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South African stocks booked record closes on Wednesday as rand weakness helped investors return to oversold mining companies such as Impala Platinum. Full story
Gold was flat on Wednesday,
giving up earlier gains after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke warned of the risks of holding interest rates too low
for too long, which boosted the dollar. Full story |
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Rescue workers with sniffer
dogs picked through the ruins of an Oklahoma town on Wednesday
to ensure no survivors remained buried after a deadly tornado
left thousands homeless and trying to salvage what was left of
their belongings. Full storyThe Internal Revenue Service
official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of
conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday she had done
nothing wrong but invoked her constitutional right not to answer
questions. Full storyThe United States and its allies are ready to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political solution to his country's civil war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks pared gains on
Wednesday as traders continued to digest Congressional testimony
by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, including the timeline
for ending. . . Full story | | European shares hit a new
five-year high on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke said the central bank would retain its stimulus
measures. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday
after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central
bank needed to see further signs of traction in. . . Full story | | Growth sensitive sectors drove
Britain's top share index to fresh 13 year highs, receiving a
boost after the top U.S. central banker reaffirmed. . . Full story |
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| European equities climbed to a
new five-year high on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke said the central bank would retain its. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks sharply cut gains
after climbing as much as 1 percent earlier as investors parsed
comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke,. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks extended gains on
Wednesday, with both the Dow and briefly S&P 500 rising 1
percent after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks extended gains on
Wednesday immediately following prepared testimony from Federal
Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke before a congressional panel.. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's stocks opened at a fresh lifetime high on Wednesday as a weaker rand currency helped boost some exporters such as resource group Assore.. . . Full story | | The rand weakened near a four-year low against the dollar early on Wednesday, stung by concerns about labour unrest, but market players said it was unlikely to fall much further while. . . Full story | | Anglo American Platinum will begin the formal process to cut 6,000 South African mining jobs at the end of this week, the company said on Wednesday, in a move that could. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's FirstRand is no longer considering an acquisition of Nigeria's Enterprise Bank, although it is still keen on rivals Keystone. . . Full story | | U.S. investors searching desperately for higher yields are piling into Africa's emerging bond markets but may not be getting paid enough. . . Full story | | Wage hike demands of up to 60 percent put to South African coal and gold producers by the National Union of. . . Full story | | The lure of sub-saharan Africa,
with its geographic proximity and promise of higher returns, is
tempting cash-rich Gulf Arab bond investors to look. . . Full story |
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| South African power utility Eskom sold 195 million rand of its 2029 inflation-linked bond on Wednesday at a clearing yield of. . . Full story | | South Africa's Massmart Holdings said on Wednesday it expects lacklustre sales growth this year, as the unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. . . Full story | | South Africa will auction 2.35 billion rand worth of its 2023, 2026 and 2031 government bonds on May 28.. . . Full story | | South Africa's headline consumer inflation came in above market expectations in April at 5.9 percent year-on-year, the same as the previous. . . Full story |
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Company News | Since half year end on 31st December 2012, our net assets per share, including investments at market value, have increased by. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised to continue exercising caution in dealing in the company's securities on the JSE Ltd. until such time as. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that Ansys ("the purchaser"), has purchased 100% of the shares and shareholder loans of Tedaka Technologies (Pty) Ltd.. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised as follows:
Integrated annual report
Further to Ciplamed's reviewed, condensed, provisional, consolidated results for the year ended. . . Full story |
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| FirstRand advised shareholders that Dr Michael Jordaan will step down as Chief Executive Officer of its FNB Division at the end of 2013 and that Mr Jacques Celliers has been appointed to succeed him. FirstRand expects Dr Jordaan to continue his. . . Full story | | In January 2013, Amplats announced its proposals to create a sustainable, competitive and profitable platinum business for the long term benefit of all its stakeholders. Following the announcement of its proposals, Amplats and its recognised unions agreed to suspend the section. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period fell 8% to R5.3 billion (R5.7 billion) whilst operating profit decreased by 21% to R583.0 million. . . Full story | | Revenue was up 6.8% to R5.2 billion (R4.9 billion). Operating profit increased by 9.5% to R1.2 billion (R1.1 billion). Net profit. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year ended 28 February 2013 increased by 66% to R506.4 million (2012: R304.3 million). Gross profit rose by. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year jumped 12% to R24.6 billion (R22.0 billion). Operating profit also increased to R4.3 billion (R3.8 billion). Loss. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 41836.02 | 20.66 | 0.05% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 37309.67 | 7.09 | 0.02% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1348.56 | 8.27 | 0.62% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 31939.48 | -143.70 | -0.45% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 54098.26 | -211.18 | -0.39% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 47413.26 | -243.55 | -0.51% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 47611.41 | 610.56 | 1.30% | DJ Futures | 19:48 | 15405.00 | 50.00 | 0.33% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 15416.24 | 28.66 | 0.19% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1668.31 | -0.85 | -0.05% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3488.23 | -13.89 | -0.40% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6840.27 | 36.40 | 0.53% | DAX | 18:08 | 8530.89 | 58.69 | 0.69% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4051.11 | 14.93 | 0.37% | Nikkei | 08:32 | 15627.26 | 246.24 | 1.60% | Shanghai | 09:32 | 2302.40 | -2.71 | -0.12% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 23261.08 | -105.29 | -0.45% | All Ords | 08:53 | 5142.10 | -14.10 | -0.27% | NZSE 50 | 07:50 | 4610.18 | 19.34 | 0.42% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1363.50 | -10.95 | -0.80% | Gold R | 19:59 | 13046.26 | 13046.26 | 0.00% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 419279 | 1563 | 0.37% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 22.4310 | .0450 | 0.20% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1463.50 | 4.00 | 0.27% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 746.10 | 2.50 | 0.34% | R157 | 16:59 | 5.14 | -.04 | -0.77% | R186 | 17:04 | 7.01 | 7.01 | ######% | R204 | 17:02 | 5.79 | -.04 | -0.77% | R207 | 17:03 | 6.04 | 6.04 | ######% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 103.13 | -1.67 | -1.59% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.5612 | 0.0125 | 0.13% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 14.3752 | -0.0625 | -0.43% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 12.3084 | -0.0162 | -0.13% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 7.7231 | -0.0775 | -0.99% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.2798 | -0.0837 | -0.89% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 103.4170 | 0.8830 | 0.86% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.7776 | 0.7776 | 0.00% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2857 | -0.0045 | -0.35% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6638 | 0.0040 | 0.61% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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22/05/2013 | 199 | 173 | 68 | 440 | 240,882,671 | R15,242,690,248 | 191987 | 1946574 | 21/05/2013 | 231 | 139 | 72 | 442 | 295,476,697 | R17,646,320,554 | 208784 | 1510170 | 20/05/2013 | 123 | 222 | 81 | 426 | 295,353,182 | R15,922,965,580 | 213739 | 1412530 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 37,309.00 | 7.00 | 0.02% | Industrial | 54,098.00 | -210.00 | -0.39% | Mid Cap | 56,260.00 | 180.00 | 0.32% | Small Cap | 45,131.00 | -192.00 | -0.43% | Resource 20 | 47,611.00 | 611.00 | 1.30% | Industrial 25 | 47,413.00 | -242.00 | -0.51% | Financial 15 | 11,971.00 | -28.00 | -0.24% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 50,706.00 | -282.00 | -0.55% | All Share | 41,836.00 | 21.00 | 0.05% | Oil & Gas | 32,540.00 | 303.00 | 0.94% | Mining | 29,095.00 | 390.00 | 1.36% | Gold Mining | 1,348.00 | 8.00 | 0.64% | Platinum Mining | 38.00 | 1.00 | 4.73% | GENERAL MINING | 8,439.00 | 106.00 | 1.28% | Oil & Gas Producers | 17,496.00 | 163.00 | 0.94% | Basic Materials | 25,602.00 | 331.00 | 1.31% | Chemicals | 20,316.00 | 156.00 | 0.78% | Forestry & Paper | 22,154.00 | 8.00 | 0.04% | Industrial Metals | 26,525.00 | 650.00 | 2.52% | Industrials | 42,754.00 | 7.00 | 0.02% | General Industrials | 130.00 | .00 | 0.28% | Consumer Goods | 51,393.00 | -174.00 | -0.34% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,059.00 | -80.00 | -0.99% | Household Goods | 156.00 | 1 | 0.86% | Health Care | 66,970.00 | 88.00 | 0.13% | Beverages | 173.00 | .00 | -0.22% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 71,700.00 | 1000.00 | 1.41% | Personal Goods | 900.00 | .00 | -0.10% | Consumer Services | 89,686.00 | -459.00 | -0.51% | General Retailers | 64,401.00 | 1120.00 | 1.77% | Travel & Leisure | 5,341.00 | 10.00 | 0.20% | Media | 159.00 | -2.00 | -1.49% | Support Services | 2,297.00 | -27.00 | -1.17% | Telecommunications | 85,653.00 | -1358.00 | -1.56% | Financials | 31,939.00 | -143.00 | -0.45% | Banks | 51,584.00 | -85.00 | -0.16% | Non-life Insurance | 50,278.00 | 127.00 | 0.25% | Life Insurance | 31,097.00 | 61.00 | 0.20% | General Financial | 2,894.00 | 53.00 | 1.87% | Technology | 39,464.00 | -41.00 | -0.11% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,460.00 | 17 | 0.51% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,578.00 | 17 | 0.49% | COAL MINING | 18,736.00 | 418 | 2.28% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,759.00 | -19 | -0.34% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,002.00 | 5 | 0.59% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 557.00 | | -2.67% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 454.00 | | -2.47% | RESOURCE | 25,921.00 | 331 | 1.29% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 213.00 | 4 | 2.02% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,274.00 | 31 | 0.38% | Capped Top 40 | 19,692.00 | -1 | -0.01% | Capped All Share | 21,180.00 | 7 | 0.04% | JSE TABACO | 6,913.00 | -48 | -0.70% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | TBS | TIGER BRANDS LTD | HOLD | 20/05/2013 | MDC | MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL | BUY | 20/05/2013 | NTC | NETCARE LIMITED | BUY | 17/05/2013 | CLS | CLICKS GROUP LTD | SELL | 17/05/2013 | CML | CORONATION FUND MANAGERS ... | HOLD | 17/05/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 23/05/2013 | AQUARIUS | March 2013 (Q) | 23/05/2013 | AQUARIUSCVT | March 2013 (Q) | 23/05/2013 | KELLY | March 2013 (Interim) | 23/05/2013 | LEWIS | March 2013 (Final) | 23/05/2013 | PRESCIENT | March 2013 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | REUNERT | 21/05/2013 | 13/06/2013 | 24/06/2013 | R 0.9500 | BARWORLD | 20/05/2013 | 07/06/2013 | 18/06/2013 | R 0.9600 | PNR FOODS | 20/05/2013 | 28/06/2013 | 08/07/2013 | R 0.4600 | SANTOVA | 20/05/2013 | 19/07/2013 | 29/07/2013 | R 0.0250 | VODACOM | 20/05/2013 | 21/06/2013 | 01/07/2013 | R 4.3000 |
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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 | 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 | PHUMELELA | 11/04/2013 | 17/05/2013 | 27/05/2013 | R 0.2800 | DELPROP | 06/05/2013 | 17/05/2013 | 27/05/2013 | R 0.2369 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | MSM | Massmart Holdings Ltd. | 22/05/2013 | Confirmed | BRT | Brimstone Investment Corporation Ltd. | 22/05/2013 | Confirmed | BRN | Brimstone Investment Corporation Ltd. | 22/05/2013 | Confirmed | MSMX | Massmart Holdings Ltd. | 22/05/2013 | Confirmed | GAM | Global Asset Management Ltd. | 23/05/2013 | Confirmed |
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