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![[IMAGE]](image.php@width=300&height=150&cropratio=2%253A1&image=%252Fnews_images_sn%252F1317717632.jpg "Man walks past the Johannesburg stock exchange offices in Sandton") South African stocks surged 1.7 percent on Thursday, putting the benchmark Top-40 index within shouting distance of a record close, as investors continued to bet resource companies like Anglo American had fallen too far this year. Full story ![[IMAGE]](image.php@width=300&height=150&cropratio=2%253A1&image=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.sharenet.co.za%252Fimages%252Fprofile%252Fzurich.gif) Net insurance premiums earned were 8% up to R1.6 billion (R1.4 billion). A loss from operating activities of R38.4 million (profit of 41.8 million) was recorded. Loss for the period was R19.7 million (profit of R29.5 million). Furthermore, headline loss per share were 324cps (earnings of 234 Full story |
 Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed Zimbabwe's election as a farce on Thursday after his rival President Robert Mugabe's party claimed a landslide victory that would secure another five years in power for Africa's oldest head of state. Full story  Egypt's army-backed government on
Thursday warned supporters of deposed president Mohamed Mursi to
abandon their Cairo protest camps, promising them a safe exit if
they gave up without a fight. Full story  Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai
dismissed Zimbabwe's election as a farce on Thursday after his
rival President Robert Mugabe's party claimed a landslide
victory that would secure another five years in power for
Africa's oldest head of state. Full story |
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Markets |
The S&P 500 surpassed 1,700 on
Thursday and U.S. stocks rose after economic data pointed to a
modestly improving economy and the Federal. . . Full story |
European shares rallied on
Thursday, with a blue-chip benchmark surging to a two-month high
following a batch of forecast-beating corporate results and
upbeat manufacturing. . . Full story |
Shares, the dollar and crude oil
all rose on Thursday, with the benchmark S&P 500 stock index
topping 1,700 for the first time,. . . Full story |
Britain's equity markets rose on
Thursday, led by financials and mining stocks, with the mid-cap
FTSE 250 index closing above the psychologically key. . . Full story | |||
Gold fell on Thursday as the
dollar benefited from expectations the Federal Reserve will curb
ultra-loose monetary policy before other central banks, given
strong. . . Full story |
European shares extended their
gains on Thursday afternoon, tracking a rise on Wall Street in
the wake of upbeat U.S. manufacturing data.. . . Full story |
U.S. stocks extended their gains
on Thursday, with the S&P 500 briefly rising 1 percent as data
from around the world pointed to. . . Full story |
U.S. stocks opened higher on
Thursday data as from around the world pointed to improving
economic conditions and Procter & Gamble reported strong
results.. . . Full story | ||||
SA Business |
New car sales in South Africa increased 7.5 percent year-on-year in July to 58,140 units, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers. . . Full story |
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange plans a new facility next year that will allow it to significantly increase trading speeds and draw. . . Full story |
South Africa's Purchasing Managers' Index rose marginally in July, staying above the make-or-break 50 point mark for the fourth straight month,. . . Full story |
South Africa's rand weakened slightly against the dollar on Thursday and remained vulnerable ahead of the release of globally watched U.S.. . . Full story | |||
South Africa's rand dropped over 1.2 percent against a rallying dollar on Thursday.. . . Full story | AngloGold Ashanti, South Africa's largest gold producer, said on Thursday its Tropicana project in Australia has been commissioned ahead of schedule. . . Full story | Investec Plc said on Thursday operating profit in the three months to end-June remained flat as a rise in costs crimped. . . Full story | MTN Group, Africa's largest mobile operator, said on Thursday first-half profits likely rose by as much 25 percent, helped by positive. . . Full story |
South Africa's long-term insurer Liberty Holdings posted a 6 percent rise in half-year earnings on Thursday after strong growth in new insurance business.. . . Full story | ArcelorMittal South Africa, a unit of the world's top steelmaker, reported a first-half profit loss as sales weakened and production dipped, and it said it expected the bleak outlook to continue.. . . Full story | Estee Lauder plans
to expand its presence in sub-Saharan Africa by rolling out its
$1 billion brands, Clinique and MAC, to tap into strong demand
for luxury cosmetics among the region's middle class, a. . . Full story |
Company News |
Further to the posting of a circular to shareholders and the announcements released on SENS on 3 July 2013 and 23. . . Full story |
Shareholders were notified that at the company's annual general meeting held on 31 July 2013, the special resolutions and ordinary resolutions. . . Full story |
Further to the announcements released on 14 March 2013 and 9 July 2013, Investec confirmed that the acquisition by Forty Two. . . Full story |
Shareholders are advised that an agreement has been reached between Crookes and K2013088981 (Pty) Ltd., for the disposal of the farming. . . Full story | |||
Unitholders are referred to the previous announcements released on SENS and the circular issued by Vukile on 5 June 2013 regarding. . . Full story |
A review of the financial results for the year ending 30 June 2013 by management has indicated that the earnings per. . . Full story |
Shareholders of BCX ("shareholders") were referred to the cautionary announcement and the detailed terms and withdrawal of cautionary announcement published on. . . Full story |
Adele Anderson has been appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee with effect from 1 August 2013, replacing Rob Rowley. . . Full story | ||||
Company Results | Revenue for the interim period ended 30 June 2013 increased to GBP7.6 billion (2012: GBP7.5 billion). Profit from operations. . . Full story | Net rental and related revenue for the interim period fell to R653.2 million (2012: R700.5 million). Profit before net finance costs. . . Full story | The following results are incomparable as they are due to the change in the financial year end from February to June.. . . Full story | Revenue for the interim period increased by 17.8% to R769.2 million (2012: R652.9 million). Gross profit decreased by 14.6% to R94.7. . . Full story |
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The JSE Today
| Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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| 01/08/2013 | 221 | 127 | 68 | 416 | 195,439,548 | R13,194,122,158 | 149340 | 378823 |
| 31/07/2013 | 209 | 131 | 81 | 421 | 198,404,937 | R13,629,317,823 | 153588 | 398350 |
| 30/07/2013 | 184 | 155 | 72 | 411 | 207,239,143 | R11,878,040,092 | 128374 | 940092 |
| 29/07/2013 | 207 | 157 | 66 | 430 | 146,262,317 | R9,787,081,794 | 120604 | 1349989 |
| 26/07/2013 | 117 | 207 | 72 | 396 | 183,098,444 | R12,912,558,904 | 141632 | 1789261 |
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Stock Exchange News Service
| Date | Time | Headline |
| 01/08/2013 | 17:42 | MIX TELEMATICS LIMITED - Results of General Meeting |
| 01/08/2013 | 17:40 | PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED - Announcement pertaining to the implementation ... |
| 01/08/2013 | 17:29 | PROTECH KHUTHELE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Termination of the offer by Eqstra Holdings ... |
| 01/08/2013 | 17:26 | KAGISO SIZANANI CAPITAL LTD (RF) - KSB008 - Interest Rate Reset |
| 01/08/2013 | 17:21 | CITY LODGE HOTELS LIMITED - Trading Statement |
| 01/08/2013 | 17:11 | ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY S A LTD - Announcement of the unaudited Group results a... |
| 01/08/2013 | 16:45 | VERIMARK HOLDINGS LIMITED - Appointment of Company Secretary |
| 01/08/2013 | 16:37 | AFRIMAT LIMITED - Results of Annual General Meeting and Business Update |
| 01/08/2013 | 16:30 | SASOL LIMITED - Trading statement for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 |
| 01/08/2013 | 16:29 | VERIMARK HOLDINGS LIMITED - Results of the annual general meeting |
| 01/08/2013 | 16:00 | CAPITAL & COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC - Total Voting Rights Month End Disclosure |
| 01/08/2013 | 16:00 | INVESTEC PLC - Completion of Acquisition of 15% Shareholding in Investec Asset M... |
| 01/08/2013 | 16:00 | BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Voting rights and capital |
| 01/08/2013 | 15:35 | BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Publication of supplementary prospectus |
| 01/08/2013 | 15:30 | NASPERS LIMITED - Director's dealings |
| 01/08/2013 | 15:16 | CROOKES BROTHERS LIMITED - Disposal of the farming enterprise known as quarrie ... |
| 01/08/2013 | 15:00 | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED - Trading update |
| 01/08/2013 | 15:00 | SABMILLER PLC - Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging m... |
| 01/08/2013 | 14:53 | BASIL READ HOLDINGS LIMITED - Resignation of Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
| 01/08/2013 | 14:52 | BASIL READ HOLDINGS LIMITED - CANCELLATION OF S334685 Resignation of Deputy Chie... |
| 01/08/2013 | 14:25 | BASIL READ HOLDINGS LIMITED - Resignation of Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
| 01/08/2013 | 14:10 | THE THEKWINI FUND 11 (RF) LTD - The Thekwini Fund 11 (RF) Ltd - New Instruments ... |
| 01/08/2013 | 14:00 | PINNACLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD - Interest Rate Reset - PTH01 |
| 01/08/2013 | 13:15 | FIRSTRAND BANK LIMITED - New Instrument Listing - FRC177 |
| 01/08/2013 | 13:00 | ILIAD AFRICA LIMITED - Trading Statement |
| 01/08/2013 | 13:00 | REAL PEOPLE INV HOLD (PTY) LTD - Interest - Rate Reset - RP006, RP007 and RP008 |
| 01/08/2013 | 12:55 | BIDVESTCO LIMITED - New Instrument Listing - BIDC33 |
| 01/08/2013 | 12:55 | BIDVESTCO LIMITED - Full Capitla Redemption - BIDC26 |
| 01/08/2013 | 12:43 | Capitec Bank Limited - Interest Rate Reset - CBL13 |
| 01/08/2013 | 12:17 | VUKILE PROPERTY FUND LIMITED - Empowerment transaction - Fulfilment of condition... |
| 01/08/2013 | 12:00 | STEFANUTTI STOCKS HOLDINGS LTD - Dealings in Securities by Directors of the Comp... |
| 01/08/2013 | 11:55 | LONMIN PLC - Total Voting Rights and Capital as at 31 July 2013 |
| 01/08/2013 | 11:55 | JOHN DANIEL HOLDINGS LIMITED - Results of AGM and Salient Dates in Respect of th... |
| 01/08/2013 | 11:30 | POYNTING HOLDINGS LIMITED - Trading Statement |
| 01/08/2013 | 11:28 | INFRASORS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Change of Sponsor |
| 01/08/2013 | 10:52 | BUSINESS CONNEXION GROUP LIMITED - Posting of circular, timetable and irrevocabl... |
| 01/08/2013 | 10:50 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG - Termination of listing - TOPDWQ |
| 01/08/2013 | 09:49 | OANDO PLC - Currency Conversion Regarding the Declared dividend |
| 01/08/2013 | 09:41 | GRAYSTON CONDUIT 1 (PTY) LTD - Grayston Conduit 1 (RF) Limited New Financial Ins... |
| 01/08/2013 | 09:30 | NEW GOLD ISSUER LIMITED - NGPLT - Listing of additional NewGold Platinum Debentu... |
| 01/08/2013 | 09:15 | PHUMELELA GAMING & LEISURE LIMITED - Director's Dealings |
| 01/08/2013 | 09:10 | ARGENT INDUSTRIAL LIMITED - Dealing in securities by a director |
| 01/08/2013 | 09:07 | ABSA BANK LIMITED - New Financial Instrument Listing - ACL213 |
| 01/08/2013 | 09:05 | ABSA BANK LIMITED - New Financial Instrument Listing - ABN86 |
| 01/08/2013 | 09:00 | LONRHO PLC - Lonrho Shareholders recorded on the SA Register - Applicable Exchan... |
| 01/08/2013 | 08:30 | GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD - Unaudited results for the six month period ended 3... |
| 01/08/2013 | 08:30 | EVRAZ HIGHVELD STEEL & VANADIUM LTD - Renewal of cautionary |
| 01/08/2013 | 08:18 | ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Total voting rights |
| 01/08/2013 | 08:12 | FIRSTRAND LIMITED - Dividend declaration of 320.25100 cents per variable rate no... |
| 01/08/2013 | 08:06 | BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Transaction in own shares |
| 01/08/2013 | 08:05 | INTU PROPERTIES PLC - Board Changes |
| 01/08/2013 | 08:00 | INTU PROPERTIES PLC - Interim Report for the Half Year Ended 30 June 2013 |
| 01/08/2013 | 08:00 | INVESTEC PLC - Interim Management Statement |
| 01/08/2013 | 08:00 | KIBO MINING PLC - Change in UK Broking Arrangements |
| 01/08/2013 | 08:00 | MTN GROUP LIMITED - Trading Statement |
| 01/08/2013 | 07:45 | EQSTRA HOLDINGS LIMITED - Lapse of offer |
| 01/08/2013 | 07:10 | PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED - Update on the Rio Tinto and Anglo American div... |
| 01/08/2013 | 07:10 | JSE LIMITED - Firm intention by Consortium including Hebei and IDC acting throug... |
| 01/08/2013 | 07:05 | SOUTH OCEAN HOLDINGS LIMITED - Unaudited Interim Financial Results for the six m... |
| 01/08/2013 | 07:05 | LIBERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED - Financial Results for the six months ended 30 June 20... |
| 01/08/2013 | 07:05 | ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED - Reviewed group interim financial results fo... |
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