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South Africa's Reserve Bank left interest rates unchanged at 5.75 percent as expected on Thursday, balancing concerns about a deterioration in the inflation outlook with those over weak economic growth. Full story
Local markets
Gold miners gained 3.01%, while most other sectors fell, leaving the JSE All Share down 1.36% on Thursday. Full story |
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Stock markets worldwide were
knocked lower and oil prices jumped on Thursday after Saudi
Arabia and its allies carried out air strikes in Yemen that
fueled worries Middle East energy shipments may be put at risk,
although Wall Street later recovered.
Brent oil was last at $59.32 a barrel, up 5 percent
but off a session high of $59.78. U.S. crude was up 4.5
percent at $51.41 a barrel after reaching $52.48.
Key stock indexes on Wall Street, where prices fell this
week on fears U.S. econom Full storyYemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi left his refuge in Aden under Saudi protection on Thursday and arrived in Saudi Arabia as Houthi rebels battled with forces still loyal to him on the outskirts of the southern port city. Full storySaudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies launched air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters who have tightened their grip on the southern city of Aden where the country's president had taken refuge, the Saudi envoy to Washington said on Wednesday. Full story |
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Markets | Gold hit a 3-1/2 week high on
Thursday and silver rose nearly 3 percent as escalating tensions
in the Middle East knocked stocks. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares finished lower on
Thursday in line with most Asian markets, which dropped due to
tension in the Middle East and. . . Full story | | Chinese stocks ended higher
on Thursday after volatile trade as a sharp drop in internet
stocks was offset by a surge in energy. . . Full story | | Japan's Nikkei share average
dropped on Thursday as investors sold semi-conductor and other
hi-tech shares after their U.S. peers were sold off sharply
following. . . Full story |
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| Australian shares extended
losses in the afternoon session to close down 1.6 percent on
Thursday as financials and material sectors slid, while
energy-related shares. . . Full story | | Wall Street stocks sold off
sharply, with semiconductor and biotech shares sliding more than
4 percent, and the dollar slipped on Wednesday after. . . Full story | | Gold hit 2-1/2-week
highs on Wednesday, rising for the sixth straight session as
upbeat German sentiment data helped drive the euro higher
against the. . . Full story | | Hong Kong shares ended mixed on
Wednesday, with real estate shares rebounding but shares of most
major Chinese companies falling in line with. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's rand extended losses against the dollar on Thursday, despite a hawkish monetary policy statement, mainly reflecting broad-based strength of. . . Full story | | South Africa's Eskom [ESCJ.UL] said striking workers had destroyed property at the Medupi power plant it is building and the state-owned. . . Full story | | South Africa's Eskom [ESCJ. UL] will implement rolling power cuts from 1000 GMT to 2000 GMT on Wednesday, the power utility. . . Full story | | Telecoms giant Vodafone has so far not held talks with South Africa over the London-listed firm buying Pretoria's stake in its. . . Full story |
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| Nigerian president Goodluck
Jonathan's election campaign has trumpeted his reform of the
power sector as a crowning achievement. But electricity
shortages persist and the underperformance is a major political
issue.. . . Full story | | Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation,
largest economy and the continent's leading oil and gas
producer, holds presidential and parliamentary elections on
Saturday.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand was a shade softer against the dollar early on Thursday and was seen weakening further after escalating tensions in the Middle East hit investor appetite for riskier assets.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that the summarised consolidated annual financial statements of Merafe Resources for the year ended 31 December 2014, and. . . Full story | | Shareholders are advised that that the Company will be holding an investor relations meeting for the purposes of presenting the 2014. . . Full story | | As previously announced, the Board of Directors of ADvTECH has advised that it has concluded comprehensive agreements for the acquisition of. . . Full story | | Second quarter 2015 ferrochrome price announcement
Shareholders of the Company are advised that the European benchmark ferrochrome price has been settled at. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are referred to the various cautionary announcements published on the Securities Exchange News Service of the JSE Ltd., the last of which was released on 12 February 2015.
Shareholders are further advised that Telkom and MTN South Africa remain in discussions. . . Full story | | DRDGold shareholders (ôShareholdersö) are referred to the announcement published by DRDGold on SENS on 18 March 2014 and the transaction circular posted to Shareholders on 6 May 2014, relating to the share sale and subscription agreement with Khumo Gold SPV (Pty). . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period jumped to GBP2.8 million (GBP2.3 million). Operating loss narrowed to GBP950 000 (loss of GBP 1.5. . . Full story | | Revenue increased to R7.3 billion (R5.2 billion). Gross profit grew to R1.6 billion (R1 billion) and operating profit increased to R829.4. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period decreased by -1.31% to R62.4 million (R63.3 million). Gross profit was up by 3.68% to R37.8. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year weakened to R604.9 million (2013: R673.2 million). Gross profit plummeted to R50 million (2013: R179.9 million), results. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 51603.93 | -709.09 | -1.36% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 45467.39 | -714.72 | -1.55% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1303.34 | 38.11 | 3.01% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 44694.71 | -456.27 | -1.01% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 72265.21 | -1137.08 | -1.55% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 64103.65 | -1068.89 | -1.64% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 42413.24 | -506.05 | -1.18% | DJ Futures | 19:58 | 17620.00 | -29.00 | -0.16% | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 17738.09 | 19.55 | 0.11% | SP 500 | 19:58 | 2064.75 | 3.70 | 0.18% | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4883.02 | 6.50 | 0.13% | FTSE 100 | 17:21 | 6880.02 | -110.95 | -1.59% | DAX | 19:08 | 11843.68 | -21.64 | -0.18% | CAC40 | 19:08 | 5006.35 | -14.64 | -0.29% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 19471.12 | -275.08 | -1.39% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 3682.10 | 21.37 | 0.58% | Hang-Seng | 06:28 | 24561.82 | 33.59 | 0.14% | All Ords | 07:38 | 5849.70 | -87.40 | -1.47% | NZSE 50 | 06:28 | 5833.17 | -24.61 | -0.42% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1202.60 | 7.03 | 0.59% | Gold R | 19:59 | 14399.96 | 248.72 | 1.76% | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 463455 | 8247 | 1.81% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 17.0400 | .0910 | 0.54% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1151.90 | 8.90 | 0.78% | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 771.20 | 9.70 | 1.27% | R186 | 17:43 | 7.75 | .13 | 1.71% | R204 | 16:57 | 7.08 | .19 | 2.69% | R207 | 16:58 | 7.23 | .17 | 2.34% | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 59.14 | 2.66 | 4.71% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 11.9794 | 0.1436 | 1.21% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.7257 | 0.1201 | 0.68% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.0051 | 0.0078 | 0.06% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 9.0579 | 0.0514 | 0.57% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.3552 | 0.0591 | 0.64% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 119.3740 | -0.0990 | -0.08% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.9204 | 0.0090 | 0.99% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.0866 | -0.0106 | -0.97% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6740 | 0.0025 | 0.37% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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26/03/2015 | 151 | 208 | 49 | 408 | 221,385,979 | R18,187,272,228 | 301363 | 2194937 | 25/03/2015 | 111 | 257 | 54 | 422 | 262,718,537 | R17,365,792,903 | 265694 | 1921016 | 24/03/2015 | 186 | 155 | 59 | 400 | 246,757,819 | R16,058,528,231 | 226857 | 100604 | 23/03/2015 | 162 | 203 | 40 | 405 | 218,378,267 | R17,813,763,773 | 252235 | 1886090 | 20/03/2015 | 188 | 171 | 55 | 414 | 257,909,488 | R16,430,643,863 | 271429 | 2065401 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 45,467.39 | -714.72 | -1.55% | Industrial | 72,265.21 | -1137.08 | -1.55% | Mid Cap | 73,818.48 | -386.31 | -0.52% | Small Cap | 58,703.14 | 26.55 | 0.05% | Resource 20 | 42,413.24 | -506.05 | -1.18% | Industrial 25 | 64,103.65 | -1068.89 | -1.64% | Financial 15 | 17,009.88 | -235.58 | -1.37% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 69,379.98 | -1093.65 | -1.55% | All Share | 51,603.93 | -709.09 | -1.36% | Oil & Gas | 28,782.75 | .00 | 0.00% | Mining | 25,641.39 | -289.72 | -1.12% | Gold Mining | 1,303.34 | 38.11 | 3.01% | Platinum Mining | 30.35 | -.01 | -0.03% | GENERAL MINING | 7,450.63 | -138.55 | -1.83% | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,475.95 | .00 | 0.00% | Basic Materials | 23,587.67 | -224.20 | -0.94% | Chemicals | 21,654.98 | 84.77 | 0.39% | Forestry & Paper | 39,320.28 | -818.55 | -2.04% | Industrial Metals | 10,201.10 | -91.92 | -0.89% | Industrials | 45,531.72 | -768.07 | -1.66% | General Industrials | 161.44 | -3.06 | -1.86% | Consumer Goods | 63,818.04 | -755.61 | -1.17% | Automobiles & Parts | 7,823.70 | 11.32 | 0.14% | Household Goods | 492.75 | -2 | -0.43% | Health Care | 10,454.71 | -251.55 | -2.35% | Beverages | 215.67 | -2.76 | -1.26% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 8,923.66 | -31.38 | -0.35% | Personal Goods | 980.79 | -15.28 | -1.53% | Consumer Services | 15,556.36 | -352.62 | -2.22% | General Retailers | 79,860.54 | -2431.29 | -2.95% | Travel & Leisure | 6,135.05 | -67.50 | -1.09% | Media | 377.38 | -8.33 | -2.16% | Support Services | 2,957.92 | 4.40 | 0.15% | Telecommunications | 10,100.78 | -177.13 | -1.72% | Financials | 44,694.71 | -456.27 | -1.01% | Banks | 80,416.62 | -669.80 | -0.83% | Non-life Insurance | 54,507.78 | -1641.08 | -2.92% | Life Insurance | 42,798.72 | -932.78 | -2.13% | General Financial | 4,031.12 | -28.91 | -0.71% | Technology | 59,568.35 | -1047.16 | -1.73% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,517.38 | -55 | -1.54% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,789.44 | -49 | -1.28% | COAL MINING | 13,640.46 | 140 | 1.04% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,732.04 | -7 | -0.10% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,222.34 | -18 | -1.42% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 657.57 | | -0.25% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 565.20 | | -0.31% | RESOURCE | 23,272.35 | -263 | -1.12% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 234.76 | -3 | -1.09% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,717.89 | -116 | -1.18% | Capped Top 40 | 24,273.54 | -381 | -1.54% | Capped All Share | 26,174.45 | -360 | -1.36% | JSE TABACO | 8,101.41 | -91 | -1.11% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | GRF | GROUP FIVE LIMITED | BUY | 24/03/2015 | MUR | MURRAY AND ROBERTS HOLDIN... | HOLD | 24/03/2015 | AEG | AVENG LIMITED | HOLD | 24/03/2015 | AMS | ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM C... | BUY | 24/03/2015 | WBO | WILSON BAYLY HOLMES-OVCON... | HOLD | 24/03/2015 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 27/03/2015 | AH-VEST | December 2014 (Interim) | 27/03/2015 | BASREAD | December 2014 (Final) | 27/03/2015 | ECSP A | December 2014 (Final) | 27/03/2015 | ECSP A2 | December 2014 (Final) | 27/03/2015 | ECSP B | December 2014 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | CAPITEC | 24/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 5.9000 | KAYDAV | 23/03/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 0.0500 | ADVTECH | 23/03/15 | 10/04/15 | 20/04/15 | ZAR 0.1500 | ELBGROUP | 20/03/15 | 17/04/15 | 28/04/15 | ZAR 0.3000 | ANCHOR | 18/03/15 | 01/04/15 | 13/04/15 | ZAR 0.1200 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | SHOPCONV | 03/03/15 | 26/03/15 | 07/04/15 | ZAR 325.0000 | ABSABANK-P | 03/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 32.1089 | MTN GROUP | 04/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 8.0000 | NEDBANK | 23/02/15 | 26/03/15 | 07/04/15 | ZAR 5.6800 | SANTAM | 02/03/15 | 20/03/15 | 30/03/15 | ZAR 4.8000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | HDC | Hudaco Industries Ltd. | 27/03/2015 | Confirmed | CIL | Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd. | 02/04/2015 | Unconfirmed |
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