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Retailers pull JSE off record high
January 30, 2013--The JSE closed in negative territory on Wednesday as it pulled back from a fresh intraday high following a serious tumble by retail counters.
A weaker than expected trading update from Cashbuild (CSB)‚ which caused the counter to shed 8% on the day‚ set the tone for the entire sector. Gold miners provided some upside‚ however‚ after the US announced a weaker than expected preliminary reading on US fourth quarter economic growth.
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Source: FIN24
Bonds mixed ahead of US GDP
January 30, 2013--The South African bond market was mixed in quiet midday trade on Wednesday. Dealers said the long and short end had rallied, but the belly was weaker, resulting in a butterfly effect as the market waited for direction from the US GDP data due at 15:30.
“There has been some nibbling at both the long and short end‚ but the belly is weaker. The auction offer announcement has resulted in some resistance‚” a local bond dealer said.
At 11:33 the benchmark R186 was trading at 7.430% from 7.450% at Tuesday’s close and 7.335% at Monday’s close.
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Source: FIN24
Resources push JSE to another high
January 29, 2013--The JSE closed at an all-time high on Tuesday boosted by general resource counters, while gold miners and platinums lost ground on a stronger rand and negative sentiment in those sectors.
At 17:00 the JSE All Share [JSE:J203] index was up fractionally (0.09%) at 40 652.96 points‚ with resources adding 0.89%‚ while gold and platinum miners gave back 0.52% and 0.09% respectively.
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Source: FIN24
Bonds off worst level on rand recovery
January 29, 2013-The South African bond market was mixed, but off its worst level in midday trade on Tuesday as the rand recovered.
“The rand recovery has helped our market. The auction also saw good demand for the R186‚” a local bond dealer said.
At 11:33 the benchmark R186 was trading at 7.455% from 7.335% at Mondays’ close and 7.350% at Friday’s close. The R157 was trading at 5.420% from 5.430% at its previous close and the R207 was trading at 6.410% from its previous close of 6.400%.
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Source: FIN24
Banks push JSE to record close
January 28, 2013--The JSE closed at a record high on Monday, despite some profit taking in some sectors during the day.
The bourse was bolstered by renewed optimism in US markets‚ which in turn put some pressure on the gold sector.
Locally banking and financial counters made gains while gold miners were the main laggards due to continued labour woes in the sector and the US market sentiment.
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Source: FIN24
Bonds flat in dull trade
January 28, 2013--The South African bond market was flat in dull midday trade on Monday as there was nothing to move the market.
“The rand seems to have found a stable level for the moment. We are waiting to see which way the rand lemmings move next‚ and bonds will follow at a more measured pace‚ but for now there is nothing to move the market‚ so volumes are very light‚” a local bond dealer said.
At 11:46 the benchmark R186 was trading at 7.345% from 7.350% at Friday’s close and 7.370% at Thursday’s close.
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Source: FIN24
JSE ends weaker on rand strength
January 25, 2013--The JSE ended 65 points below Thursday's record high of 40 604.59 on Friday as the stronger rand saw a sell-off in resource shares.
At 17:00‚ the All Share [JSE:J203] index was down 0.16% at 40 538.96 points‚ with the resources index giving up 1.35%‚ and the gold index dropping 3.39%.
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Source: FIN24
Rand stronger on global sentiment
January 25, 2013--The rand was stronger in late morning trade on Friday on improved global sentiment, and a strengthening euro.
"There was no major market news today. It was perhaps aided by slightly better global sentiment‚" said a local currency dealer.
At 11:27‚ the rand was bid at R9.0042/$ from R9.0686/$ at Thursday’s close.
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Source: FIN24
Bonds firm after ILB auction
January 25, 2013--The South African bond market was firmer in quiet midday trade on Friday after the inflation-linked bonds (ILB) auction at 11am saw bids exceed the amount offered for the first time this year.
"There was more interest in the ILB auction this week as the vanilla bond yields have moved higher due to the softer rand over the past week‚” a local bond dealer said.
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Source: FIN24
Weak rand pushes JSE to record high
January 24, 2013--Relatively buoyant demand for industrial and mining shares lifted the JSE to a fresh record high on Thursday, with a weaker rand still providing impetus in addition to the upbeat China manufacturing data.
At 12:28‚ the All Share [JSE:J203] index was up 0.73% to 40 479.64 points‚ with the Top 40 - (Tradeable) [JSE:J200] index gaining 0.81% to 36 029.86‚ another record.
“Rand weakness continues to dominate the theme even though the long-term picture for SA looks a bit murky against the backdrop of labour tensions‚” said Devin Shutte‚ a trader at stockbrokerage‚ Newstrading.
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Source: FIN24