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South African shares edged up slightly on Friday underpinned by investment company Brait that said it would buy a majority stake in British budget clothes retailer New Look. Full story
The South African rand erased early losses against the greenback on Friday and was on track for a fourth straight daily gain after weak U.S. data knocked the dollar back. Full story |
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Burundian forces arrested the leader of a failed coup on Friday and President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to the capital, his spokesman said, but protesters pledged to go back to the streets, setting the stage for more clashes. Full storyNearly 800 "boat people" were brought ashore in Indonesia on Friday, but other vessels crammed with migrants were sent back to sea despite a UN call to rescue thousands adrift in Southeast Asian waters with dwindling supplies of food and water. Full storyInvestigators on Friday sought to explain why an Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia had accelerated in the minute before it derailed, raising questions about whether the engineer's actions or mechanical failure, or both, caused the fatal accident. Full story |
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Markets | Treasury yields dropped and the
dollar index dipped on Friday following a stabilization in
European government bonds and another batch of weak U.S.. . . Full story | | Gold held near three-month highs
on Friday, heading for its biggest weekly gain since
mid-January, as soft U.S. consumer sentiment data weighed on. . . Full story | | Hong Kong stocks ended 2 percent higher
on Friday, boosted by a sudden surge in afternoon trading on
renewed hopes that a cross-border. . . Full story | | China stocks fell on Friday
amid concerns over fresh share supplies, after regulators said
the market has ample liquidity to handle more initial. . . Full story |
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| Japan's Nikkei share average
rebounded on Friday as worries about a U.S. interest rate hike
receded, while companies announcing shareholder returns such as
Dentsu. . . Full story | | Australian shares rose on Friday
and ended higher for the week, turning around following two
straight weekly declines after a record high on. . . Full story | | Increasing expectations the
U.S. Federal Reserve will hold off raising interest rates until
September at the earliest helped push the S&P 500 to. . . Full story | | Gold hit a three-month
high on Thursday as the dollar came under pressure following a
new batch of mixed U.S. data that pushed. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its 2,000 members working at telecommunications operator MTN Group would strike on May 20. . . Full story | | South Africa's power utility Eskom, which is struggling with supply shortages, said on Friday it would cut up to 1,000 megawatts. . . Full story | | Zambia's maize harvest will fall 21 percent to 2.6 million tonnes in the current 2014/2015 season versus the previous season, its. . . Full story | | Swiss food group Nestle is eyeing baby formula imports from Europe and Asia as ongoing power outages curb output at its. . . Full story |
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| Following are five big themes
likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the
coming week and the Reuters stories related to. . . Full story | | South Africa's Chamber of Mines said on Friday that all of its members had exceeded the government's requirement that 26 percent. . . Full story | | African investment
heavyweight Brait SE will pay $1.2 billion for
virtually all of budget clothes retailer New Look, giving it a
substantial presence in. . . Full story | | South Africa sold 2.555 billion rand ($216 million) in three-month Treasury Bills on Friday at an average yield of 5.78 percent,. . . Full story |
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| Most of South Africa's public sector unions are expected to accept the government's 7 percent final wage hike offer on Friday,. . . Full story | | African investment heavyweight Brait SE said it will pay $1.2 billion for virtually all of budget clothes retailer New Look, giving. . . Full story | | Shares of cement maker PPC jumped more than 8 percent on Friday after South African authorities imposed duties of between 14.3. . . Full story | | South Africa's mines minister said on Thursday he was alarmed at the rate of retrenchments in the mining sector and would. . . Full story |
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Company News | At the ninety eighth annual general meeting ("AGM") of the shareholders of Delta held on 14th May 2015 all the ordinary. . . Full story | | The shareholders of PSV are referred to the SENS announcement dated 14 April 2015, (and using the terms defined therein unless. . . Full story | | Shareholders are hereby advised that it has come to the attention of the Afdawn board of directors (Afdawn Board), after instructing. . . Full story | | Unitholders are advised that the voting results for the annual general meeting (AGM) of SA Corporate held at the registered offices. . . Full story |
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| In compliance with section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the board of directors sadly announces the passing. . . Full story | | Shareholders are hereby notified that VIG, a company controlled by The MS Varachia Discretionary Family Trust (ôMSVö) has submitted to the. . . Full story | | PPC hereby informs shareholders that provisional anti-dumping duties of between 14.29% and 77.15% have been imposed on Portland cement originating or. . . Full story | | The directors of Bonatla are pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Nthabeleng Likotsi as an independent non-executive director to the. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Sales for the interim period decreased to USD2.7 billion (USD3.1 billion). Operating profit grew to USD241 million (USD169 million). Profit for. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period rose to USD14.2 million (USD10.1 million). Operating profit remained constant at USD1.1 million. Profit for the. . . Full story | | Delta International have released the financial results of the group in respect of the three month period from 1 January 2015. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year jumped to R237.0 million (R214.4 million). Operating profit grew to R61.7 million (R51.8 million). Profit attributable to. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 54028.17 | 153.58 | 0.29% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 47935.39 | 113.74 | 0.24% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1211.65 | -28.26 | -2.28% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 45470.75 | 464.59 | 1.03% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 76762.68 | 336.65 | 0.44% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 68335.38 | 315.39 | 0.46% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 43834.17 | -644.86 | -1.45% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 18203.00 | 1.00 | 0.01% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 18235.55 | -16.69 | -0.09% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 2118.86 | -2.24 | -0.11% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 5038.19 | -12.61 | -0.25% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6960.49 | -12.55 | -0.18% | DAX | 18:08 | 11447.03 | -112.79 | -0.98% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4993.82 | -35.49 | -0.71% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 19732.92 | 162.68 | 0.83% | Shanghai | 09:30 | 4308.69 | -69.62 | -1.59% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 27419.75 | 133.20 | 0.49% | All Ords | 08:43 | 5730.00 | 37.50 | 0.66% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 5760.38 | 21.98 | 0.38% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1224.44 | 3.29 | 0.27% | Gold R | 19:59 | 14415.70 | 32.76 | 0.23% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 463553 | -466 | -0.10% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 17.5290 | .0720 | 0.41% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1169.92 | 15.42 | 1.34% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 793.03 | 13.53 | 1.74% | R186 | 16:50 | 7.97 | -.06 | -0.81% | R204 | 16:50 | 7.18 | -.06 | -0.76% | R207 | 16:50 | 7.41 | -.08 | -1.07% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 66.58 | -.01 | -0.02% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 11.7710 | -0.0045 | -0.04% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 18.5051 | -0.0675 | -0.36% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.4614 | 0.0103 | 0.08% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 8.8125 | -0.0152 | -0.17% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.4636 | -0.0611 | -0.64% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 119.3300 | 0.1730 | 0.15% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.8743 | -0.0022 | -0.25% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.1436 | 0.0027 | 0.24% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6349 | 0.0010 | 0.16% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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15/05/2015 | 216 | 149 | 60 | 425 | 237,855,440 | R16,604,163,198 | 197791 | 1497963 | 14/05/2015 | 156 | 201 | 52 | 409 | 242,132,104 | R15,934,843,121 | 236747 | 1324893 | 13/05/2015 | 170 | 190 | 69 | 429 | 286,000,537 | R22,171,053,169 | 281938 | 1079772 | 12/05/2015 | 162 | 176 | 66 | 404 | 234,440,000 | R18,870,614,846 | 239936 | 1631478 | 11/05/2015 | 201 | 140 | 68 | 409 | 198,761,966 | R17,341,596,486 | 229778 | 519393 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 47,935.39 | 113.74 | 0.24% | Industrial | 76,762.68 | 336.65 | 0.44% | Mid Cap | 73,875.69 | 432.52 | 0.59% | Small Cap | 62,019.13 | 172.29 | 0.28% | Resource 20 | 43,834.17 | -644.86 | -1.45% | Industrial 25 | 68,335.38 | 315.39 | 0.46% | Financial 15 | 17,264.24 | 149.04 | 0.87% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 73,366.52 | 409.08 | 0.56% | All Share | 54,028.17 | 153.58 | 0.29% | Oil & Gas | 33,862.05 | .00 | 0.00% | Mining | 26,463.35 | -382.92 | -1.43% | Gold Mining | 1,211.65 | -28.26 | -2.28% | Platinum Mining | 31.84 | -.04 | -0.13% | GENERAL MINING | 7,810.70 | -115.76 | -1.46% | Oil & Gas Producers | 18,207.00 | .00 | 0.00% | Basic Materials | 24,719.75 | -373.67 | -1.49% | Chemicals | 23,254.16 | -651.44 | -2.73% | Forestry & Paper | 44,727.44 | 96.17 | 0.22% | Industrial Metals | 9,346.89 | -29.20 | -0.31% | Industrials | 45,756.02 | 154.25 | 0.34% | General Industrials | 161.06 | .97 | 0.61% | Consumer Goods | 68,104.97 | 679.48 | 1.01% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,321.89 | -22.64 | -0.27% | Household Goods | 531.52 | -4 | -0.72% | Health Care | 10,182.49 | 299.50 | 3.03% | Beverages | 229.72 | 1.47 | 0.64% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 8,794.62 | 63.46 | 0.73% | Personal Goods | 1,073.47 | 27.57 | 2.64% | Consumer Services | 16,483.23 | -20.78 | -0.13% | General Retailers | 85,748.42 | 58.28 | 0.07% | Travel & Leisure | 6,614.00 | -22.66 | -0.34% | Media | 397.52 | -2.32 | -0.58% | Support Services | 2,932.98 | 29.66 | 1.02% | Telecommunications | 11,465.31 | 45.08 | 0.39% | Financials | 45,470.75 | 464.59 | 1.03% | Banks | 81,229.30 | 1213.18 | 1.52% | Non-life Insurance | 56,911.97 | 1786.55 | 3.24% | Life Insurance | 43,368.10 | 199.82 | 0.46% | General Financial | 4,429.19 | 65.23 | 1.49% | Technology | 62,709.96 | -58.51 | -0.09% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,778.31 | -27 | -0.71% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 4,010.14 | -23 | -0.57% | COAL MINING | 11,615.25 | 62 | 0.54% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,970.75 | 26 | 0.38% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,328.46 | 5 | 0.36% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 644.51 | | 1.00% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 560.31 | | 1.00% | RESOURCE | 24,019.32 | -347 | -1.43% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 234.96 | 0 | 0.04% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 10,197.85 | -13 | -0.13% | Capped Top 40 | 25,587.12 | 62 | 0.24% | Capped All Share | 27,404.07 | 78 | 0.29% | JSE TABACO | 8,524.37 | -20 | -0.23% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | AVI | AVI LTD | HOLD | 14/05/2015 | NPN | NASPERS LIMITED | BUY | 14/05/2015 | REM | REMGRO LIMITED | HOLD | 14/05/2015 | DRD | DRDGOLD LTD | BUY | 13/05/2015 | SAB | SABMILLER PLC | HOLD | 13/05/2015 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 18/05/2015 | ASTRAL | March 2015 (Interim) | 18/05/2015 | BARWORLD | March 2015 (Interim) | 18/05/2015 | BARWORLD6%P | March 2015 (Interim) | 18/05/2015 | CENRAND | December 2014 (Final) | 18/05/2015 | PFGAORDS | March 2015 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ALTRON | 13/05/15 | 26/06/15 | 06/07/15 | ZAR 0.3100 | LIFEHC | 13/05/15 | 29/05/15 | 08/06/15 | ZAR 0.6800 | SABMILLER | 13/05/15 | 31/07/15 | 07/08/15 | USD 0.8700 | MAS | 13/05/15 | 05/06/15 | 17/06/15 | EUR 0.0115 | VALUE | 13/05/15 | 26/06/15 | 06/07/15 | ZAR 0.1200 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | NTC PREF | 13/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 3.8052 | ECSP C | 22/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 1.0164 | ECSP C2 | 22/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 1.0164 | ECSP A2 | 22/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 0.7671 | ECSP A | 22/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 0.7671 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | SAC | SA Corporate Real Estate Fund | 15/05/2015 | Confirmed | BGA | Barclays Africa Group Ltd. | 19/05/2015 | Confirmed | ILA | Iliad Africa Ltd. | 21/05/2015 | Confirmed | ILAA | Iliad Africa Ltd. | 21/05/2015 | Confirmed | JSE | JSE Ltd. | 21/05/2015 | Confirmed |
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