Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,380.40	+26.00	0.17%
S&P 500	1,671.21	+3.74	0.22%
Nasdaq	3,502.94	+3.98	0.11%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,380.40

+26.00

0.17%

S&P 500

1,671.21

+3.74

0.22%

Nasdaq

3,502.94

+3.98

0.11%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,824.50	+6.51	0.23%
FTSE 100	6,755.63	+32.57	0.48%
DAX	8,455.83	+57.83	0.69%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,824.50

+6.51

0.23%

FTSE 100

6,755.63

+32.57

0.48%

DAX

8,455.83

+57.83

0.69%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,360.80	+222.69	1.47%
Hang Seng	23,493.00	+410.35	1.78%
S&P/ASX 200	5,209.04	+28.26	0.55%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,360.80

+222.69

1.47%

Hang Seng

23,493.00

+410.35

1.78%

S&P/ASX 200

5,209.04

+28.26

0.55%

Argent, Alert Steel, Avusa: South African Equities Preview

By Ana Monteiro - 2011-09-28T22:00:01Z

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 declined, losing 413.37, or 1.3 percent, to 30,339.03 by the 5 p.m. close in Johannesburg, extending its drop this quarter to 4.8 percent.

Argent Industrial Ltd. (ART) : The investment-holding company holds an annual general meeting. The stock retreated 14 cents, or 2 percent, to 6.91 rand.

Alert Steel Holdings Ltd. (AET) : The seller of steel, building and hardware materials is expected to release its results for the year through June today. The shares lost 1 cent, or 7.1 percent, to 13 cents.

Avusa Ltd. (AVU) : The media company that owns South Africa’s Sunday Times said Group Chief Executive Officer Prakash Desai will resign on Oct. 3. Michael Robertson will act in his position. The stock advanced 1 cent, or less than 0.1 percent, to 22.51 rand.

To contact the reporter on this story: ana Monteiro in Johannesburg at Amonteiro4@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Gavin Serkin at gserkin@bloomberg.net

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