Friday, 17 April 2015 - 20:00
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South African shares followed global stock markets lower on Friday, as traders grappled with an outage of Bloomberg financial terminals and fears of a regulatory clampdown on trading in China. Full story
Local markets
The JSE All Share index closed down 0.97% as losses in all the indices flagged ongoing globals concerns. Widespread local power outages added to these woes. Industrials were down 1.13%. Full story |
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Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri, former right-hand man to late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and a leader of Iraq's Sunni insurgency, has been reported killed by Iraqi forces and Shi'ite militias. Full storyRecent satellite images published on Thursday show China has made rapid progress in building an airstrip suitable for military use in contested territory in the South China Sea's Spratly Islands and may be planning another, moves that have been greeted with concern in the United States and Asia. Full storyYemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Friday he would not leave the country, dismissing reports in the Gulf Arab media that he was seeking a safe exit as Saudi Arabian war planes bomb troops loyal to him and their Houthi militia allies. Full story |
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Markets | Global equity markets fell on
Friday as a crackdown on margin lending in China sent ripples
around the world, while the dollar gained. . . Full story | | Gold pared gains on Friday,
heading for a second weekly drop, after data showing U.S.
consumer prices rose in March tempered speculation the. . . Full story | | Hong Kong stocks fall on Friday but had
a fifth straight weekly gain, thanks to hopes of further money
inflows.. . . Full story | | China stocks rose to fresh
seven-year highs on Friday, posting their seventh straight week
of gains, as investor interest shifted from pricy small. . . Full story |
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| Australian shares fell 1.2
percent on Friday as falling iron ore prices encouraged
investors to sell mining stocks, putting the index on track. . . Full story | | Japan's Nikkei share average
dropped to its lowest in more than a week on Friday after
weaker-than-expected U.S. housing data soured the mood,. . . Full story | | Gold steadied around
$1,200 an ounce on Thursday, paring losses as the U.S. dollar
extended its losses, while weak demand for physical metal. . . Full story | | Wall Street equities finished
modestly lower on Thursday as investors worried about coming
corporate results, while European stocks fell nearly 1 percent
under the. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand fell to a one-week low against the dollar on Friday as the greenback was bolstered by U.S. inflation. . . Full story | | South Africa's government on Friday appointed veteran public service executive Brian Molefe as acting CEO of its struggling power utility Eskom. . . Full story | | Buying the catering unit of cash-strapped state airline South African Airways [SAA.UL] could work for Bidvest Group, its chief executive said. . . Full story | | South Africa has held talks with the World Bank about drawing down $1.6 billion remaining on a loan to state-owned power. . . Full story |
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| South Africa appointed
veteran public service expert Brian Molefe as acting CEO of its
struggling power utility firm Eskom on Friday in an. . . Full story | | South Africa will build 13 renewable projects to supply an extra 1,121 megawatts of electricity, the energy minister said, in a. . . Full story | | The chief executive of South African industrial conglomerate Bidvest said on Friday it "could make sense" to buy the catering unit. . . Full story | | The chairman of Rwanda's state-run carrier RwandAir said he expected the airline to break even by 2018, carving out a niche. . . Full story |
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| South Africa has appointed Brian Molefe, a veteran public service executive, as acting chief executive of its struggling power utility Eskom. . . Full story | | Wage demands by South African public-sector unions would cost the government an extra 20 billion rand ($1.67 billion) over the next. . . Full story | | Jaki Kweka is that rare breed of gourmet chocolatier. She makes fine chocolate in Africa using local African ingredients.. . . Full story | | Sasol is repatriating 340 South Africans working at its projects in Mozambique over fears for their safety after foreign nationals were. . . Full story |
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Company News | The shareholders of Gijima ("Gijima Shareholders") are reminded that on 2 April 2015, resolutions allowing for Yebo Guma Investments Pty Ltd. . . Full story | | The board of directors of Pinnacle (ôthe Boardö) advise shareholders that Pinnacle (ôthe Sellerö) has entered into an agreement (ôthe Agreementö). . . Full story | | Further to the SENS announcement dated 3 March 2015 relating to ValueÆs repurchase of ordinary shares, shareholders are advised that the. . . Full story | | FirstRand shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement of 6 March 2015 which outlined a number of planned management changes. These. . . Full story |
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| The Annual Financial Statements of Santam for the year ended 31 December 2014 are available for inspection at the registered office of the Issuer, as well as on the IssuerÆs website, www.santam.co.za.. . . Full story | | Challenging quarter characterised by prolonged in-stope safety stoppages and lower grade
Key features
*Regrettably one fall of ground related fatal accident
*75% and 29% improvement in serious and lost time injury frequency rates respectively
*6% increase in tonnes milled
*6% decrease in 4E and platinum ounces. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue increased to R3.6 billion (R3.1 billion). Gross profit rose to R974.2 million (R920.9 million), while operating profit lowered to R161.8. . . Full story | | Total revenue for the interim period ended 28 February 2015 shot up to R477 million (2014: R406.3 million). Profit from operations. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year increased by 7.8% to R1.389 billion (2014: R1.288 billion). Gross profit rose 3.1% to R349.3 million (2014:. . . Full story | | Interest income soared to R145.5 million (R93 million). Profit attributable to owners of the parent rose by 38% to R50.9 million. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 53734.04 | -528.23 | -0.97% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 47491.87 | -511.65 | -1.07% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1331.12 | -3.99 | -0.30% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 46480.53 | -229.62 | -0.49% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 76646.84 | -879.66 | -1.13% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 68254.55 | -825.48 | -1.19% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 40963.77 | -458.45 | -1.11% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 17736.00 | -305.00 | -1.69% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 17824.73 | -281.04 | -1.55% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 2081.17 | -23.82 | -1.13% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 4932.25 | -75.54 | -1.51% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6994.63 | -65.82 | -0.93% | DAX | 18:08 | 11688.70 | -310.16 | -2.58% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 5143.26 | -81.23 | -1.55% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 19652.88 | -232.89 | -1.17% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 4287.30 | 92.48 | 2.20% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 27880.96 | 141.25 | 0.51% | All Ords | 08:39 | 5851.50 | -66.10 | -1.12% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 5861.48 | -20.28 | -0.34% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1202.54 | 3.68 | 0.31% | Gold R | 20:00 | 14515.98 | 193.08 | 1.35% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 466689 | 4351 | 0.94% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 16.2360 | -.0650 | -0.40% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1167.02 | 12.52 | 1.08% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 783.84 | 5.84 | 0.75% | R186 | 17:37 | 7.80 | .03 | 0.39% | R204 | 17:23 | 7.14 | .04 | 0.49% | R207 | 17:22 | 7.28 | .03 | 0.41% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 63.99 | 3.67 | 6.08% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 12.0711 | 0.1242 | 1.04% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 18.0288 | 0.2189 | 1.23% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.0354 | 0.1774 | 1.38% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 9.2783 | 0.1208 | 1.32% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.3859 | 0.0700 | 0.75% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 118.8640 | -0.1340 | -0.11% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.9260 | -0.0028 | -0.30% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.0791 | 0.0029 | 0.26% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6686 | -0.0009 | -0.14% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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17/04/2015 | 137 | 213 | 70 | 420 | 247,221,988 | R16,754,014,277 | 234662 | 1816921 | 16/04/2015 | 217 | 162 | 65 | 444 | 243,587,704 | R21,378,365,361 | 262683 | 1736233 | 15/04/2015 | 224 | 137 | 69 | 430 | 219,880,678 | R16,228,859,017 | 186537 | 978202 | 14/04/2015 | 167 | 202 | 57 | 426 | 274,177,979 | R20,071,714,767 | 234624 | 1637538 | 13/04/2015 | 204 | 185 | 60 | 449 | 218,033,480 | R17,787,269,599 | 258028 | 1786637 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 47,491.87 | -511.65 | -1.07% | Industrial | 76,646.84 | -879.66 | -1.13% | Mid Cap | 75,658.70 | -462.85 | -0.61% | Small Cap | 60,346.30 | -74.09 | -0.12% | Resource 20 | 40,963.77 | -458.45 | -1.11% | Industrial 25 | 68,254.55 | -825.48 | -1.19% | Financial 15 | 17,714.91 | -97.14 | -0.55% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 73,533.13 | -832.69 | -1.12% | All Share | 53,734.04 | -528.23 | -0.97% | Oil & Gas | 29,629.30 | .00 | 0.00% | Mining | 24,806.45 | -266.86 | -1.06% | Gold Mining | 1,331.12 | -3.99 | -0.30% | Platinum Mining | 30.90 | .30 | 0.98% | GENERAL MINING | 7,125.73 | -100.64 | -1.39% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,931.13 | .00 | 0.00% | Basic Materials | 23,564.92 | -326.02 | -1.36% | Chemicals | 24,003.62 | -563.70 | -2.29% | Forestry & Paper | 41,490.27 | -685.78 | -1.63% | Industrial Metals | 8,670.30 | -139.21 | -1.58% | Industrials | 46,910.64 | -77.79 | -0.17% | General Industrials | 167.02 | .21 | 0.13% | Consumer Goods | 66,839.64 | 202.78 | 0.30% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,321.89 | -56.61 | -0.68% | Household Goods | 530.22 | -6 | -1.13% | Health Care | 11,004.14 | -75.70 | -0.68% | Beverages | 223.97 | 1.46 | 0.66% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 8,877.27 | 32.02 | 0.36% | Personal Goods | 1,038.71 | .40 | 0.04% | Consumer Services | 16,589.77 | -612.29 | -3.56% | General Retailers | 86,547.46 | -727.49 | -0.83% | Travel & Leisure | 6,460.35 | -99.54 | -1.52% | Media | 399.82 | -21.81 | -5.17% | Support Services | 2,874.18 | -16.19 | -0.56% | Telecommunications | 11,255.37 | -68.42 | -0.60% | Financials | 46,480.53 | -229.62 | -0.49% | Banks | 83,779.47 | -649.39 | -0.77% | Non-life Insurance | 59,466.74 | 791.18 | 1.35% | Life Insurance | 44,645.82 | -377.24 | -0.84% | General Financial | 4,313.83 | -14.92 | -0.34% | Technology | 60,165.13 | -1038.76 | -1.70% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,641.20 | -44 | -1.20% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,903.51 | -42 | -1.06% | COAL MINING | 11,881.99 | -27 | -0.22% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,874.44 | 20 | 0.30% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,305.72 | 3 | 0.20% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 667.74 | | -0.33% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 573.39 | | -0.12% | RESOURCE | 22,514.96 | -242 | -1.06% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 235.84 | -2 | -0.67% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 10,069.16 | -85 | -0.84% | Capped Top 40 | 25,352.16 | -267 | -1.04% | Capped All Share | 27,254.88 | -268 | -0.97% | JSE TABACO | 8,594.14 | 84 | 0.99% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | TON | TONGAAT HULETT LTD | HOLD | 16/04/2015 | PFG | PIONEER FOODS GROUP LTD | SELL | 15/04/2015 | AVI | AVI LTD | HOLD | 15/04/2015 | TBS | TIGER BRANDS LTD | BUY | 15/04/2015 | ILV | ILLOVO SUGAR LIMITED | HOLD | 15/04/2015 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 21/04/2015 | CIL | February 2015 (Interim) | 21/04/2015 | DCENTRIX | February 2015 (Final) | 21/04/2015 | PICKNPAY | February 2015 (Final) | 21/04/2015 | PIKWIK | March 2015 (Final) | 22/04/2015 | AEEI | February 2015 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | FINBOND | 16/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 0.0340 | REBOSIS | 16/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 0.5246 | PSG | 15/04/15 | 30/04/15 | 11/05/15 | ZAR 1.4500 | EFFICIENT | 14/04/15 | 30/04/15 | 11/05/15 | ZAR 0.0588 | BARWORLD6%P | 13/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 0.0600 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ILRPREF1 | 31/03/15 | 17/04/15 | 28/04/15 | ZAR 12.7513 | CAPITEC | 24/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 5.9000 | B-AFRICA | 03/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 5.2500 | BIDVEST | 02/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 4.2600 | SHFINV-PREF | 03/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 3.8400 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | BRT | Brimstone Investment Corporation Ltd. | 20/04/2015 | Confirmed | BRN | Brimstone Investment Corporation Ltd. | 20/04/2015 | Confirmed | HLM | Hulamin Ltd. | 23/04/2015 | Confirmed | HULA | Hulamin Ltd. | 23/04/2015 | Confirmed | HULB | Hulamin Ltd. | 23/04/2015 | Confirmed |
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