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South Africa's main stock index booked its biggest daily percentage decline in more than a month on Wednesday, tracking global markets as anxiety from a sell-off in global government bonds spread to equities. Full story
BHP shareholders overwhelmingly approved the spin-off of new mining and metals group South32, clearing the way for a listing this month that will test investor sentiment towards the battered mining sector. Full story |
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Yemen's Houthi militia battled its way into Aden's Tawahi district on Wednesday despite Saudi-led air strikes, strengthening its hold on the city whose fate is seen as crucial to determining the country's civil war. Full storyAn Afghan judge sentenced four men to death on Wednesday for the mob killing of 27-year-old woman accused of burning a Koran in Kabul, a case that sparked outrage and rare street protests against religious extremism in the capital. Full storyThe French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, targeted in a deadly attack earlier this year by Islamist gunmen, was honoured on Tuesday at a New York gala under heavy security, organizers said. Full story |
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Markets | A global rout in government
bonds deepened on Wednesday as long-term U.S. and European
borrowing costs reached their highest level this year, spreading
anxiety. . . Full story | | Gold edged down on Wednesday, as
the impact of higher U.S. real yields counteracted the effects
of a weaker dollar, soft U.S. data. . . Full story | | A worldwide selloff in government
bonds deepened on Wednesday, with the rise in yields to their
highest level this year spreading unease across. . . Full story | | Hong Kong stocks followed
mainland markets lower on Wednesday, surrendering earlier gains,
with infrastructure and industrial stocks
leading the decline.. . . Full story |
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| China stocks surrendered early
gains and ended lower on Wednesday as fears of a deeper
correction outweighed a chorus of upbeat official media
commentaries. . . Full story | | Australian shares slid to a
three-month closing low on Wednesday
as investors dumped bank stocks on growth worries, with
Commonwealth Bank suffering its. . . Full story | | Long-term U.S. Treasury yields
rose on Tuesday to their highest level this year as investors
reassessed their view on the global economy, while. . . Full story | | Gold rose on Tuesday as
the dollar turned lower and global shares fell ahead of U.S.
non-farm payroll data later in the week. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand held on to gains against the dollar on Wednesday despite a fall in domestic consumer confidence, as the. . . Full story | | A vast majority of BHP Billiton's shareholders voting by proxy have approved the spin-off of the global miner's smaller assets into. . . Full story | | South Africa's consumer confidence fell back into negative territory in the first quarter of 2015, weighed down mainly by chronic power. . . Full story | | Botswana's supermarket chain Choppies plans a secondary listing on the South African bourse, it said on Wednesday, seeking to boost its. . . Full story |
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| Business activity in South Africa's private sector expanded at a slightly slower rate in April but new orders continued to rise and companies stepped up hiring, a survey showed on Wednesday.. . . Full story | | Power blackouts in South Africa and soaring Indian imports in anticipation of an El Nino climatic event have pushed thermal coal prices in the Indian and Pacific Ocean basin up since. . . Full story | | A U.S. fine for bribery and
write-offs on Russian assets pushed France's Alstom to
a 719 million euro ($808 million) annual net loss, a big swing
from a 556 million profit in the. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that Bonatla has changed its year end from 31 December to 31 March. This trading statement accordingly relates. . . Full story | | Following the retirement of Mr MA Mun-Gavin as independent non-executive Chairman of the board with effect from the conclusion of the. . . Full story | | At the Annual General Meeting held on 6 May 2015, all resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed by vote on. . . Full story | | Further to the trading update released on SENS on 5 December 2014, the company advised shareholders that the headline earnings per. . . Full story |
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| At the 47th Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of shareholders of Bell held on 4 May 2015, all the resolutions, as set. . . Full story | | SPAR is in the process of finalising their results for the six months ended 31 March 2015 (ôResultsö) and shareholders are. . . Full story | | Highlights of the period:
*Continued improvement in retailer demand with 44 new long term leases agreed for GBP7 million new annual rent,. . . Full story | | Datatec announced that its subsidiary, Logicalis Group Ltd. ("Logicalis"), has acquired Trovus , a UK Business Intelligence consultancy, which provides business. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Net interest income grew to R448 million (R395 million). Profit attributable to equity holders slumped to R177 million (R775 million), Furthermore, headline earnings per share from continuing operations rose to 31.1cps. . . Full story | | Sales for the year rose to R1.5 billion (R1.4 billion). Gross profit grew to R735.0 (R683.5 million). Operating profit increased to R266.7 million (R250.0 million). Profit attributable to equity holders was. . . Full story | | Lodestone have released their maiden final results for the 9 months ended 31 March 2015, therefore there are no comparatives. Rental revenue amounted to R108.5 million while profit attributable to equity. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 53848.74 | -726.25 | -1.33% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 47707.62 | -604.79 | -1.25% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1287.46 | -64.85 | -4.80% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 45368.33 | -834.49 | -1.81% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 75711.30 | -842.41 | -1.10% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 67253.05 | -771.48 | -1.13% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 45425.61 | -714.85 | -1.55% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 17733.00 | -131.00 | -0.73% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 17783.63 | -144.57 | -0.81% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 2074.18 | -15.28 | -0.73% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4903.54 | -35.79 | -0.72% | FTSE 100 | 17:18 | 6934.46 | 6.88 | 0.10% | DAX | 18:08 | 11350.15 | 22.47 | 0.20% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4981.59 | 7.52 | 0.15% | Nikkei | 01/05 | 19531.63 | 11.62 | 0.06% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 4229.27 | -69.44 | -1.62% | Hang-Seng | 06:30 | 28006.91 | 251.37 | 0.91% | All Ords | 08:43 | 5690.90 | -125.30 | -2.15% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 5765.27 | -22.52 | -0.39% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1190.90 | -1.84 | -0.15% | Gold R | 19:58 | 14296.15 | 9.14 | 0.06% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 459799 | -950 | -0.21% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 16.4980 | -.0370 | -0.22% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1140.00 | -1.50 | -0.13% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 791.30 | 1.30 | 0.16% | R186 | 17:35 | 8.15 | .04 | 0.56% | R204 | 17:32 | 7.40 | .05 | 0.68% | R207 | 17:32 | 7.61 | .04 | 0.53% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 68.02 | 1.57 | 2.36% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 12.0044 | 0.0286 | 0.24% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 18.2729 | 0.1292 | 0.71% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.6109 | 0.2137 | 1.60% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 9.0145 | -0.0476 | -0.53% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.5730 | 0.0599 | 0.63% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 119.3900 | -0.4650 | -0.39% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.8816 | -0.0121 | -1.35% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.1337 | 0.0151 | 1.35% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6557 | -0.0031 | -0.47% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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06/05/2015 | 119 | 260 | 55 | 434 | 290,826,947 | R22,603,867,123 | 309253 | 2156002 | 05/05/2015 | 207 | 164 | 58 | 429 | 239,814,011 | R15,347,052,966 | 227935 | 1967246 | 04/05/2015 | 197 | 180 | 58 | 435 | 198,575,336 | R14,685,347,725 | 241983 | 957327 | 30/04/2015 | 211 | 178 | 63 | 452 | 253,254,688 | R21,827,455,595 | 296930 | 2081518 | 29/04/2015 | 127 | 228 | 54 | 409 | 258,311,176 | R20,624,531,972 | 294966 | 2058985 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 47,707.62 | -604.79 | -1.25% | Industrial | 75,711.30 | -842.41 | -1.10% | Mid Cap | 74,437.22 | -1398.28 | -1.84% | Small Cap | 61,364.19 | -777.94 | -1.25% | Resource 20 | 45,425.61 | -714.85 | -1.55% | Industrial 25 | 67,253.05 | -771.48 | -1.13% | Financial 15 | 17,322.23 | -272.31 | -1.55% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 72,440.04 | -897.64 | -1.22% | All Share | 53,848.74 | -726.25 | -1.33% | Oil & Gas | 32,676.88 | 84.65 | 0.26% | Mining | 27,445.56 | -425.52 | -1.53% | Gold Mining | 1,287.46 | -64.85 | -4.80% | Platinum Mining | 34.27 | .16 | 0.47% | GENERAL MINING | 8,035.43 | -103.06 | -1.27% | Oil & Gas Producers | 17,569.76 | 45.52 | 0.26% | Basic Materials | 25,477.35 | -214.14 | -0.83% | Chemicals | 24,864.21 | 203.98 | 0.83% | Forestry & Paper | 40,577.90 | 523.29 | 1.31% | Industrial Metals | 10,644.98 | 28.95 | 0.27% | Industrials | 46,802.48 | -350.59 | -0.74% | General Industrials | 165.00 | -1.82 | -1.09% | Consumer Goods | 65,708.01 | -471.26 | -0.71% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,186.02 | -158.51 | -1.90% | Household Goods | 521.23 | -2 | -0.38% | Health Care | 10,062.49 | -195.97 | -1.91% | Beverages | 212.71 | -2.06 | -0.96% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 8,800.49 | -172.81 | -1.93% | Personal Goods | 1,066.18 | -7.49 | -0.70% | Consumer Services | 16,197.28 | -412.55 | -2.48% | General Retailers | 83,367.22 | -892.00 | -1.06% | Travel & Leisure | 6,664.86 | -80.29 | -1.19% | Media | 389.72 | -13.90 | -3.44% | Support Services | 2,920.29 | -10.13 | -0.35% | Telecommunications | 11,625.65 | -115.28 | -0.98% | Financials | 45,368.33 | -834.49 | -1.81% | Banks | 82,525.28 | -1329.31 | -1.59% | Non-life Insurance | 58,573.47 | -306.26 | -0.52% | Life Insurance | 43,465.60 | -561.87 | -1.28% | General Financial | 4,271.66 | -101.26 | -2.32% | Technology | 61,479.39 | -1543.92 | -2.45% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,849.50 | -28 | -0.73% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 4,081.85 | -40 | -0.97% | COAL MINING | 13,210.64 | -229 | -1.70% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,857.02 | -31 | -0.45% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,308.76 | -22 | -1.65% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 634.46 | | -3.10% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 547.90 | | -2.43% | RESOURCE | 24,910.26 | -386 | -1.53% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 242.74 | -1 | -0.43% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 10,322.02 | -116 | -1.11% | Capped Top 40 | 25,498.64 | -317 | -1.23% | Capped All Share | 27,313.06 | -368 | -1.33% | JSE TABACO | 8,356.08 | 50 | 0.60% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | APN | ASPEN PHARMACARE HLDGS | BUY | 30/04/2015 | BAT | BRAIT S.A. | BUY | 29/04/2015 | BVT | THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 28/04/2015 | AQP | AQUARIUS PLATINUM LTD | BUY | 28/04/2015 | SOL | SASOL LIMITED | BUY | 28/04/2015 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 07/05/2015 | GFIELDS | March 2015 (Q) | 07/05/2015 | GFIELDSP | March 2015 (Q) | 07/05/2015 | NET1UEPS | March 2015 (Q) | 07/05/2015 | NET1UEPSP | March 2015 (Q) | 07/05/2015 | NET1UEPSPP | March 2015 (Q) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | HOLDSPORT | 05/05/15 | 29/05/15 | 08/06/15 | ZAR 1.6500 | TRANSCAP | 05/05/15 | 29/05/15 | 08/06/15 | ZAR 0.1000 | OASIS | 04/05/15 | 29/05/15 | 08/06/15 | ZAR 0.5170 | OCTODEC | 04/05/15 | 22/05/15 | 01/06/15 | ZAR 0.9680 | RIPLC | 29/04/15 | 15/05/15 | 05/06/15 | GBP 0.0160 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | PSG | 15/04/15 | 30/04/15 | 11/05/15 | ZAR 1.4500 | TIMESMED | 02/03/15 | 30/04/15 | 11/05/15 | ZAR 0.3000 | PSG KST | 09/04/15 | 30/04/15 | 11/05/15 | ZAR 0.0800 | EFFICIENT | 14/04/15 | 30/04/15 | 11/05/15 | ZAR 0.0588 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | GFI | Gold Fields Ltd. | 06/05/2015 | Confirmed | GFPP | Gold Fields Ltd. | 06/05/2015 | Confirmed | ANG | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 06/05/2015 | Confirmed | ANGA | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 06/05/2015 | Confirmed | ANGB | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 06/05/2015 | Confirmed |
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