Wednesday, 24 December 2014 - 20:00
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South African stocks ended a touch a lower on Wednesday in a shortened session ahead of the Christmas break, led by Sasol as the price of crude oil dropped below $61 a barrel. Full story
South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Wednesday in what could be a negative trend for the currency going into 2015 after stronger-than-expected economic growth in the United States buoyed an already bullish dollar. Full story |
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Islamic State fighters took a Jordanian pilot prisoner after his warplane was shot down in northeast Syria on Wednesday, the first captive taken from the U.S.-led coalition battling the jihadi group. Full storyA white policeman shot dead a black man brandishing a pistol at a suburban St. Louis gasoline station overnight, igniting violence reminiscent of riots over the police killing of an unarmed black teenager in nearby Ferguson, police said on Wednesday. Full storyJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiled a new cabinet on Wednesday, appointing a defence chief whose desire for a stronger pre-emptive strike capability could rile neighbour China. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. shares extended a five-day
winning streak on Wednesday after the latest data showed
strength in the world's largest economy, while a mixed. . . Full story | | Gold fell close to a three-week
low on Wednesday as the latest piece of economic data indicating
the U.S. economy is strengthening spurred. . . Full story | | China stocks closed down on
Wednesday, with futures trade appearing to show what analysts
originally saw as a profit-taking blip earlier in the. . . Full story | | Japanese stocks rallied on
Wednesday after Wall Street hit a record closing-high on the
back of data pointing to rapid momentum in the. . . Full story |
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| Hong Kong shares finished
marginally higher on Wednesday in a short trading session, as
the stock exchange closed early for the Christmas holiday. . . Full story | | Australian shares edged higher on
Wednesday as investors took a breather in a shortened Christmas
Eve session and falling iron ore prices undercut. . . Full story | | U.S. and European shares rose
on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials ending above 18,000 for the
first time after an unexpectedly strong report. . . Full story | | Gold was little changed
on Tuesday, paring earlier gains after strong U.S. growth data
lifted the dollar, and was looking vulnerable to more. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa will spend 10 billion rand ($860 million) between 2015 and 2017 on life-prolonging HIV/AIDS treatment drugs, health authorities said on Wednesday, as studies show the prevalence of the virus is rising.. . . Full story |
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| South Africa sold 2.685 billion rand ($230 million) in three-month Treasury Bills on Friday, at a higher average yield of 6.21 percent compared with 6.18 percent last week.. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 12:00 | 49478.57 | -89.43 | -0.18% | JSE Top 40 | 12:00 | 43746.86 | -73.59 | -0.17% | JSE Gold | 12:00 | 1064.55 | -17.07 | -1.58% | JSE Financial | 12:00 | 40632.90 | -220.63 | -0.54% | JSE Industrial | 12:00 | 70196.90 | 23.73 | 0.03% | JSE Indust 25 | 12:00 | 62127.39 | 17.04 | 0.03% | JSE Resource | 12:00 | 41637.06 | -155.10 | -0.37% | DJ Futures | 19:32 | 18025.00 | 44.00 | 0.24% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 18064.05 | 39.88 | 0.22% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 2085.39 | 3.22 | 0.15% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4779.71 | 14.29 | 0.30% | FTSE 100 | 14:35 | 6609.93 | 11.75 | 0.18% | DAX | 23/12 | 9922.11 | 56.35 | 0.57% | CAC40 | 15:28 | 4295.85 | -19.12 | -0.44% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 17854.23 | 219.09 | 1.24% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2972.53 | -60.08 | -1.98% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 23349.34 | -95.13 | -0.41% | All Ords | 06:10 | 5369.50 | 13.10 | 0.24% | NZSE 50 | 06:08 | 5557.42 | 5.32 | 0.10% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1173.88 | -2.29 | -0.19% | Gold R | 19:58 | 13669.12 | -16.42 | -0.12% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 439462 | -7890 | -1.76% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 15.7470 | -.0020 | -0.01% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1184.75 | -2.55 | -0.21% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 803.50 | -5.70 | -0.70% | R186 | 08:35 | 8.05 | .05 | 0.63% | R204 | 08:35 | 7.22 | .01 | 0.21% | R207 | 08:35 | 7.47 | .00 | 0.00% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 59.88 | -1.81 | -2.93% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 11.6439 | 0.0077 | 0.07% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 18.0816 | 0.0473 | 0.26% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 14.1976 | 0.0262 | 0.18% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 8.9998 | 0.0240 | 0.27% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.4472 | 0.0090 | 0.10% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 120.4590 | -0.2910 | -0.24% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.8199 | -0.0014 | -0.17% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2189 | 0.0017 | 0.14% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6427 | -0.0014 | -0.22% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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24/12/2014 | 138 | 147 | 46 | 331 | 51,981,755 | R2,112,523,843 | 26183 | 254320 | 23/12/2014 | 201 | 143 | 61 | 405 | 119,300,937 | R6,539,333,872 | 116048 | 908416 | 22/12/2014 | 167 | 176 | 52 | 395 | 135,739,604 | R9,276,265,158 | 156430 | 992343 | 19/12/2014 | 241 | 139 | 52 | 432 | 327,995,192 | R20,159,739,174 | 210310 | 1297016 | 18/12/2014 | 282 | 98 | 44 | 424 | 496,867,809 | R46,057,762,143 | 277264 | 548535 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 43,746.86 | -73.59 | -0.17% | Industrial | 70,196.90 | 23.73 | 0.03% | Mid Cap | 68,991.95 | -228.37 | -0.33% | Small Cap | 57,482.13 | 70.59 | 0.12% | Resource 20 | 41,637.06 | -155.10 | -0.37% | Industrial 25 | 62,127.39 | 17.04 | 0.03% | Financial 15 | 15,483.03 | -117.64 | -0.75% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 66,262.88 | -75.61 | -0.11% | All Share | 49,478.57 | -89.43 | -0.18% | Oil & Gas | 32,626.06 | -688.86 | -2.07% | Mining | 24,824.98 | -7.47 | -0.03% | Gold Mining | 1,064.55 | -17.07 | -1.58% | Platinum Mining | 33.20 | -.26 | -0.78% | GENERAL MINING | 7,289.81 | 20.08 | 0.28% | Oil & Gas Producers | 17,542.43 | -370.39 | -2.07% | Basic Materials | 22,673.55 | .52 | 0.00% | Chemicals | 22,745.14 | 227.66 | 1.01% | Forestry & Paper | 33,102.55 | 68.06 | 0.21% | Industrial Metals | 13,372.55 | -128.38 | -0.95% | Industrials | 46,008.61 | -155.64 | -0.34% | General Industrials | 156.60 | -.66 | -0.42% | Consumer Goods | 63,819.20 | 106.54 | 0.17% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,246.27 | -67.93 | -0.93% | Household Goods | 402.02 | -3 | -0.71% | Health Care | 10,302.69 | -28.80 | -0.28% | Beverages | 209.81 | .29 | 0.14% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 9,369.06 | -7.00 | -0.07% | Personal Goods | 1,058.89 | 2.70 | 0.26% | Consumer Services | 13,843.04 | 50.88 | 0.37% | General Retailers | 71,617.75 | -373.95 | -0.52% | Travel & Leisure | 6,255.71 | 22.29 | 0.36% | Media | 324.74 | 2.97 | 0.92% | Support Services | 2,822.26 | -36.11 | -1.26% | Telecommunications | 10,660.69 | -71.21 | -0.66% | Financials | 40,632.90 | -220.63 | -0.54% | Banks | 71,722.96 | -851.32 | -1.17% | Non-life Insurance | 54,872.75 | 638.06 | 1.18% | Life Insurance | 37,400.87 | -156.32 | -0.42% | General Financial | 3,964.39 | -5.31 | -0.13% | Technology | 49,350.44 | 52.80 | 0.11% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,464.09 | -13 | -0.37% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,718.08 | -12 | -0.33% | COAL MINING | 13,151.22 | -300 | -2.23% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,552.82 | 60 | 0.92% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,413.26 | 13 | 0.91% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 594.43 | | -0.07% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 516.44 | | -0.08% | RESOURCE | 22,747.09 | -96 | -0.42% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 227.38 | -1 | -0.63% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,354.83 | -43 | -0.46% | Capped Top 40 | 23,349.76 | -40 | -0.17% | Capped All Share | 25,096.43 | -45 | -0.18% | JSE TABACO | 8,197.50 | 72 | 0.88% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | BTI | BRITISH AM. TOBACCO PLC | BUY | 19/12/2014 | SAB | SABMILLER PLC | HOLD | 19/12/2014 | KIO | KUMBA IRON ORE LTD | HOLD | 16/12/2014 | LON | LONMIN PLC | BUY | 16/12/2014 | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | BUY | 16/12/2014 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 25/12/2014 | HWANGE | December 2013 (Final) | 25/12/2014 | HWANGE-A | December 2013 (Final) | 31/12/2014 | CHEMSPEC | September 2014 (Interim) | 31/12/2014 | CHEMSPECPREF | September 2014 (Interim) | 02/01/2015 | ANGLD | September 2014 (Q) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | TELEMASTR | 22/12/14 | 16/01/15 | 26/01/15 | ZAR 0.0200 | CULLINAN | 19/12/14 | 09/01/15 | 19/01/15 | ZAR 0.0100 | AMECOR | 18/12/14 | 09/01/15 | 19/01/15 | ZAR 0.0650 | REX TRUE6% | 15/12/14 | 02/01/15 | 12/01/15 | ZAR 0.0600 | ECSP C | 15/12/14 | 09/01/15 | 19/01/15 | ZAR 1.2705 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | TFG | 06/11/14 | 23/12/14 | 05/01/15 | ZAR 2.6300 | STANPROP | 21/11/14 | 17/12/14 | 09/01/15 | ZAR 0.8471 | STANLIB40 | 21/11/14 | 17/12/14 | 09/01/15 | ZAR 0.2441 | RMBTOP40 | 27/11/14 | 17/12/14 | 30/12/14 | ZAR 0.2395 | RMBINFX | 27/11/14 | 17/12/14 | 30/12/14 | ZAR 0.1640 |
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