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Oil tops $77 on low inventories
Decemeber 24, 2009--Oil rose for a fourth day on Thursday, briefly touching a three-week high, as support came from equity gains and falls in oil inventories in key consumer markets.
By 0948 GMT, US crude oil futures were trading 38c higher at $77.05, having hit $77.48, the highest price since December 4.
ICE Brent crude futures gained 21c to $75.63.
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Source: Fin24
JSE closes flat on thin trade
December 24, 2009--South African markets ended an abbreviated pre-Christmas day trading session on a mixed note on Thursday amid very thin trade.
With the exception of the currency market, local markets closed at lunchtime, with R1.7bn's shares traded. The markets will be closed for on Friday for Christmas and will re-open again on Monday.
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Source: Fin24
JSE up amid lightened liquidity
December 18, 2009--Resources elevated the JSE to end 216 points firmer on Friday in what a local trader said was a quiet session with lightened liquidity.
At 17:00 the JSE all share index had collected 0.80%, with resources firming 1.68%, platinum producers up 1.13% and gold miners inching 0.12% higher.
Banks eased 0.08% and financials were off 0.25%, but industrials were up 0.34%.
The rand was bid at 7.57 to the dollar, from 7.52 when the JSE closed on Thursday. Gold was quoted at $1 105.30 a troy ounce from $1 117.07 at the JSE's last close, and platinum was at $1 428/oz, from $1 421.50/oz the bourse's previous close.
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Source: FIN 24
Bonds chug along in a range
December 18, 2009--South African bonds chugged along in a range on Friday in typical early holiday mode, but there is an expectation that a rally may ensure before the year is out.
"We are range bound, but if we break 8.320%/8.300%, then we could rally, and quite quickly," said a local bond dealer.
"The coupon flows to come are significant," he added.
The dealer said the rand was only a small factor for the bond market at the moment.
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Source: FIN 24
JSE delistings: business as usual
December 17, 2009--Although the main board of the JSE has had twice the delistings it had last year, this is not the recession's fault.
The market value of the nine new listings - at more than R90bn - more than offsets the loss of 23 companies that took R17bn off the stock market.
Coronation Fund Managers portfolio manager Alistair Lea says that if one compares the number of delistings with those in previous years, the number is not unusual, so it's not fair to blame the recession for them.
The reason for the massive difference in the market value of the listings is the size of those that joined the exchange this year.
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Source: Fin24
A new JSE platinum listing
December 14, 2009--The Royal Bafokeng Nation, said to be Africa's richest tribe, has agreed with Anglo Platinum, the biggest name in global platinum-group-metals (PGMs) to go unconditional on listing the Bafokeng Rasimone mine, under a new name, within two years.
This steady-state mine, currently managed by Anglo Platinum, produces around 180,000 ounces of platinum a year, along with the normal bouquet of other metals and minerals dug out by PGM mines on the Bushveld Igneous Complex. The ownership structure of the mine will be changed; Anglo Platinum will hold an economic interest of 50% until listing, when the Royal Bafokeng ownership will increase to 67% and Anglo Platinum will dilute to 33%, immediately prior to the listing.
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Source: MineWeb
Resource counters knocked
December 11, 2009--The JSE was off its best levels by the close on Friday as a strong dollar knocked commodity prices and hence pulled heavyweight resources counters lower.
At 17:00 the JSE all share index had gained 0.77%, with industrials up 1.13% and platinum counters up 2.01%. However, gold counters fell 0.86%. The resources index was up 0.49%. Banks gained 1.34% and financials were 0.68% higher.
Local stocks were over 200 points higher earlier in the day as Dow futures, an improved Europe and strong Asia provided an underpin.
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Source: FIN 24
Bond market eyes auction, CPI
December 11, 2009-South African bonds remained steady, but with a slight improvement being seen during the afternoon session on Friday as the rand toyed with the 7.50 to the dollar level.
By 16:06, the short-term government R154 bond was bid at 7.235% from a previous close of 7.210%. The medium-term R157 was at 8.380% from 8.365% at its previous close, while the long-term R186 was bid at 9.010% from 8.990% before.
The rand was bid at 7.4838 to the dollar from 7.5205 at its previous close.
Source: FIN 24
JSE slightly firmer on US data
Decmber 4, 2009--The JSE turned around and ended 76 points firmer on Friday in line with positive Wall Street trade on the back of a marked improvement in US payrolls data.
At 17:00 the JSE all share index had edged up 0.28%, with resources up 0.16% and platinum producers collecting 0.50%, but gold miners shed 2.99%.
Banks were flat, up 0.04%, financials were down 0.40% and industrials put on 0.75%.
The rand was bid at 7.35 to the dollar, from 7.34 when the JSE closed on Thursday. Gold was quoted at $1 190.73 a troy ounce from $1 208.30/oz at the JSE's last close, and platinum was at $1 466/oz, from $1 478.50/oz the bourse's previous close.
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Source: FIN24
JSE sees small recovery
November 27, 2009--Despite a red gloss to South African stocks, markets recovered somewhat throughout the day on Friday, led by Europe with the local bourse improving throughout the day.
US markets opened strongly in the red, having to play catch up following a Thanksgiving holiday yesterday. The Dow was set to absorb the news from Dubai that gripped global markets yesterday.
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Author: Fin 24
