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/ 11 September 2008
South African retailer Shoprite will be added to the JSE Top-40 Index of blue-chips, replacing industrial group Barloworld.
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/ 10 September 2008
The JSE wobbled between weakness and strength in morning trade and was in the red at noon on Wednesday, driven mainly by mining stocks.
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/ 9 September 2008
It was business as usual at the JSE on Tuesday after technical problems halted business for the first seven hours on Monday.
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/ 5 September 2008
SA stocks extended losses on Friday, falling by 1,3% at noon in line with overseas markets amid signs of a global economic slowdown, traders said.
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/ 4 September 2008
South African stocks rose at midday on Thursday as investors chased after bargains following recent sharp losses, traders said.
SA stocks remained volatile by noon on Wednesday as resources flip-flopped around, but a CPIX reading in line with expectations aided banks.
The JSE remained softer at midday on Friday pressured by miners on falling commodity prices, but banks and financials capped further losses.
Shareholders of Tiger Brands on Thursday approved resolutions that will give rise to the separate listing and unbundling of Adcock Ingram Holdings.
SA stocks were sharply firmer in noon trade on Thursday as the recovery in resources and mining stocks continued amid generally firmer world markets.
The JSE pushed higher at midday on Wednesday, paced by gold miners on a rebound in the bullion price as the dollar’s rally stalls.
The unbundling of British American Tobacco to shareholders — and its secondary listing on the JSE — has been heralded as "a fantastic deal".
The JSE pulled back from earlier highs at midday on Wednesday, but remained well in the black with platinum shares in charge of the winners’ board.
After a weaker start to the session, the JSE turned around and was in positive territory by noon on Tuesday.
The JSE remained on the back foot at midday on Monday as the overall market was weighed by weaker mining stocks.
The JSE remained well in the black at noon on Wednesday, inspired by gains in overseas markets, with losses restricted to the gold-mining sector.
The JSE was off its lows at midday on Tuesday, thanks to firmer resources. However, players remained cautious as overseas markets are weaker.
The JSE remained firmer on Wednesday, as banks, financials and industrials found favour following a strong performance on Wall Street overnight.
The JSE remained in the black at midday on Tuesday, boosted by commodity stocks on firmer metal prices.
The JSE remained in the black at midday on Monday despite fairly flat global markets. Resources staged a
recovery after being hard hit last week.
The JSE remained in the red at midday on Friday, weighed down by weaker resources. However, banks and financial stocks continued their gains.
The JSE remained in the black at midday on Thursday, but was off its earlier highs as resources reversed gains and moved into negative territory.
The JSE pulled back but remained in the black at noon on Wednesday with platinum miners weighing on the index on a falling white metal price.
The all-share index has been buoyed by resources, but there is no hiding the carnage.
The JSE’s failure to open its equity market at 9am on Monday was ”very inconvenient in terms of revenue lost”, said an analyst.
The JSE held on to gains at midday on Wednesday, buoyed by a rebound in overseas markets as a fall in the price crude oil eased growth concerns.
The JSE was lower at noon on Monday, eroding earlier short covering-induced gains as easing metal prices weighed on the mining sector, traders said.
After opening flat on Tuesday morning, the JSE followed world markets into the red during the course of the morning.
South African stocks were mixed with a firmer bias at noon on Friday, supported by miners on firm metal prices.
South African investors have become increasingly pessimistic about expected returns on the domestic equity market, a survey showed on Thursday.
South African stocks were mixed with a weaker bias at noon on Wednesday ahead of the United States rates verdict.
South African stocks remained weak at midday on Friday with resources dominating the losers’ board on profit-taking and lower base metal prices.
South African stocks were weaker at midday on Wednesday mainly due to a pull back in resources stocks.