Thursday, 08 August 2013 - 20:00
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South African stocks edged higher on Thursday, lifted by strong gains from paper maker Mondi and mining firm Northam Platinum, as investors warmed to upbeat profit growth from the two companies. Full story
South African mining production contracted 6.2 percent in June due to the lingering effects of labour unrest and slowed growth in Africa's largest economy, data showed on Thursday. Full story |
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Supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist president rallied in their thousands in Cairo on Thursday to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday and demand his restoration as the military held back from breaking up their protests. Full storyA Taliban suicide bomber
killed 30 people at the funeral of a policeman in Pakistan on
Thursday, including five senior police officers, in the third
deadly attack on government targets in two weeks. Full storyIndia for the first time directly accused the Pakistan army of involvement in an ambush that killed five Indian soldiers, and hinted on Thursday at retaliation for possibly the worst such attack since the neighbours signed a ceasefire in 2003. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks rose on Thursday,
rebounding after three days of declines, led by gains in the
technology sector.. . . Full story | | Gold jumped 2 percent to
above $1,300 an ounce on Thursday as surprisingly strong
rebounds in China's exports and imports sparked economic
optimism, lifting. . . Full story | | The dollar fell to a seven-week
low on Thursday, while bond yields declined as investors
reversed trades that had been fueled by speculation. . . Full story | | European stocks rose on Thursday
as estimate-beating Chinese data revived mining shares, and
lender Commerzbank and insurer Aviva led a
rally among financial shares. . . Full story |
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| Britain's benchmark equity index
broke a four-day losing streak on Thursday as forecast-beating
trade data from China, the world's biggest metals consumer,
lifted mining. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks edged lower, setting
the S&P 500 and Dow industrials for a fourth consecutive day of
losses.. . . Full story | | Local knowledge is key, it seems,
for the best stock tips. Whether in good times or bad, Reuters
data shows domestic brokers in. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose on Thursday,
rebounding from three straight days of losses, but gains may be
limited with few market catalysts.. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's manufacturing output increased by 0.4 percent year-on-year in volume terms in June, from a revised 2.1 percent in May, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.. . . Full story | | The rand gained 0.5 percent on the dollar early on Thursday, buoyed by upbeat Chinese trade data that showed the world's biggest commodities consumer was importing more than expected.. . . Full story |
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| South African coal miner Exxaro Resources Ltd said on Thursday it is considering shutting down its money-losing New Clydesdale Colliery, putting. . . Full story | | Business confidence in South Africa nudged up to 90.7 in July from 90.2 in June, still constrained by poor global and. . . Full story | | South Africa exported 6.2 million tonnes of coal from the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) in July, bringing the total shipped. . . Full story | | Aquarius Platinum Ltd, the fourth-largest platinum producer in the world, reported a smaller full-year loss, as production increased at two of. . . Full story |
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| South African paper maker Mondi posted a 48 percent jump in first-half earnings on Thursday, helped by the benefits of its recent acquisitions and strong demand for packaging paper.. . . Full story | | Western European economies are
spluttering to life again at last just as emerging markets cool
down - confirming one of the investment themes of 2013 and
questioning how much financial markets have already discounted
these inflection points.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Independent of the trading update, shareholders were advised that AFGRI has entered into discussions, which, if successfully concluded, may have a. . . Full story | | Further to the trading update released on 24 April 2013 ("previous announcement"), AFGRI shareholders ("Shareholders") were advised that headline earnings per. . . Full story | | The Shareholder Meetings were held on 08 August 2013. As required by the dual listed company structure, all resolutions were treated. . . Full story | | Datatec announced the allotment of 2 400 ordinary ZAR0.01 shares following the exercise of share options. Application has been made to. . . Full story |
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| Further to an announcement of the 31st January 2013 (the "Announcement"), Sam Abrahams has stepped down from his position as non-executive. . . Full story | | Pamodzi Gold shareholders are referred to the below announcement, which was released by Gold One and Goliath Gold on 7 August. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised of the following important changes to the board of directors ("Sanlam board"):
Retirement
Mr Ian Plenderleith will. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that Bruce Dunlop will be retiring from the company on the 31st August 2013 and at the same. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue (including share from joint ventures) declined to USD185.6 million (USD192.7 million). Operating earnings dropped dramatically to USD15.9 million (USD56.5 million).. . . Full story | | Total revenue increased to GBP9.6 billion (GBP8.5 billion). However, net attributable profit more than halved to GBP414 million (GBP930 million). In. . . Full story | | Revenue declined to USD2.8 billion (USD3.5 billion). Gross profit decreased to USD765 million(USD1.4 billion) and an operating loss of USD2.8 billion. . . Full story | | Revenue declined to USD370.5 million (USD485.7 million). A gross profit of USD12.7 million (loss of USD45.4 million) was achieved. The net. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 41747.16 | 147.13 | 0.35% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 37314.01 | 136.73 | 0.37% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1149.81 | 10.47 | 0.92% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30708.09 | 45.40 | 0.15% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 54928.05 | -33.25 | -0.06% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 48106.35 | -72.03 | -0.15% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 47098.52 | 612.83 | 1.32% | DJ Futures | 19:42 | 15490.00 | 48.00 | 0.31% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 15510.01 | 39.34 | 0.25% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1698.01 | 7.10 | 0.42% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3672.43 | 18.42 | 0.50% | FTSE 100 | 11:54 | 6530.52 | 19.31 | 0.30% | DAX | 18:02 | 8318.32 | 57.84 | 0.70% | CAC40 | 18:02 | 4064.32 | 25.83 | 0.64% | Nikkei | 08:42 | 13605.56 | -219.38 | -1.59% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2044.90 | -1.88 | -0.09% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 21655.88 | 67.04 | 0.31% | All Ords | 08:53 | 5047.10 | 50.50 | 1.01% | NZSE 50 | 07:56 | 4541.38 | -6.92 | -0.15% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 20:00 | 1309.36 | 23.04 | 1.79% | Gold R | 19:59 | 12872.78 | 97.44 | 0.76% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 413544 | 4012 | 0.98% | Silver $ | 20:00 | 20.2000 | .6410 | 3.28% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1485.25 | 48.25 | 3.36% | Palladium $ | 20:00 | 735.25 | 13.75 | 1.91% | R157 | 16:43 | 6.09 | -.03 | -0.49% | R186 | 16:59 | 8.17 | -.03 | -0.31% | R204 | 16:43 | 7.06 | -.02 | -0.28% | R207 | 16:50 | 7.38 | -.03 | -0.34% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 106.12 | -2.06 | -1.90% | Rand / Dollar | 20:00 | 9.8236 | -0.1081 | -1.09% | Rand / Pound | 20:00 | 15.2379 | -0.1247 | -0.81% | Rand / Euro | 20:00 | 13.1494 | -0.1034 | -0.78% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 7.8918 | -0.0125 | -0.16% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.9588 | 0.0162 | 0.18% | Yen / Dollar | 20:00 | 96.3830 | 0.0180 | 0.02% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7468 | -0.0028 | -0.37% | Dollar / Euro | 20:00 | 1.3386 | 0.0051 | 0.38% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6429 | -0.0025 | -0.39% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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08/08/2013 | 215 | 130 | 69 | 414 | 160,020,044 | R11,359,896,356 | 107692 | 1173952 | 07/08/2013 | 137 | 205 | 73 | 415 | 209,028,670 | R13,116,341,771 | 140217 | 1261220 | 06/08/2013 | 124 | 205 | 81 | 410 | 213,692,368 | R11,374,743,122 | 118569 | 1136092 | 05/08/2013 | 191 | 181 | 71 | 443 | 204,197,712 | R12,199,635,076 | 146760 | 1103523 | 02/08/2013 | 192 | 146 | 71 | 409 | 179,029,636 | R13,555,566,077 | 154878 | 919617 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 37,314.01 | 136.73 | 0.37% | Industrial | 54,928.05 | -33.25 | -0.06% | Mid Cap | 55,226.33 | 172.00 | 0.31% | Small Cap | 45,663.85 | 62.62 | 0.14% | Resource 20 | 47,098.52 | 612.83 | 1.32% | Industrial 25 | 48,106.35 | -72.03 | -0.15% | Financial 15 | 11,563.07 | 38.87 | 0.34% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 51,018.39 | -25.46 | -0.05% | All Share | 41,747.16 | 147.13 | 0.35% | Oil & Gas | 35,045.65 | -526.69 | -1.48% | Mining | 28,352.95 | 549.73 | 1.98% | Gold Mining | 1,149.81 | 10.47 | 0.92% | Platinum Mining | 42.43 | .88 | 2.12% | GENERAL MINING | 8,240.11 | 171.40 | 2.12% | Oil & Gas Producers | 18,843.40 | -283.19 | -1.48% | Basic Materials | 25,180.95 | 487.32 | 1.97% | Chemicals | 22,067.02 | 138.07 | 0.63% | Forestry & Paper | 25,338.72 | 733.64 | 2.98% | Industrial Metals | 23,382.14 | 60.71 | 0.26% | Industrials | 40,777.64 | 143.35 | 0.35% | General Industrials | 122.40 | -.23 | -0.19% | Consumer Goods | 51,764.64 | -313.20 | -0.60% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,482.66 | -2.27 | -0.03% | Household Goods | 176.72 | 0 | 0.00% | Health Care | 68,364.81 | 1035.58 | 1.54% | Beverages | 163.96 | -1.79 | -1.08% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 71,355.97 | -267.74 | -0.37% | Personal Goods | 990.87 | -.20 | -0.02% | Consumer Services | 9,202.98 | -48.41 | -0.52% | General Retailers | 57,394.57 | 132.42 | 0.23% | Travel & Leisure | 5,616.94 | 14.72 | 0.26% | Media | 182.23 | -2.42 | -1.31% | Support Services | 2,736.10 | 52.30 | 1.95% | Telecommunications | 9,135.89 | 50.23 | 0.55% | Financials | 30,708.09 | 45.40 | 0.15% | Banks | 50,680.75 | 196.99 | 0.39% | Non-life Insurance | 47,782.68 | -199.07 | -0.41% | Life Insurance | 30,013.66 | 316.61 | 1.07% | General Financial | 2,823.16 | -19.84 | -0.70% | Technology | 42,120.09 | 19.65 | 0.05% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,496.02 | 40 | 1.15% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,616.80 | 39 | 1.08% | COAL MINING | 19,397.38 | 51 | 0.26% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,565.77 | 34 | 0.61% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,028.60 | 20 | 1.99% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 500.40 | | -0.75% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 416.47 | | -0.84% | RESOURCE | 25,693.29 | 341 | 1.35% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 202.74 | -0 | -0.07% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,211.99 | 53 | 0.66% | Capped Top 40 | 19,722.65 | 64 | 0.32% | Capped All Share | 21,133.79 | 68 | 0.32% | JSE TABACO | 6,729.15 | -64 | -0.94% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | BUY | 08/08/2013 | JDG | JD GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 07/08/2013 | NPN | NASPERS LIMITED | BUY | 07/08/2013 | RES | RESILIENT PROPERTY INCOME... | SELL | 07/08/2013 | AEG | AVENG LIMITED | HOLD | 06/08/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 12/08/2013 | CONTROL | June 2013 (Interim) | 12/08/2013 | GROUP 5 | June 2013 (Final) | 12/08/2013 | RBPLAT | June 2013 (Interim) | 13/08/2013 | ATLATSA | June 2013 (Interim) | 13/08/2013 | BELL | June 2013 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SHOPRIT 5% | 07/08/2013 | 23/08/2013 | 02/09/2013 | R 0.0500 | OLDMUTUAL | 07/08/2013 | 19/09/2013 | 31/10/2013 | R 0.0210 | SHPRT 3RD5 | 07/08/2013 | 23/08/2013 | 02/09/2013 | R 0.0500 | SHPRT 2ND5 | 07/08/2013 | 23/08/2013 | 02/09/2013 | R 0.0500 | SHOPRIT 6% | 07/08/2013 | 23/08/2013 | 02/09/2013 | R 0.0600 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | KUMBA | 19/07/2013 | 08/08/2013 | 19/08/2013 | R 20.1000 | HUDACO | 28/06/2013 | 08/08/2013 | 19/08/2013 | R 1.5500 | OANDO | 29/07/2013 | 01/08/2013 | 30/08/2013 | R 0.7500 | ANGLO | 26/07/2013 | 08/08/2013 | 12/09/2013 | R 0.3200 | NIVEUS | 25/06/2013 | 01/08/2013 | 12/08/2013 | R 0.1800 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | TSX | Trans Hex Group Ltd. | 08/08/2013 | Confirmed | INLCP1 | Investec Ltd. | 08/08/2013 | Confirmed | INL | Investec Ltd. | 08/08/2013 | Confirmed | INLCP2 | Investec Ltd. | 08/08/2013 | Confirmed | INL-P | Investec Ltd. | 08/08/2013 | Confirmed |
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