Thursday, 05 September 2013 - 20:00
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Gold sank almost 2
percent to two-week lows on Thursday as upbeat U.S. data
heightened expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve may soon rein
in its massive stimulus program that has bolstered bullion
prices. Full story
South African stocks rose 0.6 percent on Thursday, as gold producers advanced on hopes a strike by tens of thousands of miners might end sooner than initially expected. Full story |
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Egypt's interior minister survived
an assassination attempt unscathed on Thursday when a car bomb
blew up next to his convoy and gunmen strafed his vehicle,
prompting him to warn that a wave of terrorism by opponents of
the military-installed government was just beginning. Full storyU.S. President Barack Obama's effort to win legislative backing for military strikes against Syria passed its first hurdle on Wednesday when a Senate committee voted in favour, but the narrow margin of victory showed the depth of U.S. caution. Full storyBashar al-Assad's former
defence minister has reached Istanbul after a defection that
betrays cracks in the president's support among his own Alawite
sect, opposition and diplomatic sources said on Thursday. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks advanced modestly
on Thursday, putting equities on track for a third straight
climb to start the month, as a flurry of. . . Full story | | U.S. and European government
bond yields jumped on Thursday, with the yield on U.S. 10-year
Treasury notes rising to the highest in more. . . Full story | | European stocks posted their
highest close in 2-1/2 weeks on Thursday, cheered by strong U.S.
data and the European Central Bank's commitment to. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index marked
a three-week closing high on Thursday as Lloyds led banks higher
in the sector's strongest session in two. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks opened little
changed on Thursday as investors were reluctant to make big bets
following a strong start to the month and. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares closed at
their highest in more than three months on Thursday, with the
Chinese shipping sector leading strong gains in. . . Full story | | | | Shanghai shares slipped for
the first time in five days on Thursday as weakness in material
counters offset strength for property developers after. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's platinum producers may have been the unintended beneficiaries of deadlocked wage talks and a strike in the country's gold. . . Full story | | The BRICS group of emerging economies will contribute $100 billion to a fighting fund to steady currency markets destabilised by an. . . Full story | | South Africa's Pioneer Food said on Thursday it intends to spin off its Quantum Foods unit by listing it in Johannesburg. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was fairly steady against the dollar in early Thursday trade, but could weaken amid rising expectations the U.S.. . . Full story |
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| Emerging and
developed G20 powers struggled to find common ground on Thursday
over the turmoil unleashed by the prospect of the United States
reducing. . . Full story | | South Africa's biggest generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare said on Thursday talks with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline about its $700 bid for drugs. . . Full story | | South African financial services firm Alexander Forbes is preparing to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the second half of. . . Full story | | The BRICS group
of emerging economies called on Thursday on the Group of 20 to
boost global demand and ensure that any changes. . . Full story |
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| Emerging nations are
unlikely to join forces to intervene in foreign exchange markets
in the next few weeks to prop up their ailing currencies, even
though there is more pain ahead, a Reuters poll predicted.. . . Full story | | India's cotton exports are
expected to drop by a fifth this year on account of a slump in
purchases by top cotton consumer China and higher domestic
prices, a Reuters survey of traders and exporters found.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders were advised that at the annual general meeting all special and ordinary resolutions set out in the notice and proposed. . . Full story | | Shareholders were referred to the cautionary announcement released by Aspen on 18 June 2013 (and subsequent renewals) in which shareholders were. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised of the intent of the board of directors of the Company ("the Board"), to restructure the Company's interest. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised of the intent of the board of directors of the company ("the board"), to restructure the company's interest. . . Full story |
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| Further to the cautionary announcement published on 15 August 2013, shareholders are advised that as the company will still be releasing. . . Full story | | Accentuate subsidiary Floorworx Africa (Pty) Ltd (æFloorworx) has entered into an agreement with Suntups Wooden Flooring (Pty) Ltd (Suntups) to acquire. . . Full story | | Shareholders of BCX are advised that the Group has entered into an agreement to dispose of its entire interest in the. . . Full story | | Imperial announce that Mrs S L (Santie) Botha has resigned from the board as a result of other commitments. The change. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R9.1 billion (R8.1 billion). Operating profit rose to R1 billion (R893 million). Net attributable profit declined to R385. . . Full story | | Total revenue increased to R8.6 billion (R7.6 billion). Gross profit remained stable at R2 billion (R2 billion), but operating declined to. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year ended 30 June 2013 jumped to R6.6 billion (2012: R5.8 billion). Gross profit grew to R1 billion. . . Full story | | |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 42797.21 | 274.41 | 0.65% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 38399.42 | 232.75 | 0.61% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1295.69 | 18.75 | 1.47% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30504.15 | 273.78 | 0.91% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 55441.80 | 376.49 | 0.68% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 48523.23 | 310.18 | 0.64% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 50714.01 | 196.07 | 0.39% | DJ Futures | 18:54 | 14934.00 | -7.00 | -0.05% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 14955.95 | 25.08 | 0.17% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1657.11 | 4.03 | 0.24% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3661.23 | 12.19 | 0.33% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6532.44 | 57.70 | 0.89% | DAX | 18:08 | 8234.98 | 39.06 | 0.48% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4006.80 | 26.38 | 0.66% | Nikkei | 08:32 | 14064.82 | 10.95 | 0.08% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2122.43 | -5.19 | -0.24% | Hang-Seng | 10:30 | 22597.97 | 271.75 | 1.22% | All Ords | 08:45 | 5138.40 | -18.10 | -0.35% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 4604.35 | -5.96 | -0.13% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1371.23 | -20.03 | -1.44% | Gold R | 03/09 | 14275.92 | 24.59 | 0.17% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 451860 | -5589 | -1.22% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 23.2100 | -.2340 | -1.00% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1478.50 | -17.00 | -1.14% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 686.40 | -7.30 | -1.05% | R157 | 16:44 | 6.46 | .04 | 0.54% | R186 | 17:31 | 8.57 | .04 | 0.47% | R204 | 17:03 | 7.53 | .02 | 0.20% | R207 | 17:03 | 7.87 | .00 | 0.06% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 115.05 | -.63 | -0.54% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 10.2481 | 0.0109 | 0.11% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 15.9448 | -0.0303 | -0.19% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.4447 | -0.0849 | -0.63% | Rand / NZD | 03/09 | 8.0377 | 0.0890 | 1.12% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.3490 | -0.0430 | -0.46% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 100.0900 | 0.3750 | 0.38% | Euro / Dollar | 03/09 | 0.7580 | 0.0011 | 0.15% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3116 | -0.0087 | -0.66% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6412 | 0.0013 | 0.20% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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05/09/2013 | 218 | 129 | 58 | 405 | 192,254,062 | R10,618,518,359 | 118083 | 1583745 | 04/09/2013 | 114 | 235 | 53 | 402 | 172,101,728 | R10,953,239,375 | 136640 | 1152407 | 03/09/2013 | 227 | 133 | 68 | 428 | 162,554,709 | R10,160,453,085 | 105975 | 1363301 | 02/09/2013 | 229 | 128 | 57 | 414 | 174,802,321 | R11,124,230,463 | 130988 | 1203284 | 30/08/2013 | 165 | 187 | 63 | 415 | 260,026,404 | R15,402,121,590 | 157600 | 984689 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 38,399.42 | 232.75 | 0.61% | Industrial | 55,441.80 | 376.49 | 0.68% | Mid Cap | 55,431.05 | 527.53 | 0.96% | Small Cap | 46,299.87 | 80.17 | 0.17% | Resource 20 | 50,714.01 | 196.07 | 0.39% | Industrial 25 | 48,523.23 | 310.18 | 0.64% | Financial 15 | 11,557.29 | 121.83 | 1.07% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 51,419.03 | 365.37 | 0.72% | All Share | 42,797.21 | 274.41 | 0.65% | Oil & Gas | 36,834.59 | 336.75 | 0.92% | Mining | 30,801.26 | 88.99 | 0.29% | Gold Mining | 1,295.69 | 18.75 | 1.47% | Platinum Mining | 48.93 | .32 | 0.66% | GENERAL MINING | 8,850.68 | 7.85 | 0.09% | Oil & Gas Producers | 19,805.28 | 181.07 | 0.92% | Basic Materials | 27,262.84 | 109.12 | 0.40% | Chemicals | 22,336.89 | 382.43 | 1.74% | Forestry & Paper | 27,137.06 | 302.16 | 1.13% | Industrial Metals | 24,331.66 | 370.99 | 1.55% | Industrials | 42,024.03 | 565.28 | 1.36% | General Industrials | 124.86 | 1.83 | 1.49% | Consumer Goods | 51,910.03 | -107.49 | -0.21% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,699.16 | -181.16 | -2.30% | Household Goods | 204.80 | 8 | 3.83% | Health Care | 68,758.99 | 643.59 | 0.94% | Beverages | 165.62 | -1.65 | -0.99% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 68,360.61 | 626.46 | 0.92% | Personal Goods | 984.28 | -1.40 | -0.14% | Consumer Services | 9,599.97 | 167.49 | 1.78% | General Retailers | 59,045.17 | 633.83 | 1.09% | Travel & Leisure | 5,551.96 | 110.39 | 2.03% | Media | 194.23 | 4.16 | 2.19% | Support Services | 2,609.57 | -16.69 | -0.64% | Telecommunications | 8,556.47 | 50.09 | 0.59% | Financials | 30,504.15 | 273.78 | 0.91% | Banks | 52,101.17 | 796.70 | 1.55% | Non-life Insurance | 47,981.75 | 1020.89 | 2.17% | Life Insurance | 29,145.74 | 228.09 | 0.79% | General Financial | 2,846.18 | 11.26 | 0.40% | Technology | 43,024.02 | 265.39 | 0.62% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,674.72 | 23 | 0.62% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,777.63 | 24 | 0.63% | COAL MINING | 21,084.90 | 224 | 1.07% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,748.66 | -16 | -0.28% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,034.49 | 2 | 0.24% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 474.84 | | 0.07% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 398.93 | | 0.15% | RESOURCE | 27,750.82 | 110 | 0.40% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 205.38 | 2 | 1.00% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,506.60 | 67 | 0.79% | Capped Top 40 | 20,288.09 | 142 | 0.70% | Capped All Share | 21,657.09 | 144 | 0.67% | JSE TABACO | 6,650.31 | 0 | 0.00% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | CLH | CITY LODGE HOTELS LIMITED | HOLD | 04/09/2013 | SUI | SUN INTERNATIONAL LTD | BUY | 04/09/2013 | TSH | TSOGO SUN HOLDINGS LIMITE... | HOLD | 04/09/2013 | NPN | NASPERS LIMITED | BUY | 03/09/2013 | FSR | FIRSTRAND LIMITED | HOLD | 03/09/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 06/09/2013 | MICROMEGA | June 2013 (Interim) | 06/09/2013 | MVELASV | June 2013 (Final) | 09/09/2013 | A-V-I | June 2013 (Final) | 09/09/2013 | A-V-I-P | June 2013 (Final) | 09/09/2013 | BEE-SASOL | June 2013 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | AFGRI | 04/09/2013 | 15/11/2013 | 25/11/2013 | R 0.0330 | EQSTRA | 04/09/2013 | 19/09/2013 | 30/09/2013 | R 0.3600 | DISCOVERY | 03/09/2013 | 04/10/2013 | 14/10/2013 | R 0.6450 | METROFILE | 03/09/2013 | 27/09/2013 | 07/10/2013 | R 0.0650 | WBHO | 02/09/2013 | 11/10/2013 | 21/10/2013 | R 2.3300 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | MTN GROUP | 14/08/2013 | 30/08/2013 | 09/09/2013 | R 3.7000 | STANBANK-P | 15/08/2013 | 30/08/2013 | 09/09/2013 | R 3.2456 | AECI | 24/07/2013 | 30/08/2013 | 09/09/2013 | R 1.0500 | BHPBILL | 20/08/2013 | 30/08/2013 | 25/09/2013 | R 0.5900 | FORTRESSA | 14/08/2013 | 30/08/2013 | 09/09/2013 | R 0.5601 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | CDZ | Cadiz Holdings Ltd. | 05/09/2013 | Confirmed | SSK | Stefanutti Stocks Holdings Ltd. | 06/09/2013 | Confirmed | DTC | Datatec Ltd. | 10/09/2013 | Confirmed | FMC | Forbes - Manhattan Coal Corp | 11/09/2013 | Confirmed |
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