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Wednesday, 04 February 2015 - 20:00
Charts
Top News
South African stocks snapped a three-day winning streak on Wednesday as profit taking on retailers such as Woolworths and Mr Price who recently hit all-time highs, while ArcelorMittal rose after flagging a narrower full-year loss. Full story
Local markets
Today the JSE All Share Index retreated 0.61% as resource stocks sank back 1.39% with gold mining stocks slipping 0.99%. Full story |
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A TransAsia Airways <6702.TW> plane with 58 passengers and crew on board careered into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport on Wednesday, killing 23 people and leaving 20 missing, officials said. Full storyJordan's King Abdullah vowed a "relentless" war against Islamic State on their own territory on Wednesday in response to a video published by the hard-line group showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage. Full storyInvestigators examining the circumstances of a New York commuter train accident that killed six people said on Wednesday they were collecting recording devices from the site where the train hit a vehicle stalled on the tracks in the railroad's worst-ever accident. Full story |
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Markets | The U.S. dollar rebounded on
Wednesday from its worst day in more than a year, while a
retreat in oil prices pressured energy. . . Full story | | Gold rose up to 1 percent on
Wednesday, reversing the previous session's losses, as share
prices dropped and China's central bank moved to. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares rose in line with most
Asian markets, lifted by a rebound in the oil price and
encouraging developments in Greece.. . . Full story | | China stocks closed down on
Wednesday, giving up morning gains as investors sold financial
shares after China posted data showing its services sector. . . Full story |
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| Japanese shares posted their
biggest gains in more than two weeks on Wednesday after
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's strong results lifted
financial shares, and. . . Full story | | Australian shares scaled a near
seven-year peak on Wednesday in a winning run stretching 10
straight sessions, a day after a rate cut. . . Full story | | Stock markets rallied around the
world on Tuesday while the U.S. dollar fell after the new Greek
government dropped calls for a write-down. . . Full story | | Gold prices fell more
than 1 percent on Tuesday as news that the Greek government had
dropped calls for a write-off of its. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's Baroka Platinum has offered 3 billion rand ($263 million) to buy Anglo American Platinum's (Amplats) stake in the Bokoni. . . Full story | | South Africa's power utility Eskom will extend rolling blackouts on Wednesday from 1200 GMT due to a shortage in generating capacity,. . . Full story | | Lower call connection tariffs and stiff competition reduced Vodacom's third-quarter revenue by 1.1 percent from a year ago to 19.99 billion. . . Full story | | South Africa lost out on 23 billion rand ($2 billion) in coal export revenues last year due to a drop in. . . Full story |
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| Unlisted Chinese asset manager Heaven-Sent has offered to buy junior South African gold producer Village Main Reef, the companies said on. . . Full story | | South Africa's Eskom will implement rolling blackouts on Wednesday from 0800 GMT to 2000 GMT, after losing about 1,200 megawatts of. . . Full story | | | | The South African rand hovered near the previous session's two-week highs against the dollar on Wednesday, benefiting mainly from an upswing. . . Full story |
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| A court in Togo awarded the former chief executive of pan-African lender Ecobank Thierry Tanoh $11.6 million on Tuesday over his wrongful dismissal suit that followed the bank's decision to fire him last March.. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
| Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 51630.82 | -318.51 | -0.61% | | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 45412.12 | -296.59 | -0.65% | | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1565.67 | -15.60 | -0.99% | | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 42777.30 | -282.36 | -0.66% | | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 72364.12 | -252.67 | -0.35% | | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 63944.14 | -239.46 | -0.37% | | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 44216.45 | -623.43 | -1.39% | | DJ Futures | 19:48 | 17625.00 | 40.00 | 0.23% | | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 17688.03 | 21.63 | 0.12% | | SP 500 | 19:58 | 2044.31 | -5.72 | -0.28% | | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4719.22 | -8.52 | -0.18% | | FTSE 100 | 17:45 | 6825.98 | -45.82 | -0.67% | | DAX | 19:08 | 10911.32 | 20.37 | 0.19% | | CAC40 | 19:08 | 4696.30 | 18.40 | 0.39% | | Nikkei | 08:42 | 17678.74 | 342.89 | 1.98% | | Shanghai | 09:28 | 3174.13 | -30.78 | -0.96% | | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 24763.04 | 356.12 | 1.46% | | All Ords | 07:39 | 5733.70 | 67.50 | 1.19% | | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 5785.32 | 3.37 | 0.06% |
| | | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1262.90 | 2.68 | 0.21% | | Gold R | 19:59 | 14471.81 | 141.97 | 0.99% | | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 465631 | 3515 | 0.76% | | Silver $ | 19:59 | 17.4090 | .1130 | 0.65% | | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1234.00 | 1.50 | 0.12% | | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 789.47 | 5.97 | 0.76% | | R186 | 16:54 | 7.33 | .16 | 2.16% | | R204 | 16:54 | 6.60 | .11 | 1.77% | | R207 | 16:54 | 6.74 | .12 | 1.74% | | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 55.88 | 1.13 | 2.06% | | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 11.4594 | 0.0910 | 0.80% | | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.3894 | 0.1857 | 1.08% | | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.0810 | 0.0360 | 0.28% | | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 8.4433 | 0.0935 | 1.12% | | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.8903 | 0.0441 | 0.50% | | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 117.5110 | -0.0440 | -0.04% | | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.8761 | 0.0038 | 0.44% | | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.1415 | -0.0049 | -0.43% | | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6575 | -0.0023 | -0.35% |
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The JSE Today

Trading Statistics
| Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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| 04/02/2015 | 144 | 223 | 64 | 431 | 314,925,199 | R20,958,208,081 | 291181 | 913612 | | 03/02/2015 | 248 | 140 | 64 | 452 | 266,337,355 | R17,561,916,641 | 248313 | 95604 | | 02/02/2015 | 193 | 171 | 60 | 424 | 209,188,237 | R14,895,825,190 | 204330 | 1482364 | | 30/01/2015 | 226 | 134 | 53 | 413 | 274,451,743 | R18,461,203,351 | 207998 | 1543306 | | 29/01/2015 | 122 | 242 | 68 | 432 | 240,096,399 | R16,497,378,962 | 202898 | 820834 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | | Top 40 | 45,412.12 | -296.59 | -0.65% | | Industrial | 72,364.12 | -252.67 | -0.35% | | Mid Cap | 74,262.80 | -323.71 | -0.43% | | Small Cap | 60,345.15 | -267.11 | -0.44% | | Resource 20 | 44,216.45 | -623.43 | -1.39% | | Industrial 25 | 63,944.14 | -239.46 | -0.37% | | Financial 15 | 16,378.24 | -90.15 | -0.55% | | Financial & Ind. 30 | 68,523.48 | -273.68 | -0.40% | | All Share | 51,630.82 | -318.51 | -0.61% | | Oil & Gas | 35,491.62 | -414.02 | -1.15% | | Mining | 26,499.44 | -369.36 | -1.37% | | Gold Mining | 1,565.67 | -15.60 | -0.99% | | Platinum Mining | 35.75 | -.51 | -1.41% | | GENERAL MINING | 7,419.28 | -110.85 | -1.47% | | Oil & Gas Producers | 19,083.19 | -222.61 | -1.15% | | Basic Materials | 24,193.91 | -291.87 | -1.19% | | Chemicals | 21,622.56 | -84.89 | -0.39% | | Forestry & Paper | 36,467.63 | -54.52 | -0.15% | | Industrial Metals | 13,530.08 | 180.70 | 1.35% | | Industrials | 47,620.08 | -184.38 | -0.39% | | General Industrials | 164.16 | -.01 | -0.01% | | Consumer Goods | 62,836.59 | -62.50 | -0.10% | | Automobiles & Parts | 7,309.67 | 108.69 | 1.51% | | Household Goods | 426.11 | 8 | 2.02% | | Health Care | 10,932.84 | -13.20 | -0.12% | | Beverages | 208.50 | -3.45 | -1.63% |
| | | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | | Food Producers | 9,932.71 | -30.33 | -0.30% | | Personal Goods | 979.49 | 12.19 | 1.26% | | Consumer Services | 15,499.29 | -218.80 | -1.39% | | General Retailers | 80,834.09 | -1904.57 | -2.30% | | Travel & Leisure | 6,468.08 | -20.52 | -0.32% | | Media | 365.70 | -3.37 | -0.91% | | Support Services | 2,779.18 | -64.38 | -2.26% | | Telecommunications | 10,451.54 | 96.72 | 0.93% | | Financials | 42,777.30 | -282.36 | -0.66% | | Banks | 76,957.95 | -1206.79 | -1.54% | | Non-life Insurance | 57,424.97 | -1263.35 | -2.15% | | Life Insurance | 39,672.34 | 400.24 | 1.02% | | General Financial | 3,917.05 | -36.56 | -0.92% | | Technology | 52,999.43 | 246.85 | 0.47% | | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,557.62 | -25 | -0.69% | | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,859.75 | -21 | -0.53% | | COAL MINING | 13,784.57 | 104 | 0.76% | | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,906.38 | 9 | 0.12% | | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,542.38 | -2 | -0.10% | | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 631.53 | | -1.10% | | CAPPED PROPERTY | 545.10 | | -0.85% | | RESOURCE | 24,368.22 | -329 | -1.33% | | DIVIDEND PLUS | 242.02 | -2 | -1.01% | | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,868.29 | -70 | -0.70% | | Capped Top 40 | 24,254.48 | -155 | -0.64% | | Capped All Share | 26,188.09 | -162 | -0.61% | | JSE TABACO | 8,254.75 | -16 | -0.19% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** | Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | | BVT | THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 03/02/2015 | | ACL | ARCELORMITTAL SA LTD | HOLD | 02/02/2015 | | TBS | TIGER BRANDS LTD | HOLD | 02/02/2015 | | WBO | WILSON BAYLY HOLMES-OVCON... | HOLD | 02/02/2015 | | GFI | GOLD FIELDS LIMITED | HOLD | 02/02/2015 |
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Results Expected** | Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | | 05/02/2015 | NET1UEPS | December 2014 (Interim) | | 05/02/2015 | NET1UEPSP | December 2014 (Interim) | | 05/02/2015 | NET1UEPSPP | December 2014 (Interim) | | 05/02/2015 | RESGEN | December 2014 (Interim) | | 06/02/2015 | AQUARIUS | December 2014 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** | Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | | HUDACO | 30/01/15 | 27/02/15 | 09/03/15 | ZAR 3.1000 | | IMPL CONV | 29/01/15 | 13/02/15 | 23/02/15 | ZAR 250.0000 | | CAPPROP | 28/01/15 | 13/02/15 | 23/02/15 | ZAR 0.4422 | | FIRSTRANDB-P | 27/01/15 | 13/02/15 | 23/02/15 | ZAR 3.4851 | | ECSP A | 23/01/15 | 06/02/15 | 16/02/15 | ZAR 0.7671 |
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Ex Div** | Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount |
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Upcoming AGMs** | Code | Company Name | Date | Status | | BAW | Barloworld Ltd. | 04/02/2015 | Confirmed | | BAWP | Barloworld Ltd. | 04/02/2015 | Confirmed | | NPK | Nampak Ltd. | 04/02/2015 | Confirmed | | NPKP | Nampak Ltd. | 04/02/2015 | Confirmed | | NPP1 | Nampak Ltd. | 04/02/2015 | Confirmed |
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