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South Africa's rand touched fresh four-year lows against the dollar on Friday and could weaken further towards technical support at 9.5 as labour strife in the mine sector weighs on sentiment. Full story
The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union threatened on Friday to bring Africa's No. 1 economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up the rhetoric in an 18-month labour crisis. Full story |
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Two bombs exploded outside
a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers
left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the
deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. Full storyFrance spelled out on Friday that it would oppose a peace conference for Syria if Bashar al-Assad's regional ally Iran is invited, clouding the prospect for a U.S.-Russian initiative to end the two-year-old war. Full storyThe most feared and effective
rebel group battling President Bashar al-Assad, the Islamist
Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a more radical jihadi force
whose aims go far beyond overthrowing the Syrian leader. Full story |
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Markets | The dollar soared on Friday
against major currencies and global equity indexes gained on
growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin. . . Full story | | Growth sectors led Wall
Street's advance on Friday as encouraging economic data put
major U.S. stock indexes on track to close their fourth. . . Full story | | A rally in auto stocks and strong
U.S. data helped European shares set a 5-year high on Friday and
record their fourth consecutive. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index hit
fresh five and a half year highs on Friday, as banks were buoyed
by an upgrade, the prospect. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks hit session highs
in morning trading on Friday after a gauge of future U.S.
economic activity rose to its highest level. . . Full story | | European shares slightly extended
gains on Friday as better-than-expected U.S. economic data
suggested a tentative recovery in the world's largest economy
was gaining traction.. . . Full story | | Gold fell for a seventh straight
session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, as
speculation that the Federal Reserve may. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened higher on
Friday and were on track for their fourth straight week of gains
as equities rebounded off their worst. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's Allied Electronics (Altron) said on Friday it had made a firm offer to acquire all of the share capital. . . Full story | | South Africa sold 3.685 billion rand worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday at an average yield of 5.04 percent from. . . Full story | | Siemen's South African unit has won the contract to supply 46 wind turbines to power utility Eskom's 100 megawatt Sere wind. . . Full story | | Shares of South Africa's Anglo American Platinum rose more than 2 percent in early trade on Friday after the company said. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's rand weakened to 9.40 against the dollar on Friday, its lowest since April 2009, amid concerns about more labour turmoil in the platinum mining sector.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that negotiations are still on- going in relation to the acquisition of 100 000 m2 at the Durban. . . Full story | | Bishops Court owns a property that is currently categorised as a B Grade property. The lease with the major tenant expires. . . Full story | | HCI shareholders are advised that the repurchase transactions, if successfully concluded, may have a material impact on the price of. . . Full story | | As previously announced to the market, HCI has undertaken a strategic review of its investments, and has taken the decision to. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are advised that Mr JJ FouchT has been appointed as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Shoprite. . . Full story | | Shareholders are hereby advised that Blue expects earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the twelve months. . . Full story | | HCI shareholders are advised that the Repurchase Transactions, if successfully concluded, may have a material impact on the price of the. . . Full story | | Shareholders of Altron are referred to the cautionary announcement released on the Securities Exchange News Service ("SENS") of the JSE. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue was up 8% to R3.8 billion (R3.5 billion). Gross profit rose 5% to R1.24 billion (R1.18 billion), but operating profit. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year increased marginally to R1.27 billion (R1.26 billion). Total comprehensive income for the year rose to R52.5 million. . . Full story | | Sales for the year ended 31 March 2013 surged to EUR10.2 billion (2012: EUR8.9 billion). Gross profit increased to EUR6.5 billion. . . Full story | | Operating profit increased to R29.7 million (R28.2 million). Profit attributable to owners grew to R20.7 million (R13.6 million). Furthermore, headline earnings. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 41413.44 | -14.32 | -0.03% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 36771.80 | -13.26 | -0.04% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1365.50 | -50.14 | -3.54% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 32371.44 | -6.30 | -0.02% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 53927.14 | -295.27 | -0.54% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 47171.07 | -296.32 | -0.62% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 45563.81 | 506.18 | 1.12% | DJ Futures | 18:28 | 15266.00 | 54.00 | 0.35% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 15281.22 | 48.00 | 0.32% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1658.23 | 7.76 | 0.47% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3481.46 | 16.22 | 0.47% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6723.06 | 35.26 | 0.53% | DAX | 18:08 | 8398.00 | 28.13 | 0.34% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4001.27 | 22.20 | 0.56% | Nikkei | 08:48 | 15138.12 | 100.88 | 0.67% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2282.87 | 31.06 | 1.38% | Hang-Seng | 16/05 | 23082.68 | 38.44 | 0.17% | All Ords | 08:40 | 5159.80 | 15.60 | 0.30% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 4597.84 | -38.19 | -0.82% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1364.80 | -21.08 | -1.52% | Gold R | 19:59 | 12831.71 | -77.15 | -0.60% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 412506 | -855 | -0.21% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 22.3480 | -.3160 | -1.39% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1455.00 | -21.00 | -1.42% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 738.40 | 1.40 | 0.19% | R157 | 16:53 | 5.05 | .00 | 0.10% | R186 | 17:18 | 6.83 | .01 | 0.15% | R204 | 16:54 | 5.66 | .00 | 0.09% | R207 | 17:21 | 5.88 | .01 | 0.26% | Brent Crude | 19:50 | 103.80 | .12 | 0.12% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.4019 | 0.0905 | 0.97% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 14.2348 | 0.0378 | 0.27% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 12.0677 | 0.0650 | 0.54% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 7.5969 | -0.0136 | -0.18% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.1600 | 0.0067 | 0.07% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 103.0300 | 0.8040 | 0.79% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.7792 | 0.0030 | 0.39% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2834 | -0.0049 | -0.38% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6587 | 0.0043 | 0.66% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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17/05/2013 | 204 | 168 | 76 | 448 | 246,220,952 | R13,164,532,835 | 166614 | 1496215 | 16/05/2013 | 207 | 165 | 69 | 441 | 280,251,447 | R16,684,182,240 | 200866 | 1469676 | 15/05/2013 | 195 | 160 | 80 | 435 | 219,838,566 | R13,687,955,865 | 176882 | 1474251 | 14/05/2013 | 198 | 158 | 70 | 426 | 224,747,577 | R13,908,167,285 | 175297 | 1393902 | 13/05/2013 | 197 | 144 | 69 | 410 | 179,285,007 | R12,305,991,748 | 158857 | 359250 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 36,771.00 | -13.00 | -0.04% | Industrial | 53,927.00 | -294.00 | -0.54% | Mid Cap | 56,910.00 | -33.00 | -0.06% | Small Cap | 45,494.00 | 61.00 | 0.14% | Resource 20 | 45,563.00 | 506.00 | 1.12% | Industrial 25 | 47,171.00 | -295.00 | -0.62% | Financial 15 | 12,096.00 | -17.00 | -0.15% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 50,639.00 | -264.00 | -0.52% | All Share | 41,413.00 | -13.00 | -0.03% | Oil & Gas | 31,514.00 | 337.00 | 1.08% | Mining | 27,841.00 | 270.00 | 0.98% | Gold Mining | 1,365.00 | -49.00 | -3.50% | Platinum Mining | 37.00 | .00 | 2.54% | GENERAL MINING | 7,994.00 | 119.00 | 1.51% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,944.00 | 181.00 | 1.08% | Basic Materials | 24,552.00 | 236.00 | 0.97% | Chemicals | 20,083.00 | 65.00 | 0.33% | Forestry & Paper | 21,799.00 | 111.00 | 0.51% | Industrial Metals | 25,360.00 | 509.00 | 2.05% | Industrials | 42,925.00 | -296.00 | -0.69% | General Industrials | 130.00 | .00 | -0.16% | Consumer Goods | 50,977.00 | -143.00 | -0.28% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,265.00 | -21.00 | -0.26% | Household Goods | 159.00 | -2 | -1.40% | Health Care | 66,858.00 | -435.00 | -0.65% | Beverages | 174.00 | -1.00 | -0.58% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 72,881.00 | 56.00 | 0.08% | Personal Goods | 862.00 | 5.00 | 0.67% | Consumer Services | 89,545.00 | -823.00 | -0.91% | General Retailers | 65,765.00 | -733.00 | -1.10% | Travel & Leisure | 5,530.00 | -4.00 | -0.08% | Media | 154.00 | -1.00 | -0.86% | Support Services | 2,318.00 | -22.00 | -0.94% | Telecommunications | 86,535.00 | -1030.00 | -1.18% | Financials | 32,371.00 | -5.00 | -0.02% | Banks | 52,103.00 | -618.00 | -1.17% | Non-life Insurance | 49,880.00 | -823.00 | -1.62% | Life Insurance | 31,315.00 | 160.00 | 0.52% | General Financial | 2,910.00 | 4.00 | 0.14% | Technology | 39,291.00 | 255.00 | 0.65% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,353.00 | 16 | 0.49% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,487.00 | 11 | 0.33% | COAL MINING | 18,005.00 | 514 | 2.94% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,808.00 | 4 | 0.08% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,010.00 | 5 | 0.52% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 583.00 | | 0.84% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 470.00 | | 0.95% | RESOURCE | 24,852.00 | 245 | 1.00% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 213.00 | 0 | 0.45% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,185.00 | 1 | 0.01% | Capped Top 40 | 19,437.00 | -14 | -0.08% | Capped All Share | 20,983.00 | -11 | -0.06% | JSE TABACO | 6,855.00 | 32 | 0.48% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | BUY | 16/05/2013 | AFX | AFRICAN OXYGEN LTD | SELL | 16/05/2013 | AGL | ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | BUY | 16/05/2013 | SPP | THE SPAR GROUP LTD | BUY | 16/05/2013 | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | HOLD | 15/05/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 20/05/2013 | ABIL | March 2013 (Interim) | 20/05/2013 | ABIL PREF | March 2013 (Interim) | 20/05/2013 | BARWORLD | March 2013 (Interim) | 20/05/2013 | BARWORLD6%P | March 2013 (Interim) | 20/05/2013 | NETCARE | March 2013 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | PPC | 16/05/2013 | 31/05/2013 | 10/06/2013 | R 0.3800 | RICHEMONT | 16/05/2013 | 13/09/2013 | 27/09/2013 | R 0.1000 | SOVFOOD | 16/05/2013 | 31/05/2013 | 10/06/2013 | R 0.1900 | VALUE | 15/05/2013 | 21/06/2013 | 01/07/2013 | R 0.1500 | DATATEC | 15/05/2013 | 05/07/2013 | 15/07/2013 | R 0.0900 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | JSE | 12/03/2013 | 17/05/2013 | 27/05/2013 | R 2.5000 | OCTODEC | 25/04/2013 | 10/05/2013 | 20/05/2013 | R 0.7870 | PREMIUM | 25/04/2013 | 10/05/2013 | 20/05/2013 | R 0.6620 | REDEFINE | 02/05/2013 | 17/05/2013 | 27/05/2013 | R 0.3370 | HOWDEN | 08/03/2013 | 17/05/2013 | 27/05/2013 | R 0.3000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | LBHP | Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 17/05/2013 | Confirmed | LBHP1 | Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 17/05/2013 | Confirmed | LBH | Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 17/05/2013 | Confirmed | LBHP2 | Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 17/05/2013 | Confirmed | EHS | Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Ltd. | 20/05/2013 | Confirmed |
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