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JSE closes flat on weaker Dow open
August 8, 2012--The JSE Limited [JSE:JSE] closed flat (0.02%) on Wednesday on the back of the Dow Jones index opening weaker, with resources still leading the gains locally.
“We have been trading very strong and positive‚ but once the US market opened we came down. We have had a bit of a reality check today after our local market has been outperforming for a while‚” said Viv Govender‚ market watcher at Vunani Private Clients.
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Source: FIN24
Rand range-bound in late trade
August 8, 2012--The rand had hardly moved in late trade on Wednesday in the absence of fresh news to drive market sentiment.
At 4.05pm the rand was bid at R8.1808 to the dollar from Tuesday’s close of R8.1618. It was bid at R10.0930 to the euro from its previous close of R10.1160 and at R12.7875 against sterling from R12.7452 before.
The euro was bid at $1.2342 from $1.2393.
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Source: FIN24
Bonds softer amid quiet trade
August 8, 2012--The South African bond market traded slightly softer in very quiet territory on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the long weekend.
"Most traders called it quits earlier in the week due to the holiday tomorrow. There is very little going on in the market‚" a local trader said.
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Source: FIN24
RMB midcap exchange-traded fund launched
August 7, 2012--Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has launched South Africa's first mid-cap exchange-traded fund (ETF) which was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on Tuesday.
The aim of the RMB MidCap ETF is to provide returns for investors which are linked to the performance of the FTSE/JSE Mid-Cap Index. The ETF will invest in all components of the index in proportion to the index weightings.
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Source: FIN24
JSE ends day flat
August 7, 2012--The JSE closed flat on Tuesday (0.05%), with resources leading the advances and gold miners taking the hits.
“It was a pretty flat day today‚ but market sentiment was positive. Good US job numbers helped reduce the need for a third round of quantitative easing a bit‚” said Gerhard Lampen‚ head of Sanlam iTRADE.
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Source: FIN24
Bonds a tad weaker in afternoon trade
August 7, 2012--The South African bond market was a bit weaker, albeit on very low volumes, on Tuesday afternoon.
"There was a bit of pressure on bonds in the US and Europe today‚ with some German bunds sell-off seen. We saw a very thin market locally today‚" a local trader said.
The bond market is taking a breather now that European Central Bank (ECB) president Draghi has committed to tightening peripheral spreads‚ and has promised more stimulus measures in the pipeline. This together with German Chancellor Angela Merkel's backing of the ECB's bond-buying plan helped ease general jitters in bond markets worldwide.
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Source: FIN24
JSE closes at another record high
August 6, 2012--The JSE closed at a fresh all-time high on Monday, with gold miners leading the upside on the back of a stronger gold price.
"Gold counters were higher due to firmer bullion prices, up $7 to $1611‚ and due to some buyer interest‚” said Mark Wilkes‚ trader at stockbrokerage Global Trader.
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Source: FIN24
Rand off session's worst level
August 6, 2012--The rand recovered to below the 8.15 to the US dollar level in late trade on Monday as the euro/US dollar re-tested the 1.24 level in an otherwise quite market.
At 15:58 local time the rand was bid at R8.1457 to the dollar from Friday’s close of R8.1441. It was bid at R10.0939 to the euro from its previous close of R10.0799 and at R12.6823 against sterling from R12.7183 before.
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Source: FIN24
JSE closes at new all-time high
August 3, 2012--The JSE closed at a fresh all-time high on Friday with banks and financials leading the upside, while gold miners lost some steam due to profit taking.
Nedbank Group Limited [JSE:NED] reached an all-time high‚ adding R4.74‚ or 2.59%‚to R188.03‚ along with Firstrand Limited [JSE:FSR]‚ which gained R1.10‚ or 3.94%‚ to R29.00; Standard Bank Group [JSE:SBK] climbed R2.85‚ or 2.48%‚ to R117.95. Mmi Holding Limited [JSE:MMI] performed best of the financial‚ gaining 65 cents‚ or 3.47% to R19.40.
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Source: FIN24
Bonds rally on offshore demand
August 3, 2012--The SA bond market rallied at noon on Friday, with shorter end of the yield curve in particular attracting much interest.
“There's renewed buying interest from foreigners after they digested both the outcomes of the European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve‚” a Johannesburg-based bond trader said. “Liquidity however remains thin ahead of the US jobs report this afternoon.
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Source: FIN24