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South African stocks ended lower on Friday, extending losses into the fifth straight trading day, as investors worldwide dumped risky assets due to uncertainty over how euro zone leaders would bail out Cyprus. Full story
South African conglomerate Bidvest offered around $665 million in cash and shares for control of the country's second-largest but underperforming drugmaker Adcock Ingram. Full story |
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Cyprus was just hours away
from a deal on Friday to raise billions of euros and unlock a
bailout from the European Union that could avert financial
meltdown and exit from the euro, its ruling party said. Full storyU.S. President
Barack Obama made a pilgrimage on Friday to the traditional
birthplace of Jesus, receiving a subdued reception from
Palestinians at the end of a Holy Land visit heavy on symbolism
and lacking in practical steps toward peace. Full storyThe United States is
optimistic China will take strong action against North Korea by
increasing scrutiny of financial transactions with Pyongyang
that could contravene fresh U.N. sanctions, a senior U.S.
official said on Friday. Full story |
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Markets | European shares ended only
marginally lower on Friday as investors largely expected a deal
would be struck to bail out deeply-indebted Cyprus and. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks bounced back on
Friday on hopes a deal to bail out Cyprus was near completion.. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index rose
on Friday as Cyprus edged closer towards securing a bailout to
avoid financial meltdown, with traders positioning themselves
for. . . Full story | | Global equity markets and the
euro rebounded on Friday on hopes Cyprus will avert a financial
collapse, taking succor from an agreement that. . . Full story |
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| Gold fell on Friday as
investors took profits a day after the precious metal hit a
one-month high, and safe-haven buying dried up. . . Full story | | Wall Street advanced at the
open on Friday as a banking deal between Greece and Cyprus eased
some concerns about the island nation. . . Full story | | Fresh worries over Cyprus'
bailout problems weighed on European equities on Friday, with a
key regional index at risk of recording its worst. . . Full story | | European shares pared some of
their earlier losses on Friday after the Cyprus Presidency said
there was an agreement with Greece to spin. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African power utility Eskom is selling electricity to BHP Billiton's aluminium smelters for just over half of what it costs to produce, the Beeld daily reported on Friday.. . . Full story | | South Africa sold 2.533 billion rand worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday - less than the 3.685 billion rand on offer - at an average yield of 5.15 percent from. . . Full story | | The rand was in fragile territory against the dollar on Friday after sliding to fresh four-year lows overnight as emerging currencies took the heat from renewed risk aversion over Cyprus's debt. . . Full story |
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| South African power
utility Eskom has asked the national energy regulator to review
a preferential deal it has with BHP Billiton that allows its
biggest customer to purchase electricity at just over half the
cost of production.. . . Full story | | All of the preferred bidders for the 15 electricity firms that Nigeria is privatising met a deadline on Thursday to pay a quarter of their bids, the government said, a milestone in the country's efforts to end crippling power shortages.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Accordingly, shareholders were advised that for the year ended 31 December 2012 the company expects a loss per share of between. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that the Integrated Report which contains the annual financial statements of Merafe for the year ended 31 December. . . Full story | | Shareholders of Barloworld were advised that group and divisional management of the company will deliver presentations to investors and analysts and. . . Full story | | The Financial Mail quoted MMI CE Nicolaas Kruger as saying that the merger process between Momentum and Metroplitan is effectively complete.. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders were advised that the company has entered into negotiations which if successfully concluded may have a material effect on the. . . Full story | | Shareholders were referred to the cautionary announcements dated 4 February 2013 and 7 February 2013 and were advised that the negotiations. . . Full story | | The shareholders of Adcock are advised that at approximately 19h00 South Africa time on Thursday, 21 March 2013, the board of. . . Full story | | Business Day reported that as part of its expansion into Africa, Pick n Pay opened a store in Luanshya in Zambia.. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period ended 31 December 2012 plummeted to R8.1 million (2011: R25.6 million), while total comprehensive income for the period from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to equity holders of parent turned around to R5.6 million (2011: loss of R18.6 million). Furthermore, headline loss per share from continuing operations widened to 0.19cps (2011: loss of 0.14cps).
Dividends
No dividends have been declared or paid during the reporting period.. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 40063.38 | -254.00 | -0.63% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 35493.62 | -292.00 | -0.82% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1926.01 | 13.00 | 0.68% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 30850.98 | 70.00 | 0.23% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 49318.19 | -732.00 | -1.46% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 42582.89 | -754.00 | -1.74% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 49032.97 | 108.00 | 0.22% | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 14435.00 | 84.00 | 0.59% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 14505.37 | 83.88 | 0.58% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1556.03 | 10.23 | 0.66% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 3245.27 | 22.67 | 0.70% | FTSE 100 | 18:35 | 6392.76 | 4.21 | 0.07% | DAX | 19:08 | 7911.35 | -21.16 | -0.27% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 3770.29 | -4.56 | -0.12% | Nikkei | 08:38 | 12338.53 | -297.16 | -2.35% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2328.28 | 4.04 | 0.17% | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 22115.30 | -110.58 | -0.50% | All Ords | 07:43 | 4980.80 | 4.00 | 0.08% | NZSE 50 | 06:50 | 4342.89 | .38 | 0.01% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1606.90 | -7.65 | -0.47% | Gold R | 19:58 | 14950.93 | 14950.93 | 0.00% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 481242 | -152 | -0.03% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 28.6640 | -.4660 | -1.60% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1573.75 | -5.75 | -0.36% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 755.75 | 1.65 | 0.22% | R157 | 17:00 | 5.56 | .03 | 0.54% | R186 | 17:22 | 7.49 | -.01 | -0.20% | R204 | 17:00 | 6.25 | .03 | 0.48% | R207 | 17:00 | 6.47 | .01 | 0.15% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 107.16 | -.29 | -0.27% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 9.3071 | 0.0038 | 0.04% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 14.1706 | 0.0771 | 0.55% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 12.1104 | 0.1030 | 0.86% | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 7.7793 | 0.0427 | 0.55% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.7573 | 0.0358 | 0.37% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 94.4400 | -0.5590 | -0.59% | Euro / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.7701 | -0.0051 | -0.66% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.2975 | 0.0080 | 0.62% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6566 | -0.0023 | -0.35% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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22/03/2013 | 190 | 159 | 71 | 420 | 204,911,869 | R14,513,035,763 | 189039 | 1217908 | 20/03/2013 | 178 | 153 | 65 | 396 | 283,829,299 | R25,615,144,780 | 153027 | 1439946 | 19/03/2013 | 184 | 174 | 69 | 427 | 222,443,805 | R15,668,812,627 | 150002 | 1263754 | 18/03/2013 | 125 | 236 | 66 | 427 | 198,532,248 | R14,108,049,205 | 165172 | 1361088 | 15/03/2013 | 159 | 186 | 76 | 421 | 391,530,562 | R29,875,451,138 | 184721 | 1368568 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 35,493.00 | -292.00 | -0.82% | Industrial | 49,318.00 | -732.00 | -1.46% | Mid Cap | 55,792.00 | 120.00 | 0.22% | Small Cap | 43,851.00 | 167.00 | 0.38% | Resource 20 | 49,032.00 | 108.00 | 0.22% | Industrial 25 | 42,582.00 | -754.00 | -1.74% | Financial 15 | 11,607.00 | 23.00 | 0.21% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 46,440.00 | -622.00 | -1.32% | All Share | 40,063.00 | -254.00 | -0.63% | Oil & Gas | 31,556.00 | 435.00 | 1.40% | Mining | 30,676.00 | -1.00 | -0.01% | Gold Mining | 1,926.00 | 13.00 | 0.68% | Platinum Mining | 48.00 | .00 | -0.12% | GENERAL MINING | 8,296.00 | -4.00 | -0.06% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,967.00 | 234.00 | 1.40% | Basic Materials | 26,727.00 | 5.00 | 0.02% | Chemicals | 19,669.00 | 384.00 | 2.00% | Forestry & Paper | 21,818.00 | 193.00 | 0.89% | Industrial Metals | 24,015.00 | -477.00 | -1.95% | Industrials | 40,507.00 | -40.00 | -0.10% | General Industrials | 119.00 | 1.00 | 0.97% | Consumer Goods | 46,778.00 | -240.00 | -0.51% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,559.00 | -17.00 | -0.20% | Household Goods | 169.00 | -1 | -0.63% | Health Care | 59,600.00 | 407.00 | 0.69% | Beverages | 165.00 | 1.00 | 1.21% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 68,082.00 | -282.00 | -0.41% | Personal Goods | 725.00 | -23.00 | -3.12% | Consumer Services | 79,861.00 | -1818.00 | -2.23% | General Retailers | 61,981.00 | -693.00 | -1.11% | Travel & Leisure | 5,240.00 | -8.00 | -0.16% | Media | 125.00 | -4.00 | -3.82% | Support Services | 2,340.00 | -3.00 | -0.14% | Telecommunications | 77,791.00 | -5321.00 | -6.40% | Financials | 30,850.00 | 70.00 | 0.23% | Banks | 53,223.00 | 195.00 | 0.37% | Non-life Insurance | 49,640.00 | -127.00 | -0.26% | Life Insurance | 28,825.00 | 35.00 | 0.12% | General Financial | 2,853.00 | .00 | 0.00% | Technology | 36,103.00 | 607.00 | 1.71% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,339.00 | -44 | -1.32% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,474.00 | -37 | -1.06% | COAL MINING | 20,477.00 | 65 | 0.32% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,976.00 | 14 | 0.24% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 878.00 | -18 | -2.04% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 517.00 | | 0.27% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 416.00 | | 0.35% | RESOURCE | 26,971.00 | 55 | 0.21% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 214.00 | 0 | -0.26% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 8,182.00 | -51 | -0.63% | Capped Top 40 | 18,727.00 | -170 | -0.90% | Capped All Share | 20,283.00 | -133 | -0.65% | JSE TABACO | 6,398.00 | 83 | 1.32% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | IPL | IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 21/01/2013 | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | HOLD | 21/01/2013 | TRU | TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL L... | SELL | 21/01/2013 | AMS | ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM C... | HOLD | 21/01/2013 | ANG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED | HOLD | 21/01/2013 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 25/03/2013 | GIJIMA | December 2012 (Interim) | 25/03/2013 | WITS LD | December 2012 (Final) | 25/03/2013 | WITSLDTSX | December 2012 (Final) | 26/03/2013 | CIPLAMED | December 2012 (Final) | 26/03/2013 | WORKFORCE | December 2012 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | ASTRAPAKP | 20/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 3.9745 | REMGRO | 19/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | R 1.4500 | ADVTECH | 18/03/2013 | 05/04/2013 | 15/04/2013 | R 0.1400 | BELL | 18/03/2013 | 05/04/2013 | 15/04/2013 | R 0.4000 | METAIR | 18/03/2013 | 05/04/2013 | 15/04/2013 | R 0.9500 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SHOPCONV | 11/03/2013 | 22/03/2013 | 03/04/2013 | R 325.0000 | MTN GROUP | 06/03/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 5.0300 | IMPERIAL | 27/02/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 3.8000 | IMPERIALP | 27/02/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 3.5430 | LIB-HOLD | 28/02/2013 | 20/03/2013 | 02/04/2013 | R 3.3600 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | HDC | Hudaco Industries Ltd. | 28/03/2013 | Confirmed | SLL | Stella Vista Technologies Ltd. | 28/03/2013 | Confirmed | AMSP | Anglo American Platinum Ltd. | 29/03/2013 | Unconfirmed | AMS | Anglo American Platinum Ltd. | 29/03/2013 | Unconfirmed | MMP | Marshall Monteagle PLC | 29/03/2013 | Unconfirmed |
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