Thursday, 30 April 2015 - 20:00
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South African stocks fell on Thursday dragged down by commodity firms such as Impala Platinum and AngloGold Ashanti which tracked softer commodity prices. Full story
The rand fell as much as 1.6 percent against the dollar on Thursday, after upbeat U.S. data boosted the greenback and ratings agency Fitch warned about South Africa's reliance on offshore portfolio inflows. Full story |
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An internal Baltimore police report on the death of a black man who suffered severe spinal injuries while in custody was handed over on Thursday to prosecutors, who must decide whether or not to bring charges against any of the six patrol officers involved in the man's arrest. Full storyA senior U.S. diplomat told Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday that the east African country risks boiling over if it smothers political opposition, as protests against the president entered a fifth day. Full storyPolice in Germany have thwarted a planned Islamist attack after detaining a couple with suspected Salafist militant links, one of whom was seen along the route of a popular May Day cycle race in Frankfurt, officials said on Thursday. Full story |
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Markets | Stock markets worldwide
stumbled for a second straight day on Thursday after more weak
earnings reports, while the dollar trimmed losses after hitting
fresh. . . Full story | | Gold fell two percent on
Thursday after better-than-forecast U.S. jobs data boosted the
dollar, reviving expectations the Federal Reserve could raise
interest rates soon.. . . Full story | | Hong Kong stocks posted their biggest
monthly gain in nearly six years in April on hopes of fresh
money inflows from mainland China,. . . Full story | | China's stock market indexes
posted their biggest monthly gains for the year in April,
although weakness in banks on Thursday offset sharp gains. . . Full story |
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| Australian shares slipped 0.8
percent on Thursday as a fall in iron ore prices weighed on the
resources sector, while nerves over next. . . Full story | | Japanese shares suffered their
biggest loss in four months on Thursday on weak U.S. growth
figures and lacklustre earnings from Japanese companies
including Honda. . . Full story | | Stock markets worldwide fell
on Wednesday after weak corporate results and data showing U.S.
economic growth braked more sharply than expected in the. . . Full story | | Gold fell on
Wednesday, extending the session's losses after the U.S. Federal
Reserve signaled it was taking a meeting-by-meeting approach on
when to raise. . . Full story |
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SA Business | South African firm Bidvest Group has only raised its stake in Adcock Ingram by 1 percent since launching an offer for the drug maker, a sign that most shareholders are unwilling. . . Full story | | South Africa's tourism industry is likely to take a hit following a wave of xenophobic attacks this month, a setback for the country which has worked hard to clean up its. . . Full story | | South Africa's power utility Eskom [ESCJ.UL] said on Wednesday it had reached agreements with 10 out of 20 municipalities which owe the cash-strapped 3.68 billion rand ($314 million) in unpaid bills.. . . Full story |
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| The retail price of 95-grade petrol in South Africa will remain unchanged from May 6, while the wholesale diesel price will. . . Full story | | South Africa's trade balance swung into a surplus of 482.5 million rand ($41 million) in March from a revised deficit of. . . Full story | | South Africa's private sector credit demand increased to 8.88 percent year-on-year in March from an unrevised 8.67 percent in February, central. . . Full story | | The following are the top stories on
the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not
verified these stories and does not vouch. . . Full story |
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Company News | As part of the dual listed company structure, Investec plc and Investec Ltd. notify both the London Stock Exchange and the. . . Full story | | Shareholders are referred to the joint firm intention announcement released by Steinhoff and JD Group Ltd. (ôJD Groupö) on the stock. . . Full story | | Implats announce the appointment of Ms Mpho Nkeli as independent non-executive director to the Board of Directors with immediate effect.. . . Full story | | SA Corporate unitholders (Unitholders) are referred to the previous SENS announcements on 31 October 2013 and 2 April 2014, regarding the. . . Full story |
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| Shareholders are advised that at the annual general meeting of shareholders held on Thursday, 30 April 2015 (in terms of the. . . Full story | | Unless defined, terms used in this announcement shall bear the meaning ascribed to them in the circular published by BCX on. . . Full story | | Unless defined, terms used in this announcement shall bear the meaning ascribed to them in the circular published by Business Connexion. . . Full story | | Notice is hereby given in terms of section 45(5) of the Companies Act, 2008 (the Companies Act), that the board of. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Total revenue for the interim period rose to GBP40.4 million (GBP35.9 million). Net operating income jumped to GBP32.3 million (GBP25.5 million). Profit from operations shot up to GBP51.6 million (GBP16.4 million). Profit attributable to equity holders turned around to GBP35.2 million (loss of GBP0.9 million). Furthermore, headline earnings per share were GBP1.82pps (loss of GBP0.22pps).. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 54440.43 | -101.31 | -0.19% | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 48195.48 | -100.60 | -0.21% | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1352.61 | -8.37 | -0.61% | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 46641.91 | 266.07 | 0.57% | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 76785.61 | -146.66 | -0.19% | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 68352.85 | -134.52 | -0.20% | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 44235.42 | -573.05 | -1.28% | DJ Futures | 19:48 | 17854.00 | -100.00 | -0.56% | DJ Ind | 20:00 | 17930.83 | -104.70 | -0.58% | SP 500 | 20:00 | 2093.80 | -13.05 | -0.62% | Nasdaq | 20:00 | 4966.32 | -57.32 | -1.14% | FTSE 100 | 17:13 | 6950.43 | 4.15 | 0.06% | DAX | 18:08 | 11454.38 | 21.66 | 0.19% | CAC40 | 18:08 | 5046.49 | 7.10 | 0.14% | Nikkei | 08:28 | 19520.01 | -538.94 | -2.69% | Shanghai | 09:28 | 4441.66 | -34.96 | -0.78% | Hang-Seng | 06:32 | 28136.29 | -264.05 | -0.93% | All Ords | 08:34 | 5773.70 | -44.50 | -0.76% | NZSE 50 | 07:48 | 5791.34 | 50.52 | 0.88% |
| | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1183.90 | -21.03 | -1.75% | Gold R | 19:59 | 14114.33 | -81.91 | -0.58% | Gold R/kg | 20:00 | 453947 | -3949 | -0.86% | Silver $ | 19:59 | 16.1450 | -.4030 | -2.44% | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1142.90 | -7.10 | -0.62% | Palladium $ | 19:58 | 775.50 | -5.50 | -0.70% | R186 | 17:43 | 7.94 | .00 | 0.00% | R204 | 17:23 | 7.23 | .04 | 0.49% | R207 | 17:24 | 7.44 | .03 | 0.41% | Brent Crude | 20:00 | 66.57 | 1.93 | 2.99% | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 11.9281 | 0.1379 | 1.17% | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 18.2442 | 0.0774 | 0.43% | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 13.3498 | 0.2457 | 1.87% | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 9.0857 | 0.1308 | 1.46% | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 9.4243 | 0.0071 | 0.08% | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 119.6100 | 0.5240 | 0.44% | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.8938 | -0.0058 | -0.64% | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.1188 | 0.0074 | 0.66% | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6529 | 0.0049 | 0.76% |
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The JSE Today

Trading Statistics
Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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30/04/2015 | 211 | 178 | 63 | 452 | 253,254,688 | R21,827,455,595 | 296930 | 2081518 | 29/04/2015 | 127 | 228 | 54 | 409 | 258,311,176 | R20,624,531,972 | 294966 | 2058985 | 28/04/2015 | 191 | 198 | 54 | 443 | 287,648,509 | R20,697,040,760 | 307914 | 809333 | 24/04/2015 | 212 | 159 | 57 | 428 | 253,339,482 | R21,632,917,705 | 277258 | 1894567 | 23/04/2015 | 218 | 145 | 66 | 429 | 233,841,957 | R16,884,685,300 | 222289 | 1668232 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Top 40 | 48,195.48 | -100.60 | -0.21% | Industrial | 76,785.61 | -146.66 | -0.19% | Mid Cap | 75,780.79 | -23.81 | -0.03% | Small Cap | 61,462.91 | -149.24 | -0.24% | Resource 20 | 44,235.42 | -573.05 | -1.28% | Industrial 25 | 68,352.85 | -134.52 | -0.20% | Financial 15 | 17,791.56 | 130.43 | 0.74% | Financial & Ind. 30 | 73,787.15 | 2.41 | 0.00% | All Share | 54,440.43 | -101.31 | -0.19% | Oil & Gas | 31,322.40 | 423.28 | 1.37% | Mining | 26,733.07 | -352.68 | -1.30% | Gold Mining | 1,352.61 | -8.37 | -0.61% | Platinum Mining | 32.44 | -.94 | -2.82% | GENERAL MINING | 7,771.69 | -95.70 | -1.22% | Oil & Gas Producers | 16,841.48 | 227.59 | 1.37% | Basic Materials | 24,937.44 | -324.21 | -1.28% | Chemicals | 24,546.38 | -448.89 | -1.80% | Forestry & Paper | 40,907.77 | 38.67 | 0.09% | Industrial Metals | 9,593.87 | -285.96 | -2.89% | Industrials | 46,687.26 | 498.48 | 1.08% | General Industrials | 165.79 | 2.14 | 1.31% | Consumer Goods | 66,366.69 | 97.40 | 0.15% | Automobiles & Parts | 8,321.89 | -4.52 | -0.05% | Household Goods | 518.69 | -6 | -1.18% | Health Care | 10,507.73 | 54.62 | 0.52% | Beverages | 217.51 | .25 | 0.12% |
| | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | Food Producers | 8,970.17 | 100.71 | 1.14% | Personal Goods | 1,064.78 | 2.30 | 0.22% | Consumer Services | 16,705.52 | -118.04 | -0.70% | General Retailers | 83,893.76 | -262.88 | -0.31% | Travel & Leisure | 6,669.73 | -17.12 | -0.26% | Media | 407.89 | -4.96 | -1.20% | Support Services | 2,852.50 | -17.41 | -0.61% | Telecommunications | 11,741.43 | -77.10 | -0.65% | Financials | 46,641.91 | 266.07 | 0.57% | Banks | 84,383.04 | 481.01 | 0.57% | Non-life Insurance | 59,719.41 | 252.67 | 0.42% | Life Insurance | 44,650.30 | 497.65 | 1.13% | General Financial | 4,411.76 | -2.13 | -0.05% | Technology | 62,182.66 | -170.82 | -0.27% | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,804.83 | -37 | -0.95% | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 4,056.72 | -31 | -0.75% | COAL MINING | 12,292.85 | -475 | -3.72% | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,864.91 | 6 | 0.08% | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,331.63 | 20 | 1.49% | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 663.95 | | 0.34% | CAPPED PROPERTY | 568.56 | | 0.30% | RESOURCE | 24,263.47 | -320 | -1.30% | DIVIDEND PLUS | 240.57 | -2 | -0.65% | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 10,343.83 | -44 | -0.43% | Capped Top 40 | 25,743.74 | -52 | -0.20% | Capped All Share | 27,613.18 | -51 | -0.19% | JSE TABACO | 8,429.04 | 39 | 0.46% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | BTI | BRITISH AM. TOBACCO PLC | HOLD | 28/04/2015 | RMH | RMB HOLDINGS LIMITED | HOLD | 27/04/2015 | SGL | SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED | HOLD | 27/04/2015 | MND | MONDI LIMITED | BUY | 27/04/2015 | BVT | THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED | BUY | 27/04/2015 |
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Results Expected** Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | 04/05/2015 | NAMPAK | March 2015 (Interim) | 04/05/2015 | NAMPAK 6%P | March 2015 (Interim) | 04/05/2015 | NAMPAK 6.5 | March 2015 (Interim) | 04/05/2015 | NAMPAK-P | March 2015 (Interim) | 04/05/2015 | NAMPAKORDS | March 2015 (Interim) |
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Recent Dividends** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | RIPLC | 29/04/15 | 15/05/15 | 05/06/15 | GBP 0.0160 | BLACKSTAR | 24/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 08/06/15 | GBP 0.0077 | CLICKS | 23/04/15 | 26/06/15 | 06/07/15 | ZAR 0.6550 | ECSP C2 | 22/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 1.0164 | ECSP A2 | 22/04/15 | 08/05/15 | 18/05/15 | ZAR 0.7671 |
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Ex Div** Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | PSG | 15/04/15 | 30/04/15 | 11/05/15 | ZAR 1.4500 | TIMESMED | 02/03/15 | 30/04/15 | 11/05/15 | ZAR 0.3000 | PSG KST | 09/04/15 | 30/04/15 | 11/05/15 | ZAR 0.0800 | EFFICIENT | 14/04/15 | 30/04/15 | 11/05/15 | ZAR 0.0588 |
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Upcoming AGMs** Code | Company Name | Date | Status | CIL | Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd. | 30/04/2015 | Confirmed | CPF | Capital Property Fund Ltd. | 30/04/2015 | Confirmed | ABSP | Absa Bank Ltd. | 01/05/2015 | Unconfirmed | BEL | Bell Equipment Ltd. | 04/05/2015 | Confirmed | WKF | Workforce Holdings Ltd. | 05/05/2015 | Confirmed |
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