In other news
May 20 2013 14:17
The mining and financial sectors of the JSE have come under heavy selling pressure keeping the overall market weaker despite a positive international trend.
May 20 2013 13:37
South African bonds have been weaker on a softer rand and certain wage demands being made which are ten times higher than inflation.
May 20 2013 13:06
Work resumed at Lonmin's platinum mine in Rustenburg, in the North West, following a wildcat strike, the company says.
May 20 2013 10:45
Pioneer Food Group has reported a 0.6% decline in adjusted headline earnings per share to 218c for the six months ended March.
May 20 2013 10:38
Miner and equipment leaser Protech Khutele's headline earnings per share grew to 3.9 cents per share from a loss of 1c per share in the year to February.
May 20 2013 08:44
Industrial group Barloworld boosted first-half profit by a third, as a solid results in its Russian mining equipment business offset slack demand at home.
May 20 2013 08:39
China's human H7N9 bird flu outbreak has cost the country's poultry industry more than $65bn as consumers shun chicken, government officials say.
May 20 2013 08:25
The yen edged higher after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose.