Wednesday, 16 October 2013 - 20:00
Charts
Top News
South African stocks rose for a fifth straight trading session on Wednesday as better-than-expected retail sales numbers gave a boost to chain stores such as Shoprite and Woolworths Holdings. Full story
Local markets
On Wednesday, 187,909,741 shares were exchanged in 170352 trades, equal in value to R14,275,431,745. Full story |
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The U.S. Senate announced a
last-minute deal on Wednesday to avert a historic lapse in the
government's borrowing ability and a potentially damaging debt
default, and to reopen the government after a two-week shutdown. Full storyIran appears ready to scale back
activity of potential use in making nuclear bombs, suggesting it
is willing to compromise for a deal to win relief from harsh
economic sanctions, diplomats said on Wednesday, and follow-up
talks will be held on Nov. 7-8. Full storyA typhoon killed 17 people in
Japan on Wednesday, most on an offshore island, but largely
spared the capital and caused no new disaster as it brushed by
the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power station, the plant's
operator said. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks surged on
Wednesday, nearing an all-time high, after Senate leaders said
they had reached a deal to raise the government. . . Full story | | World equity markets rose and
short-term U.S. Treasury debt rallied on Wednesday as lawmakers
neared a last-minute deal to prevent the United States. . . Full story | | European shares rose on Wednesday,
with a blue-chip benchmark hitting a 2-1/2 year high as a deal
to avert a U.S. debt default. . . Full story | | Expectations of an imminent deal
in Washington to avert a U.S. debt default sparked a late
turnaround on Britain's top share index on. . . Full story |
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| Major U.S. stock indexes hit
session highs in late morning trading on Wednesday on optimism a
plan emerging in the Democratic-led Senate to. . . Full story | | Gold dropped on Wednesday on
expectations U.S. lawmakers would strike a last-minute deal to
prevent the country defaulting on its debt.. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened higher on
Wednesday on optimism that U.S. politicians would strike a
last-minute deal to prevent the country from defaulting on. . . Full story | | European shares retreated from
multi-year highs on Wednesday as uncertainty over the U.S. debt
ceiling caused some traders to trim equity holdings, while
LVMH's. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Wal-Mart's push for a foothold in east Africa hit a hurdle after Kenyan retailer Naivas said on Wednesday it was no longer selling a controlling stake to the U.S. company's South. . . Full story | | South Africa's retail sales grew more than expected at 3 percent year-on-year in August, compared with a revised 2.9 percent in July, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.. . . Full story | | The rand firmed within a range against the dollar early on Wednesday, getting a boost from a greenback hurt by the lack of a debt deal out of Washington late on. . . Full story |
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| South African banks have been swindled out of millions of dollars this year by an international fraud syndicate that stole card. . . Full story | | South Africa's Treasury will next Tuesday auction 2.35 billion rand in total of its 2026, 2030 and 2037 government bonds, the. . . Full story | | The winning bid to replace six steam generators at South Africa's Koeberg nuclear plant, needed to extend its lifespan by at. . . Full story | | That creaking sound you hear just might
be the Chinese export-driven economy model about to break.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Intu announced that it intends to release its interim management statement for the period from 1 July 2013 to 5 November. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that, at the Annual General Meeting of Wescoal shareholders held today, 16 October 2013, all the resolutions were. . . Full story | | Shareholders of DRDGOLD ("Shareholders") are referred to the SENS announcement dated 30 September 2013 ("Announcement") and are hereby advised that the. . . Full story | | Further to the cautionary announcement released by Evraz ("the Company") on SENS on 27 March 2013, the further cautionary announcement dated. . . Full story |
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| The company's reviewed results for the six months ended 30 September 2013 are expected to be published on or about 18 November 2013. Shareholders were advised that the earnings per share and headline earnings per share for the six months ended. . . Full story | | Business Day reported that Libhold was in talks with two insurance businesses in Nigeria. The plan was to get a suitable partner that was a proper fit for the insurer and its parent company, Standard Bank Group Ltd. Stanlib CEO and. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue grew 24% to R263.5 million (R212.9) and gross profit rose 20% to R103.2 million (R85.7 million). Operating profit was 11%. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year grew to R5.0 billion (R4.3 billion) and gross profit rose to R689.4 million (R625.1 million). Operating profit. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R946.6 million (R936.1 million). Gross profit declined to R380.2 million (R385.4 million) and operating profit was slightly higher. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R56 million (R49 million). Gross profit rose to R47.8 million (R41.6 million). Net attributable profit slumped to R1.4. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 44418.01 | 120.84 | 0.27% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 39674.70 | 81.74 | 0.21% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1197.47 | 12.88 | 1.09% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 32894.94 | 295.07 | 0.91% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 58395.33 | 195.99 | 0.34% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 51094.03 | 168.68 | 0.33% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49856.70 | -174.56 | -0.35% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 15280.00 | 165.00 | 1.09% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 15355.62 | 187.61 | 1.24% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1719.39 | 21.33 | 1.26% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 3836.78 | 42.77 | 1.13% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6571.59 | 22.48 | 0.34% | DAX | 18:08 | 8846.00 | 41.56 | 0.47% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4243.72 | -12.30 | -0.29% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 14467.14 | 25.60 | 0.18% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2193.07 | -40.34 | -1.81% | Hang-Seng | 10:30 | 23228.33 | -108.19 | -0.46% | All Ords | 07:48 | 5264.40 | 5.20 | 0.10% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 4758.77 | 10.84 | 0.23% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1281.86 | .17 | 0.01% | Gold R | 20:00 | 12647.86 | -152.15 | -1.19% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 406629 | -232 | -0.06% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 21.3410 | .0570 | 0.27% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1397.50 | 15.50 | 1.12% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 715.50 | 11.60 | 1.65% | R157 | 16:54 | 5.85 | -.03 | -0.43% | R186 | 17:36 | 7.86 | -.06 | -0.82% | R204 | 16:54 | 6.74 | -.03 | -0.44% | R207 | 17:29 | 7.07 | -.06 | -0.91% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 110.84 | -.20 | -0.18% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.8668 | -0.0953 | -0.96% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 15.7029 | -0.2117 | -1.33% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.3529 | -0.1285 | -0.95% | Rand / NZD | 04:59 | 8.3530 | -0.0143 | -0.17% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.4212 | -0.0838 | -0.88% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 98.6130 | 0.4090 | 0.42% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7380 | -0.0011 | -0.15% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3541 | 0.0015 | 0.11% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6262 | 0.0013 | 0.21% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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16/10/2013 | 223 | 135 | 75 | 433 | 200,932,542 | R15,622,385,060 | 170800 | 1594806 | 15/10/2013 | 247 | 139 | 55 | 441 | 194,371,679 | R14,389,272,808 | 155182 | 926176 | 14/10/2013 | 191 | 158 | 60 | 409 | 178,331,180 | R16,071,548,547 | 113456 | 1403098 | 11/10/2013 | 217 | 119 | 78 | 414 | 214,453,690 | R12,794,680,588 | 128610 | 1321378 | 10/10/2013 | 240 | 116 | 55 | 411 | 167,665,025 | R12,244,938,259 | 143518 | 1561294 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 39,674.70 | 81.74 | 0.21% | Industrial | 58,395.33 | 195.99 | 0.34% | Mid Cap | 58,882.82 | 369.15 | 0.63% | Small Cap | 49,265.39 | 269.23 | 0.55% | Resource 20 | 49,856.70 | -174.56 | -0.35% | Industrial 25 | 51,094.03 | 168.68 | 0.33% | Financial 15 | 12,462.76 | 119.13 | 0.97% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 54,367.09 | 240.76 | 0.44% | All Share | 44,418.01 | 120.84 | 0.27% | Oil & Gas | 37,958.36 | -31.03 | -0.08% | Mining | 29,940.00 | -112.09 | -0.37% | Gold Mining | 1,197.47 | 12.88 | 1.09% | Platinum Mining | 49.63 | .28 | 0.57% | GENERAL MINING | 8,608.48 | -54.67 | -0.63% | Oil & Gas Producers | 20,409.51 | -16.68 | -0.08% | Basic Materials | 26,711.24 | -68.66 | -0.26% | Chemicals | 23,830.42 | 70.65 | 0.30% | Forestry & Paper | 28,239.26 | 47.82 | 0.17% | Industrial Metals | 24,991.09 | 555.51 | 2.27% | Industrials | 43,855.44 | 427.89 | 0.99% | General Industrials | 131.11 | 1.45 | 1.12% | Consumer Goods | 52,533.17 | -416.23 | -0.79% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,808.74 | -135.87 | -1.52% | Household Goods | 261.69 | 2 | 0.63% | Health Care | 74,966.24 | -50.33 | -0.07% | Beverages | 164.21 | -.20 | -0.12% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 71,593.14 | 52.41 | 0.07% | Personal Goods | 980.99 | -20.27 | -2.02% | Consumer Services | 10,523.11 | 167.24 | 1.61% | General Retailers | 66,907.04 | 927.14 | 1.41% | Travel & Leisure | 5,652.98 | 50.25 | 0.90% | Media | 212.04 | 3.60 | 1.73% | Support Services | 2,660.49 | 26.14 | 0.99% | Telecommunications | 9,593.83 | 126.76 | 1.34% | Financials | 32,894.94 | 295.07 | 0.91% | Banks | 58,473.26 | 1056.86 | 1.84% | Non-life Insurance | 50,472.72 | 347.10 | 0.69% | Life Insurance | 30,712.73 | 78.21 | 0.26% | General Financial | 3,007.49 | 9.72 | 0.32% | Technology | 44,115.81 | -755.18 | -1.68% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,750.81 | 4 | 0.10% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,875.06 | 6 | 0.15% | COAL MINING | 20,345.42 | -310 | -1.50% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,025.03 | 14 | 0.23% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,035.36 | -1 | -0.11% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 506.14 | | 0.60% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 426.16 | | 0.48% | RESOURCE | 27,255.69 | -88 | -0.32% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 219.89 | 2 | 1.09% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,813.28 | 30 | 0.34% | Capped Top 40 | 21,034.36 | 56 | 0.26% | Capped All Share | 22,506.27 | 64 | 0.28% | JSE TABACO | 6,555.24 | 0 | 0.00% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | PIK | PICK N PAY STORES LIMITED | SELL | 14/10/2013 | SHP | SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LIMITED | SELL | 14/10/2013 | VOD | VODACOM GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 14/10/2013 | LEW | LEWIS GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 14/10/2013 | HAR | HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPA... | HOLD | 14/10/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 17/10/2013 | ADCORP | August 2013 (Interim) | 17/10/2013 | ADRENNA | August 2013 (Interim) | 17/10/2013 | ADRENNAP | August 2013 (Interim) | 18/10/2013 | OASIS | September 2013 (Interim) | 19/10/2013 | VIVIDEND | August 2013 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CMH | 15/10/13 | 06/12/13 | 17/12/13 | ZAR 0.2800 | VALUE | 15/10/13 | 10/01/14 | 20/01/14 | ZAR 0.0900 | PSG | 14/10/13 | 01/11/13 | 11/11/13 | ZAR 0.4300 | HOLDSPORT | 11/10/13 | 29/11/13 | 09/12/13 | ZAR 0.7500 | FPT | 10/10/13 | 25/10/13 | 04/11/13 | ZAR 0.2389 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | WBHO | 02/09/13 | 11/10/13 | 21/10/13 | ZAR 2.3300 | CAPITEC | 25/09/13 | 11/10/13 | 21/10/13 | ZAR 2.0300 | A-V-I | 09/09/13 | 11/10/13 | 21/10/13 | ZAR 1.7000 | JDGROUP | 26/08/13 | 11/10/13 | 21/10/13 | ZAR 1.1700 | PUTPROP | 20/09/13 | 11/10/13 | 21/10/13 | ZAR 0.1800 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | DST | Distell Group Ltd. | 16/10/2013 | Confirmed | WSL | Wescoal Holdings Ltd. | 16/10/2013 | Confirmed | CVH | Capevin Holdings Ltd. | 17/10/2013 | Confirmed | AFR | AFGRI Ltd. | 18/10/2013 | Confirmed | AHL | AH-Vest Ltd. | 18/10/2013 | Unconfirmed |
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