Friday, 27 March 2015 - 20:00
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South African stocks snapped a two-day losing streak on Friday as shares in cement maker PPC Ltd rose when the firm announced the end of merger talks with a rival firm. Full story
Local markets
On Friday, the JSE All Share closed higher by 0.40%, offsetting 3.35% losses in gold miners and 2.38% losses in resources shares. Full story |
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Islamist militants blasted their way into a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least seven people and trapping government officials inside, police and witnesses said. Full storyYemen's beleaguered government said Saudi-led airstrikes against its Houthi militia opponents would not last long on the second day of a Gulf Arab-led campaign against the Iranian-allied militia that could escalate a proxy conflict spreading through the region. Full storyPakistan has made no decision on whether to give military support to a Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Friday, while pledging to defend Saudi Arabia against any threat to its solidarity. Full story |
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Markets | Wall Street and European
stocks edged ahead on Friday but remained en route to a losing
week while U.S. Treasury debt prices jumped. . . Full story | | Gold fell on Friday, snapping a
seven-day rally as the dollar steadied and investors remained
cautious ahead of comments from Federal Reserve Chair. . . Full story | | China's central government
issued notices on Friday urging local authorities to restrict
land supply and support their residents' need for better housing
conditions, sending. . . Full story | | Hong Kong stocks ended flat on Friday,
with banking heavyweights down but property stocks firmer after
news of government measures to support the. . . Full story |
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| Japan's Nikkei share average
gave up early gains and fell to its lowest level in more than a
week on Friday, led by. . . Full story | | Australian shares rose 0.7
percent on Friday, led by gains in financials and consumer
staple stocks while energy-related shares gave up gains as. . . Full story | | Oil prices jumped 5 percent
and stock markets worldwide slumped on Thursday after Saudi
Arabia and allies carried out air strikes in Yemen,. . . Full story | | Gold pared gains after
hitting a 3-1/2-week high on Thursday, after a knee-jerk
reaction to escalating tensions in the Middle East knocked
stocks and. . . Full story |
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SA Business | The retail price of 95-grade petrol in South Africa will rise by 162 cents or 14 percent a litre from. . . Full story | | South African utility Eskom [ESCJ.UL] fired 1,000 workers at a power plant on Friday and its chief executive failed to overturn. . . Full story | | A South African court dismissed on Friday an application by Westinghouse Electric Company to re-open the bidding process for a generator. . . Full story | | A South African labour court upheld the suspension of the chief executive of power utility Eskom [ESCJ.UL] on Friday.. . . Full story |
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| German carmaker
Mercedes-Benz plans to launch a mid-sized pickup truck,
expanding its premium brand into a lower-priced bracket in a bid
to narrow the. . . Full story | | South Africa's biggest cement maker PPC Ltd has ended merger talks with unlisted rival Afrisam Group, the firm said on Friday,. . . Full story | | South Africa' President Jacob Zuma has appointed Kuben Naidoo as a central bank deputy governor, taking the place of Lesetja Kganyago. . . Full story | | Nigerian president Goodluck
Jonathan's election campaign has trumpeted his reform of the
power sector as a crowning achievement. But electricity
shortages persist and the. . . Full story |
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| South African government bonds weakened on Friday, extending the previous day's losses, after the central bank signalled inflationary pressures were narrowing its scope to pause hiking interest rates.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Bondholders of the Shoprite Investments Convertible Bond are referred to the announcement released on the Stock Exchange News Service on 3. . . Full story | | Following the Old Mutual Group announcement that Dave Macready (56), currently Managing Executive of Nedbank Wealth, has been appointed as the. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the trading statement released on SENS on 18 March 2015. Based on the final audited annual financial. . . Full story | | FRB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstRand Limited (FSR or the group). The group released its unaudited interim financial results on. . . Full story |
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| Hudaco shareholders are advised that the voting results for the annual general meeting (ôthe AGMö) held at the registered offices of. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that KumbaÆs audited condensed annual financial statements will be distributed to shareholders on 27th March 2015 and contains. . . Full story | | Shareholders of PPC are referred to the cautionary announcements published on the Stock Exchange News Service (ôSENSö) on 10 December 2014,. . . Full story | | In terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they are satisfied. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R7.3 billion (R5.2 billion). Gross profit grew to R1.6 billion (R1 billion) and operating profit increased to R829.4. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period decreased by -1.31% to R62.4 million (R63.3 million). Gross profit was up by 3.68% to R37.8. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year weakened to R604.9 million (2013: R673.2 million). Gross profit plummeted to R50 million (2013: R179.9 million), results. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period increased by 28% to R62.6 million (2014 R48.6 million). Earnings before interest, depreciation and amortisation jumped. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 51810.16 | 206.23 | 0.40% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 45678.97 | 211.58 | 0.47% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1259.68 | -43.66 | -3.35% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 44768.45 | 73.74 | 0.16% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 73133.91 | 868.70 | 1.20% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 64924.48 | 820.83 | 1.28% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 41404.33 | -1008.91 | -2.38% | DJ Futures | 19:42 | 17592.00 | -11.00 | -0.06% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 17682.60 | 4.37 | 0.02% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 2057.70 | 1.55 | 0.08% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4875.40 | 12.04 | 0.25% | FTSE 100 | 17:55 | 6845.98 | -49.35 | -0.72% | DAX | 19:08 | 11868.33 | 24.65 | 0.21% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 5034.06 | 27.71 | 0.55% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 19285.63 | -185.49 | -0.95% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 3691.10 | 9.00 | 0.24% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 24501.98 | 4.90 | 0.02% | All Ords | 07:39 | 5888.90 | 39.20 | 0.67% | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 5854.25 | 21.08 | 0.36% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 20:00 | 1200.39 | -3.23 | -0.27% | Gold R | 19:57 | 14424.72 | -10.77 | -0.07% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 463720 | -99 | -0.02% | Silver $ | 20:00 | 17.0780 | .0090 | 0.05% | Platinum $ | 20:00 | 1139.20 | -14.30 | -1.24% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 739.50 | -30.50 | -3.96% | R186 | 17:36 | 7.83 | .08 | 1.03% | R204 | 17:13 | 7.13 | .07 | 0.99% | R207 | 17:13 | 7.31 | .09 | 1.18% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 57.72 | 1.24 | 2.20% | Rand / Dollar | 20:00 | 12.0216 | 0.0282 | 0.24% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.8422 | 0.0643 | 0.36% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.1061 | 0.0656 | 0.50% | Rand / NZD | 19:57 | 9.1090 | -0.0073 | -0.08% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.3368 | -0.0508 | -0.54% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 119.1570 | -0.0670 | -0.06% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.9170 | -0.0025 | -0.27% | Dollar / Euro | 20:00 | 1.0904 | 0.0029 | 0.27% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6724 | -0.0008 | -0.12% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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27/03/2015 | 193 | 161 | 50 | 404 | 329,581,311 | R15,065,746,220 | 264596 | 1906801 | 26/03/2015 | 151 | 208 | 49 | 408 | 221,385,979 | R18,187,272,228 | 301363 | 2194937 | 25/03/2015 | 111 | 257 | 54 | 422 | 262,718,537 | R17,365,792,903 | 265694 | 1921016 | 24/03/2015 | 186 | 155 | 59 | 400 | 246,757,819 | R16,058,528,231 | 226857 | 100604 | 23/03/2015 | 162 | 203 | 40 | 405 | 218,378,267 | R17,813,763,773 | 252235 | 1886090 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 45,678.97 | 211.58 | 0.47% | Industrial | 73,133.91 | 868.70 | 1.20% | Mid Cap | 73,857.01 | 38.53 | 0.05% | Small Cap | 58,820.70 | 117.56 | 0.20% | Resource 20 | 41,404.33 | -1008.91 | -2.38% | Industrial 25 | 64,924.48 | 820.83 | 1.28% | Financial 15 | 17,030.92 | 21.04 | 0.12% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 70,076.86 | 696.88 | 1.00% | All Share | 51,810.16 | 206.23 | 0.40% | Oil & Gas | 28,782.75 | .00 | 0.00% | Mining | 25,028.95 | -612.44 | -2.39% | Gold Mining | 1,259.68 | -43.66 | -3.35% | Platinum Mining | 29.90 | -.45 | -1.48% | GENERAL MINING | 7,277.15 | -173.48 | -2.33% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,475.95 | .00 | 0.00% | Basic Materials | 23,172.82 | -414.85 | -1.76% | Chemicals | 21,518.69 | -136.29 | -0.63% | Forestry & Paper | 39,766.73 | 446.45 | 1.14% | Industrial Metals | 9,906.78 | -294.32 | -2.89% | Industrials | 45,989.04 | 457.32 | 1.00% | General Industrials | 162.97 | 1.53 | 0.95% | Consumer Goods | 64,674.22 | 856.18 | 1.34% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,699.16 | -124.54 | -1.59% | Household Goods | 498.03 | 5 | 1.07% | Health Care | 10,594.42 | 139.71 | 1.34% | Beverages | 220.00 | 4.33 | 2.01% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 9,004.32 | 80.66 | 0.90% | Personal Goods | 992.97 | 12.18 | 1.24% | Consumer Services | 15,882.43 | 326.07 | 2.10% | General Retailers | 81,268.78 | 1408.24 | 1.76% | Travel & Leisure | 6,141.31 | 6.26 | 0.10% | Media | 386.52 | 9.14 | 2.42% | Support Services | 2,913.04 | -44.88 | -1.52% | Telecommunications | 10,091.99 | -8.79 | -0.09% | Financials | 44,768.45 | 73.74 | 0.16% | Banks | 80,356.31 | -60.31 | -0.07% | Non-life Insurance | 55,893.63 | 1385.85 | 2.54% | Life Insurance | 42,914.57 | 115.85 | 0.27% | General Financial | 4,063.07 | 31.95 | 0.79% | Technology | 60,050.57 | 482.22 | 0.81% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,492.12 | -25 | -0.72% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,765.18 | -24 | -0.64% | COAL MINING | 13,263.73 | -377 | -2.76% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,745.70 | 14 | 0.20% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,232.06 | 10 | 0.80% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 657.11 | | -0.07% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 565.02 | | -0.03% | RESOURCE | 22,716.66 | -556 | -2.39% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 233.09 | -2 | -0.71% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,678.50 | -39 | -0.41% | Capped Top 40 | 24,374.70 | 101 | 0.42% | Capped All Share | 26,279.06 | 105 | 0.40% | JSE TABACO | 8,101.28 | -0 | -0.00% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | TBS | TIGER BRANDS LTD | BUY | 26/03/2015 | CPI | CAPITEC | SELL | 25/03/2015 | SHF | STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL H... | BUY | 25/03/2015 | GRF | GROUP FIVE LIMITED | BUY | 24/03/2015 | AMS | ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM C... | BUY | 24/03/2015 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 30/03/2015 | EASTPLATS | December 2014 (Final) | 30/03/2015 | MASTDRILL | December 2014 (Final) | 30/03/2015 | RBA | December 2014 (Final) | 30/03/2015 | TIMESMED | December 2014 (Interim) | 31/03/2015 | ATLATSA | December 2014 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | METAIR | 26/03/15 | 17/04/15 | 28/04/15 | ZAR 0.8000 | CAPITEC | 24/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 5.9000 | ADVTECH | 23/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 0.1500 | KAYDAV | 23/03/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 0.0500 | ELBGROUP | 20/03/15 | 17/04/15 | 28/04/15 | ZAR 0.3000 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SHOPCONV | 03/03/15 | 26/03/15 | 07/04/15 | ZAR 325.0000 | 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 | NEDBANK | 23/02/15 | 26/03/15 | 07/04/15 | ZAR 5.6800 | SANTAM | 02/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 4.8000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | HDC | Hudaco Industries Ltd. | 27/03/2015 | Confirmed | CIL | Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd. | 02/04/2015 | Unconfirmed |
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