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Todays Sharenet VIEWS Dwaine van Vuuren The US Fed has increased interest rates for the 3rd time in 11 years in the current tightening cycle. Amazingly, the rand strengthened! This should really not be a surprise, as we hinted in our prior VIEWS article that betting against the rand would be dangerous and that R12/$ was not as impossible as it sounds. Full story |
| Sharenet Astoria released its first full set of annual results on Monday 20 March 2017. Full story |
| Sharenet Wall Street markets indexes had their worst day of the year yesterday. The sell-off comes after a recent rate hike by the Fed, but the big trigger was fear that President Trump's tax plan (a plan that is considered very positive for markets) could be stopped in its tracks. Full story |
Top News
Japanese trading company Mitsubishi Corp may sell stakes in Australia thermal coal mines as it presses on with a switch to core assets such as coking coal after slumping to its first-ever annual loss last year, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Full story
South Africa's current account deficit narrowed more than expected in the fourth quarter of last year to its lowest in nearly 6 years, helped by a surge in mining exports after a rise in global commodity prices, the central bank said on Wednesday. Full story |
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A North Korean missile appeared to have exploded on Wednesday just after it was launched, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said after detecting the latest in a series of weapons tests by the nuclear-armed state that have alarmed the region. Full story
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Europeans would not be able to walk safely on the streets if they kept up their current attitude towards Turkey, his latest salvo in a row over campaigning by Turkish politicians in Europe. Full story
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States would set up "interim zones of stability" to help refugees return home in the next phase of the fight against Islamic State and al Qaeda. Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's headline consumer inflation slowed to 6.3 percent year-on-year in February from 6.6 percent in January, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday.. . . Full story | | South African private education group Advtech reported a 24 percent increase in full-year profit, buoyed by strong performance from its businesses and expects growth to continue, it said on Wednesday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand edged down on Wednesday, retreating slightly from its strongest level in 19 months against the dollar, ahead of a slew of local data releases expected to support the. . . Full story |
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| South Africa has
suspended some meat imports from Brazil citing a scandal in the
South American country's meat processing industry, the
Department of Agriculture,. . . Full story | | The U.S. Justice
Department has ordered top executives from several container
shipping lines to testify in an antitrust investigation over
practices by an industry. . . Full story | | China's Sinopec
will pay almost $1 billion for a 75 percent stake in
Chevron Corp's South African assets and its subsidiary
in Botswana. . . Full story | | Chevron Global Energy
confirmed on Wednesday that it had signed a sales and
purchase agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of China's
Sinopec. . . Full story |
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| Emerging assets slipped on
Wednesday after a slide on Wall Street, with stocks snapping an
eight-day winning streak, though the South African rand briefly
firmed after data showed a narrower current account gap.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 7 March 2017 regarding the appointment of Mr Mteto Nyati as Altron Chief Executive and the stepping down as Chief Executive by Mr Robbie Venter.
Shareholders are advised that Mr Nyati. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised of the following changes to the board of directors of the company (ôthe boardö) and the Audit Committee, as of 20 March 2017:
The board:
The company is pleased to announce the following appointments to the board:
û Mr George. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the year increased by 24% to R3.353 billion (2015: R2.708 billion), earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). . . Full story | | Revenue for the year lowered to USD118.1 million (USD119.9 million) and gross profit also decreased to USD42.9 million (USD29.6 million). Profit. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period grew by 47.5% to R121.1 million (2015: R82.1 million) and gross profit increased by 19.5% to. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year jumped 85% to R419.3 million (R226.3 million) whilst operating profit more than doubled to R167.2 million (R80.4. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 52096.71 | -656.85 | -1.25% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 44855.72 | -651.95 | -1.43% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1341.28 | 40.14 | 3.08% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 42490.64 | -359.11 | -0.84% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 76210.88 | -924.03 | -1.20% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 67578.94 | -906.41 | -1.32% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 30870.13 | -637.52 | -2.02% | DJ Futures | 19:58 | 20591.00 | -36.00 | -0.17% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 20631.51 | -36.50 | -0.18% | SP 500 | 18:31 | 2344.35 | 0.33 | 0.01% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 5805.82 | 11.99 | 0.21% | FTSE 100 | 18:42 | 7324.72 | -53.62 | -0.73% | DAX | 19:08 | 11904.12 | -58.01 | -0.48% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 4994.70 | -7.73 | -0.15% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 19041.38 | -414.50 | -2.13% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 3245.22 | -16.39 | -0.50% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 24320.41 | -272.71 | -1.11% | All Ords | 07:41 | 5732.00 | -87.50 | -1.50% | NZSE 50 | 09:10 | 7060.83 | -24.71 | -0.35% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1251.00 | 6.64 | 0.53% | Gold R | 19:58 | 15702.79 | -56.79 | -0.36% | Gold R/kg | 19:57 | 504756 | -1915 | -0.38% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 17.5660 | 0.0640 | 0.37% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 963.34 | -2.37 | -0.25% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 790.82 | 5.32 | 0.68% | R186 | 17:42 | 8.29 | -0.16 | -1.84% | R204 | 17:42 | 7.29 | -0.08 | -1.09% | R207 | 17:42 | 7.33 | -0.17 | -2.27% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 50.66 | -1.10 | -2.13% | USD / ZAR | 19:59 | 12.5537 | -0.1100 | -0.87% | GBP / ZAR | 19:55 | 15.6368 | -0.1476 | -0.94% | EUR/ ZAR | 19:55 | 13.5717 | -0.1333 | -0.97% | NZD/ ZAR | 19:58 | 8.8807 | -0.0379 | -0.42% | AUD / ZAR | 19:55 | 9.6431 | -0.0986 | -1.01% | USD / JPY | 19:59 | 110.7680 | -0.9950 | -0.89% | EUR / USD | 19:59 | 1.0811 | 0.0004 | 0.04% | GBP / USD | 19:59 | 1.2480 | 0.0009 | 0.07% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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22/03/2017 | 119 | 224 | 64 | 407 | 293,938,799 | R21,199,946,178 | 348047 | 974098 | 20/03/2017 | 174 | 185 | 49 | 408 | 168,148,198 | R11,280,224,871 | 175577 | 1749971 | 17/03/2017 | 171 | 171 | 57 | 399 | 504,857,317 | R28,689,396,743 | 396122 | 165557 | 16/03/2017 | 253 | 104 | 44 | 401 | 695,173,407 | R55,799,441,538 | 341367 | 2488020 | 15/03/2017 | 152 | 180 | 50 | 382 | 383,872,084 | R17,783,549,993 | 265671 | 1766946 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 44,855.72 | -651.95 | -1.43% | Industrial | 76,210.88 | -924.03 | -1.20% | Mid Cap | 80,771.49 | 7.84 | 0.01% | Small Cap | 65,127.31 | -342.40 | -0.52% | Resource 20 | 30,870.13 | -637.52 | -2.02% | Industrial 25 | 67,578.94 | -906.41 | -1.32% | Financial 15 | 15,499.27 | -142.88 | -0.91% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 71,424.08 | -908.80 | -1.26% | All Share | 52,096.71 | -656.85 | -1.25% | Oil & Gas | 7,195.69 | .00 | 0.00% | Mining | 22,767.71 | -573.73 | -2.46% | Gold Mining | 1,341.28 | 40.14 | 3.08% | Platinum Mining | 21.10 | .12 | 0.57% | GENERAL MINING | 6,543.94 | -256.29 | -3.77% | Oil & Gas Producers | 38,689.88 | .00 | 0.00% | Basic Materials | 22,128.20 | -417.34 | -1.85% | Chemicals | 19,013.03 | -58.91 | -0.31% | Forestry & Paper | 55,551.10 | -196.78 | -0.35% | Industrial Metals | 11,928.44 | -505.15 | -4.06% | Industrials | 48,141.04 | -379.20 | -0.78% | General Industrials | 177.97 | -.85 | -0.48% | Consumer Goods | 72,440.64 | -617.48 | -0.85% | Automobiles & Parts | 5,547.92 | .00 | 0.00% | Household Goods | 435.79 | -9 | -2.01% | Health Care | 7,805.83 | -39.09 | -0.50% | Beverages | 235.18 | .73 | 0.31% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 10,753.18 | 3.70 | 0.03% | Personal Goods | 973.29 | -11.49 | -1.17% | Consumer Services | 18,678.09 | -287.75 | -1.52% | General Retailers | 7,666.87 | -38.40 | -0.50% | Travel & Leisure | 6,344.41 | 43.96 | 0.70% | Media | 487.39 | -11.13 | -2.23% | Support Services | 2,344.87 | 1.01 | 0.04% | Telecommunications | 7,000.92 | -129.39 | -1.81% | Financials | 42,490.64 | -359.11 | -0.84% | Banks | 7,950.23 | -29.69 | -0.37% | Non-life Insurance | 67,400.80 | -1850.21 | -2.67% | Life Insurance | 38,455.15 | -445.46 | -1.15% | General Financial | 3,949.42 | -41.63 | -1.04% | Technology | 56,584.45 | -215.86 | -0.38% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,853.88 | -54 | -1.87% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,312.94 | -49 | -1.45% | COAL MINING | 15,233.32 | 109 | 0.72% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 8,013.72 | -37 | -0.46% | FTSE/JSE TOP 40 USD | 3,838.94 | 342 | 9.77% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,359.50 | -1 | -0.05% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 649.04 | -6.52 | -0.99% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 519.51 | | -1.06% | RESOURCE | 17,656.05 | -333 | -1.85% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 219.59 | -2 | -0.69% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,750.34 | -147 | -1.48% | Capped Top 40 | 23,965.61 | -329 | -1.36% | Capped All Share | 26,646.66 | -322 | -1.19% | JSE TABACO | 10,377.98 | 5 | 0.05% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | MEI | MEDICLINIC INT PLC | BUY | 20/03/2017 | NTC | NETCARE LIMITED | BUY | 20/03/2017 | FSR | FIRSTRAND LIMITED | HOLD | 20/03/2017 | GRT | GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LI... | SELL | 20/03/2017 | LHC | LIFE HEALTHCARE GRP HLDG ... | HOLD | 20/03/2017 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 23/03/2017 | EASTPLATS | December 2016 (Q) | 23/03/2017 | METAIR | December 2016 (Final) | 23/03/2017 | WORKFORCE | December 2016 (Final) | 24/03/2017 | COGNITION | December 2016 (Interim) | 24/03/2017 | EQSTRADA | December 2016 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | BLACKSTAR | 20/03/17 | 04/04/17 | 08/05/17 | ZAR 0.0447 | REMGRO | 16/03/17 | 18/04/17 | 24/04/17 | ZAR 1.9400 | SASFIN-P | 16/03/17 | 04/04/17 | 10/04/17 | ZAR 4.3668 | SASFIN | 16/03/17 | 10/04/17 | 18/04/17 | ZAR 0.8000 | SHFINV-PREF | 15/03/17 | 10/04/17 | 18/04/17 | ZAR 4.3668 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SANTAM | 02/03/17 | 20/03/17 | 27/03/17 | ZAR 5.7000 | JSE | 28/02/17 | 20/03/17 | 27/03/17 | ZAR 5.6000 | CASHBIL | 28/02/17 | 20/03/17 | 27/03/17 | ZAR 5.4000 | MTN GROUP | 02/03/17 | 20/03/17 | 27/03/17 | ZAR 4.5000 | IMPERIALP | 21/02/17 | 20/03/17 | 27/03/17 | ZAR 4.3431 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | GPA | Gemgrow Properties Ltd. | 23/03/2017 | Confirmed | GPB | Gemgrow Properties Ltd. | 23/03/2017 | Confirmed | HDC | Hudaco Industries Ltd. | 29/03/2017 | Confirmed | ENX | enX Group Ltd. | 29/03/2017 | Confirmed | CIL | Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd. | 29/03/2017 | Confirmed |
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