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South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Monday as the greenback made broad-based gains, recovering from almost four-month lows reached last week on another bad round of U.S. economic data. Full story
South Africa's power firm Eskom said on Monday it had agreed to "amicably" part ways with its Chief Executive Tshediso Matona who was suspended pending an inquiry into operations at the struggling utility. Full story |
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A column of 3,000 Shi'ite militia fighters arrived at a military base near Ramadi on Monday as Baghdad moved to retake the western Iraqi city that has fallen to Islamic State militants in the biggest defeat for the government since mid-2014. Full storyUkraine on Monday accused two captured Russian servicemen of having killed Ukrainian troops in fighting in its east and said they would be prosecuted for "terrorist acts". Full storySimultaneous bomb blasts hit the offices of a pro-Kurdish party in two cities in southern Turkey on Monday, three weeks before a parliamentary election, attacks which a party leader blamed on President Tayyip Erdogan. Full story |
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Markets | The dollar bounced back from
four-month lows on Monday, while Greek bond yields jumped on
worries the country would not be able to. . . Full story | | Gold hit a three-month high on
Monday, rising for a fifth session, as a run of soft U.S. data
supported expectations that the. . . Full story | | Hong Kong stocks remained lacklustre on
Monday in the aftermath of profit-taking by major foreign
investors following a 13 percent surge in April,. . . Full story | | China's main stock indexes
sagged on Monday ahead of a fresh wave of new share sales, but
the Nasdaq-style board ChiNext surged to. . . Full story |
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| Australian shares fell on Monday
as BHP Billiton tumbled to reflect its new valuation after
spinning off its non-core businesses and as investors. . . Full story | | Japan's Nikkei share average rose
on Monday to a near 3-week high, bolstered by gains in the
insurance sector after Dai-ichi Life announced. . . Full story | | Treasury yields dropped and the
dollar eased on Friday following a stabilization in European
government bonds and another batch of weak U.S. data. . . 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 the. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African telecoms company Vodacom reported an expected drop in full-year earnings on Monday as call connection rates fell, while its. . . Full story | | More than half of the 8,000 workers who embarked on a wildcat strike seven weeks ago at South African power firm. . . Full story | | South Africa's Pioneer Food Group posted a 39 percent growth in half-year profit on Monday, sending the shares of the country's. . . Full story | | South Africa's second-biggest private hospital operator Netcare posted a 19.6 percent rise in half-year profit on Monday, helped by strong demand. . . Full story |
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| BHP Billiton's
spin-off South32 began trading with a market
value of about $9 billion on Monday, a third below the. . . Full story | | U.S. technology company Net 1 UEPS on Monday dropped plans to bid for a 10 billion rand ($845 million) contract to. . . Full story | | FirstRand, the South African lender, has raised $235 million in a two-year loan, Emirates NBD Capital, the coordinator and bookrunner for. . . Full story | | South Africa's government will retain a controlling stake in struggling state utility Eskom, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Monday, adding. . . Full story |
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| A perfect storm of rising costs, labour unrest and weak metal prices has pushed South Africa's platinum mining companies into radical restructuring, but they've held off unleashing what could be their. . . Full story | | South Africa's Barloworld Ltd reported a rise of 16 percent in half-year profit on Monday as after-market sales helped the industrial group overcome weak demand for its heavy equipment from the. . . Full story | | A new Tanzanian draft regulation suggesting that telecoms companies pay a 1 percent universal service fee is "more reasonable" than an earlier government demand for mandatory listing on the Dar es. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders of Bell are referred to the special resolution tabled and approved at the Annual General Meeting held on 4 May. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the Stock Exchange News Service announcements released by Bidvest on Thursday, March 19 2015 and Friday, April. . . Full story | | Shareholders are hereby advised that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that for the year ended 31 March 2015, the Company. . . Full story | | Shareholders are hereby advised that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that for the year ended 31 March 2015, the Company. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are referred to the Stock Exchange News Service announcement of 11 March 2015 in which it was announced that, on. . . Full story | | Subsequent to the board changes that were announced on 16 April 2015, the board announced the following changes to the composition. . . Full story | | Shareholders of MMI are advised that the Group Finance Director of MMI, Preston Speckmann, will retire effective 30 June 2015 after. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the Stock Exchange News Service announcement of 11 March 2015 in which it was announced that, on. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period grew by 22% to R5.8 billion (R4.7 billion). Operating profit shot up 158% to R550.2 million. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period increased to R30.7 billion (2014: R29.9 billion). EBITDA rose to R3.0 billion (2014: R2.8 billion), operating. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R77.3 billion (R75.7 billion). Operating profit lowered to R19.2 billion (R20.4 billion). Profit attributable to equity holders rose. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period rose to R9.4 billion (2014: R8.8 billion). Gross profit increased to R3 billion (2014: R2.7 billion),. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 54409.43 | 381.26 | 0.71% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 48262.00 | 326.61 | 0.68% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1205.13 | -6.52 | -0.54% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 45776.20 | 305.45 | 0.67% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 77199.25 | 436.57 | 0.57% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 68744.71 | 409.33 | 0.60% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 44440.12 | 605.95 | 1.38% | DJ Futures | 19:58 | 18267.00 | 184.72 | 1.02% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 18307.26 | 34.70 | 0.19% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 2129.15 | 6.42 | 0.30% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 5076.95 | 28.66 | 0.57% | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6968.87 | 8.38 | 0.12% | DAX | 18:08 | 11594.28 | 147.25 | 1.29% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 5012.31 | 45.72 | 0.92% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 19890.27 | 157.35 | 0.80% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 4283.49 | -94.82 | -2.17% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 27616.77 | -205.51 | -0.74% | All Ords | 08:45 | 5660.00 | -70.00 | -1.22% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 5772.71 | 34.31 | 0.60% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1225.65 | 1.96 | 0.16% | Gold R | 19:59 | 14532.25 | 125.42 | 0.87% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 467014 | 5437 | 1.18% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 17.6850 | .2160 | 1.24% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1175.80 | 12.30 | 1.06% | Palladium $ | 19:58 | 790.70 | -.80 | -0.10% | R186 | 16:58 | 8.06 | .10 | 1.19% | R204 | 16:58 | 7.28 | .11 | 1.53% | R207 | 16:58 | 7.50 | .09 | 1.21% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 66.22 | -.35 | -0.53% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 11.8605 | 0.0925 | 0.79% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 18.5146 | 0.0280 | 0.15% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.4294 | -0.0474 | -0.35% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 8.7472 | -0.0540 | -0.61% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.4642 | -0.0023 | -0.02% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 119.9680 | 0.7210 | 0.60% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.8836 | 0.0096 | 1.10% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.1317 | -0.0126 | -1.10% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6388 | 0.0030 | 0.47% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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18/05/2015 | 199 | 147 | 54 | 400 | 273,780,755 | R15,186,830,642 | 207212 | 1499450 | 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 |
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Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 48,262.00 | 326.61 | 0.68% | Industrial | 77,199.25 | 436.57 | 0.57% | Mid Cap | 74,615.53 | 739.84 | 1.00% | Small Cap | 62,105.93 | 86.80 | 0.14% | Resource 20 | 44,440.12 | 605.95 | 1.38% | Industrial 25 | 68,744.71 | 409.33 | 0.60% | Financial 15 | 17,360.29 | 96.05 | 0.56% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 73,701.40 | 334.88 | 0.46% | All Share | 54,409.43 | 381.26 | 0.71% | Oil & Gas | 32,168.95 | -1693.10 | -5.00% | Mining | 26,810.87 | 347.52 | 1.31% | Gold Mining | 1,205.13 | -6.52 | -0.54% | Platinum Mining | 31.84 | .00 | 0.00% | GENERAL MINING | 7,941.17 | 130.47 | 1.67% | Oil & Gas Producers | 17,296.65 | -910.35 | -5.00% | Basic Materials | 24,978.85 | 259.10 | 1.05% | Chemicals | 23,384.27 | 130.11 | 0.56% | Forestry & Paper | 44,729.70 | 2.26 | 0.01% | Industrial Metals | 9,488.33 | 141.44 | 1.51% | Industrials | 45,555.00 | -201.02 | -0.44% | General Industrials | 160.31 | -.75 | -0.47% | Consumer Goods | 68,353.42 | 248.45 | 0.36% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,378.50 | 56.61 | 0.68% | Household Goods | 529.12 | -2 | -0.45% | Health Care | 10,365.74 | 183.25 | 1.80% | Beverages | 230.43 | .71 | 0.31% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 8,919.48 | 124.86 | 1.42% | Personal Goods | 1,079.76 | 6.29 | 0.59% | Consumer Services | 16,667.89 | 184.66 | 1.12% | General Retailers | 86,570.31 | 821.89 | 0.96% | Travel & Leisure | 6,609.00 | -5.00 | -0.08% | Media | 403.34 | 5.82 | 1.46% | Support Services | 2,887.87 | -45.11 | -1.54% | Telecommunications | 11,503.27 | 37.96 | 0.33% | Financials | 45,776.20 | 305.45 | 0.67% | Banks | 82,046.05 | 816.75 | 1.01% | Non-life Insurance | 57,042.13 | 130.16 | 0.23% | Life Insurance | 43,442.14 | 74.04 | 0.17% | General Financial | 4,508.74 | 79.55 | 1.80% | Technology | 63,501.21 | 791.25 | 1.26% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,816.77 | 38 | 1.02% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 4,047.53 | 37 | 0.93% | COAL MINING | 11,820.04 | 205 | 1.76% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 7,007.92 | 37 | 0.53% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,323.86 | -5 | -0.35% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 647.34 | | 0.44% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 561.78 | | 0.26% | RESOURCE | 24,334.25 | 315 | 1.31% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 236.77 | 2 | 0.77% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 10,247.15 | 49 | 0.48% | Capped Top 40 | 25,760.76 | 174 | 0.68% | Capped All Share | 27,597.46 | 193 | 0.71% | JSE TABACO | 8,522.71 | -2 | -0.02% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | OML | OLD MUTUAL PLC | BUY | 15/05/2015 | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | HOLD | 15/05/2015 | REM | REMGRO LIMITED | HOLD | 14/05/2015 | NPN | NASPERS LIMITED | BUY | 14/05/2015 | AVI | AVI LTD | HOLD | 14/05/2015 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 19/05/2015 | BUILDMX | February 2015 (Final) | 19/05/2015 | CAR | February 2015 (Final) | 19/05/2015 | CORONAT | March 2015 (Interim) | 19/05/2015 | CORONATP | March 2015 (Interim) | 19/05/2015 | FAMBRANDS | February 2015 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SANTOVA | 15/05/15 | 17/07/15 | 27/07/15 | ZAR 0.0425 | SOVFOOD | 15/05/15 | 29/05/15 | 08/06/15 | ZAR 0.3400 | OCEANA | 14/05/15 | 26/06/15 | 06/07/15 | ZAR 1.0600 | EQUITES | 13/05/15 | 29/05/15 | 08/06/15 | ZAR 0.4089 | MAS | 13/05/15 | 05/06/15 | 17/06/15 | EUR 0.0115 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | PHUMELELA | 10/04/15 | 15/05/15 | 25/05/15 | ZAR 0.2800 | SPANJAARD | 27/02/15 | 15/05/15 | 25/05/15 | ZAR 0.1800 | DCENTRIX | 20/04/15 | 15/05/15 | 25/05/15 | ZAR 0.0946 | RIPLC | 29/04/15 | 15/05/15 | 05/06/15 | GBP 0.0160 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | 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 | PET | Petmin Ltd. | 22/05/2015 | Confirmed |
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