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Thursday, 16 January 2014 - 20:00
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South African shares put in a second straight day of gains on Thursday, coming just short of record highs, as investors piled into mining shares which were lifted by positive global data and a weaker rand currency. Full story
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Local lawmakers in the
northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia voted to seek a
referendum on breaking away from Spain on Thursday, setting
themselves up for a battle with an implacably opposed central
government in Madrid. Full storyEgyptians overwhelmingly approved a new constitution by referendum, state media reported on Thursday, a widely expected outcome that nudges army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ever closer to a bid for the presidency. Full storyA suicide car bomber killed three people in a Hezbollah stronghold on Lebanon's northern border with Syria on Thursday, the latest sign of the Syrian civil war's creeping impact on its small Mediterranean neighbour. Full story |
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Markets | European equities edged lower to
steady just below a 5-1/2-year high on Thursday, hit by a string
of losses in the retail sector. . . Full story | | Britain's top shares steadied
near last year's peak on Thursday, propped up by steep gains
from miners on optimism over the global economy. . . Full story | | The dollar fell against the
euro and the yen on Thursday, giving up early gains, while
Treasury prices climbed after U.S. data showed. . . Full story | | Gold cut initial losses on
Thursday, after mixed U.S. economic numbers weighed on the
dollar, but the metal was still seen vulnerable to. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks modestly came off
their fresh highs from a day earlier in the wake of a stunning
drop on Thursday in shares. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened slightly
lower on Thursday, with the S&P 500 retreating from a record
high as investors digested the latest batch of. . . Full story | | Britain's top shares inched
higher on Thursday, propped up by steep gains from miners on
optimism over the global economy and upbeat analyst. . . Full story | | Britain's top equity index
steadied close to last year's peak levels on Thursday, with the
market propped up by gains in major mining. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's Bidvest Group will close its offer for a stake in drugmaker Adcock Ingram early next month, it said on Thursday, in what may be an attempt to speed up. . . Full story | | The value of merger and acquisition deals targeting sub-Saharan African firms jumped by almost a third last year to $30.3 billion, while debt sales from the continent hit a record high,. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand stumbled to a fresh five-year low against the dollar on Thursday, falling alongside other emerging market currencies as investors bet the U.S. central bank will press on with. . . Full story |
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| A plunge in the rand is
combining with record high maize prices to drive up inflation
expectations in South Africa, increasing the chance. . . Full story | | South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said on Thursday its members had voted in favour of a strike. . . Full story | | A much better year lies in store
for most of the world's major developed economies, although weak
inflation will persist, complicating central banks'. . . Full story | | South African conglomerate Bidvest Group has increased its stake in drugmaker Adcock Ingram to 9 percent, Bidvest Chief Executive Brian Joffe. . . Full story |
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| South African discount retailer Mr Price failed to impress investors with a 15 percent rise in third-quarter sales on Thursday, reflecting the lofty expectations for one of Johannesburg's most expensive stocks.. . . Full story | | Russia's move towards a flexible
rouble exchange rate may well prove a boon for the struggling
economy, but foreign stock and bond investors should brace for
short-term losses as the currency finds a new level.. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
| Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 46728.46 | 286.01 | 0.62% | | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 41951.93 | 294.41 | 0.71% | | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1131.83 | 24.64 | 2.23% | | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 33292.97 | -287.88 | -0.86% | | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 62035.17 | -7.92 | -0.01% | | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 54595.47 | -41.27 | -0.08% | | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 52965.32 | 1601.37 | 3.12% | | DJ Futures | 18:32 | 16329.00 | -79.00 | -0.48% | | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 16411.10 | -70.84 | -0.43% | | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1844.60 | -3.78 | -0.20% | | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 4215.32 | 0.44 | 0.01% | | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 6815.42 | -4.44 | -0.07% | | DAX | 19:10 | 9717.71 | -16.10 | -0.17% | | CAC40 | 19:10 | 4319.27 | -12.80 | -0.30% | | Nikkei | 08:52 | 15747.20 | -61.53 | -0.39% | | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2023.70 | .35 | 0.02% | | Hang-Seng | 10:30 | 22986.41 | 84.41 | 0.37% | | All Ords | 07:37 | 5319.40 | 63.90 | 1.22% | | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 4921.29 | 8.26 | 0.17% |
| | | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1241.03 | -.66 | -0.05% | | Gold R | 19:59 | 13548.08 | 47.04 | 0.35% | | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 435588 | 3380 | 0.78% | | Silver $ | 19:59 | 20.0870 | -.1030 | -0.51% | | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1428.80 | 1.30 | 0.09% | | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 743.00 | 2.50 | 0.34% | | R157 | 17:33 | 6.24 | .04 | 0.56% | | R186 | 17:40 | 8.39 | .04 | 0.48% | | R204 | 16:56 | 7.35 | .05 | 0.68% | | R207 | 17:33 | 7.63 | .02 | 0.33% | | Brent Crude | 19:48 | 107.09 | .70 | 0.66% | | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 10.9168 | 0.0443 | 0.41% | | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.8072 | 0.0387 | 0.22% | | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 14.8396 | 0.0420 | 0.28% | | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 9.1049 | 0.0445 | 0.49% | | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.6169 | -0.0733 | -0.76% | | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 104.3900 | -0.1810 | -0.17% | | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.7357 | 0.0005 | 0.07% | | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3593 | -0.0011 | -0.08% | | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6117 | 0.0010 | 0.16% |
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The JSE Today

Trading Statistics
| Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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| 16/01/2014 | 204 | 174 | 68 | 446 | 206,317,731 | R15,306,516,507 | 152287 | 1468092 | | 15/01/2014 | 235 | 125 | 67 | 427 | 189,769,052 | R11,837,322,697 | 131678 | 1400767 | | 14/01/2014 | 177 | 187 | 66 | 430 | 175,863,105 | R12,198,856,707 | 130140 | 979332 | | 13/01/2014 | 265 | 94 | 61 | 420 | 168,648,634 | R11,762,414,847 | 113300 | 210891 | | 10/01/2014 | 161 | 173 | 70 | 404 | 167,373,606 | R11,400,261,548 | 132542 | 228393 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | | Top 40 | 41,951.93 | 294.41 | 0.71% | | Industrial | 62,035.17 | -7.92 | -0.01% | | Mid Cap | 60,183.10 | 77.86 | 0.13% | | Small Cap | 50,977.42 | 100.45 | 0.20% | | Resource 20 | 52,965.32 | 1601.37 | 3.12% | | Industrial 25 | 54,595.47 | -41.27 | -0.08% | | Financial 15 | 12,654.33 | -123.53 | -0.97% | | Financial & Ind. 30 | 57,422.82 | -144.32 | -0.25% | | All Share | 46,728.46 | 286.01 | 0.62% | | Oil & Gas | 40,271.73 | 643.23 | 1.62% | | Mining | 31,739.87 | 1045.40 | 3.41% | | Gold Mining | 1,131.83 | 24.64 | 2.23% | | Platinum Mining | 48.62 | .73 | 1.52% | | GENERAL MINING | 9,346.94 | 341.24 | 3.79% | | Oil & Gas Producers | 21,653.37 | 345.86 | 1.62% | | Basic Materials | 28,264.07 | 835.26 | 3.05% | | Chemicals | 24,470.75 | 69.22 | 0.28% | | Forestry & Paper | 30,441.26 | -113.26 | -0.37% | | Industrial Metals | 23,863.71 | 644.04 | 2.77% | | Industrials | 44,519.79 | -4.46 | -0.01% | | General Industrials | 136.64 | -.41 | -0.30% | | Consumer Goods | 57,076.00 | -169.50 | -0.30% | | Automobiles & Parts | 9,587.72 | 144.93 | 1.53% | | Household Goods | 316.07 | 2 | 0.59% | | Health Care | 74,582.84 | -1005.85 | -1.33% | | Beverages | 185.64 | 1.40 | 0.76% |
| | | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | | Food Producers | 66,963.09 | 35.81 | 0.05% | | Personal Goods | 1,045.01 | -18.67 | -1.76% | | Consumer Services | 11,249.01 | 6.86 | 0.06% | | General Retailers | 60,515.92 | -923.63 | -1.50% | | Travel & Leisure | 5,634.65 | -20.47 | -0.36% | | Media | 251.61 | 1.09 | 0.44% | | Support Services | 2,593.91 | 1.55 | 0.06% | | Telecommunications | 10,178.81 | 130.26 | 1.30% | | Financials | 33,292.97 | -287.88 | -0.86% | | Banks | 56,093.38 | -264.87 | -0.47% | | Non-life Insurance | 46,450.42 | -255.22 | -0.55% | | Life Insurance | 32,635.46 | -587.32 | -1.77% | | General Financial | 3,253.89 | -5.03 | -0.15% | | Technology | 42,586.07 | -347.01 | -0.81% | | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,967.65 | 85 | 2.18% | | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 4,085.28 | 76 | 1.90% | | COAL MINING | 19,469.57 | 330 | 1.72% | | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,397.27 | 4 | 0.06% | | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,226.05 | -3 | -0.21% | | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 492.42 | | -0.97% | | CAPPED PROPERTY | 428.07 | | -0.83% | | RESOURCE | 28,898.49 | 863 | 3.08% | | DIVIDEND PLUS | 217.14 | -0 | -0.17% | | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,250.59 | 91 | 0.99% | | Capped Top 40 | 22,163.34 | 135 | 0.61% | | Capped All Share | 23,653.46 | 136 | 0.58% | | JSE TABACO | 7,024.20 | 17 | 0.24% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** | Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | | SAB | SABMILLER PLC | HOLD | 09/01/2014 | | AVI | AVI LTD | HOLD | 09/01/2014 | | CFR | COMPAGNIE FIN RICHEMONT | HOLD | 08/01/2014 | | BTI | BRITISH AM. TOBACCO PLC | BUY | 07/01/2014 | | HSP | HOLDSPORT LIMITED | BUY | 06/01/2014 |
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Results Expected** | Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | | 21/01/2014 | ELLIES | October 2013 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** | Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | | DON | 08/01/14 | 24/01/14 | 03/02/14 | ZAR 0.1600 | | ILRPREF1 | 31/12/13 | 17/01/14 | 27/01/14 | ZAR 11.9962 | | NAMPAK 6.5 | 06/12/13 | 17/01/14 | 27/01/14 | ZAR 0.0650 | | NAMPAK 6%P | 06/12/13 | 17/01/14 | 27/01/14 | ZAR 0.0600 | | ARGENT | 04/12/13 | 20/03/14 | 31/03/14 | ZAR 0.0700 |
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Ex Div** | Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | | REUNERT | 20/11/13 | 10/01/14 | 20/01/14 | ZAR 2.7500 | | BARWORLD | 18/11/13 | 10/01/14 | 20/01/14 | ZAR 1.9500 | | OMNIA | 26/11/13 | 10/01/14 | 20/01/14 | ZAR 1.8500 | | NAMPAK | 21/11/13 | 10/01/14 | 20/01/14 | ZAR 0.9800 | | BCX | 19/11/13 | 10/01/14 | 20/01/14 | ZAR 0.2000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** | Code | Company Name | Date | Status | | CML | Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. | 16/01/2014 | Confirmed | | CMLP | Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. | 16/01/2014 | Confirmed | | BCX | Business Connexion Group Ltd. | 16/01/2014 | Confirmed | | BCA | Business Connexion Group Ltd. | 16/01/2014 | Confirmed | | DON | The Don Group Ltd. | 17/01/2014 | Confirmed |
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