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Gold miners soared a further 10.81% on Wednesday, but losses in resources, financials and industrial shares weighed on the JSE, and left the All Share down 0.88% at market close. Full story
South Africa announced an austere budget on Wednesday aimed at avoiding cuts in its credit ratings, and vowed to focus spending on priority areas after weak economic growth reduced its revenue.
The measures may appease ratings agencies, which have said they might lower South Africa Full story |
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Businessman Donald Trump inched closer to the U.S. Republican presidential nomination after easily outdistancing his rivals in the Nevada caucuses on Tuesday, giving him his third win in four early nominating contests. Full storyThe Syrian opposition has yet to decide whether it will commit to a U.S.-Russian plan to stop fighting in Syria on Saturday, chief opposition negotiator Mohamad Alloush told Orient News on Wednesday. Full storyMigrants cradling young children blocked a Greek motorway on Wednesday demanding onward passage to Macedonia, part of a growing bottleneck of refugees stranded by new border controls that have put Athens on a collision course with its EU peers. Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand slipped sharply after Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan cut his 2016 growth forecast on Wednesday to 0.9 percent, down. . . Full story | | Power purchase agreements between South African power utility Eskom and independent power producers (IPPs) are now categorized as contingent liabilities, adding. . . Full story | | South Africa's government expects to reduce its budget deficit to 3.2 percent of GDP in the next fiscal year from 3.9. . . Full story | | South Africa is expected to harvest 1.63 million tonnes of sugar in the 2015/2016 season, down 22 percent from the previous. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's austere budget, aimed at avoiding credit rating downgrades, failed to reassure investors and the rand fell more than 3. . . Full story | | South Africa's President
Jacob Zuma has postponed a scheduled trip to Iran, his office
said on Wednesday, without providing any reason for the
postponement.. . . Full story | | South Africa's government plans to borrow $4.5 billion from global markets over the next three years, with $1 billion worth of. . . Full story | | South Africa's Reserve Bank remains focused on keeping inflation within its 3-6 percent target band as letting prices spiral out of. . . Full story |
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| South Africa's 2016 GDP growth could be the lowest since a 2009 recession, reflecting the impact of a severe domestic drought. . . Full story | | South Africa will withdraw
its troops from peacekeeping operations in Sudan's Darfur
region, President Jacob Zuma's office said on Wednesday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's elected officials will receive salary increases of 4.4 percent, compared with inflation of more than 6 percent in Africa's. . . Full story | | South Africa's Standard Bank said on Wednesday its full-year profit would rise by up to 30 percent higher, boosted by lower. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are referred to paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3 of the æRestatement of ComparativesÆ note to the æCondensed Consolidated Results for the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2015 released on SENS on. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on the Stock Exchange News Service (ôSENSö) on 3 February 2016 in which Eqstra reported that both headline earnings per share (ôHEPSö) and earnings. . . Full story | | The board of directors of Taste (ôthe Boardö) hereby notifies its shareholders that Mr Bill Daly has resigned as independent non-executive chairman with effect from 23 February 2016 and will remain. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue decreased by 25% to R18.0 billion against the comparative period's R23.9 billion. This is largely attributed to the continued weak. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year increased by 9% to R18.446 billion (2014: R16.903 billion). Profit from operations rose by 7% to R1.703. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year jumped 38% to R1.4 billion (R1 billion). EBITDA shot up 52% to R292 million (R192 million), while. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period fell to USD15.712 billion (2014: USD24.860 billion), loss from operations came in at USD7.030 billion (2014:. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 47995.82 | -426.17 | -0.88% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 42452.61 | -496.71 | -1.16% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2018.96 | 196.89 | 10.81% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 38414.25 | -687.60 | -1.76% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 73062.50 | -59.75 | -0.08% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 66101.84 | -11.54 | -0.02% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 26023.60 | -918.02 | -3.41% | DJ Futures | 19:58 | 16244.00 | -152.00 | -0.93% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 16308.79 | -122.99 | -0.75% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1907.59 | -13.68 | -0.71% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4476.81 | -26.77 | -0.59% | FTSE 100 | 16:25 | 5875.45 | -86.86 | -1.46% | DAX | 19:08 | 9167.80 | -248.97 | -2.64% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 4155.34 | -83.08 | -1.96% | Nikkei | 08:32 | 15915.79 | -136.26 | -0.85% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2928.90 | 25.57 | 0.88% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 19192.45 | -222.33 | -1.15% | All Ords | 07:39 | 4943.30 | -95.80 | -1.90% | NZSE 50 | 07:08 | 6230.37 | 54.70 | 0.89% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1237.20 | 12.52 | 1.02% | Gold R | 19:59 | 19331.19 | 678.60 | 3.64% | Gold R/kg | 19:55 | 628778 | 22848 | 3.77% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 15.2730 | 0.0040 | 0.03% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 940.45 | 1.60 | 0.17% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 485.46 | -13.04 | -2.62% | R186 | 17:43 | 9.30 | 0.15 | 1.64% | R204 | 17:21 | 8.59 | 0.14 | 1.60% | R207 | 17:20 | 8.81 | 0.13 | 1.50% | Brent Crude | 19:42 | 33.79 | -0.90 | -2.59% | USD / ZAR | 19:59 | 15.6216 | 0.3916 | 2.57% | GBP / ZAR | 19:55 | 21.7549 | 0.4249 | 1.99% | EUR/ ZAR | 19:55 | 17.2406 | 0.4547 | 2.71% | NZD/ ZAR | 19:59 | 10.3553 | 0.2514 | 2.49% | AUD / ZAR | 19:55 | 11.2248 | 0.2637 | 2.41% | USD / JPY | 19:59 | 111.3860 | -0.5980 | -0.53% | EUR / USD | 19:59 | 1.1024 | 0.0004 | 0.03% | GBP / USD | 19:59 | 1.3926 | -0.0097 | -0.69% |
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Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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24/02/2016 | 134 | 210 | 68 | 412 | 409,646,681 | R24,779,022,678 | 295445 | 2182651 | 23/02/2016 | 134 | 216 | 61 | 411 | 307,204,039 | R23,797,810,677 | 222315 | 2037631 | 22/02/2016 | 172 | 182 | 53 | 407 | 274,170,173 | R20,035,480,852 | 258307 | 1877390 | 19/02/2016 | 140 | 219 | 63 | 422 | 342,857,509 | R23,567,320,347 | 275536 | 2215525 | 18/02/2016 | 168 | 180 | 57 | 405 | 392,967,362 | R27,082,648,302 | 327419 | 2333426 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 42,452.61 | -496.71 | -1.16% | Industrial | 73,062.50 | -59.75 | -0.08% | Mid Cap | 66,960.32 | 348.77 | 0.52% | Small Cap | 54,076.20 | 232.70 | 0.43% | Resource 20 | 26,023.60 | -918.02 | -3.41% | Industrial 25 | 66,101.84 | -11.54 | -0.02% | Financial 15 | 14,074.18 | -269.69 | -1.88% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 68,791.93 | -199.61 | -0.29% | All Share | 47,995.82 | -426.17 | -0.88% | Oil & Gas | 7,195.69 | .00 | 0.00% | Mining | 17,489.03 | -588.25 | -3.25% | Gold Mining | 2,018.96 | 196.89 | 10.81% | Platinum Mining | 17.86 | -.11 | -0.61% | GENERAL MINING | 4,145.55 | -389.21 | -8.58% | Oil & Gas Producers | 38,689.88 | .00 | 0.00% | Basic Materials | 18,390.70 | -482.05 | -2.55% | Chemicals | 20,754.49 | -573.95 | -2.69% | Forestry & Paper | 47,843.13 | 289.79 | 0.61% | Industrial Metals | 4,792.27 | 109.91 | 2.35% | Industrials | 39,709.84 | -770.09 | -1.90% | General Industrials | 150.07 | -2.29 | -1.50% | Consumer Goods | 76,205.08 | 499.91 | 0.66% | Automobiles & Parts | 4,682.90 | 52.08 | 1.12% | Household Goods | 545.39 | 3 | 0.63% | Health Care | 8,543.93 | -168.30 | -1.93% | Beverages | 307.12 | 4.75 | 1.57% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 7,617.27 | -115.39 | -1.49% | Personal Goods | 964.31 | -7.29 | -0.75% | Consumer Services | 15,414.46 | -74.01 | -0.48% | General Retailers | 6,846.69 | -107.37 | -1.54% | Travel & Leisure | 4,995.29 | -51.97 | -1.03% | Media | 395.38 | .22 | 0.06% | Support Services | 1,901.13 | 12.98 | 0.69% | Telecommunications | 7,004.94 | 43.02 | 0.62% | Financials | 38,414.25 | -687.60 | -1.76% | Banks | 6,055.88 | -65.24 | -1.07% | Non-life Insurance | 50,533.97 | 638.05 | 1.28% | Life Insurance | 34,577.93 | -886.69 | -2.50% | General Financial | 4,171.23 | -88.37 | -2.07% | Technology | 48,785.07 | -1623.45 | -3.22% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,641.19 | -88 | -3.24% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 2,938.51 | -64 | -2.13% | COAL MINING | 8,849.23 | -207 | -2.29% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,283.76 | -40 | -0.64% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,516.36 | -8 | -0.53% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 610.06 | | -2.25% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 535.59 | | -2.23% | RESOURCE | 14,673.91 | -385 | -2.55% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 181.35 | -3 | -1.57% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,424.84 | -98 | -1.15% | Capped Top 40 | 22,517.54 | -348 | -1.52% | Capped All Share | 24,430.81 | -258 | -1.05% | JSE TABACO | 10,618.34 | 128 | 1.22% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | VOD | VODACOM GROUP LIMITED | HOLD | 22/02/2016 | TRU | TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL L... | BUY | 22/02/2016 | ASR | ASSORE LTD | HOLD | 22/02/2016 | SNH | STEINHOFF INT HLDGS N.V | BUY | 22/02/2016 | GFI | GOLD FIELDS LIMITED | HOLD | 22/02/2016 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 25/02/2016 | ADVANCED | December 2015 (Interim) | 25/02/2016 | BATS | December 2015 (Final) | 25/02/2016 | DISCOVERY | December 2015 (Interim) | 25/02/2016 | DSY B PREF | December 2015 (Interim) | 25/02/2016 | GRINDROD | December 2015 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | WBHO | 23/02/16 | 08/04/16 | 18/04/16 | ZAR 1.3500 | AECI | 23/02/16 | 01/04/16 | 11/04/16 | ZAR 2.6000 | IMPERIALP | 23/02/16 | 16/03/16 | 29/03/16 | ZAR 3.9340 | HOSP-B | 23/02/16 | 11/03/16 | 22/03/16 | ZAR 0.1687 | HOSP-A | 23/02/16 | 11/03/16 | 22/03/16 | ZAR 0.7700 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | FIRSTRANDB-P | 03/02/16 | 19/02/16 | 29/02/16 | ZAR 3.6652 | TOWER | 04/02/16 | 19/02/16 | 29/02/16 | ZAR 0.4519 | TRADEHOLD PREF | 05/02/16 | 19/02/16 | 01/03/16 | ZAR 0.1831 | WINHOLD | 24/11/15 | 19/02/16 | 29/02/16 | ZAR 0.0700 | MIXTEL | 04/02/16 | 19/02/16 | 29/02/16 | ZAR 0.0200 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | SKBP | African Equity Empowerment Investments L... | 25/02/2016 | Confirmed | SKJP | African Equity Empowerment Investments L... | 25/02/2016 | Confirmed | SKJA | African Equity Empowerment Investments L... | 25/02/2016 | Confirmed | AEE | African Equity Empowerment Investments L... | 25/02/2016 | Confirmed | THA | Tharisa plc | 25/02/2016 | Confirmed |
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