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South African stocks finished in positive territory on Thursday, recovering from an eight-month low hit earlier in the session as investors bet index heavyweights Naspers and Standard Bank had fallen too far in the recent global sell-off. Full story
South Africa's rand touched its weakest level in more than a week and government bonds fell sharply in a volatile Thursday session as investors fretted about weak global growth prospects. Full story |
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U.S. lawmakers prepared to grill federal health officials about their response to the appearance of Ebola on U.S. soil on Thursday after news that a nurse with the disease had taken a commercial flight heightened anxiety over its spread. Full storySurvivors of a Himalayan blizzard that killed at least 29 people in Nepal said on Thursday they dived under a boulder to shelter from an avalanche that buried four Canadians in their group when it smashed into the trail. Full storyHong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying sought to defuse tensions with pro-democracy demonstrators on Thursday, saying he hoped the two sides could talk next week, but anger over police violence and ongoing protests suggested students were not about to give up. Full story |
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Markets | Global equity markets tumbled
again on Thursday as investors continued to worry about world
growth and on fears that Europe's debt crisis was. . . Full story | | Gold steadied on Thursday to
trade near its highest in more than a month as shares weakened
on worries over the strength of. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares finished lower
on Thursday on worries over slowing global growth prompted by a
slew of weak U.S. economic data, but. . . Full story | | China shares closed lower on
Thursday, surrendering earlier gains as steel and real estate
sectors suffered losses, although sentiment was underpinned by
policy support. . . Full story |
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| Australian shares rebounded from
a steep loss to finish 0.2 percent higher on Thursday as
investors bought into recently battered financial stocks, though
global. . . Full story | | China shares gained on Thursday
after recovering from early morning falls despite weaker markets
overseas, with analysts citing better-than-expected money supply
and lending data,. . . Full story | | Stocks took a pounding on
Wednesday, although Wall Street managed to peddle back from its
steepest lows, and safe-haven government debt prices rose. . . Full story | | Gold rose on Wednesday,
as global equities plunged and U.S. Treasuries prices surged
following disappointing U.S. data, sparking economic fears and
lifting bullion's safe-haven. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Pick n Pay Stores Ltd failed to impress investors with a more than one-third rise in first-half profit on Thursday, the. . . Full story | | South Africa's economic growth will probably accelerate next year if labour relations don't deteriorate again and if the global economy holds. . . Full story | | Africa's under used gas reserves, either exported or burnt away into the sky, are set to play a big role. . . Full story | | Ghana trimmed its economic growth forecast for this year to 6.9 percent after a slowdown in second-quarter growth, the country's statistical. . . Full story |
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| South Africa has referred the European Union to the World Trade Organisation over Brussels' threat to refuse entry to South African. . . Full story | | Tanzania expects mobile phone operators to list on its stock exchange next year under mandatory rules aimed at enabling its citizens. . . Full story | | Mining giant BHP Billiton
, hoping to appease disgruntled investors,
confirmed on Thursday that it would list a planned spin-off
company in London. . . Full story | | South Africa's Tiger Brands has recalled some of its cooking sauces and rice products after tests found traces of potentially carcinogenic. . . Full story |
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| Diamond producer De Beers has signed a three-year wage deal with South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the Anglo American unit said on Wednesday, narrowly avoiding strikes that have plagued the rest of the mining industry.. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 46881.12 | 207.74 | 0.45% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 41793.53 | 221.45 | 0.53% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1156.74 | -7.07 | -0.61% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 35770.79 | 277.37 | 0.78% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 63090.50 | 341.89 | 0.54% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 55643.87 | 338.79 | 0.61% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 48959.73 | -45.00 | -0.09% | DJ Futures | 19:42 | 16105.00 | 98.00 | 0.61% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 16179.20 | 37.46 | 0.23% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1871.55 | 9.06 | 0.49% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4233.52 | 18.20 | 0.43% | FTSE 100 | 17:12 | 6178.04 | -33.60 | -0.54% | DAX | 18:08 | 8582.90 | 10.95 | 0.13% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 3918.62 | -21.10 | -0.54% | Nikkei | 08:32 | 14738.38 | -335.14 | -2.22% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2356.50 | -17.17 | -0.72% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 23015.94 | -124.11 | -0.54% | All Ords | 07:38 | 5244.30 | 6.30 | 0.12% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 5132.02 | -30.85 | -0.60% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1240.23 | -.49 | -0.04% | Gold R | 19:59 | 13756.40 | 13756.40 | 0.00% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 441867 | -199 | -0.04% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 17.4330 | -.0110 | -0.06% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1250.30 | -7.20 | -0.57% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 744.20 | -19.80 | -2.59% | R157 | 22/09 | 6.99 | -.02 | 0.00% | R186 | 17:19 | 8.10 | .10 | 1.25% | R204 | 17:11 | 7.31 | .13 | 1.81% | R207 | 17:11 | 7.53 | .12 | 1.55% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 84.10 | -.94 | -1.11% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 11.0911 | 0.0207 | 0.19% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.7784 | 0.0834 | 0.47% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 14.1983 | 0.0055 | 0.04% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 8.8242 | -0.0067 | -0.08% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.7180 | -0.0395 | -0.40% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 106.1510 | 0.1460 | 0.14% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.7807 | 0.7807 | 0.00% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2809 | -0.0007 | -0.06% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6219 | -0.0028 | -0.45% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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16/10/2014 | 193 | 158 | 62 | 413 | 299,498,944 | R23,252,156,761 | 385985 | 2277823 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 41,793.53 | 221.45 | 0.53% | Industrial | 63,090.50 | 341.89 | 0.54% | Mid Cap | 62,385.49 | -19.37 | -0.03% | Small Cap | 53,756.15 | 82.01 | 0.15% | Resource 20 | 48,959.73 | -45.00 | -0.09% | Industrial 25 | 55,643.87 | 338.79 | 0.61% | Financial 15 | 13,636.38 | 155.66 | 1.15% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 59,141.91 | 462.14 | 0.79% | All Share | 46,881.12 | 207.74 | 0.45% | Oil & Gas | 40,929.34 | -314.81 | -0.76% | Mining | 28,618.94 | 29.86 | 0.10% | Gold Mining | 1,156.74 | -7.07 | -0.61% | Platinum Mining | 36.51 | .18 | 0.50% | GENERAL MINING | 8,492.35 | 10.45 | 0.12% | Oil & Gas Producers | 22,006.95 | -169.27 | -0.76% | Basic Materials | 25,571.38 | 66.89 | 0.26% | Chemicals | 23,504.98 | -48.13 | -0.20% | Forestry & Paper | 29,904.74 | 482.09 | 1.64% | Industrial Metals | 17,142.03 | 495.09 | 2.97% | Industrials | 44,118.98 | 693.50 | 1.60% | General Industrials | 145.02 | 3.10 | 2.18% | Consumer Goods | 56,375.08 | 79.74 | 0.14% | Automobiles & Parts | 6,680.15 | .00 | 0.00% | Household Goods | 355.97 | 3 | 0.72% | Health Care | 9,035.50 | -79708.09 | -89.82% | Beverages | 192.64 | -.53 | -0.27% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 7,890.83 | -71676.45 | -90.08% | Personal Goods | 881.81 | 5.40 | 0.62% | Consumer Services | 11,348.53 | 52.79 | 0.47% | General Retailers | 62,499.55 | 61.26 | 0.10% | Travel & Leisure | 5,739.98 | -6.46 | -0.11% | Media | 257.45 | 2.10 | 0.82% | Support Services | 2,746.92 | -2.14 | -0.08% | Telecommunications | 11,176.30 | 18.82 | 0.17% | Financials | 35,770.79 | 277.37 | 0.78% | Banks | 62,358.34 | 709.04 | 1.15% | Non-life Insurance | 50,789.19 | .00 | 0.00% | Life Insurance | 32,850.11 | 240.60 | 0.74% | General Financial | 3,429.39 | 13.66 | 0.40% | Technology | 44,327.96 | -389.79 | -0.87% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,822.88 | 4 | 0.10% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,988.17 | 4 | 0.11% | COAL MINING | 16,421.64 | 240 | 1.48% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,478.32 | -30 | -0.47% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,276.90 | 3 | 0.21% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 533.59 | | 0.06% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 463.24 | | 0.57% | RESOURCE | 26,656.30 | -19 | -0.07% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 211.63 | 1 | 0.64% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,158.97 | 34 | 0.37% | Capped Top 40 | 22,194.75 | 118 | 0.53% | Capped All Share | 23,757.58 | 105 | 0.44% | JSE TABACO | 7,696.34 | 38 | 0.50% |
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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 | 17/10/2014 | OASIS | September 2014 (Interim) | 17/10/2014 | RAC PREFS | September 2014 (Interim) | 17/10/2014 | RECM | September 2014 (Interim) | 22/10/2014 | ADCORP | August 2014 (Interim) | 23/10/2014 | VIVIDEND | August 2014 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | DATATEC | 15/10/14 | 21/11/14 | 01/12/14 | ZAR 0.8800 | 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 | DELPROP | 13/10/14 | 31/10/14 | 10/11/14 | ZAR 0.4001 | PSG | 13/10/14 | 31/10/14 | 10/11/14 | ZAR 0.5500 |
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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 | 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 | IMPCB | Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 22/10/2014 | Confirmed |
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