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Todays Sharenet VIEWS  Ricki Allardice What can you do to protect yourself against a weakening rand? Full story |
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South African retailer Massmart Holdings reported a drop in half-year profits on Thursday as cash-strapped consumers prioritised food over higher-margin discretionary goods such as electronics. Full story |
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South Africa's competition watchdog approved Glencore's roughly $900 million bid for Chevron's local and Botswana assets on Thursday, bolstering its chances of scuppering a rival bid from China's Sinopec . Full story |
Shares in South African retailer Woolworths slid to a six-year low on Thursday after it reported a 3.5 billion rand ($239.13 million) annual post-tax loss, hurt by a hefty write-down on the value of its David Jones business in Australia. Full story |
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South Africa's state-run power utility Eskom expects to have 7,000 less staff in five years from now, a senior manager at the utility that is struggling to emerge from a financial crisis said on Thursday. Full story |
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Markets | Investors pulled billions from
equities this week, shifting into bonds and high
dividend-yielding sectors as Turkey's currency crisis sparked a
global selloff and emerging. . . Full story | | | | Global investors ploughed $5
billion into bonds and withdrew money from gold and European
equities in the past week, as fears of a. . . Full story | | Investors switched to defensive
equities and bonds in the week to July 11 as the U.S. slapped
tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese. . . Full story |
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| The International Swaps and
Derivatives Association (ISDA) has launched a market-wide
consultation on potential money market fallback rates for
derivatives contracts worth trillions of. . . Full story | | U.S. stock futures rose to a
five-month high on Friday, extending their recent rally on
expectations of solid earnings growth among U.S. firms. . . Full story | | World stock markets rose and
the euro climbed to a three-week peak on Friday as the threat of
tariffs by the United States. . . Full story | | Investors have pulled money out
of emerging markets and European equities faster than in 2016
over the last two months, Bank of America. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South Africa's economy probably struggled to gain traction in the second quarter after shrinking at the start of 2018, according to a Reuters poll of economists who said there was a. . . Full story | | South African precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater swung to a half-year profit, bolstered by the inclusion of its U.S platinum operations and higher prices for platinum group metals.. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand stretched overnight losses to 1.52 percent against the dollar on Thursday, slipping to 14.3600 after U.S. President Donald Trump raised concerns about Pretoria's land reform plans.. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the year increased to R1.725 billion (2017: R1.640 billion), operating profit rose 14.4% to R139.2 million (2017: R121.7 million),. . . Full story | | Revenue from continuing operations for the year increased by 8% to R119.4 billion (2017: R110.5 billion). Trading profit grew by 8.7%. . . Full story | | Revenue for the year increased to R26.800 billion (2017: R26.470 billion), operating profit lowered to R1.098 billion (2017: R1.175 billion), net. . . Full story | | Revenue for the interim period increased by 4.2% to R1.423 billion (2017: R1.366 billion), gross profit rose 6.7% to R333.9 million. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
| Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | | JSE All Share | 17:00 | 58204.72 | 78.77 | 0.14% | | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 52131.76 | 70.15 | 0.13% | | JSE Resource 10 | 17:00 | 41624.77 | -473.64 | -1.13% | | JSE Industrial 25 | 17:00 | 76421.89 | 405.03 | 0.53% | | JSE Financial 15 | 17:00 | 16777.63 | 72.45 | 0.43% | | JSE SAPI | 17:00 | 530.61 | -.63 | -0.12% | | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 933.96 | .14 | 0.01% | | USD / ZAR | 19:59 | 14.3869 | 0.2175 | 1.54% | | GBP / ZAR | 19:59 | 18.4364 | 0.1286 | 0.70% | | EUR / ZAR | 19:59 | 16.5961 | 0.1833 | 1.12% | | NZD / ZAR | 19:59 | 9.5495 | 0.0688 | 0.73% | | AUD / ZAR | 19:59 | 10.4288 | 0.0144 | 0.14% | | USD / JPY | 19:59 | 111.2130 | 0.6590 | 0.60% | | EUR / USD | 19:59 | 1.1541 | -0.0053 | -0.46% | | GBP / USD | 19:59 | 1.2816 | -0.0096 | -0.74% | | BTC / USD | 19:59 | 6454.27 | 95.63 | 1.50% | | BCH / USD | 19:59 | 527.09 | 8.52 | 1.64% | | BTC / ZAR | 20:00 | 95600.00 | 1244.00 | 1.32% | | ETH / USD | 19:59 | 276.52 | 6.15 | 2.28% |
| | | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | | LTC / USD | 19:59 | 56.24 | 1.06 | 1.91% | | XRP / USD | 19:59 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.91% | | DJ Futures | 19:58 | 25653.00 | -64.00 | -0.25% | | DJ Ind | 19:38 | 25652.92 | -80.68 | -0.31% | | SP 500 | 19:39 | 2857.35 | -4.47 | -0.16% | | Nasdaq | 19:38 | 7893.59 | 4.49 | 0.06% | | FTSE 100 | 17:58 | 7563.22 | -11.02 | -0.15% | | DAX | 18:08 | 12365.58 | -20.12 | -0.16% | | CAC40 | 18:08 | 5419.33 | -1.28 | -0.02% | | Nikkei | 08:28 | 22410.82 | 48.27 | 0.22% | | Shanghai | 09:32 | 2724.63 | 10.02 | 0.37% | | Hang-Seng | 10:48 | 27790.46 | 162.04 | 0.59% | | ASX All | 08:38 | 6360.30 | -13.50 | -0.21% | | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1187.18 | -8.35 | -0.70% | | Gold R | 19:58 | 17085.95 | 136.84 | 0.81% | | Gold R/Kg | 19:58 | 549313 | 4399 | 0.81% | | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 74.72 | -0.06 | -0.08% | | Silver $ | 19:59 | 14.5470 | -0.1570 | -1.07% | | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 777.76 | -14.70 | -1.85% | | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 913.82 | -9.00 | -0.97% | | R186 | 17:43 | 8.93 | -0.01 | -0.06% | | R209 | 17:43 | 9.61 | -0.02 | -0.21% |
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The JSE Today

Trading Statistics
| Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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| 23/08/2018 | 165 | 162 | 59 | 386 | 248,809,787 | R20,201,503,596 | 276595 | 2617792 | | 22/08/2018 | 217 | 134 | 51 | 402 | 288,995,729 | R18,648,475,967 | 247035 | 3024568 | | 21/08/2018 | 185 | 200 | 51 | 436 | 265,874,917 | R20,229,310,615 | 276764 | 2519566 | | 20/08/2018 | 178 | 151 | 51 | 380 | 171,927,004 | R13,050,709,371 | 194314 | 2660243 | | 17/08/2018 | 185 | 150 | 64 | 399 | 258,096,799 | R17,853,941,158 | 247482 | 3576250 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | | Top 40 | 52,131.76 | 70.15 | 0.13% | | Industrial | 83,587.55 | 463.39 | 0.56% | | Mid Cap | 70,313.60 | 200.02 | 0.29% | | Small Cap | 55,302.07 | 421.80 | 0.77% | | Resource 20 | 41,624.77 | -473.64 | -1.13% | | Industrial 25 | 76,421.89 | 405.03 | 0.53% | | Financial 15 | 16,777.63 | 72.45 | 0.43% | | Financial & Ind. 30 | 80,056.95 | 410.79 | 0.52% | | All Share | 58,204.72 | 78.77 | 0.14% | | Oil & Gas | 12,525.48 | -39.98 | -0.32% | | Mining | 29,156.10 | -477.65 | -1.61% | | Gold Mining | 933.96 | .14 | 0.01% | | Platinum Mining | 15.49 | .10 | 0.65% | | GENERAL MINING | 9,571.31 | -167.50 | -1.72% | | Oil & Gas Producers | 67,347.19 | -214.98 | -0.32% | | Basic Materials | 28,857.96 | -299.70 | -1.03% | | Chemicals | 27,451.30 | 146.39 | 0.54% | | Forestry & Paper | 71,130.89 | -262.92 | -0.37% | | Industrial Metals | 14,170.52 | 30.53 | 0.22% | | Industrials | 47,479.27 | 299.52 | 0.63% | | General Industrials | 181.09 | .67 | 0.37% | | Consumer Goods | 67,685.35 | 136.93 | 0.20% | | Automobiles & Parts | 3,892.60 | 29.43 | 0.76% | | Household Goods | 15.03 | 0 | 0.94% | | Health Care | 7,079.06 | -15.91 | -0.22% | | Beverages | 204.47 | -1.49 | -0.72% |
| | | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | | Food Producers | 8,464.68 | 83.63 | 1.00% | | Personal Goods | 1,245.16 | 7.79 | 0.63% | | Consumer Services | 24,980.42 | 160.88 | 0.65% | | General Retailers | 7,024.56 | 19.27 | 0.28% | | Travel & Leisure | 4,574.05 | -27.91 | -0.61% | | Media | 748.10 | 2.44 | 0.33% | | Support Services | 1,802.23 | 28.52 | 1.61% | | Telecommunications | 5,803.95 | 94.76 | 1.66% | | Financials | 43,140.67 | 153.75 | 0.36% | | Banks | 9,291.95 | 27.02 | 0.29% | | Non-life Insurance | 80,193.73 | 330.39 | 0.41% | | Life Insurance | 42,127.05 | 553.93 | 1.33% | | General Financial | 3,558.42 | 2.40 | 0.07% | | Technology | 29,593.13 | 184.64 | 0.63% | | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,144.51 | -17 | -0.53% | | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,499.31 | -15 | -0.42% | | COAL MINING | 20,313.51 | -1298 | -6.00% | | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,904.43 | -7 | -0.10% | | LARGE CAP | 58,217.21 | 52 | 0.09% | | FTSE/JSE TOP 40 USD | 3,922.20 | 425 | 12.15% | | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 937.08 | -6 | -0.64% | | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 530.61 | -.63 | -0.12% | | CAPPED PROPERTY | 429.51 | | -0.25% | | RESOURCE | 23,052.89 | -239 | -1.03% | | DIVIDEND PLUS | 244.13 | -1 | -0.33% | | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 11,011.88 | -1 | -0.01% | | Capped Top 40 | 26,937.23 | 33 | 0.12% | | Capped All Share | 29,040.79 | 33 | 0.11% | | JSE TABACO | 9,494.24 | -163 | -1.69% | | JSE ALL PROPERTY | 13,876.95 | 342.46 | 2.53% | | ALL SHARE NET TRI | 58,204.72 | 79 | 0.14% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** | Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | | SHG | SEA HARVEST GROUP LTD | BUY | 20/08/2018 | | RES | RESILIENT PROPERTY INCOME... | HOLD | 20/08/2018 | | KAP | KAP INDUSTRIAL HLDGS | BUY | 17/08/2018 | | GFI | GOLD FIELDS LIMITED | SELL | 17/08/2018 | | SBK | STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMIT... | HOLD | 17/08/2018 |
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Results Expected** | Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | | 24/08/2018 | DISTELLG | June 2018 (Final) | | 24/08/2018 | WORKFORCE | June 2018 (Interim) | | 27/08/2018 | ADVTECH | June 2018 (Interim) | | 27/08/2018 | ALPHAMIN | December 2018 (Final) | | 28/08/2018 | ADVANCED | June 2018 (Final) |
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Recent Dividends** | Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | | TRNPACO | 22/08/18 | 11/09/18 | 17/09/18 | ZAR 0.9000 | | BIDCORP | 22/08/18 | 18/09/18 | 25/09/18 | ZAR 2.8000 | | YEBOYETHU | 22/08/18 | 05/09/18 | 13/09/18 | ZAR 73.0000 | | SHOPRIT | 21/08/18 | 04/09/18 | 10/09/18 | ZAR 2.7900 | | IMPERIALP | 21/08/18 | 25/09/18 | 01/10/18 | ZAR 4.1663 |
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Ex Div** | Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | | FIRSTRANDB-P | 01/08/18 | 21/08/18 | 27/08/18 | ZAR 3.7832 | | NEDBANK-P | 07/08/18 | 21/08/18 | 27/08/18 | ZAR 0.4182 | | TOWER | 31/07/18 | 21/08/18 | 27/08/18 | ZAR 0.4026 | | LIBERTY2D | 23/07/18 | 21/08/18 | 27/08/18 | ZAR 0.2931 | | ZXSWS | 26/06/18 | 21/08/18 | 31/08/18 | ZAR 0.2700 |
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Upcoming AGMs** | Code | Company Name | Date | Status | | AME | African Media Entertainment Ltd. | 23/08/2018 | Confirmed | | TKG | Telkom SA SOC Ltd. | 23/08/2018 | Confirmed | | TKGA | Telkom SA SOC Ltd. | 23/08/2018 | Confirmed | | TKGB | Telkom SA SOC Ltd. | 23/08/2018 | Confirmed | | SSS | Stor-Age Property REIT Ltd. | 23/08/2018 | Confirmed |
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