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Todays Sharenet VIEWS Sharenet BHP is one of the world's largest mining conglomerates that has exposure to Iron Ore, Coal, Copper and Uranium Full story |
| Sharenet SA markets declined yesterday as a good start to the session turned sour during the day. Full story |
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Top News
South Sudan's former army chief is being confined to his home for security reasons, the country's defence minister said on Thursday. Full story
Revenue for the interim period was higher at R3.4 billion (R3.1 billion) and gross profit lowered to R702.5 million (R729.9 million). Profit from operating activities jumped to R212.7 million (R144.8 million). Profit for the period attributable to owners shot up to R113.5 million (R63.7 mill Full story |
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Explosions at a chemical plant near Houston posed a fresh worry for storm-battered Texas on Thursday while rescuers searched block by block for survivors of Hurricane Harvey and the death toll rose to 35 people. Full story
Chemical maker Arkema SA <AKE.PA> said it expected more fires after two explosions hit its flooded plant 25 miles northeast of Houston on Thursday, sickening more than a dozen law enforcement personnel and prompting an evacuation of the surrounding area. Full story
American tourist Nicholas Burkhead said he'd be happy to return to his latest holiday destination, with its beautiful scenery, great food and friendly people. Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's trade surplus slid to 8.99 billion rand ($688 million) in July from a revised 10.56 billion rand surplus in. . . Full story | | The bodies of the last two miners unaccounted for at a mine operated by South Africa's Harmony Gold were recovered on. . . Full story | | Zambia's annual consumer inflation slowed to 6.3 percent in August from 6.6 percent July, the Central Statistical Office said on Thursday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's Steinhoff, the world's second-biggest furniture retailer after IKEA, reported a 48 percent jump in nine-month sales on Thursday, helped. . . Full story |
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| South African President Jacob
Zuma's first appearance in parliament since he survived a
no-confidence move three weeks ago led to rowdy scenes on
Thursday in which several opposition lawmakers were ordered out
of the chamber.. . . Full story | | A modest dollar bounce took some
of the steam out of emerging markets on Thursday, with equities
edging further off recent three-year highs though they were set
to end August with an eighth straight. . . Full story | | A budget bank is booming in South Africa's economic slump, challenging the decades-long dominance of the "big four" lenders and prompting a price war that is driving down banking costs in. . . Full story |
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Company News | It is with great sadness that Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd. (“Harmony” and/or “the company”) advises that rescue workers have located and recovered the bodies of the two remaining mineworkers who were unaccounted for until now, following a seismic event that resulted in a fall of ground at the Kusasalethu mine near Carletonville on Friday, 25 August 2017. All of the employees who were trapped underground, are now accounted for.
Harmony’s board of directors and management, expressed. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Total revenue increased to R10.755 billion (2016: R10.219 billion), operating profit rose to R8.094 billion (2016: R7.785 billion), profit attributable to. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year shot up to R7.2 billion (R2.9 billion). Gross profit jumped to R1.7 billion (R109.6 million). Profit for. . . Full story | | Net insurance premium revenue for the period increased by 9% to R10.551 billion (2016: R9.7 billion), profit for the period rose. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year rose by 3.7% to R22.3 billion (R21.5 billion). Operating profit went down 12.1% to R2.1 billion (R2.4. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 56522.11 | 354.11 | 0.63% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 49997.27 | 322.35 | 0.65% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 42605.41 | 85.17 | 0.20% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 84069.91 | 483.48 | 0.58% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 76137.67 | 430.21 | 0.57% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 35773.84 | 415.61 | 1.18% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1434.81 | 6.14 | 0.43% | USD / ZAR | 19:59 | 13.0037 | 0.0010 | 0.01% | GBP / ZAR | 19:55 | 16.7500 | -0.0296 | -0.18% | EUR / ZAR | 19:55 | 15.4563 | -0.0114 | -0.07% | NZD / ZAR | 19:57 | 9.3237 | -0.0426 | -0.45% | AUD / ZAR | 19:55 | 10.3182 | 0.0366 | 0.36% | USD / JPY | 19:59 | 110.0850 | -0.1630 | -0.15% | EUR / USD | 19:59 | 1.1892 | -0.0003 | -0.02% | GBP / USD | 19:59 | 1.2912 | -0.0012 | -0.09% | BTC / USD | 19:59 | 4730.31 | 70.53 | 1.51% | BCH / USD | 19:59 | 591.39 | -5.44 | -0.91% | BTC / ZAR | 19:59 | 65401.00 | 987.00 | 1.53% | ETH / USD | 19:59 | 387.36 | 1.80 | 0.47% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | LTC / USD | 19:59 | 71.13 | 4.77 | 7.19% | DJ Futures | 19:58 | 21925.00 | 47.00 | 0.21% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 21924.30 | 31.87 | 0.15% | SP 500 | 19:31 | 2468.40 | 10.81 | 0.44% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 6417.84 | 49.53 | 0.78% | FTSE 100 | 17:42 | 7430.62 | 65.36 | 0.89% | DAX | 18:08 | 12055.84 | 53.37 | 0.44% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 5085.59 | 29.25 | 0.58% | Nikkei | 08:26 | 19646.24 | 139.70 | 0.72% | Shanghai | 09:32 | 3360.81 | -2.82 | -0.08% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 27970.30 | -124.31 | -0.44% | ASX All | 08:38 | 5776.30 | 42.50 | 0.74% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 7817.10 | 41.90 | 0.54% | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1317.95 | 9.68 | 0.74% | Gold R | 19:57 | 17139.01 | 126.14 | 0.74% | Gold R/kg | 19:57 | 551078 | 4114 | 0.75% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 52.34 | 1.46 | 2.87% | Silver $ | 19:57 | 17.5370 | 0.1340 | 0.77% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 996.44 | 7.19 | 0.73% | Palladium $ | 19:57 | 936.39 | 7.39 | 0.80% | R186 | 17:29 | 8.57 | -0.02 | -0.17% | R204 | 17:05 | 6.99 | 0.02 | 0.29% | R207 | 17:05 | 7.27 | -0.03 | -0.34% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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31/08/2017 | 223 | 123 | 55 | 401 | 373,352,546 | R23,203,758,375 | 263921 | 2675430 | 30/08/2017 | 134 | 184 | 67 | 385 | 261,231,598 | R20,113,570,178 | 251616 | 1854578 | 29/08/2017 | 153 | 213 | 69 | 435 | 312,788,882 | R22,540,035,830 | 299305 | 1020665 | 28/08/2017 | 186 | 165 | 42 | 393 | 198,004,384 | R12,696,024,025 | 174479 | 810998 | 25/08/2017 | 158 | 177 | 77 | 412 | 298,122,976 | R17,914,556,838 | 248928 | 2542944 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 49,997.27 | 322.35 | 0.65% | Industrial | 84,069.91 | 483.48 | 0.58% | Mid Cap | 76,713.24 | 451.65 | 0.59% | Small Cap | 59,917.56 | 553.41 | 0.93% | Resource 20 | 35,773.84 | 415.61 | 1.18% | Industrial 25 | 76,137.67 | 430.21 | 0.57% | Financial 15 | 15,699.36 | 35.56 | 0.23% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 79,071.69 | 356.62 | 0.45% | All Share | 56,522.11 | 354.11 | 0.63% | Oil & Gas | 7,195.69 | .00 | 0.00% | Mining | 26,713.58 | 301.55 | 1.14% | Gold Mining | 1,434.81 | 6.14 | 0.43% | Platinum Mining | 20.78 | -.12 | -0.57% | GENERAL MINING | 7,975.34 | 105.61 | 1.34% | Oil & Gas Producers | 38,689.88 | .00 | 0.00% | Basic Materials | 25,296.99 | 313.37 | 1.25% | Chemicals | 20,218.71 | 371.95 | 1.87% | Forestry & Paper | 62,547.38 | 645.06 | 1.04% | Industrial Metals | 11,596.17 | 250.08 | 2.20% | Industrials | 48,395.08 | 415.32 | 0.87% | General Industrials | 181.49 | .87 | 0.48% | Consumer Goods | 77,428.19 | 376.92 | 0.49% | Automobiles & Parts | 4,438.34 | 294.38 | 7.10% | Household Goods | 431.39 | 11 | 2.64% | Health Care | 7,547.45 | 23.41 | 0.31% | Beverages | 225.80 | -5.62 | -2.43% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 9,646.58 | 31.37 | 0.33% | Personal Goods | 1,156.17 | -1.00 | -0.09% | Consumer Services | 22,102.84 | 112.62 | 0.51% | General Retailers | 6,798.34 | 6.27 | 0.09% | Travel & Leisure | 4,931.02 | 21.53 | 0.44% | Media | 639.37 | 3.17 | 0.50% | Support Services | 1,972.84 | -4.61 | -0.23% | Telecommunications | 7,435.03 | 84.25 | 1.15% | Financials | 42,605.41 | 85.17 | 0.20% | Banks | 8,050.39 | -13.16 | -0.16% | Non-life Insurance | 68,458.06 | 1057.26 | 1.57% | Life Insurance | 38,272.41 | 160.52 | 0.42% | General Financial | 3,878.88 | 6.69 | 0.17% | Technology | 49,238.24 | 40.13 | 0.08% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,187.63 | 40 | 1.28% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,584.08 | 42 | 1.19% | COAL MINING | 16,544.27 | 685 | 4.32% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 7,508.09 | 20 | 0.27% | FTSE/JSE TOP 40 USD | 4,134.94 | 638 | 18.23% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,165.07 | 7 | 0.61% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 653.30 | 2.36 | 0.36% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 525.93 | | 0.39% | RESOURCE | 20,184.43 | 250 | 1.25% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 222.47 | 1 | 0.64% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 10,546.33 | 81 | 0.78% | Capped Top 40 | 26,217.08 | 177 | 0.68% | Capped All Share | 28,554.14 | 182 | 0.64% | JSE TABACO | 10,318.43 | 81 | 0.79% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | BUY | 29/08/2017 | NHM | NORTHAM PLATINUM LIMITED | BUY | 28/08/2017 | MSM | MASSMART HOLDINGS LTD | SELL | 25/08/2017 | S32 | SOUTH32 LIMITED | HOLD | 25/08/2017 | BLU | BLUE LABEL TELECOMS LTD | HOLD | 25/08/2017 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 01/09/2017 | BAUBA | June 2017 (Final) | 01/09/2017 | HYPROP | June 2017 (Final) | 01/09/2017 | HYPROP-CN | June 2017 (Final) | 04/09/2017 | TEX | June 2017 (Final) | 05/09/2017 | DRDLD | June 2017 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | WESCOAL | 30/08/17 | 19/09/17 | 26/09/17 | ZAR 0.0267 | ASSORE | 30/08/17 | 19/09/17 | 26/09/17 | ZAR 8.0000 | GROWPNT | 30/08/17 | 19/09/17 | 26/09/17 | ZAR 1.0080 | SA CORP | 29/08/17 | 26/09/17 | 02/10/17 | ZAR 0.2238 | MUSTEK | 29/08/17 | 26/09/17 | 02/10/17 | ZAR 0.1600 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | RESILIENT | 03/08/17 | 29/08/17 | 04/09/17 | ZAR 2.9707 | LIB-HOLD | 04/08/17 | 29/08/17 | 04/09/17 | ZAR 2.7600 | AECI | 26/07/17 | 29/08/17 | 04/09/17 | ZAR 1.3800 | NOVUS | 09/06/17 | 29/08/17 | 04/09/17 | ZAR 0.5600 | INDLU | 10/08/17 | 29/08/17 | 04/09/17 | ZAR 0.2472 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | MRP | Mr Price Group Ltd. | 31/08/2017 | Confirmed | HUG | Huge Group Ltd. | 31/08/2017 | Confirmed | MRPP | Mr Price Group Ltd. | 31/08/2017 | Confirmed | MPCB | Mr Price Group Ltd. | 31/08/2017 | Confirmed | SSK | Stefanutti Stocks Holdings Ltd. | 01/09/2017 | Confirmed |
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