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Retailers, industrials underpin JSE

April 8, 2013--SA stocks have recovered slightly from last week's declines

as retailers and industrials led the market higher.

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Source: FIN24


Foreign demand and rand buoy bonds

April 8, 2013--South African bonds have been firmer supported by foreign demand and

a stronger local currency.

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Source: FIN24


JSE extends losses on weak US data

April 5, 2013--JSE losses steepened after the US reported a March jobs growth number that came in well below

market expectations‚ causing global stocks to drop slump.

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Source: FIN24


Rand firm, awaits US jobs data

April 5, 2013--The rand has been firm against the US dollar as dealers waited for the key economic data

point of the March US nonfarm payrolls at 14:30.

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Source: FIN24


Industrials, commodities fare worst

April 4, 2013--The JSE pared intraday gains to close the Thursday session firmly in the red as losses in the gold mining and platinum spaces weighed and a slew of negative global economic data prints and announcements added to the pressure on the local bourse.

At 17:00‚ the JSE All Share [JSE:J203] index closed 0.89% lower at 39 064.88 points‚ with the blue-chip Top 40 - (Tradeable) [JSE:J200] index giving back a similar margin‚ down 0.92%.

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Source: FIN24


Bonds slightly firmer on Japanese move

April 4, 2013--Bonds were a touch firmer in quiet midday trade on Thursday after the Bank of Japan increased monetary stimulus to boost the world's third largest economy.

“We are seeing increased supply from the Treasury‚ Eskom and Transnet‚ but for the moment that is being balanced by overseas moves to stimulate moribund economies‚” a local bond trader said.

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Source: FIN24


Rand weaker ahead of ECB meeting

April 4, 2013--The rand was weaker against the dollar at midday on Thursday but remained range-bound ahead of major data releases later today and tomorrow.

“The rand is still very much in ranges‚” said Lee Naisbitt a currency trader at RMB. “We have a lot of data coming out‚ with the European Central Bank (ECB) this afternoon and US nonfarm payroll figures tomorrow. They will set the tone going forward‚” he said.

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Source: FIN24


Commodities induce JSE plunge

April 3, 2013--A big drop in mining stocks weighed heavily on the JSE on Wednesday with the gold, platinum and resource gauges all suffering big losses, down 4.21%, 2.88% and 2.38% respectively,

amid concern about local labour issues and slower global growth prospects than previously expected due to weaker global PMI prints

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Source: FIN24


Industrials lead JSE gains at noon

April 2, 2013--The industrial stocks have led the JSE gains in the first trading day of the second quarter after the all share

index gained a paltry 1.56% in the last quarter.

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Source: FIN24


Rand loses on PMI data

April 2, 2013--The rand was slightly softer at midday on Tuesday on lower than expected purchasing managers index (PMI) figures.

The seasonally adjusted Kagiso purchasing managers’ index (PMI) lost 4.3 points to 49.3 in March after moving above the key 50-point mark to 53.6 in February‚ data on Tuesday showed.

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Europe ETF News


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