Johannesburg Securities Exchange hits record high
The rise was underpinned by gold‚ resource and rand-hedge counters.
All the main indices closed in positive territory‚ helped firmer by the weaker rand‚ which lost value due to SA’ high trade deficit and strikes at several of Exxaro’s coal mines.
The local currency was trading at R9.1249/$ at 17:00 local time from R9.0866/$ at Friday’s close.
The All Share [JSE:J203] index closed 0.62% firmer at 40 984.22 points and the Top 40 - (Tradeable) [JSE:J200] index was up 0.62%.
Gold miners and resources advance 1.14% and 0.92% respectively.
At 17:00 local time London’s FTSE 100 was 0.13% firmer‚ while the Dow Jones Industrial index was flat (0.02%)‚ just short of the all-time high it reached on Friday.
On the JSE BHP Billiton (BIL) added 1.34% to R288.95 and Sasol (SOL) gained 1.12% to R407.50 after reporting a 2% rise in headline earnings per share to R24.01 for the six months ended December from R23.50 a year ago.
Kumba Iron Ore gave back 3% to R554 and Exxaro (EXX) added 1.83% to R169.90.
Rand-hedge SABMiller (SAB) lifted 1.62% to R473.09 and Barloworld (BAW) picked up 1.66% to R91.29.
Gold counters Anglogold Ashanti (ANG) added 1.3% at R226.46 and Harmony (HAR) leapt 4.63% to R58.96‚ while Sibanye (SGL) shed 3.56% to R13.80.
Retailer Clicks (CLS) jumped 5.75% to R62.39‚ builder Aveng (AEG) was up 3.36% to R36.88 and Spur Corporation (SUR) grew 4.32% to R29. Poynting Holdings (POY) surged 21.43% to 85c.
Investment group Remgro (REM) closed 0.96% firmer at R179.20 after it said in a trading statement that it expected headline earnings per share in the six months to December to between 33% and 37% lower than from the similar period a year ago.
Consumer goods group AVI (AVI) ended the day 0.87% softer at R57.95 after reporting an 8% rise in headline earnings per share to 210c in the six months ended December‚ from 194.2c a year ago.
Financial services group Sasfin Holdings (SFN) soared 9.59% to R40 after it reported a 22% rise in headline earnings per share to 198c in the six months to December‚ from 163c in the similar period a year ago.
The local currency was trading at R9.1249/$ at 17:00 local time from R9.0866/$ at Friday’s close.
The All Share [JSE:J203] index closed 0.62% firmer at 40 984.22 points and the Top 40 - (Tradeable) [JSE:J200] index was up 0.62%.
Gold miners and resources advance 1.14% and 0.92% respectively.
At 17:00 local time London’s FTSE 100 was 0.13% firmer‚ while the Dow Jones Industrial index was flat (0.02%)‚ just short of the all-time high it reached on Friday.
On the JSE BHP Billiton (BIL) added 1.34% to R288.95 and Sasol (SOL) gained 1.12% to R407.50 after reporting a 2% rise in headline earnings per share to R24.01 for the six months ended December from R23.50 a year ago.
Kumba Iron Ore gave back 3% to R554 and Exxaro (EXX) added 1.83% to R169.90.
Rand-hedge SABMiller (SAB) lifted 1.62% to R473.09 and Barloworld (BAW) picked up 1.66% to R91.29.
Gold counters Anglogold Ashanti (ANG) added 1.3% at R226.46 and Harmony (HAR) leapt 4.63% to R58.96‚ while Sibanye (SGL) shed 3.56% to R13.80.
Retailer Clicks (CLS) jumped 5.75% to R62.39‚ builder Aveng (AEG) was up 3.36% to R36.88 and Spur Corporation (SUR) grew 4.32% to R29. Poynting Holdings (POY) surged 21.43% to 85c.
Investment group Remgro (REM) closed 0.96% firmer at R179.20 after it said in a trading statement that it expected headline earnings per share in the six months to December to between 33% and 37% lower than from the similar period a year ago.
Consumer goods group AVI (AVI) ended the day 0.87% softer at R57.95 after reporting an 8% rise in headline earnings per share to 210c in the six months ended December‚ from 194.2c a year ago.
Financial services group Sasfin Holdings (SFN) soared 9.59% to R40 after it reported a 22% rise in headline earnings per share to 198c in the six months to December‚ from 163c in the similar period a year ago.
News24.com
Neil Devereaux Nel
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