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South Africa's main stock indices set record highs on Wednesday, led by a sharp rise in Naspers after the e-commerce firm's Chinese moneymaker shot past estimates with a record quarterly profit. Full story
South Africa's police minister vowed to crack down on violence against platinum miners who were trying to return to work and arrest "within hours" strikers he said were behind a campaign of intimidation. Full story |
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Hopes faded of finding more survivors in a coal mine in western Turkey on Wednesday, where 245 workers were confirmed killed and around 120 still feared to be trapped in what is likely to prove the nation's worst ever industrial disaster. Full storySix world powers and Iran launched a decisive phase of diplomacy on Wednesday to draft a lasting accord that would curb Tehran's contested nuclear activity in exchange for a phased end to sanctions that have hobbled the Iranian economy. Full storyChina's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that any construction on a reef in the South China Sea also claimed by the Philippines is normal, since the reef is Chinese territory. Full story |
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Markets | Benchmark government bond
yields in the U.S. and Germany dropped on Wednesday after
sources told Reuters a European Central Bank rate cut. . . Full story | | Weak corporate updates,
especially in the media sector, caused European shares to pause
on Wednesday after a two month-rally that has propelled many
regional. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index
steadied near a 14-year high at the close on Wednesday and
remained on track to set a record peak. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks edged lower on
Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 both coming off their record
closing highs, though losses were concentrated. . . Full story |
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| The British pound fell from a
16-month high versus the euro and dropped to a one-month low
against the dollar on Wednesday after. . . Full story | | Gold rose around one percent on
Wednesday after the dollar and global equities came under
pressure as investors awaited confirmation of further stimulus
measures. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index
retreated a touch from a 14-year high on Wednesday, with
broadcaster ITV leading the market lower after saying its
channels. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened slightly
lower on Wednesday as investors found few reasons to keep
pushing shares higher, with the Dow and S&P 500. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand softened against the dollar on Wednesday despite a generally risk-positive global environment, weighed down by weak retail sales. . . Full story | | Shares in South African e-commerce and media giant Naspers surged more than 9 percent in afternoon deals on Wednesday after its. . . Full story | | South Africa's retail sales grew by a lower-than-expected 1 percent year-on-year in March compared with a revised 2.3 percent in February,. . . Full story | | The president of South Africa's striking AMCU union urged its members on Wednesday to remain united and strong in the face. . . Full story |
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| A coal mine explosion and fire that has killed over 200 people in Turkey coincides with increased pressure on miners and. . . Full story | | South African banks face an increase in bad loans due to rising interest rates and the prevalence of unsecured lending, ratings. . . Full story | | South African banks face an
increase in bad loans due to rising interest rates and the
prevalence of unsecured lending, ratings agency Moody's. . . Full story | | Business confidence in South Africa dipped to 92.6 in April from 92.7 in March, with an improvement sentiment likely to be. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's Baa1 credit rating remains under pressure, while the rating range it is currently in, belies the strain in the economy is under, Moody's analyst Kristin Lindow said on Wednesday.. . . Full story | | Insurer Old Mutual said senior Nedbank executive Ingrid Johnson will become its new finance director, joining a small group of female FTSE 100 finance chiefs.. . . Full story | | The rand held steady against the dollar early on Wednesday and looked set to test fresh 2014 highs after breaking through technical levels as global investors continued to buy in to. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 49632.23 | 432.53 | 0.88% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 44526.20 | 440.15 | 1.00% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1482.64 | 13.13 | 0.89% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 36882.58 | 5.40 | 0.01% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 64028.47 | 903.53 | 1.43% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 56391.00 | 899.66 | 1.62% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 57749.94 | 222.15 | 0.39% | DJ Futures | 18:52 | 16615.00 | -73.56 | -0.44% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 16655.10 | -60.34 | -0.36% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1893.98 | -3.47 | -0.18% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4121.96 | -8.21 | -0.20% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6878.49 | 5.41 | 0.08% | DAX | 18:08 | 9754.39 | -.04 | -0.00% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4501.04 | -3.98 | -0.09% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 14405.76 | -19.68 | -0.14% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2047.91 | -2.82 | -0.14% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 22582.77 | 230.39 | 1.03% | All Ords | 08:49 | 5475.90 | .50 | 0.01% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 5213.36 | 14.02 | 0.27% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1304.61 | 10.56 | 0.82% | Gold R | 19:58 | 13449.77 | 112.75 | 0.85% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 432497 | 2963 | 0.69% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 19.7440 | .2200 | 1.13% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1479.70 | 31.70 | 2.19% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 825.70 | 11.95 | 1.47% | R157 | 16:53 | 6.51 | -.02 | -0.31% | R186 | 16:53 | 8.03 | -.06 | -0.80% | R204 | 16:53 | 7.38 | -.05 | -0.74% | R207 | 17:40 | 7.55 | -.07 | -0.92% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 110.10 | 1.69 | 1.56% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 10.3087 | 0.0022 | 0.02% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.2529 | -0.0640 | -0.37% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 14.1282 | -0.0003 | 0.00% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 8.9383 | 0.0296 | 0.33% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.6735 | 0.0199 | 0.21% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 101.8070 | -0.4480 | -0.44% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7293 | -0.0002 | -0.03% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3705 | 0.0002 | 0.01% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.5961 | 0.0020 | 0.34% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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14/05/2014 | 215 | 151 | 63 | 429 | 263,580,412 | R22,678,897,914 | 222976 | 1240831 | 13/05/2014 | 186 | 177 | 68 | 431 | 209,695,662 | R12,344,535,024 | 147493 | 1179556 | 12/05/2014 | 218 | 133 | 79 | 430 | 216,387,279 | R13,566,782,370 | 157357 | 1387212 | 09/05/2014 | 161 | 195 | 62 | 418 | 198,482,814 | R10,990,232,098 | 126255 | 1516219 | 08/05/2014 | 211 | 155 | 58 | 424 | 239,803,911 | R18,751,698,703 | 209886 | 1883556 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 44,526.20 | 440.15 | 1.00% | Industrial | 64,028.47 | 903.53 | 1.43% | Mid Cap | 64,095.93 | 168.98 | 0.26% | Small Cap | 54,525.43 | 128.55 | 0.24% | Resource 20 | 57,749.94 | 222.15 | 0.39% | Industrial 25 | 56,391.00 | 899.66 | 1.62% | Financial 15 | 14,172.22 | -7.60 | -0.05% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 60,316.21 | 764.77 | 1.28% | All Share | 49,632.23 | 432.53 | 0.88% | Oil & Gas | 45,288.95 | -161.19 | -0.35% | Mining | 34,462.76 | 205.66 | 0.60% | Gold Mining | 1,482.64 | 13.13 | 0.89% | Platinum Mining | 50.11 | -.07 | -0.14% | GENERAL MINING | 10,024.20 | 63.39 | 0.64% | Oil & Gas Producers | 24,351.03 | -86.67 | -0.35% | Basic Materials | 30,357.49 | 155.46 | 0.51% | Chemicals | 24,416.06 | -263.60 | -1.07% | Forestry & Paper | 30,864.94 | 96.32 | 0.31% | Industrial Metals | 20,610.26 | -276.12 | -1.32% | Industrials | 46,242.04 | -167.74 | -0.36% | General Industrials | 145.26 | -.39 | -0.27% | Consumer Goods | 58,365.38 | 176.14 | 0.30% | Automobiles & Parts | 9,336.36 | 120.01 | 1.30% | Household Goods | 368.40 | -1 | -0.31% | Health Care | 78,486.77 | 396.95 | 0.51% | Beverages | 190.32 | .78 | 0.41% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 70,436.86 | -19.85 | -0.03% | Personal Goods | 1,012.15 | 5.50 | 0.55% | Consumer Services | 11,804.68 | 684.56 | 6.16% | General Retailers | 65,778.26 | 820.76 | 1.26% | Travel & Leisure | 5,907.69 | -.51 | -0.01% | Media | 259.69 | 24.23 | 10.29% | Support Services | 2,813.36 | 22.18 | 0.79% | Telecommunications | 10,568.89 | -14.16 | -0.13% | Financials | 36,882.58 | 5.40 | 0.01% | Banks | 64,162.15 | -143.10 | -0.22% | Non-life Insurance | 53,086.19 | 107.19 | 0.20% | Life Insurance | 35,424.17 | 32.31 | 0.09% | General Financial | 3,753.33 | 22.33 | 0.60% | Technology | 42,430.28 | -130.49 | -0.31% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 4,262.70 | 10 | 0.23% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 4,373.51 | 13 | 0.29% | COAL MINING | 18,153.56 | 253 | 1.41% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,841.76 | -27 | -0.39% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,205.24 | 2 | 0.14% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 511.86 | | 0.24% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 443.09 | | 0.18% | RESOURCE | 31,581.04 | 133 | 0.42% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 226.65 | -0 | -0.19% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,940.13 | 30 | 0.31% | Capped Top 40 | 23,569.90 | 232 | 0.99% | Capped All Share | 25,129.77 | 218 | 0.88% | JSE TABACO | 7,666.18 | -13 | -0.17% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | HSP | HOLDSPORT LIMITED | BUY | 12/05/2014 | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | BUY | 12/05/2014 | BVT | THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 12/05/2014 | ANG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED | BUY | 12/05/2014 | BGA | BARCLAYS AFRICA GRP LTD | HOLD | 12/05/2014 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 15/05/2014 | AFRIMAT | February 2014 (Final) | 15/05/2014 | EASTPLATS | March 2014 (Q) | 15/05/2014 | SANTOVA | February 2014 (Final) | 15/05/2014 | SAPPI | March 2014 (Interim) | 15/05/2014 | STEFSTOCK | February 2014 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | LIFEHC | 13/05/14 | 30/05/14 | 09/06/14 | ZAR 0.6300 | MAZOR | 13/05/14 | 30/05/14 | 09/06/14 | ZAR 0.0880 | VALUE | 13/05/14 | 27/06/14 | 07/07/14 | ZAR 0.1700 | ARROWB | 12/05/14 | 30/05/14 | 09/06/14 | ZAR 0.1619 | RAUBEX | 12/05/14 | 30/05/14 | 09/06/14 | ZAR 0.3500 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | PSG | 16/04/14 | 09/05/14 | 19/05/14 | ZAR 0.9000 | GLENCORE | 04/03/14 | 09/05/14 | 30/05/14 | USD 0.1110 | DCENTRIX | 15/04/14 | 09/05/14 | 19/05/14 | ZAR 0.0817 | BARWORLD6%P | 14/04/14 | 09/05/14 | 19/05/14 | ZAR 0.0600 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | ANG | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 14/05/2014 | Confirmed | ANGA | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 14/05/2014 | Confirmed | ANGB | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 14/05/2014 | Confirmed | ANGE | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 14/05/2014 | Confirmed | SBV | Sabvest Ltd. | 14/05/2014 | Confirmed |
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