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South African stocks pulled back on Wednesday weighed down by defensive stocks as traders sold off shares in health care providers Netcare and Mediclinic. Full story
South Africa's rand hit a three-week low on Wednesday as the U.S. currency strengthened and the deputy central bank governor warned domestic economic growth continued to disappoint. Full story |
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Ten miners were confirmed killed and rescuers held out little hope for another 23 who were still missing after a blast at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk near the battle front in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. Full storyTwo convicted Australian drug smugglers were transferred on Wednesday from a Bali prison to an island for execution along with other foreigners, underlining Indonesia's determination to use the death penalty despite international criticism. Full storyAt least 10 North African migrants died when their rubber boat overturned in the southern Mediterranean while almost a thousand more from a total of seven vessels were rescued in a single day this week, Italian and Tunisian authorities said on Wednesday. Full story |
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Markets | Stock prices around the world
fell on Wednesday on profit-taking, while the euro dropped to an
11-1/2 year low ahead of a European. . . Full story | | Gold fell on Wednesday, heading
for a third day of losses, as the dollar extended gains versus
the euro after U.S. economic data.. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares finished
lower on Wednesday, following weaker U.S. and European markets
and as a sharp drop in domestic retail sales hurt. . . Full story | | China stocks rebounded on
Wednesday in volatile trade, with Shenzhen-listed shares rising
sharply amid hopes that regulators would soon open a channel for
fresh. . . Full story |
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| Japan's Nikkei share average
dropped to a one-week low on Wednesday as an overnight fall in
U.S. shares triggered profit-taking after the index. . . Full story | | Australian shares closed lower
for a second session on Wednesday, with high-flying bank stocks
suffering another bout of profit taking.. . . Full story | | Australian shares are set to
open lower on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street, where stock
retreated from record highs, but firmer oil prices are. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks followed other
equities markets lower on Tuesday, with major indexes pulling
back from record highs as soft auto sales raised doubts. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Africa's largest telecoms provider MTN Group reported muted full-year earnings growth and warned of possible headwinds as weaker oil prices bring. . . Full story | | South African furniture group Steinhoff is likely to move its primary listing to Frankfurt by June, its CEO said, after the. . . Full story | | Business activity in South Africa's private sector stabilised in February after shrinking for two months, a survey showed on Wednesday, with. . . Full story | | South African retailer The Foschini Group aims to almost triple the number of its stores across the rest of Africa over. . . Full story |
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| The bar for South Africa's central bank to ease monetary policy remains high, with underlying inflationary pressures persisting, Deputy Governor Francois Groepe said on Tuesday.. . . Full story | | Emerging stocks were on track
for their fourth successive session in the red on Wednesday,
shrugging off a record high in Indian shares after a surprise
rate cut, while many emerging currencies also registered. . . Full story | | South Africa's central bank will keep interest rates unchanged in the short term as it lowered its inflation outlook but will monitor European and U.S economic events closely, deputy governor Daniel. . . Full story |
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Company News | Anglo American plc announces that Dr Byron Grote, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, has been appointed to the board of Tesco PLC as an independent Non-Executive Director from 1 May 2015.
It was announced yesterday that Dr Grote would not be. . . Full story | | MMI announced its interim results for the six months to 31 December 2014, delivering a solid performance with an annualised return on embedded value of 12% for shareholders. Overall core headline earnings grew by 10% to R1 852 million, while the. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the year increased to R3.609 billion (2013: R3.497 billion). EBITDA rose to R589.3 million (2013: R561.3 million), while profit. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year increased by 15.9% to R3.768 billion (2013: R3.251 million). Gross profit jumped 44% to R865.3 million (2013:. . . Full story | | Net interest income jumped to R35.6 billion (R32.4 billion). Operating income before operating expenditure grew to R56.8 billion (R52.4 billion). Profit. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period increased by 12% to R4 billion (R3.6 billion). Gross profit rose by 16% to R941.9 million. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 52891.30 | -239.04 | -0.45% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 46744.23 | -231.85 | -0.49% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1292.63 | -43.22 | -3.24% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 43930.99 | -81.40 | -0.18% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 74639.64 | -177.93 | -0.24% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 66279.10 | -199.05 | -0.30% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 44387.86 | -592.57 | -1.32% | DJ Futures | 19:38 | 18100.00 | -81.00 | -0.45% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 18129.65 | -73.72 | -0.40% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 2100.41 | -7.37 | -0.35% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4971.70 | -8.20 | -0.16% | FTSE 100 | 18:10 | 6904.43 | 15.30 | 0.22% | DAX | 19:08 | 11390.38 | 110.02 | 0.98% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 4917.35 | 48.10 | 0.99% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 18703.60 | -111.56 | -0.59% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 3279.53 | 16.48 | 0.51% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 24623.33 | -79.45 | -0.32% | All Ords | 07:47 | 5871.50 | -31.40 | -0.53% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 5874.08 | -19.58 | -0.33% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1201.09 | -2.68 | -0.22% | Gold R | 19:58 | 14182.57 | 37.07 | 0.26% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 456043 | -2307 | -0.50% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 16.1700 | -.0950 | -0.58% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1180.89 | -3.61 | -0.30% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 828.10 | 1.10 | 0.13% | R186 | 16:54 | 7.78 | .09 | 1.10% | R204 | 16:54 | 6.92 | .07 | 0.95% | R207 | 16:54 | 7.14 | .01 | 0.14% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 59.89 | .35 | 0.59% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 11.8080 | 0.0574 | 0.49% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.9887 | -0.0343 | -0.19% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.0711 | -0.0683 | -0.52% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 8.9555 | 0.0803 | 0.90% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.2339 | 0.0463 | 0.50% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 119.7660 | 0.0720 | 0.06% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.9031 | 0.0089 | 1.00% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.1073 | -0.0105 | -0.94% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6550 | 0.0043 | 0.66% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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04/03/2015 | 156 | 200 | 58 | 414 | 217,455,793 | R15,360,823,975 | 204348 | 1219943 | 03/03/2015 | 191 | 164 | 67 | 422 | 265,174,369 | R18,275,885,947 | 274453 | 276620 | 02/03/2015 | 147 | 208 | 56 | 411 | 266,872,143 | R14,947,408,970 | 245063 | 881075 | 27/02/2015 | 187 | 178 | 56 | 421 | 277,700,447 | R18,053,885,643 | 214791 | 1456233 | 26/02/2015 | 189 | 154 | 60 | 403 | 248,252,184 | R16,413,222,039 | 207484 | 1167403 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 46,744.23 | -231.85 | -0.49% | Industrial | 74,639.64 | -177.93 | -0.24% | Mid Cap | 74,247.12 | -220.64 | -0.30% | Small Cap | 60,395.24 | 47.52 | 0.08% | Resource 20 | 44,387.86 | -592.57 | -1.32% | Industrial 25 | 66,279.10 | -199.05 | -0.30% | Financial 15 | 16,711.84 | -36.90 | -0.22% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 70,757.47 | -179.13 | -0.25% | All Share | 52,891.30 | -239.04 | -0.45% | Oil & Gas | 31,656.08 | 219.29 | 0.70% | Mining | 27,205.29 | -497.23 | -1.79% | Gold Mining | 1,292.63 | -43.22 | -3.24% | Platinum Mining | 34.67 | .09 | 0.26% | GENERAL MINING | 7,929.23 | -146.35 | -1.81% | Oil & Gas Producers | 17,020.89 | 117.91 | 0.70% | Basic Materials | 25,000.53 | -419.52 | -1.65% | Chemicals | 22,549.69 | 121.66 | 0.54% | Forestry & Paper | 40,178.67 | -451.02 | -1.11% | Industrial Metals | 12,890.60 | -20.27 | -0.16% | Industrials | 47,817.00 | 255.62 | 0.54% | General Industrials | 168.18 | 1.12 | 0.67% | Consumer Goods | 66,409.10 | -172.37 | -0.26% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,653.87 | 160.78 | 2.15% | Household Goods | 454.32 | -1 | -0.30% | Health Care | 11,223.51 | -52.43 | -0.46% | Beverages | 227.72 | .43 | 0.19% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 9,411.88 | -1.26 | -0.01% | Personal Goods | 1,022.33 | -10.89 | -1.05% | Consumer Services | 15,638.38 | -108.22 | -0.69% | General Retailers | 84,550.74 | 122.95 | 0.15% | Travel & Leisure | 6,589.50 | -34.04 | -0.51% | Media | 367.65 | -4.98 | -1.34% | Support Services | 2,850.93 | 43.10 | 1.53% | Telecommunications | 10,465.06 | 51.54 | 0.49% | Financials | 43,930.99 | -81.40 | -0.18% | Banks | 76,382.33 | 208.93 | 0.27% | Non-life Insurance | 57,253.97 | -627.84 | -1.08% | Life Insurance | 42,063.42 | -38.39 | -0.09% | General Financial | 4,059.30 | -17.54 | -0.43% | Technology | 56,506.31 | 333.68 | 0.59% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,655.56 | -26 | -0.72% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,923.85 | -28 | -0.71% | COAL MINING | 13,788.37 | -118 | -0.85% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,942.90 | -45 | -0.65% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,491.98 | 9 | 0.63% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 657.39 | | -0.64% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 566.85 | | -0.61% | RESOURCE | 24,392.99 | -342 | -1.38% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 242.65 | 0 | 0.12% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,961.37 | -66 | -0.66% | Capped Top 40 | 24,945.04 | -126 | -0.50% | Capped All Share | 26,827.43 | -121 | -0.45% | JSE TABACO | 8,715.27 | 9 | 0.11% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | BVT | THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 03/03/2015 | OML | OLD MUTUAL PLC | BUY | 03/03/2015 | RBP | ROYAL BAFOKENG PLATINUM L... | BUY | 03/03/2015 | INP | INVESTEC PLC | HOLD | 02/03/2015 | MMI | MMI HOLDINGS LTD | SELL | 02/03/2015 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 05/03/2015 | ASPEN | December 2014 (Interim) | 05/03/2015 | ASPENPREF | December 2014 (Interim) | 05/03/2015 | EXXARO | December 2014 (Final) | 05/03/2015 | JSE | December 2014 (Final) | 05/03/2015 | POYNTING | December 2014 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | TORRE | 03/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 0.0350 | MERAFE | 03/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 0.0080 | B-AFRICA | 03/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 5.2500 | ABSABANK-P | 03/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 32.1089 | SHOPCONV | 03/03/15 | 26/03/15 | 07/04/15 | ZAR 325.0000 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | HUDACO | 30/01/15 | 27/02/15 | 09/03/15 | ZAR 3.1000 | ASSORE | 11/02/15 | 27/02/15 | 09/03/15 | ZAR 3.0000 | WOOLIES | 12/02/15 | 27/02/15 | 09/03/15 | ZAR 0.9650 | GFIELDS | 12/02/15 | 27/02/15 | 09/03/15 | ZAR 0.2000 | ARROWB | 10/02/15 | 27/02/15 | 09/03/15 | ZAR 0.1855 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | BEG | Beige Holdings Ltd. | 06/03/2015 | Confirmed | BEGP | Beige Holdings Ltd. | 06/03/2015 | Confirmed | BEGP2 | Beige Holdings Ltd. | 06/03/2015 | Confirmed |
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