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The chief financial officer of South Africa's MTN has resigned with immediate effect due to an ongoing investigation into certain allegations made against him, the mobile operator said on Monday. Full story
Shares of South Africa's Truworths tumbled more than 6 percent on Monday after the retailer warned profit growth would miss expectations, as debt-laden customers slow their spending. Full story |
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The European Union agreed on
Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its terrorism
blacklist, a move driven by concerns over the Lebanese militant
group's involvement in a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria and the
Syrian war. Full storyPortugal's president has soothed
investor concerns by keeping the government in place until 2015,
but unresolved tensions over austerity mean the country's
political crisis has not been laid to rest. Full storyJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe, fresh from a strong election victory, vowed on Monday to
stay focused on reviving the stagnant economy and sought to
counter suspicions he might instead shift emphasis to his
nationalist agenda. Full story |
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Markets | Britain's blue-chip share index
ended slightly lower on Monday, weighed by GlaxoSmithKline's
problems in China, but remained close to a retest of
seven-week. . . Full story | | Gold hit a one-month high on Monday,
surging nearly 3 percent as a technical breakout above $1,300 an ounce triggered
a rush by. . . Full story | | The S&P 500 hit an intraday
record high on Monday, led by bank and healthcare stocks and
overcoming declines in consumer shares after. . . Full story | | European shares rose to
seven-week highs on Monday, led by financials after upbeat
quarterly results from UBS fuelled hopes for European
bank earnings.. . . Full story |
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| World stock prices rose near
five-year highs on Monday on growing investor optimism after
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe strengthened his power base,
adding. . . Full story | | European shares rose to
seven-week highs on Monday, led by financials after upbeat
quarterly results from UBS.. . . Full story | | Wall Street opened flat on
Monday following a gloomy earnings outlook from McDonald's in
the wake of a record closing high hit by. . . Full story | | Britain's FTSE 100 edged lower
on Monday, retreating further from 7 week highs, led lower by
pharmaceutical stocks after a bribery scandal engulfing. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African power utility Eskom will sell up to 200 million rand of its EL30 inflation-linked bond and the ES23 and ES26 straight bonds on July 24, the company said on Monday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand climbed nearly 1 percent against the dollar on Monday, taking its cue from the firming of commodity-linked currencies although the potential for weakness remains due to the threat of mining strikes hanging over the economy.. . . Full story |
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| South African coal producers have offered workers a 5.6 percent wage hike, the Solidarity union said on Monday.. . . Full story | | More than 1,000 workers have downed tools at diamond explorer Trans Hex's South African mine over higher pay, a union said. . . Full story | | The top shareholder in South Africa's Adcock Ingram said it would prefer a local buyer for South Africa's second-biggest drug maker. . . Full story | | Anglo American Platinum, the world's top producer of the precious metal, has suspended dividend payments and warned on Monday it could. . . Full story |
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| Anglo American Platinum halted operations at its Bathopele mine near Rustenburg in South Africa after a rockfall that left two workers trapped, state broadcaster SABC reported on Monday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's Absa Group has received the regulatory approval to acquire Barclays Plc's African operations, clearing the final hurdle in the deal worth 18.3 billion rand.. . . Full story | | The world's second-biggest fashion retailer, Hennes & Mauritz, has signed its first lease to open a store in South Africa, according to a press report.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders of HCI were advised that in terms of the notice of general meeting issued on 21 June 2013, the requisite. . . Full story | | Altron shareholders were advised that the results of the business conducted at the annual general meeting held on Monday, 22 July. . . Full story | | B&W invited shareholders, investors and analysts to a pre-close Investor Day to be held on Tuesday, 30 July 2013 at the. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that Morvest has entered into discussions which, if successful, could have an impact on the company's share price.. . . Full story |
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| All defined terms, unless otherwise stated herein, bear the same meaning as set out in the circular to shareholders dated 14 December 2012 ("Circular"). Shareholders are referred to the detailed terms announcement released on 6 December 2012, the Circular and the subsequent announcement released on 5 April 2013, in relation to the proposed strategic combination of the Barclays' African operations with Absa Group and the proposed change of name of "Absa Group Ltd." to "Barclays Africa Gro. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Net sales revenue grew by 24% to R24.1 billion (R19.4 billion). Operating profit shot up to R2.7 billion (R399 million). Profit attributable to owner of the company turned around to R1.2 billion (loss of R464 million). In addition, headline earnings per share rose to 514cps (273cps).
Outlook
The global platinum market continues to suffer supply disruptions, production curtailment and capital rationing in the current economic environment, while net platinum demand is expected to rem. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40894.05 | 344.65 | 0.85% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 36394.28 | 364.57 | 1.01% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1292.49 | 90.70 | 7.55% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30417.36 | 102.80 | 0.34% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 53632.50 | 171.19 | 0.32% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 46854.53 | 160.89 | 0.34% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 45982.32 | 1007.22 | 2.24% | DJ Futures | 13:22 | 13611.28 | -1891.72 | -12.20% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 15531.08 | -12.66 | -0.08% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1693.15 | 1.06 | 0.06% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3590.01 | 2.40 | 0.07% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6623.17 | -7.50 | -0.11% | DAX | 18:10 | 8331.06 | -.51 | -0.01% | CAC40 | 18:10 | 3939.92 | 14.60 | 0.37% | Nikkei | 08:32 | 14658.04 | 68.13 | 0.47% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2004.76 | 12.11 | 0.61% | Hang-Seng | 10:32 | 21416.50 | 54.08 | 0.25% | All Ords | 08:44 | 4988.90 | 29.50 | 0.59% | NZSE 50 | 08:28 | 4554.04 | 15.73 | 0.35% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1333.50 | 36.48 | 2.81% | Gold R | 20:00 | 13122.44 | 553.60 | 4.40% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 421886 | 11135 | 2.71% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 20.4500 | .9150 | 4.68% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1443.00 | 17.00 | 1.19% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 745.10 | 1.10 | 0.15% | R157 | 17:15 | 5.99 | .00 | 0.08% | R186 | 17:17 | 7.88 | .00 | 0.00% | R204 | 17:05 | 6.92 | .00 | 0.00% | R207 | 17:24 | 7.16 | -.02 | -0.28% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 108.26 | -.44 | -0.40% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.8406 | -0.0194 | -0.20% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 15.0704 | 0.0316 | 0.21% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 12.9714 | 0.0036 | 0.03% | Rand / NZD | 02:29 | 7.8080 | 0.0067 | 0.09% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.1014 | 0.0345 | 0.38% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 99.5240 | -0.8540 | -0.85% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7576 | -0.0032 | -0.42% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3190 | 0.0056 | 0.42% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6506 | -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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22/07/2013 | 182 | 149 | 67 | 398 | 168,006,388 | R10,818,389,476 | 138759 | 1664526 | 19/07/2013 | 122 | 204 | 70 | 396 | 162,692,896 | R10,172,874,264 | 128403 | 537953 | 18/07/2013 | 197 | 145 | 68 | 410 | 190,770,343 | R12,794,079,282 | 170536 | 845908 | 17/07/2013 | 215 | 139 | 60 | 414 | 248,669,272 | R16,612,335,564 | 182621 | 1848603 | 16/07/2013 | 138 | 195 | 70 | 403 | 164,451,627 | R11,618,361,089 | 139036 | 1785625 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 36,394.00 | 365.00 | 1.01% | Industrial | 53,632.00 | 171.00 | 0.32% | Mid Cap | 55,471.00 | 9.00 | 0.02% | Small Cap | 44,837.00 | 145.00 | 0.33% | Resource 20 | 45,982.00 | 1007.00 | 2.24% | Industrial 25 | 46,854.00 | 161.00 | 0.35% | Financial 15 | 11,364.00 | 63.00 | 0.56% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 49,739.00 | 235.00 | 0.48% | All Share | 40,894.00 | 345.00 | 0.85% | Oil & Gas | 33,788.00 | 492.00 | 1.48% | Mining | 27,806.00 | 677.00 | 2.50% | Gold Mining | 1,292.00 | 91.00 | 7.62% | Platinum Mining | 38.00 | 1.00 | 4.30% | GENERAL MINING | 8,008.00 | 144.00 | 1.84% | Oil & Gas Producers | 18,167.00 | 264.00 | 1.48% | Basic Materials | 24,603.00 | 558.00 | 2.32% | Chemicals | 21,818.00 | -129.00 | -0.59% | Forestry & Paper | 22,950.00 | 144.00 | 0.64% | Industrial Metals | 24,096.00 | 679.00 | 2.90% | Industrials | 40,924.00 | -95.00 | -0.23% | General Industrials | 122.00 | .00 | 0.27% | Consumer Goods | 51,166.00 | 581.00 | 1.15% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,061.00 | .00 | 0.01% | Household Goods | 182.00 | 7 | 4.09% | Health Care | 67,237.00 | -295.00 | -0.44% | Beverages | 167.00 | 2.00 | 1.71% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 71,255.00 | 34.00 | 0.05% | Personal Goods | 924.00 | 8.00 | 0.93% | Consumer Services | 89,080.00 | -679.00 | -0.76% | General Retailers | 57,464.00 | -1614.00 | -2.73% | Travel & Leisure | 5,317.00 | -47.00 | -0.88% | Media | 170.00 | 1.00 | 0.95% | Support Services | 2,409.00 | 14.00 | 0.61% | Telecommunications | 85,564.00 | 97.00 | 0.11% | Financials | 30,417.00 | 103.00 | 0.34% | Banks | 48,852.00 | 161.00 | 0.33% | Non-life Insurance | 49,477.00 | 454.00 | 0.93% | Life Insurance | 29,395.00 | 198.00 | 0.68% | General Financial | 2,830.00 | 7.00 | 0.28% | Technology | 40,650.00 | 442.00 | 1.10% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,385.00 | 56 | 1.70% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,522.00 | 50 | 1.44% | COAL MINING | 19,619.00 | 1089 | 5.88% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,531.00 | 13 | 0.24% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 992.00 | -4 | -0.42% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 524.00 | | -0.29% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 433.00 | | 0.15% | RESOURCE | 25,122.00 | 569 | 2.32% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 203.00 | 1 | 0.66% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,038.00 | 100 | 1.26% | Capped Top 40 | 19,212.00 | 188 | 0.99% | Capped All Share | 20,702.00 | 173 | 0.84% | JSE TABACO | 6,736.00 | 66 | 0.99% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | VOD | VODACOM GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 19/07/2013 | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | BUY | 18/07/2013 | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | HOLD | 18/07/2013 | AMS | ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM C... | HOLD | 18/07/2013 | FSR | FIRSTRAND LIMITED | HOLD | 18/07/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 23/07/2013 | ELLIES | April 2013 (Final) | 23/07/2013 | KUMBA | June 2013 (Interim) | 24/07/2013 | AECI | June 2013 (Interim) | 24/07/2013 | AECI 5.5%P | June 2013 (Interim) | 24/07/2013 | AQUARIUS | June 2013 (Q) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | FOORDCMPS | 09/07/2013 | 26/07/2013 | 05/08/2013 | R 0.3000 | HUDACO | 28/06/2013 | 08/08/2013 | 19/08/2013 | R 1.5500 | ARGENT | 26/06/2013 | 27/09/2013 | 07/10/2013 | R 0.0700 | NASPERS-N | 25/06/2013 | 13/09/2013 | 23/09/2013 | R 3.8500 | PRESCIENT | 25/06/2013 | 26/07/2013 | 05/08/2013 | R 0.0250 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | AME | 14/06/2013 | 19/07/2013 | 29/07/2013 | R 2.0000 | PERGRIN | 06/06/2013 | 19/07/2013 | 29/07/2013 | R 0.7200 | PERGRIN | 06/06/2013 | 19/07/2013 | 29/07/2013 | R 0.2800 | NETCARE | 20/05/2013 | 19/07/2013 | 29/07/2013 | R 0.2700 | INVPLC | 23/05/2013 | 19/07/2013 | 12/08/2013 | R 0.1000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | ATN | Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd. | 22/07/2013 | Confirmed | ATNP | Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd. | 22/07/2013 | Confirmed | OAS | Oasis Crescent Property Fund | 22/07/2013 | Confirmed | WKF | Workforce Holdings Ltd. | 24/07/2013 | Confirmed | MDC | Mediclinic International Ltd. | 25/07/2013 | Confirmed |
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