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JSE down on poor global sentiment

April 13, 2012--The JSE ended the week in the red, in line with the international markets, following the release of poor economic data out of the US and China.

At 17:00 local time, the JSE All Share [JSE:J203] index was down 0.33% at 33 705.53 points. Gold miners were knocked by 1.19% and resources lost 0.40%, while platinum miners nudged up to 0.12%.

Banks gained 0.26%, financials lost 0.10% and industrials dropped by 0.34%.

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Source: FIN24


Rand range bound on position squaring

April 13, 2012--The rand was range bound in afternoon trade on Friday as traders squared positions ahead of the weekend. The rand softened earlier after weaker than expected Chinese growth data was reported in the morning.

At 18:00 local time, the rand was bid at R7.9362 to the dollar from its previous close of R7.8742 after reaching a worst level of 7.9498 in the afternoon. It was bid at R10.3832 to the euro from R10.3804 before, and at R12.5731 against sterling from R12.5597 previously.

The euro was bid at $1.3079 from its Thursday close of $1.3182.

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Source: FIN24


JSE ends firmer, tracks global stocks

April 12, 2012--Share prices of South African companies such as Assore closed firmer after thin sideways trading for much of Thursday and investors' eyes trained on US and European markets for direction.

South Africa’s resource-heavy bourse has many foreign investors, whose activity moves it largely in tandem with global equity market trends.

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Source: FIN24


Bonds little moved in lacklustre trade

April 12, 2012--South African bonds remained on firm footing, tracking the rand amid quiet conditions during midday play on Thursday.

At 11:50, the benchmark R157 bond was at trading 6.700% from its previous close of 6.735%. The R207 was bid at 7.850% and offered at 7.825% from a previous close of 7.855% and the R186 trading at 8.470% from its close of 8.475%.

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Source: FIN24


Rand rallies against dollar

April 12, 2012--The rand rallied more than 1.5% against the dollar on Thursday in line with other high-yield currencies, as rekindled expectations of further quantitative easing in the US weighed on the greenback.

The unit touched a session high of R7.8825 to the dollar, and was at R7.8970 by 15:30 GMT compared to Wednesday’s close at R8.0050.

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Source: FIN24


Miners hold up JSE in choppy trade

April 11, 2012--South African stocks ended slightly up on Wednesday in a volatile session where mining stocks including gold producers and ferrochrome firm Merafe helped push the market higher.

The world’s No 3 bullion producer AngloGold Ashanti added over 3% to R268.23 after taking a beating in the previous session.

“On the local front, resources are doing well. It has a huge contribution to the whole market being up as well,” said Thys van Zyl, a trader at Thebe Stockbroking.

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Source: FIN24


Rand helped by manufacturing data

April 11, 2012--The rand was helped by strong February manufacturing data in afternoon trade on Wednesday.

"We got a boost from the manufacturing data as it showed that we could in fact be growing faster this year than last year," a local trader said.

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Source: FIN24


SA stocks hit as risk aversion returns

April 10, 2012--South African stocks edged lower tracking a downbeat mood in global markets and look set to weaken further with investors expected to move their money into less risky assets.

Precious metal miners such Anglo American Platinum and AngloGold Ashanti were hit hard, falling over 3%.

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Source: FIN24


Bonds track rand off best

April 10, 2012--South African bonds remained firm in midday play on Tuesday, but were off the session's best levels as the weaker rand weighed on the market.

At its weekly auction, the National Treasury received bids totalling R1.86bn for R700m worth of R203 bonds at a clearing yield of 7.345%, and bids totalling R1.26bn for R700m worth of R208 bonds at a clearing yield of 7.980% and bids totalling R1.20bn for R700m worth of R214 bonds at a clearing yield of 9.040%.

At 11:50, the benchmark R157 bond was at trading 6.790% from its previous close of 6.810%. The R207 was bid at 7.915% and offered at 7.890% from a previous close of 7.910% and the R186 was trading at 8.500% from its close of 8.535%.

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Source: FIN24


Making the market, the story of the Ethiopian Commodities Exchange

April 6, 2012--The making of the market- this article by Dr Eleni Gabre-Madhin, CEO of the Ethiopian Commodities Exchange gives a fascinating, self-critical and revealing account of the creation of the exchange and the sometimes breakneck pace at which the market grew and took on new commodities such as coffee.

Particularly important is the idea that a commodity exchange will only have traction in Africa if it improves the lives of smaller rural farmers and traders. Eleni puts focus on “the market institutions needed for quality grades and standards, warehouse receipts, market information, coordinated trading, payment systems, and contract enforcement. All of these, I argued, should be established in a holistic and integrated fashion, rather than in the piecemeal approach observed all over Africa in different donor interventions. I pushed further, presenting for the first time the idea that a commodity exchange was precisely the holistic platform that would integrate all of these elements.”

These were the aims of the ECX, according to a 2005 concept paper: “a commodity exchange would build the needed institutions from the ground up for grading and certifying quality, issuing warehouse receipts, trading, relaying market information to all actors, enforcing contracts, and ensuring payment and delivery. But that was not all. Ethiopia’s commodity exchange would be designed to serve smallholder farmers and small traders, it would not exclude those with less education or less capital, and it would balance the interests of all actors and of the public and private sectors. A commodity exchange would not aim to eliminate traditional markets around the country, but rather to build up these informal markets by adding technology and systems to bring more transparent, more efficient, and more reliable trading to all concerned.”

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