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South Africa's rand fell to 13-year low and government bonds also slid sharply on Friday, as emerging markets were heavily sold off after U.S. job numbers strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates. Full story
A lower oil price should give companies operating in Africa a lift but industry is not banking on it as a long-term elixir. Full story |
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Troubled talks to end more than a year of fighting in South Sudan broke up without a deal on Friday, prompting the mediator to say leaders on both sides were failing in their duty to find peace. Full storyBerlin does not see any basis for Greece to get the next tranche of its bailout immediately to prevent it from becoming insolvent but if Athens implements its reforms sooner than expected, it could get paid early, a German finance ministry spokesman said. Full storyAustralia has complained about the treatment of two drug smugglers, who face execution in Indonesia, and wants to lodge a formal protest after a smiling Indonesian police chief was photographed posing with the men, officials said on Friday. Full story |
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Markets | A robust U.S. jobs report
raised concern in markets that the Federal Reserve may raise
interest rates sooner than previously thought, knocking U.S.
stock. . . Full story | | Gold fell almost 2 percent to a
two-month low on Friday after better-than-expected U.S. non-farm
payrolls fuelled speculation the Federal Reserve will raise
rates. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares edged lower on Friday
in the wake of sobering comments top officials made to the
National People's Congress on the. . . Full story | | China stocks fell on Friday as
investors digested comments by top officials that highlighted
growth and debt challenges the country faces this year.. . . Full story |
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| Japan's Nikkei share average rose
to a fresh 15-year high on Friday as encouraging comments from
the European Central Bank lifted sentiment, but. . . Full story | | Australian shares were little
changed on Friday in a choppy session as a late rebound in
financial and real estate shares helped prop. . . Full story | | The euro fell to an
11-1/2-year low against the dollar on Thursday as U.S. and euro
zone bond prices rose, after the European. . . Full story | | Gold eased on Thursday,
changing direction and falling below $1,200 an ounce as
short-covering dried up after buoying prices following the
European Central Bank's. . . Full story |
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SA Business | The Nairobi Securities Exchange will work with three banks to set up a clearing house for its planned offering of derivative. . . Full story | | South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Friday it would oppose any attempt by cash-strapped power utility Eskom to. . . Full story | | South African IT firm Dimension Data is on track to reach $8 billion in revenues this year, maintaining double digit growth. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand steadied against the dollar early on Friday ahead of U.S. jobs data that is expected to show further. . . Full story |
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| South Africa-based businessman Dave King won the battle for control of Scottish soccer club Rangers on Friday, winning a vote to. . . Full story | | It's easy to dismiss the
Indian government's assertion that the country will be able to
more than double coal production in the next. . . Full story | | Falling commodity prices,
political upheaval and simmering conflict are exposing the
differing fortunes of Africa's economies, undermining the idea
that the continent of a. . . Full story | | South Africa's FirstRand said Johan Kruger will take over as its chief executive from September 30, taking over from Sizwe Nxasana. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's net gold and foreign exchange reserves fell to $41.923 billion in February from $42.145 billion in January, data from the Reserve Bank showed on Friday.. . . Full story |
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Company News | The JSE has informed the Company that it has serious concerns about the fact that the Company has decided to exclude. . . Full story | | Coal (the ôcompanyö) confirms it has issued a total of 200 000 ordinary shares (ôSharesö) to three long term employees of. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised of the following executive changes within the Group, effective 30 September 2015:
* Sizwe Nxasana will retire as. . . Full story | | Notice is hereby given that the directors of FirstRand declare an interim ordinary cash dividend for the six month period ended. . . Full story |
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| Holders of Astrapak preference shares are advised that the salient dates for the seventeenth dividend declaration in respect of the non- redeemable, non-participating, cumulative preference shares in Astrapak (ôpreference sharesö), in the amount of 351.41992 cents per preference share for the. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the trading statement released on SENS on 13 November 2014 wherein it was reported that it was estimated that for the financial year ended 31 December 2014 (ôthe periodö), the Company would show a reduction in results. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R16.4 billion (R13.6 billion). Operating profit increased to R1.2 billion (R992 million). Net attributable profit declined to a. . . Full story | | Earned premiums net of reinsurance rose by 21% to R5.7 billion (R4.7 billion). Income increased by 12% to R6.2 billion (R5.5. . . Full story | | Total income for the year grew to R163.7 million (158.6 million). Profit for the year attributable to ordinary shareholders rose to. . . Full story | | Net income decreased to R92.1 billion (R102 billion). Net operating result rose to R12.2 billion (R11.9 billion). Shareholders' fund also increased. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 53346.99 | 61.39 | 0.12% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 47236.40 | 130.53 | 0.28% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1217.99 | -51.88 | -4.09% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 44695.07 | 25.70 | 0.06% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 75818.75 | 373.77 | 0.50% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 67360.19 | 343.83 | 0.51% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 43460.35 | -390.34 | -0.89% | DJ Futures | 19:58 | 17910.00 | -208.00 | -1.15% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 17922.69 | -213.03 | -1.17% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 2078.52 | -22.52 | -1.07% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4941.16 | -41.65 | -0.84% | FTSE 100 | 17:54 | 6930.63 | -30.51 | -0.44% | DAX | 19:08 | 11550.97 | 46.96 | 0.41% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 4964.35 | .84 | 0.02% | Nikkei | 08:48 | 18971.00 | 219.16 | 1.17% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 3241.19 | -7.29 | -0.22% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 24190.98 | -135.85 | -0.56% | All Ords | 07:49 | 5868.60 | -5.10 | -0.09% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 5903.06 | 46.29 | 0.79% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1165.25 | -32.80 | -2.74% | Gold R | 19:58 | 14046.39 | -132.65 | -0.94% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 451538 | -6038 | -1.32% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 15.7950 | -.3950 | -2.44% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1158.35 | -18.65 | -1.58% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 817.93 | -4.07 | -0.50% | R186 | 17:05 | 7.97 | .26 | 3.31% | R204 | 17:07 | 7.11 | .21 | 3.05% | R207 | 17:07 | 7.34 | .22 | 3.02% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 60.22 | -.33 | -0.55% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 12.0505 | 0.2148 | 1.81% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 18.1123 | 0.0922 | 0.51% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.0789 | 0.0219 | 0.17% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 8.8799 | 0.0152 | 0.17% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.2971 | 0.0821 | 0.89% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 120.9240 | 0.8140 | 0.68% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.9211 | 0.0149 | 1.64% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.0855 | -0.0175 | -1.59% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6640 | 0.0086 | 1.31% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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06/03/2015 | 178 | 184 | 66 | 428 | 279,402,495 | R19,242,125,497 | 259591 | 372170 | 05/03/2015 | 203 | 164 | 62 | 429 | 339,148,857 | R24,286,597,312 | 293198 | 1390770 | 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 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 47,236.40 | 130.53 | 0.28% | Industrial | 75,818.75 | 373.77 | 0.50% | Mid Cap | 74,053.13 | -608.17 | -0.81% | Small Cap | 60,707.54 | -166.10 | -0.27% | Resource 20 | 43,460.35 | -390.34 | -0.89% | Industrial 25 | 67,360.19 | 343.83 | 0.51% | Financial 15 | 17,088.90 | 91.35 | 0.54% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 72,090.49 | 434.87 | 0.61% | All Share | 53,346.99 | 61.39 | 0.12% | Oil & Gas | 30,729.26 | -264.23 | -0.85% | Mining | 26,612.20 | -273.26 | -1.02% | Gold Mining | 1,217.99 | -51.88 | -4.09% | Platinum Mining | 32.96 | -.37 | -1.11% | GENERAL MINING | 7,811.31 | -50.04 | -0.64% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,522.56 | -142.07 | -0.85% | Basic Materials | 24,582.22 | -182.04 | -0.74% | Chemicals | 22,984.72 | -50.84 | -0.22% | Forestry & Paper | 41,150.81 | 654.56 | 1.62% | Industrial Metals | 11,966.06 | -316.31 | -2.58% | Industrials | 48,087.93 | -219.67 | -0.45% | General Industrials | 169.58 | -.86 | -0.50% | Consumer Goods | 67,782.49 | 791.01 | 1.18% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,690.10 | -122.28 | -1.57% | Household Goods | 465.16 | 5 | 1.01% | Health Care | 11,526.94 | 16.23 | 0.14% | Beverages | 231.08 | 2.80 | 1.23% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 9,628.23 | -16.59 | -0.17% | Personal Goods | 1,049.10 | 19.87 | 1.93% | Consumer Services | 15,621.80 | 58.05 | 0.37% | General Retailers | 85,440.13 | 373.96 | 0.44% | Travel & Leisure | 6,509.17 | -21.56 | -0.33% | Media | 365.23 | 1.76 | 0.48% | Support Services | 3,026.78 | 25.17 | 0.84% | Telecommunications | 10,882.77 | -81.07 | -0.74% | Financials | 44,695.07 | 25.70 | 0.06% | Banks | 78,639.34 | 172.05 | 0.22% | Non-life Insurance | 56,641.44 | 45.94 | 0.08% | Life Insurance | 43,040.28 | 646.46 | 1.52% | General Financial | 4,124.28 | 29.56 | 0.72% | Technology | 57,157.77 | -504.62 | -0.88% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,666.86 | -16 | -0.43% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,928.16 | -22 | -0.56% | COAL MINING | 14,133.49 | 238 | 1.71% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,980.64 | 26 | 0.38% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,494.75 | 8 | 0.51% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 655.28 | | -2.39% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 565.05 | | -2.10% | RESOURCE | 23,830.29 | -238 | -0.99% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 243.24 | -1 | -0.23% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 10,000.98 | -28 | -0.28% | Capped Top 40 | 25,206.12 | 66 | 0.26% | Capped All Share | 27,058.56 | 31 | 0.12% | JSE TABACO | 8,909.37 | 27 | 0.31% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MTN | MTN GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 05/03/2015 | SAC | SA CORPORATE REAL ESATE F... | HOLD | 05/03/2015 | VOD | VODACOM GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 05/03/2015 | LEW | LEWIS GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 04/03/2015 | SNT | SANTAM LTD | HOLD | 04/03/2015 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 09/03/2015 | A-V-I | December 2014 (Interim) | 09/03/2015 | A-V-I-P | December 2014 (Interim) | 09/03/2015 | BEE-SASOL | December 2014 (Interim) | 09/03/2015 | MAS | December 2014 (Interim) | 09/03/2015 | SASFIN | December 2014 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | STANBANK-P | 05/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 3.5816 | RMIH | 05/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 0.5200 | JSE | 05/03/15 | 05/06/15 | 15/06/15 | ZAR 4.0000 | STANBANK6.5 | 05/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 0.0325 | JSE | 05/03/15 | 05/06/15 | 15/06/15 | ZAR 0.8000 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | KUMBA | 10/02/15 | 06/03/15 | 16/03/15 | ZAR 7.7300 | DSY B PREF | 19/02/15 | 06/03/15 | 16/03/15 | ZAR 4.6500 | 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 | TRUWTHS | 19/02/15 | 06/03/15 | 16/03/15 | ZAR 2.3600 |
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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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