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The rand edged firmer against the dollar on Wednesday as the finance minister's comments on South Africa's fiscal outlook helped the local unit fend off persistent concerns about growth prospects. Full story
Botswana's only power station has broken down due to boiler leaks and generator failures, leaving the world's biggest diamond producer entirely dependent on power imports from South Africa's already strained grid, its energy minister said. Full story |
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A second Texas nurse who tested positive for Ebola after caring for a patient with the virus had traveled by plane a day before she reported symptoms, U.S. health and airline officials said on Wednesday, adding that she should not have been on a commercial flight. Full storyHong Kong police arrested 45
pro-democracy protesters in the early hours of Wednesday, using
pepper spray on those who resisted, as they cleared a major road
in the Asian financial centre that had been barricaded with
concrete slabs. Full storyHong Kong's most prominent tycoon, Li Ka-shing, on Wednesday urged protesters who have occupied parts of the city since late last month to go home, after police mounted their toughest action against the democracy activists in more than a week. Full story |
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Markets | Gold rose on Wednesday
as global equities plunged and U.S. Treasuries prices surged
following disappointing U.S. economic data, lifting bullion's
safe-haven appeal.. . . Full story | | Stocks and the U.S. dollar
slumped and safe-haven government debt rallied on Wednesday, as
investors around the globe resumed their flight from riskier
assets. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares finished up
0.4 percent on Wednesday as global stock markets showed some
signs of stabilising, but gains were capped by. . . Full story | | China shares closed higher on
Wednesday, shrugging off weaker-than-expected inflation data as
investors bought into airlines, brokerages and pharmaceutical
companies.. . . Full story |
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| Japan's Nikkei share average
snapped a five-day losing streak on Wedneday, but gains were
limited by investor worries about the slowing global economy. . . Full story | | Australian shares lifted 0.7
percent on Tuesday, as stronger consumer sentiment underpinned
shares in the recently battered banking and mining stocks,
though weakness in. . . Full story | | Brent crude prices marked their
biggest decline in more than three years on Tuesday and U.S. and
German debt attracted buyers on lingering. . . Full story | | Gold fell on Tuesday as
sliding crude oil prices and a dollar rebound prompted the
bullion market to take a breather following its. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African stocks lost more than two percent on Wednesday as worries that weaker global economic growth will sap demand for. . . Full story | | South African President Jacob Zuma outlined ambitious plans on Wednesday for oil and gas exploration in coastal waters that he said. . . Full story | | Growth in South Africa's retail sales was at 2.1 percent year-on-year in August, above market expectations but below the 2.4 percent. . . Full story | | South Africa is likely to cut its 2014 growth forecast next week but the government does not expect the economy to. . . Full story |
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| African dollar bonds were sucked into a global rout of riskier markets on Wednesday, falling to multi-month lows as slumping oil. . . Full story | | Despite falling oil prices,
traders in recent weeks have booked just a few tankers to store
cargoes at sea as higher freight costs. . . Full story | | South Africa's government is considering selling its $2.5 billion stake in the local unit of Vodafone Plc to raise funds for. . . Full story | | Aquarius Platinum's planned sale of stakes in a small mine and project to a Chinese consortium for $37 million had been. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's Telkom SA will cut an unspecified number of management staff by the end of this month, the fixed line operator said on Tuesday, pushing ahead with a restructuring plan that has been opposed by organised labour.. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 46673.38 | -1013.47 | -2.13% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 41572.08 | -928.87 | -2.19% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1163.81 | -21.71 | -1.83% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 35493.42 | -867.53 | -2.39% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 62748.61 | -1227.94 | -1.92% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 55305.08 | -1076.56 | -1.91% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49004.73 | -1221.37 | -2.43% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 15770.00 | -485.00 | -2.98% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 15926.63 | -388.56 | -2.38% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 1832.69 | -45.01 | -2.40% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 4142.27 | -84.90 | -2.01% | FTSE 100 | 16:15 | 6281.96 | -110.72 | -1.73% | DAX | 18:08 | 8571.95 | -253.26 | -2.87% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3939.72 | -148.53 | -3.63% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 15073.52 | 137.01 | 0.92% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2373.67 | 14.20 | 0.60% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 23201.11 | 153.14 | 0.66% | All Ords | 07:37 | 5238.00 | 34.00 | 0.65% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 5162.87 | 16.98 | 0.33% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1241.85 | 9.43 | 0.77% | Gold R | 20:00 | 13840.05 | 230.46 | 1.69% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 444957 | 6740 | 1.54% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 17.4350 | .0560 | 0.32% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1253.75 | -9.25 | -0.73% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 761.50 | -26.00 | -3.30% | R157 | 22/09 | 6.99 | -.02 | 0.00% | R186 | 17:21 | 8.00 | -.04 | -0.50% | R204 | 17:20 | 7.19 | -.06 | -0.83% | R207 | 17:20 | 7.41 | -.08 | -1.00% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 84.48 | -4.41 | -4.96% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 11.1447 | 0.1019 | 0.92% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.6906 | 0.1473 | 0.84% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 14.2451 | 0.2582 | 1.85% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 8.8536 | 0.1946 | 2.25% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.7445 | 0.1071 | 1.11% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 105.8410 | -1.2820 | -1.20% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7824 | -0.0073 | -0.92% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2782 | 0.0126 | 0.99% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6286 | 0.0001 | 0.02% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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15/10/2014 | 64 | 297 | 47 | 408 | 334,869,648 | R22,859,317,859 | 352541 | 257892 | 14/10/2014 | 199 | 162 | 61 | 422 | 216,971,235 | R17,895,168,092 | 291015 | 1146434 | 13/10/2014 | 199 | 146 | 69 | 414 | 219,513,337 | R16,416,407,235 | 215586 | 997251 | 10/10/2014 | 78 | 304 | 47 | 429 | 253,295,955 | R17,189,017,920 | 238327 | 1704077 | 09/10/2014 | 188 | 139 | 69 | 396 | 240,477,846 | R15,887,904,746 | 240713 | 1829327 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 41,572.08 | -928.87 | -2.19% | Industrial | 62,748.61 | -1227.94 | -1.92% | Mid Cap | 62,404.86 | -1209.68 | -1.90% | Small Cap | 53,674.14 | -787.98 | -1.45% | Resource 20 | 49,004.73 | -1221.37 | -2.43% | Industrial 25 | 55,305.08 | -1076.56 | -1.91% | Financial 15 | 13,480.72 | -376.26 | -2.72% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 58,679.77 | -1226.49 | -2.05% | All Share | 46,673.38 | -1013.47 | -2.13% | Oil & Gas | 41,244.15 | -1224.41 | -2.88% | Mining | 28,589.08 | -657.90 | -2.25% | Gold Mining | 1,163.81 | -21.71 | -1.83% | Platinum Mining | 36.33 | -1.08 | -2.89% | GENERAL MINING | 8,481.90 | -193.82 | -2.23% | Oil & Gas Producers | 22,176.22 | -658.34 | -2.88% | Basic Materials | 25,504.49 | -599.04 | -2.29% | Chemicals | 23,553.11 | 20.63 | 0.09% | Forestry & Paper | 29,422.65 | -1084.80 | -3.56% | Industrial Metals | 16,646.94 | -324.94 | -1.91% | Industrials | 43,425.48 | -1112.43 | -2.50% | General Industrials | 141.92 | -3.97 | -2.72% | Consumer Goods | 56,295.34 | -902.62 | -1.58% | Automobiles & Parts | 6,680.15 | -56.61 | -0.84% | Household Goods | 353.43 | -12 | -3.16% | Health Care | 88,743.59 | -2397.04 | -2.63% | Beverages | 193.17 | -4.95 | -2.50% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 79,567.28 | -754.40 | -0.94% | Personal Goods | 876.41 | -4.30 | -0.49% | Consumer Services | 11,295.74 | -298.28 | -2.57% | General Retailers | 62,438.29 | -1898.40 | -2.95% | Travel & Leisure | 5,746.44 | -62.57 | -1.08% | Media | 255.35 | -6.56 | -2.50% | Support Services | 2,749.06 | 19.13 | 0.70% | Telecommunications | 11,157.48 | -90.04 | -0.80% | Financials | 35,493.42 | -867.53 | -2.39% | Banks | 61,649.30 | -1556.74 | -2.46% | Non-life Insurance | 50,789.19 | -132.72 | -0.26% | Life Insurance | 32,609.51 | -1119.62 | -3.32% | General Financial | 3,415.73 | -90.50 | -2.58% | Technology | 44,717.75 | -1134.63 | -2.47% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,819.08 | -86 | -2.20% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,983.77 | -86 | -2.12% | COAL MINING | 16,181.45 | -379 | -2.29% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,508.73 | -58 | -0.88% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,274.17 | -14 | -1.12% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 533.25 | | -1.08% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 460.63 | | -1.28% | RESOURCE | 26,675.18 | -650 | -2.38% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 210.28 | -5 | -2.18% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,125.18 | -209 | -2.24% | Capped Top 40 | 22,077.24 | -493 | -2.18% | Capped All Share | 23,652.67 | -514 | -2.13% | JSE TABACO | 7,658.26 | -47 | -0.61% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MRF | MERAFE RESOURCES LTD | BUY | 14/10/2014 | HSP | HOLDSPORT LIMITED | BUY | 13/10/2014 | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | HOLD | 13/10/2014 | BVT | THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 13/10/2014 | ANG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED | HOLD | 13/10/2014 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 16/10/2014 | CAPEVINH | June 2014 (Final) | 16/10/2014 | EASTPLATS | June 2014 (Interim) | 16/10/2014 | PICKNPAY | August 2014 (Interim) | 16/10/2014 | PIKWIK | August 2014 (Interim) | 17/10/2014 | ADCORP | August 2014 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | VALUE | 14/10/14 | 09/01/15 | 19/01/15 | ZAR 0.0500 | DAWN | 14/10/14 | 21/11/14 | 01/12/14 | ZAR 0.1650 | PSG | 13/10/14 | 31/10/14 | 10/11/14 | ZAR 0.5500 | DELPROP | 13/10/14 | 31/10/14 | 10/11/14 | ZAR 0.4001 | EQUITES | 10/10/14 | 31/10/14 | 10/11/14 | ZAR 0.2037 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | WBHO | 01/09/14 | 10/10/14 | 20/10/14 | ZAR 2.3300 | A-V-I | 08/09/14 | 10/10/14 | 20/10/14 | ZAR 1.8000 | ECSP C | 07/10/14 | 10/10/14 | 20/10/14 | ZAR 0.4356 | ECSP A | 07/10/14 | 10/10/14 | 20/10/14 | ZAR 0.3288 | RCL | 27/08/14 | 10/10/14 | 20/10/14 | ZAR 0.2000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | TSH | Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd. | 15/10/2014 | Confirmed | MMG | MICROmega Holdings Ltd. | 16/10/2014 | Confirmed | WSL | Wescoal Holdings Ltd. | 21/10/2014 | Confirmed | DST | Distell Group Ltd. | 22/10/2014 | Confirmed | IMP | Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 22/10/2014 | Confirmed |
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