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Todays Sharenet VIEWS Capital International and Sharenet Q2:2017 has been a positive quarter for fixed income investors, although the moves have been relatively small. Full story |
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| Sharenet Wall Street market indexes closed at record highs yesterday. Full story |
| Joani van Wyk Regardless of upcoming interest rate decision, the SA carry trade remains appealing. Full story |
Top News
South Africa's central bank unexpectedly cut its benchmark lending rate for the first time in five years on Thursday, citing weak growth and easing inflation, and denied any pressure from recent political attacks against its mandate. Full story
South Africa intends to suspend the granting of applications for prospecting and mining rights as well as any renewals pending a court case to review new mining laws, the Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Thursday. Full story |
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Germany told its citizens on Thursday to exercise caution if travelling to Turkey and threatened measures that could hinder German investment there, in a sign of growing impatience with a NATO ally after the detention of rights activists. Full story
Republicans struggling to agree on healthcare legislation to overhaul Obamacare obeyed U.S. President Donald Trump's orders to try to swiftly reach a deal but were unable to resolve their differences in a long, late-night meeting. Full story
Many Venezuelan streets were barricaded and deserted on Thursday for a strike called by foes of President Nicolas Maduro to demand elections and the scrapping of plans for a new congress they fear will institute dictatorship. Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's Chamber of Mines said on Thursday it was writing to the mines minister to withdraw a threat to suspend. . . Full story | | Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa expects first-half headline losses to increase by over 200 percent because of higher costs, the company said. . . Full story | | Africa's major central banks are entering an easing cycle as they try to stimulate growth after months of drought, austerity drives. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand weakened early on Thursday ahead of an interest rate decision by the central bank, while stocks were set. . . Full story |
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| Global banks have said they could move
thousands of jobs out of Britain to prepare for Brexit, the
country's planned exit from the. . . Full story | | Emerging markets' eight-day run
of stock gains stalled on Thursday as the dollar paused after
hitting 10-month lows.. . . Full story | | Telecoms group 9mobile is open to new investors but will continue to manage the business in the meantime, its chief executive. . . Full story | | South Africa state power utility Eskom and global consultancy McKinsey have suspended working together while they carry out separate investigations into. . . Full story |
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| Guinea Bissau has agreed a memorandum of understanding with the World Bank, Orange and MTN for a $47 million project to link the country to a submarine telecoms cable connecting Africa. . . Full story | | Vodacom Group revenue rose 3.9 percent to 20.7 billion rand ($1.60 billion) in the first quarter, boosted in its home market South Africa by increased smartphone sales, the telecoms operator said. . . Full story | | Expectations are firming for
major central banks to turn further away from ultra-easy
monetary policy despite scant evidence of a pickup in inflation,
Reuters polls of more than 500 economists showed on Thursday.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Pan Af, the African-focused precious metals producer, is pleased to provide an operational update for the year ended 30 June 2017 (æcurrent reporting periodÆ).
Key features and highlights
* Gold produced for the current reporting period was approximately 173koz, 4.4% below the production guidance provided. This was due to the slower than anticipated restart of the underground mine at Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd. (æEvander MinesÆ) and operational challenges experienced at Barberton. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Total revenue came in at USD12.7 million, operating profit was USD11.7 million, while total comprehensive income for the period was recorded at USD15.8 million. Furthermore, headline earnings per share was USD12 cents per share.
Dividend
No dividend has been declared for the period. . . Full story | | The following results are the maiden interim results of the company. Revenue for the period came to USD0.3 million whilst profit from operations were USD0.2 million. Profit for the period was USD0.1 million.
Dividend
No dividends were authorized or paid during the period. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 54287.32 | 196.21 | 0.36% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 47909.93 | 161.25 | 0.34% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1228.45 | -3.96 | -0.32% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 41908.22 | 251.67 | 0.60% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 81966.01 | 532.22 | 0.65% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 74155.27 | 502.21 | 0.68% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 32224.74 | -214.27 | -0.66% | DJ Futures | 20:00 | 21577.00 | -19.00 | -0.09% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 21627.56 | -13.19 | -0.06% | SP 500 | 19:31 | 2475.76 | 1.93 | 0.08% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 6394.01 | 8.97 | 0.14% | FTSE 100 | 17:42 | 7487.87 | 56.96 | 0.77% | DAX | 18:08 | 12447.25 | -4.80 | -0.04% | CAC40 | 18:28 | 5199.22 | -16.85 | -0.32% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 20144.59 | 123.73 | 0.62% | Shanghai | 09:34 | 3244.86 | 13.88 | 0.43% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 26740.21 | 68.05 | 0.26% | All Ords | 08:38 | 5805.70 | 26.30 | 0.46% | NZSE 50 | 07:50 | 7672.44 | -60.31 | -0.78% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1244.69 | 3.87 | 0.31% | Gold R | 20:00 | 16153.96 | 133.97 | 0.84% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 519350 | 4307 | 0.84% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 16.3530 | 0.1140 | 0.70% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 926.42 | 8.72 | 0.95% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 848.34 | -8.16 | -0.95% | R186 | 17:23 | 8.54 | -0.11 | -1.27% | R204 | 17:10 | 7.22 | -0.19 | -2.57% | R207 | 17:23 | 7.37 | -0.15 | -1.93% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 49.47 | -0.23 | -0.46% | USD / ZAR | 19:59 | 12.9783 | 0.0671 | 0.52% | GBP / ZAR | 19:55 | 16.8021 | 0.0183 | 0.11% | EUR/ ZAR | 19:55 | 15.0914 | 0.2206 | 1.48% | NZD/ ZAR | 19:59 | 9.6187 | 0.1180 | 1.24% | AUD / ZAR | 19:55 | 10.3373 | 0.0649 | 0.63% | USD / JPY | 19:59 | 111.8640 | 0.0030 | 0.00% | EUR / USD | 19:59 | 1.1629 | 0.0113 | 0.98% | GBP / USD | 19:59 | 1.2973 | -0.0050 | -0.38% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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20/07/2017 | 193 | 140 | 64 | 397 | 220,958,950 | R16,783,539,921 | 270258 | 2756956 | 19/07/2017 | 204 | 137 | 51 | 392 | 256,526,992 | R21,294,855,973 | 251706 | 2624603 | 18/07/2017 | 124 | 212 | 58 | 394 | 189,532,393 | R14,265,013,632 | 209238 | 1419008 | 17/07/2017 | 177 | 131 | 66 | 374 | 221,556,740 | R16,722,898,839 | 236141 | 2634066 | 14/07/2017 | 196 | 114 | 79 | 389 | 208,892,376 | R15,068,295,839 | 231064 | 2558908 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 47,909.93 | 161.25 | 0.34% | Industrial | 81,966.01 | 532.22 | 0.65% | Mid Cap | 73,239.43 | 671.92 | 0.93% | Small Cap | 59,156.25 | 15.07 | 0.03% | Resource 20 | 32,224.74 | -214.27 | -0.66% | Industrial 25 | 74,155.27 | 502.21 | 0.68% | Financial 15 | 15,279.04 | 100.00 | 0.66% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 77,024.23 | 446.09 | 0.58% | All Share | 54,287.32 | 196.21 | 0.36% | Oil & Gas | 7,195.69 | .00 | 0.00% | Mining | 23,050.24 | -251.31 | -1.08% | Gold Mining | 1,228.45 | -3.96 | -0.32% | Platinum Mining | 18.85 | -.22 | -1.15% | GENERAL MINING | 6,878.97 | -84.46 | -1.21% | Oil & Gas Producers | 38,689.88 | .00 | 0.00% | Basic Materials | 22,715.03 | -162.69 | -0.71% | Chemicals | 19,633.93 | 64.04 | 0.33% | Forestry & Paper | 61,880.53 | -116.99 | -0.19% | Industrial Metals | 10,225.17 | -152.30 | -1.47% | Industrials | 46,599.77 | 6.47 | 0.01% | General Industrials | 176.87 | -.25 | -0.14% | Consumer Goods | 77,826.24 | 620.66 | 0.80% | Automobiles & Parts | 4,268.50 | .00 | 0.00% | Household Goods | 470.92 | 5 | 1.03% | Health Care | 7,346.52 | 84.69 | 1.17% | Beverages | 232.87 | 2.78 | 1.21% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 9,680.36 | 181.92 | 1.92% | Personal Goods | 1,084.56 | -1.10 | -0.10% | Consumer Services | 21,234.62 | 130.48 | 0.62% | General Retailers | 6,735.51 | 168.86 | 2.57% | Travel & Leisure | 5,047.83 | 67.82 | 1.36% | Media | 606.38 | 2.16 | 0.36% | Support Services | 1,978.62 | 7.33 | 0.37% | Telecommunications | 7,131.56 | 44.96 | 0.63% | Financials | 41,908.22 | 251.67 | 0.60% | Banks | 7,673.39 | 49.80 | 0.65% | Non-life Insurance | 67,059.83 | 2262.55 | 3.49% | Life Insurance | 37,106.99 | 361.57 | 0.98% | General Financial | 3,915.98 | 20.08 | 0.52% | Technology | 51,109.33 | 156.42 | 0.31% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 2,986.78 | -3 | -0.09% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,361.68 | -1 | -0.03% | COAL MINING | 12,845.29 | -96 | -0.74% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 7,472.85 | 38 | 0.51% | FTSE/JSE TOP 40 USD | 3,956.99 | 460 | 13.14% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,197.65 | -22 | -1.77% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 650.73 | 1.54 | 0.24% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 534.22 | | 0.22% | RESOURCE | 18,124.28 | -130 | -0.71% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 210.93 | 2 | 0.82% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,989.57 | 23 | 0.23% | Capped Top 40 | 25,167.31 | 85 | 0.34% | Capped All Share | 27,456.00 | 99 | 0.36% | JSE TABACO | 11,681.23 | 245 | 2.14% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | SNH | STEINHOFF INT HLDGS N.V | BUY | 18/07/2017 | SOL | SASOL LIMITED | BUY | 18/07/2017 | REI | REINET INVESTMENTS SCA | BUY | 18/07/2017 | EXX | EXXARO RESOURCES LIMITED | BUY | 14/07/2017 | AIP | ADCOCK INGRAM HLGS LD | BUY | 13/07/2017 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 21/07/2017 | CAPCO | June 2017 (Interim) | 24/07/2017 | AMPLATS | June 2017 (Interim) | 24/07/2017 | ANGLOPLATCCP | June 2017 (Interim) | 24/07/2017 | ARCMITTAL | June 2017 (Interim) | 24/07/2017 | MITTALSAP | June 2017 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | NAMPAK 6.5 | 18/07/17 | 01/08/17 | 07/08/17 | ZAR 0.0650 | NAMPAK 6%P | 18/07/17 | 01/08/17 | 07/08/17 | ZAR 0.0600 | ACSION | 11/07/17 | 25/07/17 | 31/07/17 | ZAR 0.1250 | BRAIT | 30/06/17 | 01/08/17 | 07/08/17 | ZAR 0.7815 | HUDACO | 30/06/17 | 07/08/17 | 14/08/17 | ZAR 1.8000 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | AEG CONV | 30/06/17 | 18/07/17 | 24/07/17 | ZAR 362.5000 | IBRPREF1 | 30/06/17 | 18/07/17 | 24/07/17 | ZAR 16.2020 | ILPREF2 | 30/06/17 | 18/07/17 | 24/07/17 | ZAR 14.5978 | TFG | 25/05/17 | 18/07/17 | 24/07/17 | ZAR 4.0000 | LEWIS | 24/05/17 | 18/07/17 | 24/07/17 | ZAR 1.0000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | ANA | Adrenna Property Group Ltd. | 20/07/2017 | Confirmed | ADAP | Adrenna Property Group Ltd. | 20/07/2017 | Confirmed | MDI | Master Drilling Group Ltd. | 20/07/2017 | Confirmed | CTK | Cartrack Holdings Ltd. | 20/07/2017 | Confirmed | VLE | Value Group Ltd. | 21/07/2017 | Confirmed |
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