Thursday, 18 April 2013 - 20:00
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South African power utility Eskom will sell up to 500 million rand of its EL29 inflation-linked bond and its ES33 straight bond on April 24, the company said on Thursday. Full story
The yield spread on South African benchmark 2026 and 2015 bonds narrowed to its lowest in a year on Thursday, as lower-than-expected inflation data gave support to longer-dated bonds. Full story |
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President Barack Obama told a
memorial service for the Boston bombing victims that "we will
find" whoever carried out the attack that killed three people as
investigators search for two men seen on a video of the scene
shortly before the blasts. Full storyRescue teams searched the
charred rubble of homes in a small Texas city on Thursday for
survivors of a fiery explosion at a nearby fertilizer plant that
killed as many as 15 people, injured more than 160 and destroyed
dozens of buildings. Full storyFormer President Pervez
Musharraf fled a courtroom on Thursday after judges ordered his
arrest to answer allegations he committed treason in 2007, an
ignominious retreat for a man who once dominated Pakistan and
had hoped to revive his political fortunes. Full story |
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Markets | Stock markets around the
world were volatile on Thursday, with U.S. stocks down following
weak data on factory activity, the latest in a. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks fell on Thursday
after data showed signs of slower growth ahead for the U.S.
economy, with traders zoning in on technical. . . Full story | | European indexes pared gains to
close slightly lower on Thursday after more weak corporate and
economic data in the United States and. . . Full story | | Britain's benchmark FTSE 100
share index steadied near 10-week lows on Thursday,
retracing strong early gains as financials sold off in afternoon
trade, while. . . Full story |
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| European indexes pared gains to
end steady on Thursday after more weak corporate and economic
data in the United States and Europe heightened. . . Full story | | The Nasdaq Composite briefly
fell more than 1 percent on Thursday after data showed future
economic activity fell in March for the first. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks hit session lows
on Thursday after a gauge of future economic activity fell in
March for the first time in seven. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks edged up at the
open on Thursday, following a steep drop in the previous
session, after data showed initial jobless claims. . . Full story |
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| Standard Chartered said on Thursday it will acquire Absa Group's South African custody and trustee operation, as the London-based lender steps. . . Full story | | South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare has plans to buy Nestle South Africa's infant nutritional business for $215 million, the company said on. . . Full story | | S.Africa's Famous Brands said on Thursday it acquired a 51 percent controlling stake in The Bread Basket, an operator of high-end. . . Full story | | South Africa's Business Connexion H1 headline earnings per share dipped to 19.1 cents from 22.3 cents in the first half of. . . Full story |
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Company News | Although revenue growth was achieved, trading for the second half of the financial year ended 28 February 2013 was challenging. Earnings. . . Full story | | Strong year-on-year performance in a challenging environment:
*LTIFR and SIFR improved by 17% and 20% respectively
*2.0 million fatality-free shifts achieved 2nd April
*Improved. . . Full story | | Shareholders of Aspen Holdings are advised that Aspen Group companies (Aspen) have concluded agreements with Nestle S.A. in respect of the. . . Full story | | According to Business Day. MMI faced a branding challenge when it had to combine its Metropolitan and Momentum 's employee benefits. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R969.7 million (R763.5 million). Gross profit was higher at R258.3 million (R202.8 million) and earnings before interest, taxation,. . . Full story | | Total revenue increased to R275.6 million (R270 million). Earnings more than doubled to R211.3 million (R76.9 million). In addition, headline earnings. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period ended 28 February 2013 shot up to R2.9 billion (2012: R2.7 billion). Gross profit fell to. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period increased to R225.3 million (2012: R178.1 million). Gross profit jumped to R76.1 million (2012: R67.6 million),. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 37852.62 | 51.00 | 0.14% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 33305.41 | 75.00 | 0.23% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1438.14 | -45.00 | -3.09% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30062.39 | 106.00 | 0.36% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 48131.91 | 23.00 | 0.05% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 41559.80 | 32.00 | 0.08% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 42926.92 | 139.00 | 0.33% | DJ Futures | 18:54 | 14500.00 | -52.00 | -0.36% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 14560.87 | -57.72 | -0.39% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1544.19 | -7.82 | -0.50% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3174.22 | -30.45 | -0.95% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6243.67 | -.54 | -0.01% | DAX | 18:54 | 7473.73 | -29.30 | -0.39% | CAC40 | 18:54 | 3599.36 | .13 | 0.00% | Nikkei | 08:38 | 13220.07 | -162.82 | -1.22% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2197.60 | 3.81 | 0.17% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 21512.52 | -57.15 | -0.26% | All Ords | 08:53 | 4911.30 | -82.30 | -1.65% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 4442.10 | -36.17 | -0.81% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1390.53 | 13.91 | 1.01% | Gold R | 19:58 | 12769.52 | 155.87 | 1.24% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 410440 | 464 | 0.11% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 23.2180 | -.1070 | -0.46% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1423.75 | 3.50 | 0.25% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 666.00 | 4.00 | 0.60% | R157 | 17:09 | 5.28 | .01 | 0.19% | R186 | 17:35 | 6.88 | -.01 | -0.15% | R204 | 17:25 | 5.88 | .01 | 0.17% | R207 | 17:09 | 6.04 | .01 | 0.17% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 100.39 | .48 | 0.48% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.1816 | 0.0189 | 0.21% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 14.0022 | 0.0538 | 0.39% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.9929 | 0.0370 | 0.31% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 7.7373 | -0.0034 | -0.04% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.4583 | -0.0072 | -0.08% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 98.1520 | -0.1040 | -0.11% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7650 | -0.0019 | -0.25% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3058 | 0.0028 | 0.22% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6538 | -0.0021 | -0.32% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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18/04/2013 | 158 | 180 | 83 | 421 | 223,703,966 | R13,746,041,338 | 154170 | 1434404 | 17/04/2013 | 118 | 200 | 77 | 395 | 233,706,420 | R16,079,679,516 | 197306 | 1415110 | 16/04/2013 | 238 | 117 | 65 | 420 | 232,222,787 | R14,310,776,992 | 167066 | 1306807 | 15/04/2013 | 91 | 287 | 69 | 447 | 284,141,621 | R17,712,234,515 | 207908 | 1183435 | 12/04/2013 | 111 | 221 | 72 | 404 | 201,430,523 | R13,441,435,358 | 155244 | 443874 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 33,305.00 | 75.00 | 0.23% | Industrial | 48,131.00 | 23.00 | 0.05% | Mid Cap | 54,308.00 | -153.00 | -0.28% | Small Cap | 43,207.00 | -79.00 | -0.18% | Resource 20 | 42,926.00 | 139.00 | 0.33% | Industrial 25 | 41,559.00 | 32.00 | 0.08% | Financial 15 | 11,156.00 | 37.00 | 0.34% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 45,069.00 | 85.00 | 0.19% | All Share | 37,852.00 | 51.00 | 0.14% | Oil & Gas | 28,185.00 | 259.00 | 0.93% | Mining | 26,612.00 | -3.00 | -0.01% | Gold Mining | 1,438.00 | -45.00 | -3.09% | Platinum Mining | 41.00 | .00 | 1.17% | GENERAL MINING | 7,400.00 | 43.00 | 0.59% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,154.00 | 139.00 | 0.93% | Basic Materials | 23,364.00 | -3.00 | -0.01% | Chemicals | 19,261.00 | 65.00 | 0.34% | Forestry & Paper | 20,239.00 | 137.00 | 0.69% | Industrial Metals | 22,121.00 | -335.00 | -1.49% | Industrials | 39,713.00 | 31.00 | 0.08% | General Industrials | 116.00 | .00 | 0.79% | Consumer Goods | 44,866.00 | 229.00 | 0.51% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,653.00 | -158.00 | -2.02% | Household Goods | 155.00 | -3 | -2.49% | Health Care | 60,752.00 | -40.00 | -0.07% | Beverages | 161.00 | 3.00 | 2.51% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 67,099.00 | -212.00 | -0.32% | Personal Goods | 671.00 | .00 | -0.05% | Consumer Services | 79,613.00 | -351.00 | -0.44% | General Retailers | 61,891.00 | -284.00 | -0.46% | Travel & Leisure | 5,433.00 | -16.00 | -0.30% | Media | 126.00 | .00 | 0.22% | Support Services | 2,338.00 | 6.00 | 0.26% | Telecommunications | 76,581.00 | -385.00 | -0.50% | Financials | 30,062.00 | 106.00 | 0.36% | Banks | 50,889.00 | 192.00 | 0.38% | Non-life Insurance | 47,501.00 | -479.00 | -1.00% | Life Insurance | 27,844.00 | 81.00 | 0.29% | General Financial | 2,702.00 | 19.00 | 0.71% | Technology | 35,539.00 | 107.00 | 0.30% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,027.00 | 2 | 0.08% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,177.00 | -1 | -0.04% | COAL MINING | 18,509.00 | 198 | 1.09% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,894.00 | -11 | -0.20% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 923.00 | 3 | 0.37% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 536.00 | | 0.71% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 432.00 | | 0.80% | RESOURCE | 23,503.00 | 30 | 0.13% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 204.00 | 0 | 0.01% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,581.00 | 12 | 0.16% | Capped Top 40 | 17,601.00 | 31 | 0.18% | Capped All Share | 19,183.00 | 24 | 0.13% | JSE TABACO | 6,211.00 | -113 | -1.79% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | HOLD | 18/04/2013 | CML | CORONATION FUND MANAGERS ... | HOLD | 18/04/2013 | HAR | HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPA... | BUY | 17/04/2013 | ANG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED | BUY | 17/04/2013 | ILV | ILLOVO SUGAR LIMITED | HOLD | 16/04/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 19/04/2013 | BCX | February 2013 (Interim) | 19/04/2013 | BCX - A SHARES | February 2013 (Interim) | 19/04/2013 | BIOSCI | December 2013 (Interim) | 19/04/2013 | EFFICIENT | February 2013 (Interim) | 19/04/2013 | HWANGE | December 2012 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | DCENTRIX | 16/04/2013 | 10/05/2013 | 20/05/2013 | R 0.1202 | PSG | 15/04/2013 | 03/05/2013 | 13/05/2013 | R 0.7800 | AMAPS | 12/04/2013 | 03/05/2013 | 13/05/2013 | R 0.3000 | PHUMELELA | 11/04/2013 | 17/05/2013 | 27/05/2013 | R 0.2800 | ZEDER | 08/04/2013 | 25/04/2013 | 06/05/2013 | R 0.0400 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CAPITEC | 25/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 4.0500 | ASTRAPAKP | 20/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 3.9745 | SHFINV-PREF | 05/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 3.5600 | STANBANK | 07/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 2.4300 | REMGRO | 19/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 1.4500 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | HLM | Hulamin Ltd. | 18/04/2013 | Confirmed | HULA | Hulamin Ltd. | 18/04/2013 | Confirmed | FCOP | Foord Compass Ltd. | 18/04/2013 | Confirmed | FCCP | Foord Compass Ltd. | 18/04/2013 | Confirmed | FCPD | Foord Compass Ltd. | 18/04/2013 | Confirmed |
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