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Cheap, nasty... lucrative?

Jan 06 2009 18:16

Fin24.com scours penny stocks of the JSE and AltX in search of that elusive "10-bagger".

Worry over New Year's rally

Jan 06 2009 23:00

Strong gains seen on the JSE recently bear testament to investors' eagerness to look on the bright side, but experts remain cautious.

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'Foreigners may start buying'

Jan 05 2009 15:43

After massive selling in 2008, foreigners may start investing in SA again, says a manager at the Bond Exchange of SA.

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Biggest bourse losers of 2008

Jan 02 2009 11:48

Global stocks suffered a catastrophic 2008, during which many key markets were decimated.

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Credit markets 'far from healthy'

Jan 02 2009 11:22

The credit markets, long a little understood part of the financial system, turned into headline makers during 2008 as they stopped working and are still far from healthy.

JSE Today

Total value(R)	R0.00
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Total shares traded
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Shares unchanged	446
Shares active	381
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JSE Indices

Index	Value		%
All Share	22919.76		0.00
Top 40	20825.09		0.00
Resource 20	42671.10		0.00
Industrial 25	17602.50		0.00
Financial 15	6211.31		0.00

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Currencies

Currency	Value	%
ZAR/USD	9.37	-0.29
ZAR/EUR	12.63	-0.15
ZAR/GBP	13.94	-0.15
USD/EUR	1.35	0.19
AUD/USD	1.39	-0.06

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Grim year ends with hope

Dec 31 2008 10:31

Asian shares have rounded out their worst year ever 50% after down, but optimism that 2009 will be an improvement lifted stocks for a third straight session.

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JSE recovery 'in 2nd half of '09'

Dec 30 2008 11:29

Volatility may ease, but it remains a factor for as long as concerns over the depth and duration of the global slowdown persist, traders say.

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Winners

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Losers

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Commodities

Commodities	Value	%
Gold	$858.16	-0.51
Platinum	$976.50	1.24
Palladium	$195.50	-0.51
Silver	$11.32	-0.96
BRENT CRUDE OIL	$50.60	0.32

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Indicators

Last updated: Tue 19:26

	Value	%
All Share	22,919.76	2.76
Top 40	20,825.09	3.08
Resource 20	42,671.10	4.24
Industrial 25	17,602.50	1.54
Financial 15	6,211.31	2.29
Daily brent crude ($/bbl)	50.60	0.32
ZAR/USD	9.37	0.29
ZAR/EUR	12.63	0.15
ZAR/GBP	13.94	0.15

Company Snapshot

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	BJM - Barnard Jacobs Mellet
	Ideal CFDs

Blogs

Marc Ashton says...

Could SA fund managers, who have taken some stick in recent months, restore client confidence by electing to give up management fees in 2009? Read their blog...

Podcasts

Winners and losers for 2008

David Mckay speaks to Fin24.com's Night Editor Helena Wasserman about 2008's winners and losers. Business writer Nicole Rego also discusses the outlook for retailers this Christmas. Listen here...

That was really dumb!

Dec 15 2008 09:09

Vic de Klerk tells David McKay about the sheepish deals of 2008. Time: 7:11 Listen here...

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Video

Lance Krowitz

Portfolio manager: Stanlib

Jan 07 2009 05:14

Summit TV speaks to Lance Krowitz from Stanlib about the great opportunities in small cap stocks that most people will steer clear of...

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Read it in FinWeek

Lies, damned lies & sextistics

2008/12/25

THIS YEAR HAS HARDLY BEEN an auspicious one for risk-takers. All who placed big bets on the markets and the economy in 2008 in all probability are now wishing they had a more cautious approach or followed tried and tested methods.... More...