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Short-covering firms bonds

February 12, 2010--Bonds remained a tad firmer in late trade on Friday on the back of what traders described as some pre-Budget short-covering.

A fairly steady rand in the face of a weaker euro was also helping to bolster the market.

However, trader said market was completely indifferent to the State of the Nation address, delivered by President Jacob Zuma last night.

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Source: FIN24


JSE down on tighter China credit

February 12, 2010--South African stocks ended firmly in the red on Friday following a swing of nearly 400 points in the afternoon on the back of credit tightening in China.

By 17:00 the JSE all share index was 0.33% weaker, with resources losing 0.21% and platinum miners dropped 1.03%. Gold miners advanced 1.25%.

Banks declined 1.33%, financials wilted 0.61%, and industrials were 0.33% softer.

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Source: FIN24


JSE lower amid Europe concerns

February 5, 2010--Johannesburg - South African stocks were substantially weaker for a second straight day amid negative international sentiment, with particular concern cast over European sovereign debt woes.

By 17:00 the JSE all share index was down 2.0%, with resources also giving up 1.75%, platinum miners down 3.26%, but gold miners added 1.98%. Banks were 2.97% lower, financials subsided 2.22%, while industrials were 2.13% lower.

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Source: FIN24


Risk aversion weakens bonds

February 5, 2010--South African bonds were marginally weaker in late trade on Friday, partly due to a spike in global risk aversion and a softer rand.

However, they were off the session's worst levels with the rand having eased a bit.

By 16:00, the short-term government R154 bond was bid at 7.220% and offered at 7.200% after closing at 7.190% on Thursday and the medium-term R157 was at 8.370% after closing at 8.340% previously. The long-term R186 was bid at 9.125% and offered at 9.095% from 9.130% previously.

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Source: FIN24


Rand gets a boost from US data

February 5, 2010--The rand firmed in the afternoon session on Friday, tracking a weaker US dollar amid worse than expected non-farm payrolls data in the US.

US employers cut 20 000 jobs in January, the Labour Department reported.

At 15:57 the rand was bid at R7.6622 to the dollar from R7.6506 at its previous close. It was bid at R10.5138 to the euro from its previous close of R10.5411 and was at R12.0309 against the sterling from R12.0733.

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Source: FIN24


JSE ends lower on profit-taking

January 29, 2010--Johannesburg ? South African near-dated futures ended lower on Friday owing to some profit-taking, but off the session's worst levels after Wall Street opened higher and posted further gains.

The near-dated Alsi contract closed 48 points, or 0.20%, lower at 24,160.

The rand was bid at R7.5156 to the US dollar soon after the local futures closed, from R7.5868 previously

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Source: FIN24


Bonds perk up as rand gains

January 29, 2010--Bonds had perked up a little by the end of the week on improved sentiment after the week's key rates meeting and as the rand showed a little mettle.

By 16:00 the short-term government R154 bond was bid at 7.230% after closing at 7.280% on Thursday and the medium-term R157 was yielding 8.370% after closing at 8.430% previously. The long-term R186 was bid at 9.185% from 9.175%.

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Source: FIN24


Rand a tad firmer on US GDP

January 29, 2010--The rand firmed a fraction in the afternoon session on Friday amid a US GDP figure which came in well above market expectations.

At 15:59 the rand was bid at R7.5497 to the dollar from R7.6006 at its previous close. It was bid at R10.5463 to the euro from its previous close of R10.6042 and was at R12.1221 against the sterling from R12.2515.

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Source: FIN24


Nationalisation talks knock JSE

January 26, 2010--Johannesburg - South African stocks ended firmly in the red on Tuesday tracking global sentiment, and on the back of local political calls for the ANC to discuss nationalising the Reserve Bank.

Commodity prices are also weaker, while The South African Reserve Bank's (Sarb's) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Tuesday decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 7.0%, thereby having very little impact on the local bourse.

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Sourec: FIN24


JSE dragged down by world stocks

January 22, 2010--South African stocks ended firmly in the red on Friday largely in line with weaker international markets.

President Barack Obama's proposal to limit size of banks and risks they can take, news of more policy tightening from China, and Greece's fiscal position all weighed on the local bourse.

By 17:00 the JSE all share index had dropped 1.55%, with resources down 1.49%, gold miners off 1.44% and platinum miners 2.12% weaker. Banks declined 2.28%, financials were off 1.87% and industrials moved 1.45% lower.

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Source: FIN 24


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