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AVI, Remgro, Wilson Bayly Holmes May Move: South African Equities Preview
The following stocks may rise or fall in South Africa. Symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last close.
The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index jumped 101.91, or 0.4 percent, to 27,942.89 in Johannesburg.
Amalgamated Appliance Holdings Ltd. (AMA SJ): The household appliances manufacturer and importer said it posted net income of 38.5 million rand ($5.4 million) in the fiscal year through June compared with a year earlier loss of 69 million rand according to a statement. The company’s stock was unchanged at 1.83 rand.
AVI Ltd. (AVI SJ): The food and cosmetics producer said it plans a special payment of 75 cents per share to investors, according to a statement. The stock was unchanged at 25.30 rand.
Remgro Ltd. (REM SJ): The investment holding fund with assets in FirstRand Bank Ltd., RMB Holdings and Unilever South Africa spins off its stake in Trans Hex Group Ltd. (TSX SJ). The share price fell 72 cents, or 0.7 percent, 101.20 rand.
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd. (WBO SJ): The building group releases fiscal full-year earnings. The company’s stock jumped 2.02 rand, or 1.8 percent, to 112.49 rand.
The following shares and funds begin trading without the right to their latest dividend:
ARB Holdings Ltd. (ARH SJ), Aeci Ltd. (AFE SJ), Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (AQP SJ), Atlantic Enhanced Income Fund (ATLENHA SJ), Atlantic Real Income Fund (ATREINA SJ), BHP Billiton Plc (BIL SJ), Catalyst SA Property Equity Fund (CATSAPA SJ), Clientele Ltd. (CLI SJ), Grindrod Ltd. (GND SJ), Hospitality Property Fund (HPA SJ), Italtile Ltd. (ITE SJ), Nedbank Group Ltd. (NED SJ), PSG Advance Wealth Creator Fund of Funds (PSGADVA SJ), PSG Advanced Wealth International Flexible Fund of Funds (PSGADWF SJ), PSG Advance Wealth Income Fund of Funds (PSGADWI SJ), PSG Advance Wealth Moderate Fund of Funds (PSGADWM SJ), PSG Advance Wealth Preserver Fund of Funds (PSGAWPF SJ), PSG Alphen Equity Builder Fund (PSGAEBA SJ), PSG Alphen Equity Fund of Funds (PSGTP40 SJ), PSG Alphen Flexible Fund (APMANFX SJ), PSG Alphen Foreign Flexible Fund of Funds (PSGALPF SJ), PSG Alphen Growth Fund (PSGGROW SJ), PSG Alphen Income Fund of Funds (PSGGILT SJ), PSG Alphen Optimal Income Fund (PSGALPO SJ), PSG Alphen Prudential Fund of Funds (APPRFOF SJ), PSG Macro Active Fund (APMAFOF SJ), PSG Preferred Dividend Fund (PSGPREF SJ), PSG Tanzanite Flexible Fund (PSGOPPO SJ), Pangbourne Properties Ltd. (PAP SJ), Plexus Allrounder Fund (PLEXALR SJ), Plexus Endurance Fund of Funds (PLEXEND SJ), Plexus Flexible Income Fund (PLEXFLI SJ), Plexus International Allrounder Fund of Funds (PLEXIAR SJ), Plexus Pacer Fund of Funds (PLXPACR SJ), Plexus RAFI Enhanced SA Strategy Fund (PLEXESA SJ), Plexus Sprinter Fund of Funds (PLEXSPR SJ), Standard Bank Group Ltd. (SBK SJ), Truworths International Ltd. (TRU SJ).
Shares or American depositary receipts of the following South African companies closed as follows:
Anglo American Plc (AAUKY US) jumped 2.3 percent to $19.40. AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (AU US) added 0.2 percent to $43.95. BHP Billiton Ltd. (BBL US) increased 1.6 percent to $59.85. DRDGold Ltd. (DROOY US) gained 3.3 percent to $4.13. Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI US) rose 1 percent to $14.65. Harmony Gold Mining Co. (HMY US) added 1 percent to $10.62. Impala Platinum Holdings (IMPUY US) slid 0.5 percent to $25.10. Sappi Ltd. (SPP US) rose 0.4 percent to $4.96. Sasol Ltd. (SSL US) climbed 1 percent to $39.83.
To contact the reporter on this story: Franz Wild in Johannesburg at fwild@bloomberg.net.
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