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Rand ends weaker on Spanish woes

April 4, 2012--The rand was weaker in late trade on Wednesday as a poor Spanish debt auction added to the euro's woes following an overnight sell-off resulting from hawkish US Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes.

"The bad news in terms of the euro just continues so we could test the $1.3 level sooner rather than later. If we have US March job growth in excess of 250,000, then I believe that support level will crumble," a local rand trader said.

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Source: FIN24


JSE mildly positive, seeks direction

April 3, 2012--The JSE was only mildly positive at noon on Tuesday, after the previous session's late rally over better than expected US manufacturing data began to wear thin.

At 12:05 local time, the JSE All Share [JSE:J203] index was up 0.29% to 34 072.55 points, with resources flat (0.01%), while gold shares lost 0.98% but platinum miners gained 0.17%.

Banks were flat (0.04%), while financials inched up 0.08% and industrials lifted 0.54%.

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Source: FIN24


Rand down, bonds weaker

April 3, 2012--South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Tuesday, partly tracking weaker government bonds after a weekly auction was poorly received due to investors' concerns about over-supply of paper in the coming month.

The yield on the three-year benchmark bond gained five basis points to 6.725% while that for the longer dated paper due in 2026 climbed eight basis points to 8.43%

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Source: FIN24


JSE stock exchange unveils new Africa strategy

April 2, 2012--This morning (2 April) South Africa's securities exchange, the JSE Ltd, announced a revised strategy to attract more listings from African countries, as they say international interest in investing into the continent's growth story continues to soar.

The JSE is closing its Africa Board and moving the 2 listed companies onto the Main Board (listing requirements for the Africa Board are the same as for the Main Board) or to Alt-X if they are growth companies. The JSE is also stepping up trading in depository receipts (DRs) and offering a broader range of exchange-traded funds and debt instruments.

Siobhan Cleary, Director of Strategy and Public Policy at the JSE, said in a press release: “The JSE’s existing African offering includes 12 African companies. In future, there will be no differentiation (for listing purposes). For equities, this will mean that we will list the companies on the Main Board or AltX as applicable. We will also actively market and profile the African companies that are already listed.”

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Source: African Capital Markets


JSE closes higher, MTN tanks

April 2, 2012--South African stocks cruised higher on Monday as global investor sentiment was lifted by an upbeat reading of business activity in US manufacturing, but blue-chip heavyweight MTN Group [JSE:MTN] fell again on concerns about a massive lawsuit.

MTN slid 4.5% to R128.80, extending Friday’s losses after Turkish rival Turkcell filed a $4.2bn suit against the mobile phone operator, alleging it bribed officials and lobbied support for Tehran’s nuclear programme to win an Iranian licence.

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Source: FIN24


Rand ends off best level as euro slips

April 2, 2012--Although firmer, the rand was off its best level in late, quiet afternoon trade on Monday as the euro gave up Friday's gains and slipped below the $1.33 per dollar level.

"We had a good start this morning, but as the euro eased in the afternoon, so we followed suit," a local rand trader said.

At 18:00 local time, the rand was bid at R7.6203 to the dollar from Friday's close of R7.6620 and Thursday's close of R7.7117. It was bid at R10.1486 to the euro from R10.2041 before, and at R12.1986 against sterling from R12.2253 previously.

The euro was bid at $1.3316 from Friday's close of $1.3372 and Thursday's close of $1.3304.

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Source: FIN24


JSE books 4% rise in Q1

March 30, 2012--South African stocks inched higher on Friday, booking a 4% gain in the first quarter and their second quarterly rise in a row, with miners among the top gainers during the session on higher metal prices.

The JSE Top 40 - (Tradeable) [JSE:J200] index edged up 0.12% to 29 603.42, ending the quarter with a 4% rise.

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Source: FIN24


Rand ends firmer on eurozone deal

March 30, 2012--The rand ended firmer on Friday as it strengthened after European finance ministers agreed to increase the size of the firewall meant to protect the stronger eurozone members from contagion from the weaker members.

"The eurozone deal has removed some uncertainty so the euro rallied on that agreement and we just followed suit. Trade was quiet in the morning, but picked up in the afternoon as both importers and exporters squared off their books due to the quarter-end," a local trader said.

At 18:00 local time, the rand was bid at R7.6554 to the dollar from its previous close of R7.7117 and Thursday's intraday worst level of R7.7750. It was bid at R10.2008 to the euro from R10.2605 before, and at R12.2288 against sterling from R12.3062 previously.

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Source: FIN24


Miners leads SA stocks lower

March 29, 2012--South African stocks fell on Thursday, led by miners on faltering commodity prices, while a downbeat tone in global markets added to the bearish sentiment.

The index is on course for its second quarterly gain while the central bank eased concerns by signaling on Thursday interest rates will remain on hold for some time when it released its latest monetary policy decision.

Miners dominated the losers’ list as worries about the health of the global economy and demand for industrial metals such as platinum and copper weighed on prices.

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Source: FIN24


Rand remains softer after MPC decision

March 29, 2012--The rand remained softer against the dollar in late afternoon trade on Thursday as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) delivered its decision to keep the repo rate unchanged.

The local currency was also tracking a euro that had been weakened by mixed eurozone data and comments from the OECD.

"The MPC decision was a non-event," Anton Grobbelaar, managing director of Peritus Forex Solutions said.

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Source: FIN24


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