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Striking South African workers at a chrome mine owned by German chemicals group Lanxess have signed a deal to end a week-long illegal walkout, the company said on Friday. Full story
South Africa's main auto union on Friday threatened to "halt production" at a Volkswagen factory in the country to protest against the dismissal of it its members. Full story |
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Twelve years after the "war
on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the
United States back from some of the most controversial aspects
of its global fight against Islamist militants. Full storyA North Korean envoy told
China's president on Friday that his reclusive country was
willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and stability
on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to
bring Pyongyang back to talks. Full storyTaliban militants launched a
large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the centre of
the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, sparking a five-hour battle
with security forces. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks fell for a third
day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative
week since mid-April, on lingering concern. . . Full story | | European shares fell on Friday,
marking their first weekly loss in a month, led by financials on
concern over earnings prospects in Asia. . . Full story | | Global equity markets slipped
on Friday on worries that the U.S. Federal Reserve may curtail
its stimulus measures, while the dollar recovered against. . . Full story | | Britain's benchmark equity index,
which had raced to its highest level in nearly 13 years this
week, fell sharply for the second straight. . . Full story |
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| European shares fell for a second
consecutive session on Friday, led by financials on concern over
growth in Asia and the potential scaling. . . Full story | | Gold stayed on track for its
biggest weekly rise in a month on Friday, supported by a drop in
stock markets and comments. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks fell at the open on
Friday, putting Wall Street on track for its first weekly
decline since mid April, amid concern. . . Full story | | U.S. stock index futures
trimmed declines on Friday after data showed orders for durable
goods rose more than expected last month, providing an
encouraging. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand was largely steady against the dollar on Friday after snapping a 10-day losing streak overnight although potential for further weakness remains as the prospect of strikes hangs over the economy.. . . Full story |
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| South Africa sold 3.685 billion rand worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday at an average yield of 5.11 percent, up from 5.04 percent last week.. . . Full story | | South Africa's Tongaat Hulett reported a 15 percent rise in full-year earnings on Friday as sugar production rose and said it expected further growth in the year ahead.. . . Full story | | Dangote Cement is investing $5 billion to build cement plants on the African continent as it seeks to tap into infrastructure growth outside its home market, the chairman of Nigeria's biggest. . . Full story |
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Company News | Afrimat and Infrasors Holdings Ltd. ("Infrasors") shareholders were referred to the SENS announcement dated 22 March 2013, regarding Afrimat being required. . . Full story | | Shareholders of Exxaro are advised that the ordinary and special resolutions proposed at the twelfth annual general meeting of shareholders of. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that basic and diluted earnings and headline earnings per share for the year ended 31 March 2013 ("the. . . Full story | | Business Day reported that private equity group Actis may be the mystery bidder for Adcock. Actis may need a partner to. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders were referred to the detailed announcement made on 4 October 2012 in which the company confirmed that it had resolved to provide a limited guarantee and pledge to the financiers of Aquarius' cornerstone BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) shareholders, being Savannah, Chuma and Malibongwe ("BEE partners"). The Board of Aquarius took the decision to assist in preserving the BEE credentials of Aquarius. This limited guarantee and pledge was released in January 2013.
Followin. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Income increased by 10% to R9.9 billion (R9 billion). Operating profit was down 6% to R2.8 billion (R3 billion). Net attributable. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year increased slightly to R2.513 billion (R2.507 billion) whilst operating profit decreased to R79.9 million (R179.0 million). Income. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R375.2 million (R242.1 million). Operating profit rose to R294.6 million (R191.7 million). Total comprehensive income attributable to equity. . . Full story | | The following are the company's maiden results. Group revenue was R856.1 million whilst earnings before interest and tax were R101.9 million.. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40998.58 | 142.69 | 0.35% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 36444.22 | 131.78 | 0.36% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1353.72 | -9.20 | -0.68% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 31292.62 | 66.10 | 0.21% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 53327.15 | 293.73 | 0.55% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 46637.62 | 271.40 | 0.59% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 46049.93 | 7.21 | 0.02% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 15275.00 | -14.00 | -0.09% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 15278.96 | -15.54 | -0.10% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1646.50 | -4.01 | -0.24% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3451.53 | -7.89 | -0.23% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6654.34 | -42.45 | -0.63% | DAX | 18:08 | 8305.32 | -46.66 | -0.56% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3956.79 | -10.36 | -0.26% | Nikkei | 08:38 | 14612.45 | 128.47 | 0.89% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2288.53 | 12.87 | 0.57% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 22618.67 | -51.01 | -0.23% | All Ords | 08:49 | 4964.30 | -76.50 | -1.52% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 4526.24 | -62.35 | -1.36% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1387.81 | -2.98 | -0.21% | Gold R | 20:00 | 13305.07 | 57.23 | 0.43% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 427758 | 5036 | 1.19% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 22.5160 | -.0540 | -0.24% | Platinum $ | 19:58 | 1448.50 | -11.00 | -0.75% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 724.90 | -11.60 | -1.58% | R157 | 17:04 | 5.23 | -.03 | -0.48% | R186 | 17:05 | 7.06 | -.03 | -0.42% | R204 | 16:58 | 5.88 | -.03 | -0.42% | R207 | 16:58 | 6.15 | -.03 | -0.57% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 102.70 | .10 | 0.10% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.5871 | 0.0632 | 0.66% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 14.4791 | 0.1039 | 0.72% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 12.3953 | 0.0634 | 0.51% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 7.7553 | 0.0148 | 0.19% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.2518 | -0.0374 | -0.40% | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 100.9430 | -1.0510 | -1.03% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7736 | 0.0006 | 0.08% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2920 | -0.0012 | -0.09% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6609 | -0.0007 | -0.11% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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24/05/2013 | 179 | 166 | 86 | 431 | 198,362,715 | R10,908,522,198 | 143860 | 90468 | 23/05/2013 | 106 | 253 | 77 | 436 | 244,697,898 | R16,068,250,431 | 190407 | 2028940 | 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 |
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Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 36,444.00 | 132.00 | 0.36% | Industrial | 53,327.00 | 294.00 | 0.55% | Mid Cap | 56,020.00 | 155.00 | 0.28% | Small Cap | 44,877.00 | 142.00 | 0.32% | Resource 20 | 46,049.00 | 7.00 | 0.02% | Industrial 25 | 46,637.00 | 271.00 | 0.59% | Financial 15 | 11,703.00 | 15.00 | 0.14% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 49,741.00 | 248.00 | 0.50% | All Share | 40,998.00 | 143.00 | 0.35% | Oil & Gas | 32,021.00 | 276.00 | 0.87% | Mining | 28,108.00 | -29.00 | -0.11% | Gold Mining | 1,353.00 | -8.00 | -0.61% | Platinum Mining | 38.00 | .00 | 0.45% | GENERAL MINING | 8,095.00 | 1.00 | 0.01% | Oil & Gas Producers | 17,217.00 | 149.00 | 0.88% | Basic Materials | 24,754.00 | -29.00 | -0.12% | Chemicals | 20,406.00 | 47.00 | 0.23% | Forestry & Paper | 21,725.00 | 67.00 | 0.31% | Industrial Metals | 25,040.00 | -358.00 | -1.41% | Industrials | 42,292.00 | 133.00 | 0.32% | General Industrials | 128.00 | .00 | 0.57% | Consumer Goods | 50,318.00 | 314.00 | 0.63% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,767.00 | -184.00 | -2.33% | Household Goods | 153.00 | 0 | 0.54% | Health Care | 66,148.00 | 49.00 | 0.07% | Beverages | 169.00 | .00 | 0.28% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 71,018.00 | 395.00 | 0.56% | Personal Goods | 877.00 | 14.00 | 1.67% | Consumer Services | 89,781.00 | 923.00 | 1.04% | General Retailers | 64,968.00 | 452.00 | 0.70% | Travel & Leisure | 5,420.00 | 104.00 | 1.96% | Media | 158.00 | 2.00 | 1.65% | Support Services | 2,414.00 | 119.00 | 5.19% | Telecommunications | 83,939.00 | 247.00 | 0.30% | Financials | 31,292.00 | 66.00 | 0.21% | Banks | 50,425.00 | 17.00 | 0.04% | Non-life Insurance | 48,198.00 | -165.00 | -0.34% | Life Insurance | 30,367.00 | 55.00 | 0.18% | General Financial | 2,822.00 | 2.00 | 0.07% | Technology | 39,478.00 | 157.00 | 0.40% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,361.00 | 10 | 0.32% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,490.00 | 11 | 0.34% | COAL MINING | 18,055.00 | -100 | -0.55% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,739.00 | 0 | 0.01% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 994.00 | 7 | 0.73% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 550.00 | | 0.65% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 447.00 | | 0.64% | RESOURCE | 25,117.00 | 13 | 0.05% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 210.00 | 0 | 0.00% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,080.00 | 16 | 0.21% | Capped Top 40 | 19,247.00 | 76 | 0.40% | Capped All Share | 20,762.00 | 74 | 0.36% | JSE TABACO | 6,865.00 | 64 | 0.95% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | PFG | PIONEER FOODS GROUP LTD | HOLD | 23/05/2013 | REI | REINET INVESTMENTS SCA | HOLD | 22/05/2013 | RLO | REUNERT LIMITED | HOLD | 22/05/2013 | ABL | AFRICAN BANK INVESTMENTS ... | BUY | 21/05/2013 | DSY | DISCOVERY HOLDINGS LIMITE... | HOLD | 20/05/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 27/05/2013 | ADCORP | February 2013 (Final) | 27/05/2013 | CADIZ | March 2013 (Final) | 27/05/2013 | FAMBRANDS | February 2013 (Final) | 27/05/2013 | ILLOVO | March 2013 (Final) | 27/05/2013 | PSV | February 2013 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SABMILLER | 23/05/2013 | 09/08/2013 | 23/08/2013 | R 0.7700 | INVPLC | 23/05/2013 | 19/07/2013 | 12/08/2013 | R 0.1000 | INVLTDPREF | 23/05/2013 | 07/06/2013 | 25/06/2013 | R 3.2962 | INVLTD | 23/05/2013 | 26/07/2013 | 12/08/2013 | R 0.1000 | INVPREF | 23/05/2013 | 07/06/2013 | 25/06/2013 | R 0.0748 |
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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 | ANGLD | 13/05/2013 | 24/05/2013 | 14/06/2013 | R 0.5000 | OASIS | 08/05/2013 | 24/05/2013 | 03/06/2013 | R 0.4372 | 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 | EXX | Exxaro Resources Ltd. | 24/05/2013 | Unconfirmed | MTGP | Muvoni Technology Group Ltd. | 24/05/2013 | Confirmed | MTG | Muvoni Technology Group Ltd. | 24/05/2013 | Confirmed | AFEP | AECI Ltd. | 27/05/2013 | Confirmed | AFE | AECI Ltd. | 27/05/2013 | Confirmed |
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