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Friday, 26 October 2012 - 20:00
Charts
Top News
South African stocks ended a see-saw session slightly lower on Friday, tracking similar performances in major overseas markets as poor corporate results overshadowed a better-than-expected expansion in the U.S. economy. Full story
Gold rebounded on Friday after
data showed U.S. economic growth picked up in the third quarter,
but the metal was heading for its first three-week losing streak
in over a year on uncertainty over the future of the U.S.
Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus.
Bullion prices reversed early losses aft Full story |
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Markets | European shares edged higher on
Friday after better-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures
helped outweigh the impact on investor sentiment of yet more
gloomy corporate. . . Full story | | Global shares fell on Friday as
lackluster corporate earnings reports undermined investor
confidence while U.S. Treasuries climbed with safe-haven
support.. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks fell on Friday, as
investors fretted about Apple's weaker-than-expected results -
the latest in a string of lackluster earnings - and. . . Full story | | Britain's benchmark share index
underperformed rival European bourses on Friday, as a fall in
financial stocks offset gains in mining shares such as. . . Full story |
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| U.S. stocks opened flat on
Friday following a reading of third-quarter gross domestic
product that was higher than expected, offsetting disappointing
results from Amazon.com. . . Full story | | U.S. stock index futures
trimmed earlier declines and pointed to a steady open for Wall
Street on Friday after data showed economic growth. . . Full story | | U.S. stock index futures pared
losses on Friday following a read on third-quarter gross
domestic product that was higher than expected.. . . Full story | | European equity markets eased on
Friday, on track for their worst week in a month on the back of
a raft of gloomy. . . Full story |
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| Cynthia Carroll's
resignation as chief executive of Anglo American has
highlighted the miner's exposure to South African platinum, an
industry crippled by violent strikes. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Friday as a gold mining strike drew to a close and investors continued. . . Full story | | Anglo American's Chief Executive Cynthia Carroll has quit after more than five years in the job, under pressure from investors over. . . Full story | | South Africa sold 2.685 billion rand worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday at an average yield of 5.0 percent, unchanged. . . Full story |
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| A crackdown in Uganda on counterfeit mobile phones because of safety issues will not slow subscriber growth in the country, where mobile phone use jumped to 60 percent this year.. . . Full story | | Shares of Anglo American rose by more than 2 percent in South Africa on Friday after Chief Executive Cynthia Carroll said she would be stepping down.. . . Full story |
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Company News | Shareholders are advised that, at the annual general meeting of Adapt IT held on 26 October 2012, all the resolutions as. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that, at the annual general meeting of StratCorp shareholders held on Friday, 26 October 2012, all the resolutions. . . Full story | | Amplats announced that Cynthia Carroll has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer, with the Board's agreement. Cynthia will remain. . . Full story | | Mediclinic is in the process of finalising its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2012, which are due. . . Full story |
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| Grindrod shareholders were advised that Grindrod Holdings (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd. ("GHSA"), King & Sons (Mozambique) Ltd. ("King & Sons") and. . . Full story | | Shareholders were advised that the annual financial statements will be distributed to shareholders on or about 25 October 2012 and contain. . . Full story | | Unitholders were referred to the SENS announcement of Friday, 19 October 2012 (the "declaration announcement"), relating to inter alia, the unit. . . Full story | | Anglo announced that Cynthia Carroll has decided to step down as chief executive, with the board's agreement. Cynthia will remain in. . . Full story |
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Company Results | Revenue for the interim period ended 31 August 2012 increased by 33.3% to R1.142 billion (2011: R857.5 million). Gross profit jumped. . . Full story | | Total revenue increased to R521.9 million (R261.5 million). Net operating profit soared to R407.5 million (R27 million). Net attributable profit more. . . Full story | | | | Revenue for the year fell to R222.23 million (R228.64 million) and loss from operations grew to R49.07 million (loss of R3.43. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
| Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 36871.71 | -123.00 | -0.33% | | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 32719.10 | -86.00 | -0.26% | | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 2329.53 | -28.00 | -1.21% | | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 27275.98 | -197.00 | -0.72% | | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 43169.90 | -119.00 | -0.28% | | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 37039.21 | -87.00 | -0.24% | | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 50446.50 | -93.00 | -0.19% | | DJ Futures | 19:58 | 13040.00 | 6.00 | 0.05% | | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 13105.29 | 2.76 | 0.02% | | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1411.49 | -1.62 | -0.11% | | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 2981.71 | -8.75 | -0.29% | | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 5806.71 | 1.66 | 0.03% | | DAX | 18:10 | 7231.85 | 39.00 | 0.54% | | CAC40 | 18:10 | 3435.09 | 23.56 | 0.69% | | Nikkei | 08:32 | 8933.06 | -122.14 | -1.35% | | Shanghai | 09:28 | 2066.21 | -35.37 | -1.68% | | Hang-Seng | 10:32 | 21545.57 | -264.66 | -1.21% | | All Ords | 07:43 | 4496.30 | -37.20 | -0.82% | | NZSE 50 | 06:48 | 3983.78 | -6.71 | -0.17% |
| | | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | | Gold $ | 19:58 | 1711.96 | 1.77 | 0.10% | | Gold R | 19:58 | 14782.88 | -152.14 | -1.02% | | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 475342 | -5963 | -1.24% | | Silver $ | 19:58 | 32.0630 | -.0170 | -0.05% | | Platinum $ | 19:58 | 1540.00 | -19.25 | -1.23% | | Palladium $ | 19:58 | 594.80 | -6.45 | -1.07% | | R157 | 17/10 | 5.35 | .07 | 0.00% | | R204 | 17/10 | 6.14 | .10 | 0.00% | | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 109.82 | 1.79 | 1.66% | | Rand / Dollar | 19:58 | 8.6337 | -0.0987 | -1.13% | | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 13.8673 | -0.1785 | -1.27% | | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 11.1651 | -0.1368 | -1.21% | | Rand / NZD | 19:58 | 7.1018 | -0.0524 | -0.73% | | Rand / AUD | 19:55 | 8.9488 | -0.0992 | -1.10% | | Yen / Dollar | 19:58 | 79.6800 | -0.6620 | -0.82% | | Euro / Dollar | 19:58 | 0.7734 | 0.7734 | 0.00% | | Dollar / Euro | 19:58 | 1.2930 | -0.0012 | -0.10% | | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.6209 | 0.0008 | 0.13% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
| Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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| 26/10/2012 | 129 | 222 | 70 | 421 | 144,463,448 | R8,213,644,199 | 78491 | 1742550 | | 25/10/2012 | 199 | 152 | 81 | 432 | 158,194,211 | R8,902,538,309 | 92619 | 1803604 | | 24/10/2012 | 212 | 132 | 87 | 431 | 192,424,485 | R8,466,640,464 | 89066 | 1927119 | | 23/10/2012 | 133 | 225 | 72 | 430 | 165,949,986 | R9,330,942,780 | 91364 | 321750 | | 22/10/2012 | 203 | 131 | 84 | 418 | 150,187,459 | R8,467,361,414 | 81952 | 1294927 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | | Top 40 | 32,719.00 | -86.00 | -0.26% | | Industrial | 43,169.00 | -119.00 | -0.28% | | Mid Cap | 51,434.00 | -367.00 | -0.71% | | Small Cap | 38,158.00 | -179.00 | -0.47% | | Resource 20 | 50,446.00 | -93.00 | -0.19% | | Industrial 25 | 37,039.00 | -87.00 | -0.24% | | Financial 15 | 10,141.00 | -63.00 | -0.62% | | Financial & Ind. 30 | 40,333.00 | -126.00 | -0.31% | | All Share | 36,871.00 | -123.00 | -0.33% | | Oil & Gas | 27,938.00 | -165.00 | -0.59% | | Mining | 32,470.00 | -32.00 | -0.10% | | Gold Mining | 2,329.00 | -28.00 | -1.21% | | Platinum Mining | 51.00 | .00 | 1.00% | | GENERAL MINING | 8,551.00 | 5.00 | 0.06% | | Oil & Gas Producers | 15,021.00 | -89.00 | -0.59% | | Basic Materials | 27,804.00 | -41.00 | -0.15% | | Chemicals | 15,305.00 | -33.00 | -0.22% | | Forestry & Paper | 16,651.00 | -117.00 | -0.70% | | Industrial Metals | 27,111.00 | -207.00 | -0.76% | | Industrials | 35,099.00 | -228.00 | -0.65% | | General Industrials | 99.00 | -1.00 | -1.05% | | Consumer Goods | 37,417.00 | -93.00 | -0.25% | | Automobiles & Parts | 7,031.00 | -55.00 | -0.79% | | Household Goods | 187.00 | 0 | -0.12% | | Health Care | 51,194.00 | 132.00 | 0.26% | | Beverages | 125.00 | .00 | -0.13% |
| | | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | | Food Producers | 66,129.00 | 20.00 | 0.03% | | Personal Goods | 555.00 | 5.00 | 0.97% | | Consumer Services | 79,230.00 | -921.00 | -1.15% | | General Retailers | 63,370.00 | -666.00 | -1.04% | | Travel & Leisure | 4,412.00 | -13.00 | -0.29% | | Media | 120.00 | -2.00 | -1.64% | | Support Services | 2,353.00 | 40.00 | 1.74% | | Telecommunications | 74,044.00 | 1099.00 | 1.51% | | Financials | 27,275.00 | -197.00 | -0.72% | | Banks | 48,308.00 | -181.00 | -0.37% | | Non-life Insurance | 46,322.00 | -127.00 | -0.27% | | Life Insurance | 23,729.00 | -82.00 | -0.35% | | General Financial | 2,451.00 | -26.00 | -1.08% | | Technology | 33,459.00 | -223.00 | -0.66% | | SHARIAH TOP40 | 3,231.00 | 2 | 0.09% | | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 3,336.00 | 1 | 0.04% | | COAL MINING | 22,093.00 | -22 | -0.10% | | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 5,596.00 | -1 | -0.03% | | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,129.00 | 42 | 3.91% | | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 477.00 | | -1.47% | | CAPPED PROPERTY | 387.00 | | -1.33% | | RESOURCE | 27,779.00 | -47 | -0.17% | | DIVIDEND PLUS | 200.00 | 0 | -0.31% | | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 7,516.00 | -14 | -0.20% | | Capped Top 40 | 17,245.00 | -36 | -0.21% | | Capped All Share | 18,645.00 | -59 | -0.32% | | JSE TABACO | 5,571.00 | -101 | -1.79% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** | Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | | PFG | PIONEER FOODS GROUP LTD | SELL | 23/10/2012 | | RBP | ROYAL BAFOKENG PLATINUM L... | HOLD | 23/10/2012 | | IPL | IMPERIAL HOLDINGS LTD | HOLD | 22/10/2012 | | BIL | BHP BILLITON PLC | HOLD | 22/10/2012 | | TRU | TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL L... | SELL | 22/10/2012 |
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Results Expected** | Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | | 29/10/2012 | AQUARIUS | September 2012 (Q) | | 29/10/2012 | AQUARIUSCVT | September 2012 (Q) | | 29/10/2012 | FPT | September 2012 (Final) | | 29/10/2012 | TRNSHEX | September 2012 (Interim) | | 30/10/2012 | FERRUM | September 2012 (Q) |
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Recent Dividends** | Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | | REBOSIS | 25/10/2012 | 09/11/2012 | 19/11/2012 | R 0.4250 | | NUWORLD | 25/10/2012 | 30/11/2012 | 10/12/2012 | R 0.5650 | | PICKNPAY | 24/10/2012 | 07/12/2012 | 18/12/2012 | R 0.1475 | | SPANJAARD | 24/10/2012 | 16/11/2012 | 26/11/2012 | R 0.1500 | | PIKWIK | 24/10/2012 | 07/12/2012 | 18/12/2012 | R 0.0717 |
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Ex Div** | Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | | CAXTON6%CPP | 29/08/2012 | 19/10/2012 | 29/10/2012 | R 4.1000 | | SHFINV-PREF | 04/09/2012 | 19/10/2012 | 29/10/2012 | R 3.7000 | | NTC PREF | 05/10/2012 | 19/10/2012 | 29/10/2012 | R 3.6402 | | SBR003 | 06/08/2012 | 26/10/2012 | 05/11/2012 | R 1.3500 | | EOH | 12/09/2012 | 19/10/2012 | 29/10/2012 | R 0.7000 |
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Upcoming AGMs** | Code | Company Name | Date | Status | | IRA | Infrasors Holdings Ltd. | 26/10/2012 | Confirmed | | PGR | Peregrine Holdings Ltd. | 26/10/2012 | Confirmed | | PNC | Pinnacle Technology Holdings Ltd. | 26/10/2012 | Confirmed | | STA | StratCorp Ltd. | 26/10/2012 | Confirmed | | MVG | Mvelaphanda Group Ltd. | 26/10/2012 | Confirmed |
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