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SA stocks flat but Abil jumps

October 3, 2013--South African stocks ended little-changed on Thursday as a recovery in shares of Shoprite was counterbalanced by a decline in bullion producers such as AngloGold Ashanti after a drop in gold.

Shares of African Bank Investment rose more than 5% to R19.40 after the mass-market lender said it agreed to pay a regulatory fine of R20m for reckless lending, well below what investors had expected.

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Source: FIN24


Rand slips vs softer dollar

October 3, 2013--The rand slipped against the dollar on Thursday despite the unresolved budget impasse in the United States that has kept the greenback on the ropes.

The rand was at R10.0100/$ at 08:37, down 0.2% from its close in New York on Wednesday.

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Source: FIN24


South Africa's JSE again beats the world on regulation-how they do it

October 2, 2013--South Africa's Johannesburg Stock Exchange (www.jse.co.za) is the world's best-regulated stock exchange for the fourth year running. The 2013-14 Global Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks South Africa first out of 148 countries for regulation of securities exchanges. South Africa's financial market development ranking remains impressive at third in the world.

This is only one of high scoring factors in the report which highlight the attractiveness of the JSE and its good relationship with the regulator, the Financial Services Board.

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Source: African Capital News


Rand holds steady vs dollar

October 2, 2013--The rand was steady against the dollar on Wednesday after failing to take advantage of a struggling greenback, which has been on the back foot following the first partial US government shutdown in 17 years.

The rand was at R10.1450/$ at 08:04, barely changed

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Source: FIN24


IMF South Africa: 2013 Article IV Consultation

October 1, 2013--Summary: South Africa has made impressive strides in economic development over the past two decades. But in recent years, lower growth has exacerbated high unemployment, inequality, and vulnerabilities.

Although weak trading partner growth contributed, domestic factors were an important reason why South Africa’s growth has been below that of other emerging markets. Large current account and fiscal deficits, so far easily financed by global liquidity, have raised vulnerabilities.

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Source: IMF


Nigeria: Stock Market Sustains Positive Run On Renewed Optimism

September 30, 2013--Investors in the Nigerian equities market smiled home again last week as the market recovered from the poor start at the beginning of the week to close on a stellar note.

The strong performance recorded in the last three trading days of the week was fuelled by renewed optimism.

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Source: AllAfricaNews.com


SA stocks down, track global fall

September 30, 2013-- South African stocks fell on Monday as investors cashed in on profits while worries about a looming shutdown of the United States government rattled investors globally.

A fall in the gold price also weighed on bullion shares such as Sibanye Gold and Gold Fields.

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Source: FIN24


Rand weakens, trade data eyed

September 30, 2013--The rand weakened against the dollar on Monday and weaker-than-expected trade data and the lack of a resolution to the debt ceiling impasse in the United States could put it under further pressure.

The rand was at R10.1450/$ 08:51, down 0.7% from its close in New York on Friday.

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Source: FIN24


Absa Capital wins regulatory approval for South African palladium ETF

September 29, 2013--South Africa's Absa Capital has received regulatory approval for its planned Johannesburg-listed palladium exchange-traded fund and hopes to launch the product by the end of the year, a spokesman for Absa said on Sunday.

The fund will be backed exclusively by palladium sourced in South Africa, Absa's head of investments Vladimir Nedeljkovic said on Sunday on the sidelines of the London Bullion Market Association's annual conference

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Source: Reuters


Behind the JSE run

September 27, 2013--What do Peroni beer, Cartier watches and Chinese online games have in common? Very little, except that all three are behind the South African stock market's gravity-defying run in recent years.

Since recovering from the 2008 financial crisis, stocks in Africa's biggest economy have blithely weathered all kinds of bad news-strikes, sputtering growth, credit downgrades and waning consumer demand-to notch up a string of record highs.

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Source: FIN24


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