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South African stocks fell for a second consecutive session on Friday, after lower metals prices weighed on commodity shares and Anglo American Platinum fell after announcing a revised restructuring plan for its operations. Full story
Nigerian conglomerate UACN has acquired a 51 percent stake in agricultural firm Livestock Feeds for 1.3 billion naira, the company said on Friday. Full story |
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Former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan's party was enjoying a late surge of support on Friday, the eve of a landmark election, raising the prospect of a fragmented parliament that could lead to weeks of haggling to form a coalition government. Full storyDNA tests showed that Ariel
Castro, a former school bus driver charged with kidnapping and
raping three women who were held captive at his Cleveland house
for more than a decade, is the father of a 6-year-old girl born
to one of the victims, the Ohio attorney general said on Friday. Full storyA young Bangladeshi
woman who spent 17 days buried alive under a collapsed garments
factory was rescued on Friday when astonished workmen heard a
voice calling "save me, save me" from the rubble. Full story |
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Markets | The yen slid to a 4-1/2-year
low against the dollar on Friday, triggering a sell-off in oil
and gold as well as safe-haven. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks traded mostly flat
on Friday as a sharp drop in commodity prices hit energy and
materials shares, though the S&P 500. . . Full story | | European shares scaled fresh
five-year highs on Friday, led by telecoms and healthcare
stocks, and traders said key indexes had scope for further
gains,. . . Full story | | Heavyweight telecom BT led
Britain's top shares higher on Friday, with the blue-chip index
setting fresh 5-1/2 year highs as defensive stocks once. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks rose at open on
Friday, with indexes on track to post another strong week after
repeatedly scaling new highs over the. . . Full story | | European equities scaled fresh
five-year highs on Friday, bolstered by strong earnings numbers
from steelmaker ArcelorMittal and telecoms group BT and
expectations of continued. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares closed at
their highest in almost three months on Friday and posted a
third-straight weekly gain, led by cyclicals as. . . Full story | | European equities punched fresh
five-year highs on Friday, continuing to draw support from
central bank stimulus, and with steelmaker ArcelorMittal
and telecoms group. . . Full story |
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SA Business | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects at least nine sub-Saharan African nations to issue dollar bonds in the next couple of. . . Full story | | South Africa sold 3.685 billion rand worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday at an average yield of 5.08 percent, from. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand traded weaker than the psychologically key 9 rand level against the dollar early on Friday and was expected. . . Full story | | Bullion producer Gold Fields reported a 66 percent drop in first quarter earnings on Friday, its first results since it split. . . Full story |
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| After years of headlines
about Africa's poverty, its emerging middle class is now
grabbing attention as a driver of growth and democracy and. . . Full story | | ArcelorMittal South Africa, a unit of the world's top steelmaker, said in a worst-case scenario the impact from a proposed carbon. . . Full story | | United Bank for Africa expects to make at least half of its pretax profit outside Nigeria within the next two years. . . Full story | | |
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| Oil futures ended mixed for a
second straight day on Thursday and gold tumbled as traders
struggled to find middle ground between encouraging U.S. jobs
data and pressure on commodity prices from a strong dollar and
global growth worries.
Copper retreated from. . . Full story | | Gold fell 1 percent in
choppy trade on Thursday as the dollar rose to a four-year high
against the yen and rallied against the euro, decreasing
bullion's appeal as a hedge against U.S. currency depreciation.
After trading slightly lower earlier in. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are referred to the litigation noted in the SENS announcement dated 13 October 2012 which stated that unless leave to. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that the company has entered into negotiations which, if successfully concluded, may have a material effect on the. . . Full story | | Unitholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 wherein the expected salient dates and times. . . Full story | | The board of directors of the company announced that at the general meeting of the company held today, 10 May 2013,. . . Full story |
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| Anglo drew attention to an announcement issued by Anglo American Platinum Ltd., the text of which is set out below:. . . Full story | | In January 2013, Amplats ("the company") announced its proposals to create a sustainable, competitive and profitable platinum business for the long. . . Full story | | At the seventh annual general meeting of the shareholders of Kumba held on Friday, 10 May 2013 all the ordinary and. . . Full story | | Business Report noted that Ecobank Transnational ("Ecobank") might discard plans to acquire a 20% stake in Nedbank in 2013 to focus. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Turnover declined to R111 million (R112.6 million). Gross profit decreased to R42.6 million (R43 million). Net attributable profit was lower at. . . Full story | | Sales for the interim period ended 31 March 2013 lowered to USD3 billion (2012: USD3.2 billion). Gross profit fell to USD405. . . Full story | | Income for the interim period jumped to R619.4 million (2012: R498.6 million). Operating profit increased to R458.4 million (2012: R378.5 million),. . . Full story | | Revenue came in at R271.6 million. Gross profit was R114.1 million, while total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders of Litha. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40232.05 | -104.00 | -0.26% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 35579.82 | -99.00 | -0.28% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1460.80 | -47.00 | -3.13% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 31679.33 | -57.00 | -0.18% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 51540.72 | 202.00 | 0.39% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 44801.06 | 197.00 | 0.44% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 45349.97 | -694.00 | -1.51% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 15040.00 | -4.00 | -0.03% | DJ Ind | 19:52 | 15066.77 | -15.85 | -0.11% | SP 500 | 19:52 | 1627.68 | 1.01 | 0.06% | Nasdaq | 19:52 | 3425.60 | 16.43 | 0.48% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6624.98 | 32.24 | 0.49% | DAX | 18:08 | 8278.59 | 16.04 | 0.19% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3953.83 | 25.25 | 0.64% | Nikkei | 08:52 | 14607.54 | 416.06 | 2.93% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2246.83 | 13.86 | 0.62% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 23321.22 | 109.74 | 0.47% | All Ords | 08:49 | 5191.10 | 10.50 | 0.20% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 4652.78 | 13.45 | 0.29% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1436.80 | -21.10 | -1.45% | Gold R | 19:58 | 13086.99 | -46.31 | -0.35% | Gold R/kg | 19:52 | 421040 | -4138 | -0.97% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 23.6490 | -.0200 | -0.08% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1486.00 | -18.50 | -1.23% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 703.60 | -2.70 | -0.38% | R157 | 17:25 | 5.00 | .05 | 1.01% | R186 | 17:25 | 6.68 | .11 | 1.60% | R204 | 17:25 | 5.59 | .06 | 1.08% | R207 | 17:25 | 5.77 | .07 | 1.32% | Brent Crude | 19:48 | 102.60 | -1.74 | -1.67% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.1103 | 0.1007 | 1.12% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.9473 | 0.0336 | 0.24% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.8198 | 0.0482 | 0.41% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 7.5713 | 0.0008 | 0.01% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.1323 | 0.0338 | 0.37% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 101.5950 | 0.9690 | 0.96% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7703 | 0.0039 | 0.51% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2975 | -0.0069 | -0.53% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6513 | 0.0042 | 0.65% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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10/05/2013 | 181 | 197 | 85 | 463 | 221,600,381 | R14,996,331,645 | 162241 | 902707 | 09/05/2013 | 225 | 152 | 67 | 444 | 223,571,213 | R13,788,551,372 | 174638 | 1491062 | 08/05/2013 | 268 | 107 | 60 | 435 | 271,288,511 | R13,924,923,546 | 178459 | 1407245 | 07/05/2013 | 163 | 181 | 78 | 422 | 247,569,548 | R15,954,074,524 | 181255 | 1473403 | 06/05/2013 | 195 | 154 | 77 | 426 | 165,540,728 | R9,566,824,233 | 130921 | 825343 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 35,579.00 | -99.00 | -0.28% | Industrial | 51,540.00 | 202.00 | 0.39% | Mid Cap | 56,371.00 | -57.00 | -0.10% | Small Cap | 44,916.00 | -271.00 | -0.60% | Resource 20 | 45,349.00 | -694.00 | -1.51% | Industrial 25 | 44,801.00 | 197.00 | 0.44% | Financial 15 | 11,769.00 | -36.00 | -0.31% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 48,386.00 | 116.00 | 0.24% | All Share | 40,232.00 | -104.00 | -0.26% | Oil & Gas | 30,961.00 | 25.00 | 0.08% | Mining | 27,854.00 | -531.00 | -1.87% | Gold Mining | 1,460.00 | -47.00 | -3.13% | Platinum Mining | 41.00 | -1.00 | -4.09% | GENERAL MINING | 7,846.00 | -104.00 | -1.31% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,647.00 | 14.00 | 0.09% | Basic Materials | 24,500.00 | -405.00 | -1.63% | Chemicals | 19,492.00 | -37.00 | -0.19% | Forestry & Paper | 21,172.00 | 91.00 | 0.43% | Industrial Metals | 25,140.00 | 203.00 | 0.81% | Industrials | 42,919.00 | 200.00 | 0.47% | General Industrials | 129.00 | 1.00 | 1.55% | Consumer Goods | 48,022.00 | -246.00 | -0.51% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,585.00 | 22.00 | 0.30% | Household Goods | 156.00 | -4 | -2.94% | Health Care | 64,996.00 | -160.00 | -0.25% | Beverages | 169.00 | .00 | -0.02% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 71,160.00 | 506.00 | 0.72% | Personal Goods | 752.00 | -14.00 | -1.93% | Consumer Services | 84,909.00 | 1133.00 | 1.35% | General Retailers | 63,647.00 | -235.00 | -0.37% | Travel & Leisure | 5,535.00 | -88.00 | -1.57% | Media | 140.00 | 4.00 | 3.67% | Support Services | 2,334.00 | -33.00 | -1.41% | Telecommunications | 82,147.00 | 1534.00 | 1.90% | Financials | 31,679.00 | -57.00 | -0.18% | Banks | 52,482.00 | -89.00 | -0.17% | Non-life Insurance | 48,619.00 | -232.00 | -0.48% | Life Insurance | 29,714.00 | -151.00 | -0.51% | General Financial | 2,858.00 | -4.00 | -0.14% | Technology | 37,691.00 | -45.00 | -0.12% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,248.00 | -28 | -0.86% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,393.00 | -28 | -0.82% | COAL MINING | 17,899.00 | -235 | -1.30% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,840.00 | 8 | 0.15% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 935.00 | -6 | -0.70% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 577.00 | | -0.07% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 461.00 | | 0.11% | RESOURCE | 24,790.00 | -392 | -1.56% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 210.00 | 0 | 0.31% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,026.00 | -52 | -0.65% | Capped Top 40 | 18,799.00 | -55 | -0.29% | Capped All Share | 20,383.00 | -54 | -0.27% | JSE TABACO | 6,683.00 | 113 | 1.72% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | ANG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED | HOLD | 08/05/2013 | GFI | GOLD FIELDS LIMITED | HOLD | 08/05/2013 | OML | OLD MUTUAL PLC | BUY | 08/05/2013 | HAR | HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPA... | HOLD | 08/05/2013 | MTN | MTN GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 08/05/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 14/05/2013 | ASTRAL | March 2013 (Interim) | 14/05/2013 | AUSTRO | February 2013 (Interim) | 14/05/2013 | CORONAT | March 2013 (Interim) | 14/05/2013 | CORONATP | March 2013 (Interim) | 14/05/2013 | LIFEHC | March 2013 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | FPT | 09/05/2013 | 24/05/2013 | 03/06/2013 | R 0.2611 | AFRIMAT | 09/05/2013 | 24/05/2013 | 03/06/2013 | R 0.2000 | OCEANA | 09/05/2013 | 21/06/2013 | 01/07/2013 | R 1.0000 | ARROWA | 08/05/2013 | 24/05/2013 | 03/06/2013 | R 0.1500 | ARROWB | 08/05/2013 | 24/05/2013 | 03/06/2013 | R 0.1304 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | OCTODEC | 25/04/2013 | 10/05/2013 | 20/05/2013 | R 0.7870 | PSG | 15/04/2013 | 03/05/2013 | 13/05/2013 | R 0.7800 | PREMIUM | 25/04/2013 | 10/05/2013 | 20/05/2013 | R 0.6620 | AMAPS | 12/04/2013 | 03/05/2013 | 13/05/2013 | R 0.3000 | DCENTRIX | 16/04/2013 | 10/05/2013 | 20/05/2013 | R 0.1202 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | KIO | Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | 10/05/2013 | Confirmed | WKF | Workforce Holdings Ltd. | 10/05/2013 | Confirmed | SGL | Sibanye Gold Ltd. | 13/05/2013 | Confirmed | ANGA | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 13/05/2013 | Confirmed | ANGE | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 13/05/2013 | Confirmed |
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