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South Africa's rand strengthened against the U.S. dollar on Friday, shaking off a credit downgrade to state electricity company Eskom as emerging markets currencies took advantage of a weaker greenback. Full story
Local markets
By close of day on Friday, the JSE had slipped 0.09%, offsetting a 2.19% gain in gold mining shares and 1.64% gain in resources. Full story |
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Suicide bombers in the Yemeni capital Sanaa blew themselves up during Friday prayers at two mosques used by supporters of Shi'ite rebels, killing 126 people and wounding 260, medical sources said, in the country's deadliest militant attack in years. Full storyIraq's most important Shi'ite religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on Friday for greater professionalism and planning by government forces and allied militias in fighting Islamic State insurgents. Full storyGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel, the euro zone's main paymaster, said on Friday Greece would only receive fresh funds to ease a cash crunch once its creditors approve a comprehensive list of reforms it has promised to present soon. Full story |
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Markets | The U.S. dollar fell sharply
on Friday and was on track for its biggest weekly decline
against the euro in more than three. . . Full story | | Gold hit two-week highs on
Friday and stayed on track for its biggest weekly jump since
January, after the U.S. Federal Reserve sounded. . . Full story | | China stocks powered higher
on Friday, posting their biggest weekly gain in three months and
hitting fresh seven-year highs, as investors speculated that
Beijing. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares finished mixed on
Friday as the market lost some of the bullishness whipped up
earlier in the week by reduced. . . Full story |
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| Japan's Nikkei share average hit
a fresh 15-year high on Friday in choppy trade and gained for a
sixth week on expectations for. . . Full story | | Australian shares closed at
their highest in more than two weeks on Friday, thanks to an
afternoon rally that swept three of the. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks ended mostly
lower on Thursday while the dollar resumed its upward trend in a
broad rally as investors resumed a bullish. . . Full story | | Gold pared gains
Thursday from a two-week high, clinging to short-covering gains
despite the U.S. dollar's recovery after a more cautious than
expected interest. . . Full story |
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SA Business | Tigo Tanzania, part of Sweden's telecom group Millicom International Cellular, said on Friday it plans to spend $120 million this year. . . Full story | | South African power utility Eskom has appointed Swiss-based ABB Ltd for its control and instrumentation contract at Kusile power plant, it. . . Full story | | South African power utility Eskom said on Friday it had agreed with Alstom to terminate control and instrumentation (C&I) contract for. . . Full story | | South African traders have placed orders to import an unspecified amount of yellow maize for animal feed from Argentina, which should. . . Full story |
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| Following are five big themes
likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the
coming week, scheduled events, and the Reuters stories. . . Full story | | South Africa's Investec expects full-year earnings growth after increasing the funds it manages, the investment bank and asset manager said on. . . Full story | | Jane McManus can hardly
believe her luck. The New York-based sportswriter for ESPN.com
is planning a summer vacation with her family in Ireland.. . . Full story | | Emerging market equities broke
a four-day winning streak on Friday as an earlier rally prompted
by surprisingly dovish hints from the U.S. Federal. . . Full story |
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| South African hotel chain Sun International on Friday announced plans to take over casino resort group Peermont for nearly 9.5 billion rand ($775 million). . . Full story | | Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Thursday cut its credit ratings for South Africa's Eskom to junk, which will almost certainly raise borrowing costs for the cash-strapped firm that generates most of. . . Full story | | South African power utility Eskom has applied for an additional 9.58 percent hike in electricity tariffs for the 2015/16 fiscal year, the City of Cape Town's council said on Thursday.. . . Full story |
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Company News | SHP: SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Dealing in securities by executive director
SHP: SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Dealing in securities by. . . Full story | | ELI: ELLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED - Dealings in securities by a director
ELI: ELLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED - Dealings in securities by. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that Andulela expects that its loss and diluted loss for the year ended 31 December 2014 will be. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement released by the Company on 13 March 2015 wherein it was confirmed that GlaxoSmithKline. . . Full story |
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| Investec hosted an investor pre-close briefing at 9:00 (BST time) (11:00 South African time) on 20 March 2015 which will focus. . . Full story | | As part of the dual listed company structure, Investec plc and Investec Ltd. notify both the London Stock Exchange and the. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 28 February 2014, the circular to shareholders of Sentula issued on. . . Full story | | The Aspen board of directors (ôthe boardö) confirms the resignation from the board of Mr Mogammed Rafique Bagus with effect from. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period increased to R14.4 million (R13.6 million). Profit before investment income, fair value adjustments, depreciation, amortisation, impairments. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year increased by 1.4% to R1.715 billion (2013: R1.691 billion). Gross profit rose by 21.9% to R262.2 million. . . Full story | | Sales for the interim period rose to R1.301 billion (2013: R1.144 billion). Profit from operations increased to R70.3 million (2013: R56. . . Full story | | The following results are the maiden final results for company. Revenue of R2.0 billion was recorded while operating profit came in. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 16:50 | 52694.30 | -46.72 | -0.09% | JSE Top 40 | 16:50 | 46652.50 | -46.85 | -0.10% | JSE Gold | 16:50 | 1277.75 | 27.33 | 2.19% | JSE Financial | 16:50 | 44754.93 | -129.33 | -0.29% | JSE Industrial | 16:50 | 74754.91 | -419.89 | -0.56% | JSE Indust 25 | 16:50 | 66519.35 | -410.35 | -0.61% | JSE Resource | 16:50 | 42415.55 | 684.25 | 1.64% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 18105.00 | 220.00 | 1.23% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 18184.68 | 225.65 | 1.26% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 2112.44 | 23.17 | 1.11% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 5039.46 | 47.08 | 0.94% | FTSE 100 | 18:12 | 7022.35 | 60.03 | 0.86% | DAX | 19:08 | 12039.37 | 139.97 | 1.18% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 5087.49 | 50.31 | 1.00% | Nikkei | 08:38 | 19560.22 | 83.66 | 0.43% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 3617.32 | 35.05 | 0.98% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 24399.80 | -69.09 | -0.28% | All Ords | 07:35 | 5936.30 | 23.80 | 0.40% | NZSE 50 | 06:46 | 5871.38 | 11.98 | 0.20% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1184.24 | 13.44 | 1.15% | Gold R | 19:57 | 14225.46 | -168.33 | -1.17% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 457204 | -3578 | -0.78% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 16.8840 | .7780 | 4.83% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1139.40 | 16.90 | 1.51% | Palladium $ | 19:58 | 774.75 | 9.25 | 1.21% | R186 | 17:43 | 7.77 | -.01 | -0.13% | R204 | 17:43 | 7.06 | .01 | 0.21% | R207 | 17:19 | 7.21 | .00 | 0.07% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 54.95 | -.96 | -1.72% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 12.0138 | -0.2783 | -2.26% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.9513 | -0.1621 | -0.89% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.0344 | -0.0692 | -0.53% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 9.1122 | -0.0002 | 0.00% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.3694 | -0.0375 | -0.40% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 119.9580 | -0.8360 | -0.69% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.9216 | -0.0167 | -1.78% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.0847 | 0.0190 | 1.78% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6675 | -0.0099 | -1.46% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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20/03/2015 | 188 | 171 | 55 | 414 | 257,909,488 | R16,430,643,863 | 271429 | 2065401 | 19/03/2015 | 222 | 134 | 57 | 413 | 390,769,996 | R40,932,052,295 | 262708 | 552061 | 18/03/2015 | 144 | 184 | 67 | 395 | 212,238,740 | R16,270,048,258 | 238197 | 1498311 | 17/03/2015 | 186 | 149 | 73 | 408 | 300,003,981 | R17,892,309,434 | 304461 | 1750252 | 16/03/2015 | 171 | 178 | 57 | 406 | 213,355,408 | R17,505,328,261 | 247452 | 1503227 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 46,652.50 | -46.85 | -0.10% | Industrial | 74,754.91 | -419.89 | -0.56% | Mid Cap | 73,516.18 | 5.91 | 0.01% | Small Cap | 58,869.15 | -109.87 | -0.19% | Resource 20 | 42,415.55 | 684.25 | 1.64% | Industrial 25 | 66,519.35 | -410.35 | -0.61% | Financial 15 | 17,155.89 | -45.38 | -0.26% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 71,527.72 | -349.77 | -0.49% | All Share | 52,694.30 | -46.72 | -0.09% | Oil & Gas | 31,805.90 | 912.89 | 2.96% | Mining | 25,693.15 | 356.05 | 1.41% | Gold Mining | 1,277.75 | 27.33 | 2.19% | Platinum Mining | 31.34 | .08 | 0.26% | GENERAL MINING | 7,466.82 | 98.61 | 1.34% | Oil & Gas Producers | 17,296.65 | 686.05 | 4.13% | Basic Materials | 23,798.88 | 270.08 | 1.15% | Chemicals | 22,206.74 | 208.92 | 0.95% | Forestry & Paper | 40,917.69 | -503.04 | -1.21% | Industrial Metals | 11,066.09 | 642.65 | 6.17% | Industrials | 46,366.86 | -349.79 | -0.75% | General Industrials | 163.94 | -2.39 | -1.44% | Consumer Goods | 66,027.29 | -213.43 | -0.32% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,624.43 | -54.35 | -0.71% | Household Goods | 468.59 | 6 | 1.38% | Health Care | 10,892.38 | -110.40 | -1.00% | Beverages | 225.89 | -1.26 | -0.55% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 8,835.10 | -68.15 | -0.77% | Personal Goods | 1,032.52 | -6.19 | -0.60% | Consumer Services | 15,880.46 | -235.25 | -1.46% | General Retailers | 81,271.09 | -1229.57 | -1.49% | Travel & Leisure | 6,243.54 | 27.54 | 0.44% | Media | 386.86 | -7.33 | -1.86% | Support Services | 2,948.28 | -54.71 | -1.82% | Telecommunications | 10,952.33 | 123.20 | 1.14% | Financials | 44,754.93 | -129.33 | -0.29% | Banks | 79,144.00 | 216.81 | 0.27% | Non-life Insurance | 56,567.42 | -347.10 | -0.61% | Life Insurance | 43,612.19 | -374.19 | -0.85% | General Financial | 4,078.88 | -58.00 | -1.40% | Technology | 59,491.04 | -1395.85 | -2.29% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,603.95 | 43 | 1.22% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,866.03 | 40 | 1.04% | COAL MINING | 13,893.29 | 898 | 6.91% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,776.59 | 25 | 0.36% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,290.71 | -254 | -16.46% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 652.33 | | 0.52% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 563.08 | | 0.21% | RESOURCE | 23,286.49 | 384 | 1.68% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 239.02 | 0 | 0.05% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,922.48 | 35 | 0.36% | Capped Top 40 | 24,898.07 | -23 | -0.09% | Capped All Share | 26,727.51 | -24 | -0.09% | JSE TABACO | 8,388.53 | -68 | -0.80% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | NPN | NASPERS LIMITED | BUY | 19/03/2015 | SOL | SASOL LIMITED | BUY | 18/03/2015 | SAB | SABMILLER PLC | HOLD | 18/03/2015 | ATT | ATTACQ LIMITED | BUY | 17/03/2015 | ARI | AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS | BUY | 17/03/2015 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 23/03/2015 | ADVTECH | December 2014 (Final) | 23/03/2015 | PALLINGHT | December 2014 (Final) | 23/03/2015 | PALLINGHTM | December 2014 (Final) | 24/03/2015 | BOWCALF | December 2014 (Interim) | 24/03/2015 | CAPITEC | February 2015 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ANCHOR | 18/03/15 | 01/04/15 | 13/04/15 | ZAR 0.1200 | CLOVER | 17/03/15 | 01/04/15 | 13/04/15 | ZAR 0.2260 | ILIAD | 17/03/15 | 22/04/15 | 04/05/15 | ZAR 0.2200 | ASCENDIS | 11/03/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 0.0800 | ECSP A2 | 11/03/15 | 26/03/15 | 07/04/15 | ZAR 0.6849 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ABSABANK-P | 03/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 32.1089 | MTN GROUP | 04/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 8.0000 | SANTAM | 02/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 4.8000 | GRINDROD PREF | 25/02/15 | 13/03/15 | 23/03/15 | ZAR 4.0900 | CAPITEC-P | 27/02/15 | 13/03/15 | 23/03/15 | ZAR 3.8223 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | HDC | Hudaco Industries Ltd. | 27/03/2015 | Confirmed |
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