient.
Kenyatta has been indicted for crimes against huma Full storyA dancer accused of organising
an attack that nearly blinded the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic
director admitted on Thursday he had wanted him beaten up, but
said he was shocked when he heard that his face had been
splashed with acid. Full story |
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Markets | Global equity markets rose on
Thursday after an encouraging U.S. weekly labor market report
suggested a steadily improving economy, while the euro
strengthened after. . . Full story | | Britain's blue chip shares rose
on Thursday but shed most early gains after central banks held
firm on their monetary policy, confounding some. . . Full story | | European shares ended slightly
lower on Thursday, held back by a post-results slump for British
insurer Aviva, and some said they expected the. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks edged higher for a
fifth day on Thursday, with the Dow hitting an intraday record
for the third session in a. . . Full story |
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| Gold prices slipped on Thursday
after the European Central Bank (ECB) gave no clear hints of
further monetary easing and the Bank of. . . Full story | | Wall Street opened slightly
higher on Thursday as investors attempted to push the rally
further after the latest economic data suggested a pick-up. . . Full story | | European shares erased gains to
trade flat during a European Central Bank press conference on
Thursday, in which Mario Draghi was non-committal as. . . Full story | | European shares crept higher on
Thursday although traders said further gains could be limited in
the near term on concerns over how the. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand clawed up four-year lows against the dollar on Thursday, although potential for further losses remains as a weak. . . Full story | | South African miner Exxaro, which supplies coal to power utility Eskom , has suspended operations at two mines after workers embarked. . . Full story | | Lawyers representing gold miners suffering from the deadly lung disease silicosis said on Thursday they had filed a class action lawsuit. . . Full story | | Business confidence in South Africa edged lower in February, reflecting concerns about sluggish growth both at home and abroad, a survey. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's Standard Bank wants to keep a majority stake in its Zimbabwean unit, its new joint chief executive said on. . . Full story | | A Zimbabwean cabinet minister said on Thursday a deal signed with South Africa's Impala Platinum was "non-binding" and could be changed,. . . Full story | | Africa's biggest generic drugs maker, Aspen Pharmacare, reported a 17 percent increase in half-year profit on Thursday boosted by costs cuts. . . Full story | | South Africa's biggest life insurer, Sanlam Ltd, reported a smaller-than-expected 15 percent rise in full-year profit on Thursday as consumers refrained. . . Full story |
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| South African economic growth will remain subdued this year with persistently high unemployment holding back consumer spending, a Reuters poll found on Thursday, although the economy is expected to pick up. . . Full story | | Shares in South African gold producers rallied Thursday on what appeared to be technical factors after charts showed they had been oversold, analysts said.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was steady against the dollar on Thursday but near levels from which it may test this year's low of 9.16.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders were advised that at today's general meeting all special and ordinary resolutions set out in the notice and proposed at. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that a site visit for investors has taken place at Albany Bakery, Pietermaritzburg on Thursday, 7 March 2013.. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the trading statement released earlier today on SENS and are hereby advised that the trading ranges were. . . Full story | | According to Finweek, Discovery anticipates growing its presence in Asia by rolling out its Life and Health products in other markets. . . Full story |
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| ELB is currently finalising its results for the six months ended 31 December 2012, which should be released on SENS on. . . Full story | | The Wesizwe board of directors advised shareholders that the company expects to report a basic earnings per share attributable to ordinary. . . Full story | | Further to the publication of the Sanlam Group's audited results for the year ended 31 December 2012 on 7 March 2013,. . . Full story | | Datatec announced the allotment of 23 300 ordinary R0.01 shares following the exercise of share options on or before 28 February. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R135.1 billion (R121.9 billion). EBITDA rose to R58.6 billion (R54.8 billion) and operating profit was higher at R41.3. . . Full story | | Net income for the period was up by 16% to R2.5 billion (2011: R2.1 billion), while profit attributable to equity holders. . . Full story | | Net insurance premiums received grew to R12.6 billion (R9.6 billion). Earnings attributable to owners shot up to R1.5 billion (R805 million).. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period jumped to R3.1 billion (2011: R2.7 billion). Gross profit soared to R487.5 million (2011: R430.5 million),. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40719.68 | 282.00 | 0.70% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 36192.37 | 264.00 | 0.74% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1924.68 | 124.00 | 6.93% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30879.79 | -35.00 | -0.11% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 50166.54 | 249.00 | 0.50% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 43345.73 | 227.00 | 0.53% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 50287.83 | 805.00 | 1.63% | DJ Futures | 19:42 | 14325.00 | 61.00 | 0.43% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 14341.07 | 44.83 | 0.31% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1544.83 | 3.37 | 0.22% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3230.10 | 7.73 | 0.24% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 6439.16 | 11.52 | 0.18% | DAX | 19:10 | 7939.77 | 20.44 | 0.26% | CAC40 | 19:10 | 3793.78 | 20.02 | 0.53% | Nikkei | 08:44 | 11968.08 | 35.81 | 0.30% | Shanghai | 09:32 | 2324.29 | -22.89 | -0.98% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 22771.44 | -6.40 | -0.03% | All Ords | 07:50 | 5123.10 | -7.80 | -0.15% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 4333.48 | 35.51 | 0.83% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1576.80 | -7.89 | -0.50% | Gold R | 19:58 | 14421.84 | -27.48 | -0.19% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 463684 | 2104 | 0.46% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 28.7800 | -.2520 | -0.87% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1589.00 | 4.50 | 0.28% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 757.00 | 13.60 | 1.83% | R157 | 17:40 | 5.33 | .03 | 0.57% | R204 | 17:40 | 6.09 | .01 | 0.16% | R207 | 17:40 | 6.36 | .03 | 0.39% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 110.68 | -.93 | -0.83% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.1471 | 0.0296 | 0.32% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.7092 | 0.0782 | 0.57% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.9817 | 0.1511 | 1.28% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 7.5700 | 0.0243 | 0.32% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.3935 | 0.0652 | 0.70% | Yen / Dollar | 19:57 | 94.9000 | 0.8680 | 0.92% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7631 | -0.0073 | -0.95% | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.3096 | 0.0124 | 0.95% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6653 | -0.0019 | -0.28% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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07/03/2013 | 201 | 152 | 74 | 427 | 223,487,735 | R13,647,973,973 | 159652 | 1730303 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 36,192.00 | 264.00 | 0.74% | Industrial | 50,166.00 | 249.00 | 0.50% | Mid Cap | 55,954.00 | 281.00 | 0.50% | Small Cap | 43,400.00 | 263.00 | 0.61% | Resource 20 | 50,287.00 | 805.00 | 1.63% | Industrial 25 | 43,345.00 | 227.00 | 0.53% | Financial 15 | 11,605.00 | -19.00 | -0.17% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 47,227.00 | 174.00 | 0.37% | All Share | 40,719.00 | 282.00 | 0.70% | Oil & Gas | 30,154.00 | 7.00 | 0.03% | Mining | 31,844.00 | 627.00 | 2.01% | Gold Mining | 1,924.00 | 124.00 | 6.93% | Platinum Mining | 49.00 | .00 | 1.71% | GENERAL MINING | 8,695.00 | 136.00 | 1.60% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,213.00 | 4.00 | 0.03% | Basic Materials | 27,778.00 | 527.00 | 1.93% | Chemicals | 19,655.00 | 573.00 | 3.00% | Forestry & Paper | 21,381.00 | 261.00 | 1.24% | Industrial Metals | 28,420.00 | 180.00 | 0.64% | Industrials | 40,973.00 | 106.00 | 0.26% | General Industrials | 118.00 | .00 | 0.75% | Consumer Goods | 46,335.00 | 504.00 | 1.10% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,626.00 | 244.00 | 3.31% | Household Goods | 174.00 | -1 | -0.63% | Health Care | 59,350.00 | 279.00 | 0.47% | Beverages | 160.00 | 2.00 | 1.38% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 70,985.00 | -56.00 | -0.08% | Personal Goods | 743.00 | 14.00 | 2.05% | Consumer Services | 82,961.00 | 185.00 | 0.22% | General Retailers | 62,184.00 | -71.00 | -0.11% | Travel & Leisure | 5,221.00 | -48.00 | -0.92% | Media | 137.00 | 1.00 | 0.74% | Support Services | 2,367.00 | -29.00 | -1.23% | Telecommunications | 83,793.00 | -880.00 | -1.04% | Financials | 30,879.00 | -35.00 | -0.11% | Banks | 53,226.00 | -173.00 | -0.32% | Non-life Insurance | 51,682.00 | 1095.00 | 2.17% | Life Insurance | 28,768.00 | -63.00 | -0.22% | General Financial | 2,847.00 | 7.00 | 0.26% | Technology | 36,107.00 | 393.00 | 1.10% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,450.00 | 38 | 1.13% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,576.00 | 39 | 1.12% | COAL MINING | 21,614.00 | -116 | -0.54% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,885.00 | -21 | -0.36% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 940.00 | 15 | 1.66% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 527.00 | | 0.20% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 420.00 | | 0.29% | RESOURCE | 27,641.00 | 460 | 1.70% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 220.00 | 0 | 0.32% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,324.00 | 42 | 0.52% | Capped Top 40 | 19,084.00 | 131 | 0.69% | Capped All Share | 20,604.00 | 141 | 0.69% | JSE TABACO | 6,181.00 | 14 | 0.23% |
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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 | 08/03/2013 | AF - OVR | December 2012 (Interim) | 08/03/2013 | AF-OVR 6%PP | December 2012 (Interim) | 08/03/2013 | AFOVR-N | December 2012 (Interim) | 08/03/2013 | BIOSCI | December 2012 (Interim) | 08/03/2013 | BOWCALF | December 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | MTN GROUP | 06/03/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 5.0300 | RMBH | 06/03/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 0.6600 | CLOVERPREF | 06/03/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 0.0602 | MMI HLDGS | 06/03/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 0.5100 | BRIMST-N | 05/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 0.2500 |
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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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