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Rand flat in thin trade
December 13, 2012-- The rand was flat at noon on Thursday as trading volumes decline in the run up to the festive season.
“The rand was slightly stronger this morning due to Ben Bernanke’s decision to undergo another round of bond buying - $45bn worth. This is good for liquidity and thus good for a risk-on scenario‚” said Mark Kalkwarf‚ a senior portfolio manager from the Iquad Group.
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Source: AME Info
JSE at new high on US expectations
December 12, 2012--The JSE rallied to close at a new high on Wednesday, with platinums and resources providing a boost. Hopes that the US Federal Reserve could announce new stimulus measures tonight helped to buoy both local and global market sentiment.
“There is optimism about the Federal Open Market Committee in the US tonight announcing that they are keeping monetary stimulus in place and market participants believe that a solution to the fiscal cliff issue will be found in time‚” said Gary Booysen‚ trader at Vunani Private Clients.
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Source: FIN24
Rand weakens in quiet trade
December 12, 2012--The rand weakened before noon on Wednesday as traders looked for direction in thin trading volumes.
“The rand weakened this morning in thin trading conditions. Inflation data came in as expected so it had no impact on the local currency” said Tony van Dyk‚ a currency dealer from the Iquad Group.
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Source: FIN24
Retail Investors May Be Restricted to Mutual Funds
December 12, 2012--Retail investors may be prohibited from investing directly in the Nigerian equities market if the recommendation of the Committee for the Resuscitation of the Capital Market set up by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is adopted.
Currently, retail investors with as low as N5, 000 can approach a stockbroker and purchase shares on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
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Source: All Africa.com
Resources lead JSE to another high
December 11, 2012--The JSE closed the Tuesday session at an all-time high, in line with positive global sentiment and a 1.15% rise in the resources index.
At 17:00‚ the All Share [JSE:J203] index was up 0.47% at 38 535.97 points‚ with the Top 40 - (Tradeable) [JSE:J200] index gaining 0.49% to 34 240.74 points.
Gold shares led the downside giving up 1.01%‚ while financials added 0.76%.
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Source: FIN24
Rand weakens, eyes inflation data
December 11, 2012--The rand weakened on Tuesday afternoon as traders eyed local inflation data for direction.
“We saw some local data (retail sales) which was worse than expected but it had no or very little impact on local markets. We are looking forward to tomorrow’s inflation data‚” said Viv Govender‚ a market analyst from Vunani Capital.
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Source: FIN24
JSE cuts losses to close in the black
December 10, 2012--The SA share market shrugged off earlier losses to close just a few points off its record high on Monday, led by gold and platinum shares.
At 17:00‚ the All Share [JSE:J203] index was up 0.42% to 38 357.07 points‚ with the Top 40 - (Tradeable) [JSE:J200] index recovering 0.49% to 34 074.58. Gold and platinum counters rose 2.67% and 2.54% apiece.
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Source: FIN24
Bond markets firm despite soft rand
December 10, 2012--The long end of the South African bond market was firmer in quiet midday trade on Monday despite a softer rand.
“The long end is firm as that is where foreigners look to pick up stock‚ but otherwise the market is steady despite the weaker rand‚” a local bond trader said.
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Source: FIN24
JSE rallies late on US jobs data
December 7, 2012--The JSE rallied in late Friday afternoon trade, paring some earlier losses after US job growth in November was better than expected and the unemployment rate declined.
This led to more upbeat global sentiment and risk-on trade.
The US added 146 000 jobs last month‚ the Labour Department reported‚ up from a downwardly revised 138 000 in October. Economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast a median 80 000 new payrolls in November. The unemployment rate dropped to 7.7% from 7.9%‚ compared with economists' predictions for it to remain unchanged.
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Source: FIN24
Rand strengthens on US fiscal hopes
December 7, 2012--The rand strengthened on Friday afternoon after renewed hopes that the biggest economy in the world will avert the fiscal cliff.
“The rand strength is down to the possibility of the US fiscal cliff being avoided. This has been factored into the market. The rand and dollar are strengthening at the same time. Normally its not like this. The US avoiding the fiscal cliff brings back positive sentiment and the market’s risk appetite into play‚” said Mark Kalkwarf‚ a senior portfolio manager from the Iquad Group.
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Source: FIN24
