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African Bank was among the biggest gainers on a firmer South African stock market on Friday despite flagging a 90-percent plunge in full-year earnings due in part to rising bad debts among its core market of low income borrowers. Full story
Local markets
By close of day on Friday, the JSE All Share had edged up 0.13%. Gold miners rose 0.03%, resources gained 0.31%, financials edged up 0.10% and industrials rose 0.07%. Full story |
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A court in eastern China
rejected an appeal by ousted senior politician Bo Xilai on
Friday and, as expected, upheld his life sentence on charges of
bribery, corruption and abuse of power. Full storyThe people of Madagascar
voted on Friday in a presidential election they hope will end a
political crisis and prompt investors and donors to return to
the Indian Ocean island, four years after a coup sent its
economy reeling. Full storyTunisia's ruling Islamist party
and the opposition began talks on Friday to form a caretaker
government and prepare for elections under an agreement to end
months of unrest in the country that inspired the "Arab Spring"
revolts. Full story |
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Markets | Gold inched up slightly
on Friday as a string of disappointing U.S. economic data
reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would keep its
stimulus. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks edged up on Friday
with technology shares leading the gains on strong results,
though the market's rally appeared to be running. . . Full story | | Small companies favoured by top
fund manager Neil Woodford risk steep sell-offs in the run-up to
his departure from Invesco, underscoring the dangers. . . Full story | | World equity indexes edged down
on Friday but were near five-year highs as strong earnings from
major U.S. technology companies propelled Wall Street. . . Full story |
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| European equities ended slightly
lower on Friday, with Telecom Italia leading the telecoms sector
down on concerns of a capital hike by the. . . Full story | | London's blue chip index inched
higher on Friday to chalk up a third straight week of gains,
although demand to buy at levels. . . Full story | | London's blue chip index inched
higher into the close on Friday, as traders pondered whether to
buy into a market near multi-year highs. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares sank to their
lowest in seven weeks on Friday, led again by Chinese
growth-sensitive counters as fears of tighter money. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar early on Friday, pressured by mining strike concerns, which pushed the currency to its lowest so far in the trading session.. . . Full story | | South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said it will canvass its members on Monday at Impala Platinum on whether to go on strike after wage talks failed.. . . Full story | | Gold rose 1 percent on
Thursday, breaking above $1,350 an ounce for the first time in
more than a month, on rekindled buying prompted by expectations
the Federal Reserve will continue its monetary stimulus. . . Full story |
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| This year's drop in world
gold prices has been deeply sobering for West African countries,
from established producer Ghana to promising newcomer Ivory
Coast,. . . Full story | | South Africa's African Bank
Investments issued its second profit warning in five
weeks on Friday, flagging a 90-percent plunge in full-year
earnings due in. . . Full story | | South African fixed-line operator Telkom SA said on Friday the suspension of its chief financial officer was related to allegations of. . . Full story | | South African lender African Bank Investments (Abil) said on Friday full-year earnings likely tumbled by as much as 90 percent, hit. . . Full story |
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| The online retailer Jumia, a would-be African Amazon, is betting that it can propel the continent's rising middle class consumers out of the street markets and straight onto its websites, missing out the department stores and shopping malls in between.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Fiuranium advised of the following revised dates with respect to the upcoming annual and special meeting of security holders.
Meeting Type: Annual. . . Full story | | Vukile unitholders are advised that Mr Hatla Ntene has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the company with effect. . . Full story | | Shareholders were referred to the announcements dated 30 September 2013 and 21 October 2013 and are further advised that, in terms. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that Resgen submitted to the Market Announcements Office of the Australian Securities Exchange, and dispatched to shareholders, its. . . Full story |
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| Business Report noted that Barloworld division, Barloworld Logistics, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Transnet Freight Rail to explore multimodal collaboration opportunities. The partnership aims to facilitate joint logistics services to support Transnet's "road to rail" strategy.. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Turnover for the year ended 31 August 2013 increased by 13.6% to R17.5 billion (2012: R15.4 billion). Gross profit shot up. . . Full story | | Revenue for the quarter rose to USD59.7 million (USD58.0 million) whilst gross loss narrowed to USD2.9 million (loss of USD5.6 million).. . . Full story | | Revenue for teh interimn period increased to R19.2 million (R17.5 million) and gross profit rose to R8.0 million (R7.0 million). Operating. . . Full story | | Revenue from continuing operations decreased to R1.68 billion (R1.72 billion). Profit attributable to equity holders declined 5% to R36.5 million (R38.4. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 45124.04 | 60.55 | 0.13% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 40314.88 | 72.60 | 0.18% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1318.17 | .40 | 0.03% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 33239.34 | 33.29 | 0.10% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 59181.61 | 40.27 | 0.07% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 51837.08 | 36.48 | 0.07% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 51081.37 | 159.15 | 0.31% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 15475.00 | 21.00 | 0.14% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 15532.39 | 23.18 | 0.15% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1755.21 | 3.14 | 0.18% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3936.72 | 7.76 | 0.20% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6721.34 | 8.16 | 0.12% | DAX | 18:08 | 8985.74 | 5.11 | 0.06% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4272.31 | -3.38 | -0.08% | Nikkei | 09:02 | 14088.19 | -398.22 | -2.75% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2132.96 | -31.37 | -1.45% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 22698.34 | -137.48 | -0.60% | All Ords | 07:46 | 5385.70 | 12.00 | 0.22% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 4863.35 | 28.41 | 0.59% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1351.90 | 5.33 | 0.40% | Gold R | 19:58 | 13253.55 | 326.40 | 2.52% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 426102 | 4863 | 1.15% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 22.5500 | -.1480 | -0.65% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1452.00 | 1.50 | 0.10% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 740.30 | -4.40 | -0.59% | R157 | 17:00 | 5.77 | .06 | 1.05% | R186 | 17:26 | 7.84 | .08 | 1.03% | R204 | 17:00 | 6.65 | .06 | 0.99% | R207 | 17:02 | 6.98 | .06 | 0.79% | Brent Crude | 19:48 | 106.65 | -1.15 | -1.07% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.7938 | 0.0474 | 0.49% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 15.8196 | 0.0602 | 0.38% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.5302 | 0.0791 | 0.59% | Rand / NZD | 22/10 | 8.2866 | -0.0234 | -0.28% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.3970 | 0.0202 | 0.22% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 97.3600 | 0.0360 | 0.04% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7242 | -0.0002 | -0.03% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3799 | 0.0002 | 0.02% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6181 | 0.0011 | 0.18% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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25/10/2013 | 210 | 169 | 67 | 446 | 167,307,902 | R10,755,779,324 | 130943 | 1534163 | 24/10/2013 | 201 | 154 | 76 | 431 | 197,309,303 | R12,173,038,973 | 136123 | 1560370 | 23/10/2013 | 155 | 220 | 62 | 437 | 185,173,238 | R12,853,442,955 | 153102 | 1524799 | 22/10/2013 | 192 | 157 | 74 | 423 | 210,563,837 | R14,870,727,569 | 155406 | 1673264 | 21/10/2013 | 218 | 122 | 78 | 418 | 159,963,189 | R11,835,830,620 | 132765 | 1314719 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 40,314.88 | 72.60 | 0.18% | Industrial | 59,181.61 | 40.27 | 0.07% | Mid Cap | 59,747.75 | -98.06 | -0.16% | Small Cap | 49,978.04 | 100.40 | 0.20% | Resource 20 | 51,081.37 | 159.15 | 0.31% | Industrial 25 | 51,837.08 | 36.48 | 0.07% | Financial 15 | 12,584.45 | 15.10 | 0.12% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 55,048.12 | 66.08 | 0.12% | All Share | 45,124.04 | 60.55 | 0.13% | Oil & Gas | 37,611.01 | -352.65 | -0.93% | Mining | 30,914.41 | 172.60 | 0.56% | Gold Mining | 1,318.17 | .40 | 0.03% | Platinum Mining | 49.94 | .26 | 0.52% | GENERAL MINING | 8,865.93 | 56.98 | 0.65% | Oil & Gas Producers | 20,222.75 | -189.61 | -0.93% | Basic Materials | 27,461.17 | 149.73 | 0.55% | Chemicals | 23,558.90 | -211.46 | -0.89% | Forestry & Paper | 28,958.71 | 149.20 | 0.52% | Industrial Metals | 22,754.95 | 334.53 | 1.49% | Industrials | 43,533.06 | -91.53 | -0.21% | General Industrials | 130.15 | -.34 | -0.26% | Consumer Goods | 54,965.63 | 137.51 | 0.25% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,980.84 | -31.70 | -0.35% | Household Goods | 263.80 | -5 | -2.00% | Health Care | 76,456.38 | 317.62 | 0.42% | Beverages | 176.11 | 2.18 | 1.25% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 71,386.58 | 481.80 | 0.68% | Personal Goods | 1,015.14 | -8.79 | -0.86% | Consumer Services | 10,413.42 | .24 | 0.00% | General Retailers | 66,781.37 | -252.80 | -0.38% | Travel & Leisure | 5,711.88 | 7.96 | 0.14% | Media | 205.03 | -.02 | -0.01% | Support Services | 2,677.19 | 18.60 | 0.70% | Telecommunications | 9,346.22 | -45.76 | -0.49% | Financials | 33,239.34 | 33.29 | 0.10% | Banks | 57,178.36 | -109.27 | -0.19% | Non-life Insurance | 49,513.08 | -765.67 | -1.52% | Life Insurance | 31,915.59 | 8.51 | 0.03% | General Financial | 3,094.06 | 42.68 | 1.40% | Technology | 45,142.90 | -9.23 | -0.02% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,792.08 | 5 | 0.12% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,922.37 | 2 | 0.06% | COAL MINING | 19,368.97 | -31 | -0.16% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,097.44 | 33 | 0.55% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,064.73 | 21 | 2.02% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 512.46 | | -0.32% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 434.46 | | -0.11% | RESOURCE | 27,936.41 | 83 | 0.30% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 218.14 | 0 | 0.09% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,910.91 | 8 | 0.09% | Capped Top 40 | 21,322.27 | 34 | 0.16% | Capped All Share | 22,850.53 | 29 | 0.13% | JSE TABACO | 6,921.97 | 99 | 1.45% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NTC | NETCARE LIMITED | BUY | 25/10/2013 | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | HOLD | 25/10/2013 | MTN | MTN GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 25/10/2013 | MDC | MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL | HOLD | 25/10/2013 | AQP | AQUARIUS PLATINUM LTD | BUY | 24/10/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 28/10/2013 | FAMBRANDS | August 2013 (Interim) | 28/10/2013 | INFRASORS | August 2013 (Interim) | 28/10/2013 | PROTECH | August 2013 (Interim) | 28/10/2013 | PSV | August 2013 (Interim) | 29/10/2013 | DELPROP | August 2013 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | NUWORLD | 24/10/13 | 29/11/13 | 09/12/13 | ZAR 0.5940 | CLICKS | 24/10/13 | 17/01/14 | 27/01/14 | ZAR 1.1950 | OCTODEC | 23/10/13 | 08/11/13 | 18/11/13 | ZAR 0.7890 | PREMIUM | 23/10/13 | 08/11/13 | 18/11/13 | ZAR 0.6620 | VIVIDEND | 23/10/13 | 08/11/13 | 18/11/13 | ZAR 0.2300 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CAXTON6%CPP | 28/08/13 | 18/10/13 | 28/10/13 | ZAR 4.5000 | ASTRAPAKP | 27/09/13 | 18/10/13 | 28/10/13 | ZAR 3.8917 | NTC PREF | 01/10/13 | 25/10/13 | 04/11/13 | ZAR 3.5159 | SHFINV-PREF | 10/09/13 | 18/10/13 | 28/10/13 | ZAR 3.4800 | ILRPREF1 | 30/09/13 | 18/10/13 | 28/10/13 | ZAR 1.5647 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | PNC | Pinnacle Technology Holdings Ltd. | 25/10/2013 | Confirmed | PGR | Peregrine Holdings Ltd. | 25/10/2013 | Confirmed | PGP | Peregrine Holdings Ltd. | 25/10/2013 | Confirmed | SVB | SilverBridge Holdings Ltd. | 25/10/2013 | Confirmed | IRA | Infrasors Holdings Ltd. | 25/10/2013 | Confirmed |
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