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South Africa faces the risk of a huge exodus of foreign investors who are seeing the plunge in the rand's value rapidly erode their stock and bond returns. Full story
South African stocks ended a see-saw session a touch lower on Wednesday as investors juggled worries about demand for metals with hopes European leaders would avert a financial meltdown in the region. Full story |
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Cyprus pleaded for a
new loan from Russia on Wednesday to avert a financial meltdown,
after the island's parliament rejected the terms of a bailout
from the EU, raising the risk of default and a bank crash. Full storySouth Korean authorities were
investigating a hacking attack that brought down the servers of
three broadcasters and two major banks on Wednesday, and the
army raised its alert level due to concerns of North Korean
involvement. Full storyMaking his first official visit to Israel, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday enduring support for the Jewish State, where concern over a nuclear-armed Iran has clouded U.S.-Israeli relations. Full story |
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Markets | European shares broke a
three-day losing streak on Wednesday as investors bet on
policymakers finding a fix for Cyprus' bailout problems,
although some traders. . . Full story | | Britain's top shares fell on
Wednesday, weighed down by mining stocks, with traders citing
some anxiety ahead of the outcome of a U.S.. . . Full story | | Stock markets around the
world rose and the euro held firm on Wednesday on hopes that
European policymakers would contain the financial crisis. . . Full story | | Gold eased from the
previous session's three-week high on Wednesday, reflecting some
investor optimism that the crisis in Cyprus may not spread
further in. . . Full story |
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| The Dow industrials hit a
record intraday high on Wednesday as U.S. stocks resumed their
rise ahead of a statement from the Federal. . . Full story | | Shares in Barratt Developments
and other UK house builders rallied on Wednesday after
British finance minister George Osborne announced a homebuyers'
initiative in. . . Full story | | Wall Street opened higher on
Wednesday with investors' focus on the Federal Reserve's policy
statement and news conference by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. . . Full story | | European shares trimmed some of
their earlier gains on Wednesday after a spokesman for the
Cyprus government denied media reports of a deal. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African diversified mining firm Exxaro may dismiss the 3,200 coal miners who have embarked on an illegal strike at six. . . Full story | | New hotels are springing up across Africa, despite the trials of bureaucratic delay and poor infrastructure, to take advantage of an. . . Full story | | South Africa's Reserve Bank left the repo rate unchanged at 5.0 percent on Wednesday as expected, saying the inflation outlook had. . . Full story | | South Africa's headline consumer inflation accelerated above expectations to 5.9 percent year-on-year in February, from 5.4 percent in January, Statistics South. . . Full story |
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| South Africa faces the risk of
a huge exodus of foreign investors who are seeing the plunge in
the rand's value rapidly erode. . . Full story | | South Africa's Reserve Bank
left the repo rate at historical lows on Wednesday, saying
concerns about weak growth in Africa's biggest economy were
offset. . . Full story | | Some hedge funds have begun
quietly increasing their bets against Hungarian sovereign bonds
in the belief that the yields don't properly reflect the
country's. . . Full story | | Addax & Oryx Group (AOG) said it has agreed to buy BP and Masana Petroleum Solution's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution. . . Full story |
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| South Africa will issue 2.1 billion rand in total of its 2023, 2031 and 2041 bonds next Tuesday, the Reserve Bank said on Wednesday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was flat on Wednesday and government bond yields ticked higher with market players expecting the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates at 40-year lows as it balances a struggling economy with rising inflation.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Holders of Astrapak preference shares are advised that the Board of directors have declared a thirteenth dividend in respect of the. . . Full story | | Mr. SJ Flanagan (CEO) (Sean) resigned from the Board as executive director on the 18th March 2013, and will leave the. . . Full story | | Rockwell (the "company") announced that it has, consequent upon the Old Order Mining Rights held by Jasper having been converted into. . . Full story | | PPC has successfully issued its debut bond of ZAR650 million under its Domestic Medium Term Note ("DMTN") programme.
The three. . . Full story |
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| The JSE advised that the listing of the above-mentioned company will be terminated with effect from the commencement of business on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 due to the company's failure to inject viable assets which meet with the criteria for listing.. . . Full story | | Shareholders were referred to the cautionary announcement dated 6 February 2012, and the previous announcement referred to therein, in respect of a potential dispute between a subsidiary of the company and regulators. The outcome is still uncertain and therefore the impact. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the year ended 31 December 2012 increased to R227.4 million (2011: R176 million). Gross profit rose to R75.9 million. . . Full story | | Sales for the interim period increased to R7.9 billion (2011: R6.9 billion). Trading profit lowered to R360 million (2011: R553 million),. . . Full story | | Gross revenue jumped to R383.9 million (R340.1 million) whilst gross profit fell to R61.7 million (R66.2 million). Operating profit also narrowed. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R674.4 million (R654.4 million). Gross profit rose to R169.7 million (R159.1 million) and results from operations more than. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40318.79 | -27.00 | -0.07% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 35786.07 | -22.00 | -0.06% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1913.30 | -18.00 | -0.97% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30780.12 | 60.00 | 0.20% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 50051.99 | 197.00 | 0.40% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 43337.86 | 212.00 | 0.49% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 48924.78 | -501.00 | -1.01% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 14430.00 | 60.00 | 0.42% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 14499.46 | 43.64 | 0.30% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1556.43 | 8.09 | 0.52% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3247.33 | 18.23 | 0.56% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 6432.70 | -8.62 | -0.13% | DAX | 19:08 | 8001.97 | 54.18 | 0.68% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 3829.56 | 53.81 | 1.43% | Nikkei | 19/03 | 12468.23 | 247.60 | 2.03% | Shanghai | 09:34 | 2317.37 | 59.94 | 2.66% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 22256.44 | 214.58 | 0.97% | All Ords | 07:46 | 4982.60 | -21.80 | -0.44% | NZSE 50 | 06:50 | 4349.43 | 4.39 | 0.10% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1606.90 | -6.09 | -0.38% | Gold R | 19:59 | 14928.38 | -1.57 | -0.01% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 480197 | 926 | 0.19% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 28.7880 | -.1140 | -0.39% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1574.70 | 21.20 | 1.36% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 754.00 | 21.40 | 2.92% | R157 | 17:33 | 5.54 | .11 | 1.93% | R186 | 17:33 | 7.50 | .04 | 0.47% | R204 | 16:53 | 6.24 | .10 | 1.63% | R207 | 17:33 | 6.46 | .07 | 1.02% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 108.29 | -1.22 | -1.11% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.2900 | 0.0345 | 0.37% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 14.0377 | 0.0875 | 0.63% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 12.0463 | 0.1264 | 1.06% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 7.6448 | 0.0120 | 0.16% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.6650 | 0.0605 | 0.63% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 95.6560 | 0.5680 | 0.60% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.7727 | -0.0043 | -0.55% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2940 | 0.0074 | 0.57% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6609 | -0.0013 | -0.20% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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20/03/2013 | 178 | 153 | 65 | 396 | 283,829,299 | R25,615,144,780 | 153027 | 1439946 | 19/03/2013 | 184 | 174 | 69 | 427 | 222,443,805 | R15,668,812,627 | 150002 | 1263754 | 18/03/2013 | 125 | 236 | 66 | 427 | 198,532,248 | R14,108,049,205 | 165172 | 1361088 | 15/03/2013 | 159 | 186 | 76 | 421 | 391,530,562 | R29,875,451,138 | 184721 | 1368568 | 14/03/2013 | 160 | 173 | 92 | 425 | 224,196,440 | R15,505,140,688 | 160136 | 1261899 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 35,786.00 | -22.00 | -0.06% | Industrial | 50,051.00 | 197.00 | 0.40% | Mid Cap | 55,672.00 | -88.00 | -0.16% | Small Cap | 43,684.00 | 154.00 | 0.36% | Resource 20 | 48,924.00 | -501.00 | -1.01% | Industrial 25 | 43,337.00 | 212.00 | 0.49% | Financial 15 | 11,584.00 | 23.00 | 0.21% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 47,063.00 | 188.00 | 0.40% | All Share | 40,318.00 | -27.00 | -0.07% | Oil & Gas | 31,121.00 | -207.00 | -0.66% | Mining | 30,678.00 | -341.00 | -1.10% | Gold Mining | 1,913.00 | -18.00 | -0.97% | Platinum Mining | 49.00 | .00 | 0.49% | GENERAL MINING | 8,301.00 | -92.00 | -1.11% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,733.00 | -111.00 | -0.66% | Basic Materials | 26,722.00 | -252.00 | -0.94% | Chemicals | 19,285.00 | 198.00 | 1.04% | Forestry & Paper | 21,625.00 | 213.00 | 1.00% | Industrial Metals | 24,493.00 | -91.00 | -0.37% | Industrials | 40,548.00 | 332.00 | 0.83% | General Industrials | 118.00 | 1.00 | 1.54% | Consumer Goods | 47,019.00 | .00 | 0.00% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,577.00 | 269.00 | 3.25% | Household Goods | 171.00 | 0 | 0.17% | Health Care | 59,193.00 | -1051.00 | -1.74% | Beverages | 164.00 | .00 | -0.14% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 68,365.00 | -455.00 | -0.66% | Personal Goods | 749.00 | 2.00 | 0.36% | Consumer Services | 81,680.00 | 883.00 | 1.09% | General Retailers | 62,675.00 | 859.00 | 1.39% | Travel & Leisure | 5,249.00 | -9.00 | -0.18% | Media | 130.00 | 2.00 | 2.03% | Support Services | 2,344.00 | 5.00 | 0.24% | Telecommunications | 83,113.00 | 907.00 | 1.10% | Financials | 30,780.00 | 60.00 | 0.20% | Banks | 53,028.00 | 92.00 | 0.17% | Non-life Insurance | 49,768.00 | 128.00 | 0.26% | Life Insurance | 28,790.00 | -38.00 | -0.13% | General Financial | 2,853.00 | 20.00 | 0.71% | Technology | 35,496.00 | -457.00 | -1.27% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,384.00 | -13 | -0.40% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,512.00 | -13 | -0.39% | COAL MINING | 20,412.00 | -36 | -0.18% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,962.00 | 38 | 0.66% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 897.00 | 15 | 1.71% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 516.00 | | 0.24% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 415.00 | | 0.33% | RESOURCE | 26,916.00 | -281 | -1.04% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 215.00 | 0 | 0.42% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,234.00 | -12 | -0.15% | Capped Top 40 | 18,898.00 | -1 | -0.01% | Capped All Share | 20,417.00 | -9 | -0.05% | JSE TABACO | 6,315.00 | 53 | 0.85% |
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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 | 21/03/2013 | BIOSCI | December 2012 (Interim) | 21/03/2013 | LONRHO | December 2012 (Final) | 21/03/2013 | MICROMEGA | December 2012 (Final) | 21/03/2013 | SABLE | December 2012 (Interim) | 21/03/2013 | TORRE | December 2012 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | REMGRO | 19/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 1.4500 | ADVTECH | 18/03/2013 | 05/04/2013 | 15/04/2013 | R 0.1400 | ILIAD | 18/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 0.2000 | METAIR | 18/03/2013 | 05/04/2013 | 15/04/2013 | R 0.9500 | BELL | 18/03/2013 | 05/04/2013 | 15/04/2013 | R 0.4000 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | MTN GROUP | 06/03/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 5.0300 | SANTAM | 27/02/2013 | 14/03/2013 | 25/03/2013 | R 4.1000 | IMPERIAL | 27/02/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 3.8000 | GRINDROD PREF | 27/02/2013 | 14/03/2013 | 25/03/2013 | R 3.7900 | IMPERIALP | 27/02/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 3.5430 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | REB | Rebosis Property Fund Ltd. | 20/03/2013 | Confirmed | SDH | SecureData Holdings Ltd. | 20/03/2013 | Confirmed |
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