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South Africa's Reserve Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected at 5.5 percent on Thursday, saying that even though the bank remained in a monetary tightening cycle it had to consider downside risks to economic growth. Full story
Gold held steady on Thursday but was at risk of dropping as holdings in the top bullion-backed fund fell the most in three weeks to a fresh five-year low. Full story |
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Thailand's army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized control of the government in a coup on Thursday, two days after he declared martial law, saying the military had to restore order and push through reforms after six months of turmoil. Full storyExplosives hurled from two vehicles which ploughed into an open market in China's troubled Xinjiang region killed 31 people on Thursday, state media reported, the deadliest act of violence in the region in years. Full storyRussia said on Thursday it was moving troops and military equipment from border regions near Ukraine, but NATO said a large "coercive force" remained in place. Full story |
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Markets | World stock indexes crept
higher on Thursday as data showed factory activity picked up in
both the United States and China, while U.S.. . . Full story | | Italian and Spanish stocks
underperformed firmer equity markets elsewhere in Europe on
Thursday, as traders said concerns about this week's European
Parliament elections were. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index ended
flat on Thursday as stronger miners on steadier China data and a
rise in tobacco stocks on deal-making. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks advanced modestly
on Thursday after the latest batch of mixed data failed to
deliver the confidence boost needed by investors to. . . Full story |
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| Britain's top share index edged
higher in late trading on Thursday as corporate dealmaking hopes
bolstered tobacco stocks and steadier data from China
underpinned. . . Full story | | Italian and Spanish stocks
underperformed flat equity markets elsewhere in Europe on
Thursday, as traders said concerns about this week's European
Parliament elections made. . . Full story | | The price of gold rose on
Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated no intention
to raise interest rates soon, but a drop. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened flat on
Thursday in the wake of data showing initial jobless claims rose
more than expected in the latest week,. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand was largely steady against the dollar on Thursday as the market awaited the Reserve Bank's third policy statement of the year, when it is expected to keep rates unchanged while flagging rising inflation pressures.. . . Full story | | Gold fell on Wednesday
as the dollar climbed and equities maintained gains after
minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's last policy meeting showed
the central bank began to lay groundwork for an eventual retreat
from stimulus but no final decisions were taken.. . . Full story |
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| Tanzania's current account deficit widened 17.1 percent in the year to March on the back of increased oil import costs and. . . Full story | | South African telecommunications company Telkom made a second stab at buying IT infrastructure firm Business Connexion with a 2.7 billion rand. . . Full story | | German sportswear company Adidas
has given a more precise sales growth target for
2014, amounting to a rise of up to 8. . . Full story | | Islamic finance has been one of
the fastest-growing sectors in global finance but the industry
has yet to shake off perceptions about high. . . Full story |
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| South African investment bank and asset manager Investec posted a 5.3 percent rise in full-year profit on Thursday, broadly as expected, after managing to stave off bad credit charges. Investec, which is also listed in London, said its. . . Full story | | South African furniture retailer JD Group on Wednesday cut the size of its planned rights offer by 60 percent, after agreeing to shift its funding to top shareholder Steinhoff International.. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 49891.36 | 243.24 | 0.49% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 44840.03 | 210.22 | 0.47% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1469.10 | -3.41 | -0.23% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 36681.12 | 160.14 | 0.44% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 65557.85 | 401.58 | 0.62% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 57998.19 | 375.51 | 0.65% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 56316.13 | 147.32 | 0.26% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 16525.00 | 30.00 | 0.18% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 16559.48 | 26.42 | 0.16% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1895.52 | 7.49 | 0.40% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4160.69 | 29.15 | 0.71% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6820.56 | -.48 | -0.01% | DAX | 18:08 | 9720.91 | 23.04 | 0.24% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4478.21 | 9.18 | 0.21% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 14337.79 | 295.62 | 2.11% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 2021.28 | -3.67 | -0.18% | Hang-Seng | 10:32 | 22953.76 | 117.24 | 0.51% | All Ords | 08:39 | 5458.10 | 54.20 | 1.00% | NZSE 50 | 07:28 | 5128.84 | 20.27 | 0.40% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1295.50 | 3.77 | 0.29% | Gold R | 19:59 | 13380.21 | 0.70 | 0.01% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 430740 | 2003 | 0.47% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 19.5070 | .1150 | 0.59% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1489.70 | 22.15 | 1.51% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 834.70 | 8.15 | 0.99% | R157 | 17:23 | 6.55 | -.11 | -1.65% | R186 | 17:43 | 8.01 | -.13 | -1.60% | R204 | 17:15 | 7.33 | -.10 | -1.35% | R207 | 16:46 | 7.53 | -.13 | -1.70% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 110.53 | -.02 | -0.02% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 10.3279 | -0.0300 | -0.29% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.3728 | -0.1054 | -0.60% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 14.0917 | -0.0874 | -0.62% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 8.8371 | -0.0477 | -0.54% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.5218 | -0.0624 | -0.65% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 101.7970 | 0.3780 | 0.37% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.7328 | 0.0021 | 0.29% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3646 | -0.0039 | -0.29% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.5931 | 0.0016 | 0.27% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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22/05/2014 | 220 | 133 | 73 | 426 | 250,332,163 | R14,377,439,070 | 167079 | 1600113 | 21/05/2014 | 154 | 210 | 63 | 427 | 194,307,265 | R10,939,949,470 | 145092 | 1706794 | 20/05/2014 | 147 | 199 | 70 | 416 | 234,423,741 | R14,458,653,707 | 161374 | 497190 | 19/05/2014 | 215 | 132 | 68 | 415 | 183,453,462 | R14,084,876,506 | 168168 | 1644918 | 16/05/2014 | 160 | 178 | 76 | 414 | 191,741,884 | R13,243,234,727 | 165956 | 1540198 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 44,840.03 | 210.22 | 0.47% | Industrial | 65,557.85 | 401.58 | 0.62% | Mid Cap | 63,836.58 | 421.47 | 0.66% | Small Cap | 54,199.26 | 130.75 | 0.24% | Resource 20 | 56,316.13 | 147.32 | 0.26% | Industrial 25 | 57,998.19 | 375.51 | 0.65% | Financial 15 | 14,079.99 | 56.80 | 0.41% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 61,564.39 | 347.48 | 0.57% | All Share | 49,891.36 | 243.24 | 0.49% | Oil & Gas | 45,022.58 | 147.57 | 0.33% | Mining | 33,483.32 | 83.30 | 0.25% | Gold Mining | 1,469.10 | -3.41 | -0.23% | Platinum Mining | 48.81 | .31 | 0.64% | GENERAL MINING | 9,709.71 | 24.51 | 0.25% | Oil & Gas Producers | 24,207.81 | 79.34 | 0.33% | Basic Materials | 29,564.30 | 86.62 | 0.29% | Chemicals | 24,225.32 | 36.85 | 0.15% | Forestry & Paper | 31,037.91 | 259.35 | 0.84% | Industrial Metals | 19,541.80 | 110.14 | 0.57% | Industrials | 46,403.29 | 96.39 | 0.21% | General Industrials | 145.94 | .07 | 0.05% | Consumer Goods | 61,335.63 | 766.20 | 1.26% | Automobiles & Parts | 9,035.19 | -101.90 | -1.12% | Household Goods | 367.72 | 3 | 0.91% | Health Care | 80,645.20 | 986.90 | 1.24% | Beverages | 200.35 | 5.09 | 2.61% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 74,489.52 | 1213.41 | 1.66% | Personal Goods | 1,079.26 | 2.39 | 0.22% | Consumer Services | 11,864.25 | -33.91 | -0.29% | General Retailers | 64,784.63 | 400.20 | 0.62% | Travel & Leisure | 5,923.69 | 23.11 | 0.39% | Media | 263.87 | -2.48 | -0.93% | Support Services | 2,748.90 | 25.35 | 0.93% | Telecommunications | 10,563.97 | 8.69 | 0.08% | Financials | 36,681.12 | 160.14 | 0.44% | Banks | 64,134.01 | 588.61 | 0.93% | Non-life Insurance | 55,112.66 | -1036.20 | -1.85% | Life Insurance | 35,024.81 | 69.86 | 0.20% | General Financial | 3,660.87 | -6.32 | -0.17% | Technology | 42,000.70 | 582.70 | 1.41% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 4,190.80 | 13 | 0.31% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 4,310.84 | 15 | 0.34% | COAL MINING | 17,982.90 | 196 | 1.10% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,831.50 | 38 | 0.55% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,207.58 | -16 | -1.28% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 508.25 | | 0.25% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 442.08 | | 0.23% | RESOURCE | 30,815.82 | 81 | 0.26% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 225.23 | 1 | 0.48% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,917.76 | 41 | 0.41% | Capped Top 40 | 23,758.41 | 109 | 0.46% | Capped All Share | 25,269.01 | 123 | 0.49% | JSE TABACO | 7,919.96 | 21 | 0.26% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | PFG | PIONEER FOODS GROUP LTD | HOLD | 20/05/2014 | HSP | HOLDSPORT LIMITED | BUY | 19/05/2014 | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | BUY | 19/05/2014 | BVT | THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 19/05/2014 | ANG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED | BUY | 19/05/2014 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 23/05/2014 | CONVERGE | February 2014 (Interim) | 23/05/2014 | IAPF | March 2014 (Final) | 23/05/2014 | INVPROP | March 2014 (Final) | 23/05/2014 | ISA | February 2014 (Final) | 23/05/2014 | ROCKWELL | February 2014 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | MEDCLIN | 21/05/14 | 12/06/14 | 23/06/14 | ZAR 0.6800 | TASTE | 21/05/14 | 04/07/14 | 14/07/14 | ZAR 0.0620 | SPAR | 21/05/14 | 06/06/14 | 17/06/14 | ZAR 1.9500 | TIGBRANDS | 21/05/14 | 20/06/14 | 30/06/14 | ZAR 3.2900 | CORONAT | 20/05/14 | 06/06/14 | 17/06/14 | ZAR 2.7500 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | METAIR | 25/03/14 | 16/05/14 | 26/05/14 | ZAR 0.7000 | REBOSIS | 24/04/14 | 16/05/14 | 26/05/14 | ZAR 0.4850 | DELPROP | 06/05/14 | 16/05/14 | 26/05/14 | ZAR 0.4018 | PHUMELELA | 11/04/14 | 16/05/14 | 26/05/14 | ZAR 0.2800 | SPANJAARD | 25/02/14 | 16/05/14 | 26/05/14 | ZAR 0.1200 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | AFX | African Oxygen Ltd. | 22/05/2014 | Confirmed | LBH | Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 23/05/2014 | Confirmed | LBHP | Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 23/05/2014 | Confirmed | LBHP2 | Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 23/05/2014 | Confirmed | LBHP1 | Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 23/05/2014 | Confirmed |
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