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Gold rose on Thursday
as rising geopolitical tensions and options-related buying
helped reverse the precious metal's early sharp losses after it
fell to a 2-1/2 month low. Full story
South African stocks booked their highest close on record on Thursday as shares of Anglo American and its unit Kumba Iron Ore rose on solid first-quarter production. Full story |
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The head of the global
chemical weapons watchdog overseeing the destruction of Syria's
toxic stockpile is considering launching a fact-finding mission
on his own initiative to investigate reports of chlorine gas
attacks there, sources said. Full storyU.S. President Barack Obama
assured ally Japan on Thursday that Washington was committed to
its defence, including of tiny isles at the heart of a row with
China, but denied he had drawn any new "red line" and urged
peaceful dialogue over the islands. Full storyJapan's Mitsui O.S.K.
Lines Ltd paid about $29 million for the release of a
ship seized by China over a dispute that dates back to the 1930s
war between the countries, China's Supreme Court said on
Thursday. Full story |
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Markets | European stock markets rose on
Thursday, as signs of a resurgence in corporate takeover
activity offset lingering worries over Ukraine.. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index hit a
seven-week closing high on Thursday, bolstered by expectations
of deal-making in the healthcare sector, though renewed tension
in. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose in a
volatile session on Thursday as Apple and Caterpillar were the
latest high-profile names to post bullish results, though. . . Full story | | Global stock markets and the
dollar pulled back from strong early gains on Thursday on
worries about rising tensions in Ukraine, but U.S.. . . Full story |
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| The U.S. dollar rose on
Thursday after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods orders
while ECB President Mario Draghi undermined the euro by
reiterating the potential. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks rose at the open
on Thursday, led by gains in Apple after its earnings as well as
buyback and stock split. . . Full story | | Germany's benchmark DAX
equity index turned negative on Thursday,
underperforming other major European markets due to new worries
about an escalation in tensions. . . Full story | | Gains in AstraZeneca driven by
bid speculation helped propel Britain's FTSE 100 to six-week
highs on Thursday, with analysts seeing scope for more. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Investment in infrastructure and natural resources will continue to underpin economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa, although capital outflows sparked by tighter. . . Full story | | South Africa on Thursday raised its forecast of maize output for 2014 to 13.029 million tonnes from a previous estimate of. . . Full story | | Emerging markets private equity firm Actis said it would invest in South African credit bureau Compuscan, in its latest deal in. . . Full story | | A South African court on Thursday postponed until July the case against a director of mid-cap technology firm Pinnacle Holdings who. . . Full story |
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| Aluminium has staged an
impressive price rally since the start of the month.. . . Full story | | Africa's biggest telecommunications operator, MTN Group, reported slower growth in subscriber numbers for the first quarter after it disconnected nearly a. . . Full story | | South Africa's headline producer inflation accelerated to 8.2 percent year-on-year in March from 7.7 percent in February, Statistics South Africa said. . . Full story | | South Africa's current account deficit, while shrinking, presents a marked risk to the stability of the country's financial system, the Reserve. . . Full story |
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| Miner Anglo American posted an increase in its copper and iron ore production in the first quarter of 2014, broadly in line with analysts' forecasts, but its platinum output slumped, hit by a strike at its South African operations.. . . Full story | | Marathon talks aimed at ending a crippling three-month strike in South Africa's platinum sector will resume on Thursday after the world's top producers and union AMCU spent two days haggling over an offer tabled last week by the companies.. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 48934.51 | 286.89 | 0.59% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 43900.89 | 252.48 | 0.58% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1548.95 | 26.99 | 1.77% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 36025.18 | 135.23 | 0.38% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 62911.74 | 255.49 | 0.41% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 55468.32 | 241.64 | 0.44% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 57685.72 | 639.45 | 1.12% | DJ Futures | 19:02 | 16450.00 | -10.00 | -0.06% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 16485.98 | -15.67 | -0.09% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1877.15 | 1.76 | 0.09% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4143.27 | 16.30 | 0.39% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6703.00 | 28.26 | 0.42% | DAX | 18:08 | 9548.68 | 4.49 | 0.05% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4479.54 | 28.46 | 0.64% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 14404.99 | -141.28 | -0.97% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2057.03 | -10.35 | -0.50% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 22562.80 | 53.16 | 0.24% | All Ords | 08:40 | 5515.50 | 13.30 | 0.24% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 5153.96 | 11.04 | 0.21% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1291.08 | 7.39 | 0.58% | Gold R | 19:59 | 13716.25 | 134.29 | 0.99% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 441105 | 4063 | 0.93% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 19.6760 | .2410 | 1.24% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1410.50 | 10.85 | 0.78% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 799.80 | 16.35 | 2.09% | R157 | 15:33 | 6.82 | -.02 | -0.29% | R186 | 15:33 | 8.50 | -.01 | -0.12% | R204 | 15:33 | 7.83 | -.02 | -0.25% | R207 | 15:32 | 8.04 | -.05 | -0.62% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 110.45 | 1.18 | 1.08% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 10.6269 | 0.0479 | 0.45% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.8142 | 0.0986 | 0.56% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 14.6872 | 0.0736 | 0.50% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 9.1015 | -0.0223 | -0.24% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.8370 | 0.0124 | 0.13% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 102.2510 | -0.2640 | -0.26% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.7233 | -0.0004 | -0.06% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3825 | 0.0008 | 0.06% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.5951 | -0.0006 | -0.10% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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24/04/2014 | 223 | 145 | 61 | 429 | 225,529,353 | R14,234,897,318 | 165677 | 1422091 | 23/04/2014 | 214 | 151 | 64 | 429 | 213,107,167 | R12,893,560,695 | 153682 | 1037459 | 22/04/2014 | 201 | 160 | 58 | 419 | 171,993,721 | R11,123,944,688 | 130889 | 1125944 | 17/04/2014 | 218 | 140 | 76 | 434 | 178,691,319 | R11,185,842,839 | 127562 | 1348278 | 16/04/2014 | 224 | 116 | 60 | 400 | 218,132,362 | R16,010,088,471 | 171646 | 1454725 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 43,900.89 | 252.48 | 0.58% | Industrial | 62,911.74 | 255.49 | 0.41% | Mid Cap | 63,433.84 | 458.63 | 0.73% | Small Cap | 52,777.88 | 141.14 | 0.27% | Resource 20 | 57,685.72 | 639.45 | 1.12% | Industrial 25 | 55,468.32 | 241.64 | 0.44% | Financial 15 | 13,742.31 | 46.08 | 0.34% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 59,154.48 | 210.05 | 0.36% | All Share | 48,934.51 | 286.89 | 0.59% | Oil & Gas | 44,639.67 | 333.73 | 0.75% | Mining | 34,550.10 | 403.22 | 1.18% | Gold Mining | 1,548.95 | 26.99 | 1.77% | Platinum Mining | 51.73 | .47 | 0.92% | GENERAL MINING | 9,965.06 | 111.68 | 1.13% | Oil & Gas Producers | 24,001.92 | 179.43 | 0.75% | Basic Materials | 30,396.09 | 337.21 | 1.12% | Chemicals | 24,234.42 | 92.85 | 0.38% | Forestry & Paper | 30,260.83 | 154.97 | 0.51% | Industrial Metals | 21,169.38 | 254.33 | 1.22% | Industrials | 45,136.99 | 312.54 | 0.70% | General Industrials | 142.94 | 1.51 | 1.07% | Consumer Goods | 59,465.55 | 656.16 | 1.12% | Automobiles & Parts | 9,567.34 | 6.80 | 0.07% | Household Goods | 378.53 | 8 | 2.18% | Health Care | 76,715.43 | 846.06 | 1.12% | Beverages | 188.81 | 3.60 | 1.94% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 70,459.78 | 491.67 | 0.70% | Personal Goods | 1,062.98 | 4.59 | 0.43% | Consumer Services | 11,123.78 | 111.26 | 1.01% | General Retailers | 61,667.71 | 1342.42 | 2.23% | Travel & Leisure | 5,750.48 | 46.50 | 0.82% | Media | 240.23 | 1.29 | 0.54% | Support Services | 2,542.69 | -42.14 | -1.63% | Telecommunications | 9,947.92 | -369.68 | -3.58% | Financials | 36,025.18 | 135.23 | 0.38% | Banks | 62,125.08 | 198.87 | 0.32% | Non-life Insurance | 51,044.42 | 510.45 | 1.01% | Life Insurance | 34,125.61 | 127.99 | 0.38% | General Financial | 3,763.05 | 50.24 | 1.35% | Technology | 42,511.61 | -21.81 | -0.05% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 4,212.20 | 14 | 0.33% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 4,321.75 | 15 | 0.36% | COAL MINING | 17,989.22 | 240 | 1.35% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,673.40 | 18 | 0.27% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,211.28 | -3 | -0.25% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 509.19 | | 0.16% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 441.36 | | 0.07% | RESOURCE | 31,562.03 | 344 | 1.10% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 222.72 | 1 | 0.66% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,835.65 | 49 | 0.50% | Capped Top 40 | 23,226.74 | 131 | 0.57% | Capped All Share | 24,772.38 | 144 | 0.59% | JSE TABACO | 7,801.37 | 21 | 0.27% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | HSP | HOLDSPORT LIMITED | BUY | 21/04/2014 | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | BUY | 21/04/2014 | BVT | THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 21/04/2014 | ANG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED | BUY | 21/04/2014 | BGA | BARCLAYS AFRICA GRP LTD | HOLD | 21/04/2014 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 25/04/2014 | CONVERGE | February 2014 (Interim) | 25/04/2014 | DIAMONDCP | December 2013 (Final) | 25/04/2014 | LIFEHC | March 2014 (Interim) | 25/04/2014 | REBOSIS | February 2014 (Interim) | 29/04/2014 | CENRAND | December 2013 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CMH | 23/04/14 | 06/06/14 | 17/06/14 | ZAR 0.5000 | BLACKSTAR | 16/04/14 | 30/04/14 | 30/05/14 | GBP 0.0080 | PSG | 16/04/14 | 09/05/14 | 19/05/14 | ZAR 0.9000 | PICKNPAY | 15/04/14 | 06/06/14 | 17/06/14 | ZAR 0.7750 | DCENTRIX | 15/04/14 | 09/05/14 | 19/05/14 | ZAR 0.0817 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ASTRAPAKP | 04/04/14 | 23/04/14 | 05/05/14 | ZAR 4.0049 | VIVIDEND | 04/04/14 | 23/04/14 | 05/05/14 | ZAR 0.2400 | ILIAD | 11/03/14 | 23/04/14 | 05/05/14 | ZAR 0.2000 | ZEDER | 07/04/14 | 23/04/14 | 05/05/14 | ZAR 0.0450 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | HLM | Hulamin Ltd. | 24/04/2014 | Confirmed | HULA | Hulamin Ltd. | 24/04/2014 | Confirmed | HULB | Hulamin Ltd. | 24/04/2014 | Confirmed |
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