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Friday, 02 May 2014 - 20:00
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South African shares surged to life highs on Friday spurred on by the fastest growth in U.S. job growth data in more than two years, but African Bank took a divergent path, falling precipitously after warning of a half-year loss. Full story
South Africa's rand touched a three-week high against the dollar on Friday, taking advantage of a generally risk-positive global environment, although a platinum strike which has hit exports poses pressure for the currency. Full story |
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Pro-Russian rebels
shot down two Ukrainian helicopters trying to retake
separatist-held Slaviansk on Friday in what Moscow called a
"criminal" assault on the eastern town. Full storyTwo suicide bombings in Egypt's South Sinai killed a soldier and wounded at least seven people on Friday, less than four weeks before a presidential election is due to be held, official sources said. Full storySuspected tribal rebels have shot dead 22 Muslims in attacks in India's northeasterly tea-growing state of Assam, where tension has run high during a drawn-out national election, officials said on Friday. Full story |
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Markets | U.S. stocks inched lower on
Friday as an upbeat jobs report was offset by disappointing
corporate results and a decline in healthcare shares.. . . Full story | | European stocks dipped late on
Friday as investors, wary that the confrontation over Ukraine
could escalate over the weekend, booked recent gains spurred. . . Full story | | Gold rose 1.5 percent on
Friday as rising geopolitical tensions and heavy short-covering
helped bullion reverse a sharp sell-off after encouraging U.S.
nonfarm payrolls. . . Full story | | Britain's top share index hit a
two-month closing high on Friday as investors welcomed strong
U.S. jobs growth, with RBS and InterContinental Hotels. . . Full story |
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| Early stocks gains on Wall
Street faded and investors retreated to long-dated government
debt on Friday, as enthusiasm over strong headline U.S. jobs
growth. . . Full story | | Firms are queuing up to list on
equity indexes, sucking cash from existing listed stocks and
fuelling worries that these high flotation volumes. . . Full story | | The dollar shot up on Friday,
rising against the yen, euro and other major currencies on
buying driven by surprisingly strong hiring in. . . Full story | | U.S. stocks opened mostly flat
on Friday following a payroll report that was much better than
expected.. . . Full story |
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SA Business | The retail price of petrol in South Africa will decrease by 15 cents or 1 percent a litre from next Wednesday,. . . Full story | | South Africa's new vehicle sales fell 10.7 percent year-on-year in April to 46,013 units, data from the trade and industry department. . . Full story | | Impala Platinum said on Friday that two thirds of its striking workers had indicated by text messages and phone calls that. . . Full story | | South Africa's rand held steady against the dollar early on Friday, with investors preferring to wait for key U.S. jobs data. . . Full story |
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| African Bank Investments
forecast a first-half loss of 3.3 billion rand ($315
million) on Friday, sending its shares down 13 percent after. . . Full story | | World no. 3 platinum producer Lonmin said on Friday it had given its striking South African miners until May 8 to. . . Full story | | South African unsecured lender African Bank Investments said on Friday it anticipated to swing to a first-half loss of no more. . . Full story | | Delegates to the World Economic Forum on Africa next week in the Nigerian capital Abuja will be in the right place. . . Full story |
World Markets (Spot Prices)
| Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | | JSE Overall | 17:00 | 49091.16 | 221.06 | 0.45% | | JSE Top 40 | 17:00 | 44015.07 | 210.39 | 0.48% | | JSE Gold | 17:00 | 1545.78 | -5.92 | -0.38% | | JSE Financial | 17:00 | 36660.87 | 354.44 | 0.98% | | JSE Industrial | 17:00 | 62968.96 | 292.35 | 0.47% | | JSE Indust 25 | 17:00 | 55483.26 | 241.65 | 0.44% | | JSE Resource | 17:00 | 57534.93 | 13.46 | 0.02% | | DJ Futures | 19:52 | 16445.00 | -43.00 | -0.26% | | DJ Ind | 19:58 | 16527.50 | -53.34 | -0.32% | | SP 500 | 19:58 | 1882.58 | -1.37 | -0.07% | | Nasdaq | 19:58 | 4126.15 | 11.59 | 0.28% | | FTSE 100 | 17:35 | 6822.42 | 13.55 | 0.20% | | DAX | 18:08 | 9556.02 | -47.21 | -0.49% | | CAC40 | 18:08 | 4458.17 | -29.22 | -0.65% | | Nikkei | 08:58 | 14457.51 | -27.62 | -0.19% | | Shanghai | 30/04 | 2026.36 | 6.02 | 0.30% | | Hang-Seng | 10:28 | 22260.67 | 126.70 | 0.57% | | All Ords | 08:52 | 5438.80 | 8.40 | 0.15% | | NZSE 50 | 08:48 | 5232.91 | 23.70 | 0.45% |
| | | Name | Time | RP | Move | % Move | | Gold $ | 19:59 | 1301.60 | 16.98 | 1.32% | | Gold R | 19:59 | 13653.85 | 180.06 | 1.34% | | Gold R/kg | 19:58 | 438999 | 4700 | 1.08% | | Silver $ | 19:59 | 19.5440 | .5140 | 2.70% | | Platinum $ | 19:59 | 1437.20 | 16.50 | 1.16% | | Palladium $ | 19:59 | 811.20 | -1.00 | -0.12% | | R157 | 17:15 | 6.76 | -.01 | -0.22% | | R186 | 17:35 | 8.41 | -.04 | -0.41% | | R204 | 16:47 | 7.74 | -.03 | -0.39% | | R207 | 17:34 | 7.96 | -.03 | -0.38% | | Brent Crude | 19:58 | 108.72 | -.26 | -0.24% | | Rand / Dollar | 19:59 | 10.4890 | 0.0003 | 0.00% | | Rand / Pound | 19:55 | 17.6692 | -0.0115 | -0.07% | | Rand / Euro | 19:55 | 14.5511 | 0.0105 | 0.07% | | Rand / NZD | 19:59 | 9.0940 | 0.0403 | 0.45% | | Rand / AUD | 19:50 | 9.7184 | -0.0008 | -0.01% | | Yen / Dollar | 19:59 | 102.1990 | -0.1040 | -0.10% | | Euro / Dollar | 19:59 | 0.7206 | -0.0005 | -0.07% | | Dollar / Euro | 19:59 | 1.3878 | 0.0009 | 0.07% | | Pound / Dollar | 19:55 | 0.5925 | 0.0006 | 0.10% |
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The JSE Today
Trading Statistics
| Date | Adv. | Decl. | Unch. | Actives | Volume | Value | Trades | Orders |
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| 02/05/2014 | 214 | 140 | 79 | 433 | 172,573,019 | R12,621,056,899 | 150519 | 1338071 | | 30/04/2014 | 181 | 167 | 74 | 422 | 228,452,065 | R17,318,068,564 | 154025 | 1239902 | | 29/04/2014 | 174 | 175 | 67 | 416 | 191,249,276 | R14,581,653,768 | 161312 | 845905 | | 25/04/2014 | 221 | 142 | 84 | 447 | 183,681,680 | R11,926,151,425 | 139776 | 1346137 | | 24/04/2014 | 223 | 145 | 61 | 429 | 225,529,353 | R14,234,897,318 | 165677 | 1422091 |
* Includes all listed instruments on the JSE
Index Summary | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | | Top 40 | 44,015.07 | 210.39 | 0.48% | | Industrial | 62,968.96 | 292.35 | 0.47% | | Mid Cap | 63,818.61 | 186.92 | 0.29% | | Small Cap | 53,183.68 | 195.67 | 0.37% | | Resource 20 | 57,534.93 | 13.46 | 0.02% | | Industrial 25 | 55,483.26 | 241.65 | 0.44% | | Financial 15 | 14,039.70 | 188.38 | 1.36% | | Financial & Ind. 30 | 59,444.59 | 407.30 | 0.69% | | All Share | 49,091.16 | 221.06 | 0.45% | | Oil & Gas | 45,198.90 | 528.96 | 1.18% | | Mining | 34,342.83 | -72.07 | -0.21% | | Gold Mining | 1,545.78 | -5.92 | -0.38% | | Platinum Mining | 51.14 | .66 | 1.31% | | GENERAL MINING | 9,901.48 | -39.60 | -0.40% | | Oil & Gas Producers | 24,302.61 | 284.41 | 1.18% | | Basic Materials | 30,144.93 | -70.75 | -0.23% | | Chemicals | 24,104.98 | 39.45 | 0.16% | | Forestry & Paper | 29,107.49 | -287.01 | -0.98% | | Industrial Metals | 20,856.67 | 168.72 | 0.82% | | Industrials | 45,728.08 | 337.22 | 0.74% | | General Industrials | 145.21 | 1.12 | 0.78% | | Consumer Goods | 59,913.00 | -279.58 | -0.46% | | Automobiles & Parts | 9,594.51 | -24.91 | -0.26% | | Household Goods | 375.13 | 4 | 1.06% | | Health Care | 78,481.56 | 336.81 | 0.43% | | Beverages | 196.00 | 1.03 | 0.53% |
| | | Index Name | RP | Move | % Move | | Food Producers | 70,517.28 | -53.73 | -0.08% | | Personal Goods | 1,051.60 | -18.97 | -1.77% | | Consumer Services | 10,752.38 | 191.42 | 1.81% | | General Retailers | 63,194.16 | 704.23 | 1.13% | | Travel & Leisure | 5,717.04 | -20.98 | -0.37% | | Media | 223.26 | 6.53 | 3.01% | | Support Services | 2,631.60 | 47.58 | 1.84% | | Telecommunications | 10,236.80 | 159.78 | 1.59% | | Financials | 36,660.87 | 354.44 | 0.98% | | Banks | 63,568.70 | 1231.26 | 1.98% | | Non-life Insurance | 53,030.04 | -1077.04 | -1.99% | | Life Insurance | 34,996.98 | 423.37 | 1.22% | | General Financial | 3,799.05 | -21.72 | -0.57% | | Technology | 42,002.85 | 112.93 | 0.27% | | SHARIAH TOP40 | 4,224.17 | 15 | 0.36% | | FTSE/JSE SHARIAH ALL | 4,333.63 | 16 | 0.37% | | COAL MINING | 18,475.93 | 350 | 1.93% | | FTSE JSE Fledgling | 6,767.88 | 35 | 0.51% | | FTSE/JSE Alt X | 1,221.19 | 9 | 0.73% | | SA LISTED PROPERTY | 511.47 | | 0.12% | | CAPPED PROPERTY | 443.27 | | 0.35% | | RESOURCE | 31,479.90 | 15 | 0.05% | | DIVIDEND PLUS | 226.02 | 1 | 0.65% | | FTSE/JSE RAFI 40 | 9,895.45 | 32 | 0.32% | | Capped Top 40 | 23,295.14 | 116 | 0.50% | | Capped All Share | 24,854.75 | 113 | 0.46% | | JSE TABACO | 7,673.34 | -66 | -0.86% |
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Latest Consensus Changes** | Code | Company Name | Status | Updated | | BTI | BRITISH AM. TOBACCO PLC | BUY | 30/04/2014 | | APN | ASPEN PHARMACARE HLDGS | BUY | 30/04/2014 | | AQP | AQUARIUS PLATINUM LTD | HOLD | 29/04/2014 | | HSP | HOLDSPORT LIMITED | BUY | 28/04/2014 | | NED | NEDBANK GROUP LTD | BUY | 28/04/2014 |
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Results Expected** | Expected | Company Name | Fin. Date | | 05/05/2014 | DELPROP | February 2014 (Final) | | 06/05/2014 | HARMONY | March 2014 (Q) | | 06/05/2014 | HARMONY-P | March 2014 (Q) | | 06/05/2014 | TRANSCAP | March 2014 (Interim) | | 08/05/2014 | GFIELDS | March 2014 (Q) |
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Recent Dividends** | Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | | RIPLC | 30/04/14 | 16/05/14 | 05/06/14 | GBP 0.0150 | | CLICKS | 24/04/14 | 27/06/14 | 07/07/14 | ZAR 0.5350 | | REBOSIS | 24/04/14 | 16/05/14 | 26/05/14 | ZAR 0.4850 | | CMH | 23/04/14 | 06/06/14 | 17/06/14 | ZAR 0.5000 | | PSG | 16/04/14 | 09/05/14 | 19/05/14 | ZAR 0.9000 |
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Ex Div** | Share Name | Dec-Date | LDT | Pay-Date | Amount | | NTC PREF | 01/04/14 | 30/04/14 | 12/05/14 | ZAR 3.5667 | | MPACT | 05/03/14 | 30/04/14 | 12/05/14 | ZAR 0.5800 | | FPT | 10/04/14 | 30/04/14 | 12/05/14 | ZAR 0.2900 | | KAYDAV | 26/03/14 | 30/04/14 | 12/05/14 | ZAR 0.0750 | | BLACKSTAR | 16/04/14 | 30/04/14 | 30/05/14 | GBP 0.0080 |
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Upcoming AGMs** | Code | Company Name | Date | Status | | NED | Nedbank Group Ltd. | 02/05/2014 | Unconfirmed | | ABSP | Absa Bank Ltd. | 02/05/2014 | Unconfirmed | | BEL | Bell Equipment Ltd. | 05/05/2014 | Confirmed | | MTA | Metair Investments Ltd. | 05/05/2014 | Confirmed | | BGA | Barclays Africa Group Ltd. | 06/05/2014 | Confirmed |
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