JOHANNESBURG, Oct 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand inched firmer early on Thursday, helped by some investors taking profits from the dollar's recent rally and short covering triggered by the currency approaching technical support levels. * At 0630 GMT the rand was 0.1 percent firmer at 13.5675 per dollar ZAR=D3 compared to an overnight close of 13.5775 in...
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| 10:30 | GBP | Core Retail Sales (YoY) | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2.6% | |
| 10:30 | GBP | Core Retail Sales (MoM) | -0.7% | 0.1% | 0.9% | |
| 10:30 | GBP | Retail Sales (YoY) | 1.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | |
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| Name | Last | Chg. | Chg. % | Market Overview | Adv. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa 40 | 5,861.4 | -39.7 | -0.67% | 8 | 30 | |
| TR South Africa 5. | 883.61 | -3.72 | -0.42% | 18 | 32 |
| Name | Last | Chg. | Chg. % | Market Overview | Adv. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow 30 | 23,157.60 | +160.16 | +0.70% | 18 | 12 | |
| S&P 500 | 2,561.26 | +1.90 | +0.07% | 265 | 226 | |
| DAX | 12,986.75 | -56.28 | -0.43% | 6 | 24 | |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,896.13 | +5.65 | +0.10% | 106 | 72 | |
| Hang Seng | 28,174.50 | -537.26 | -1.87% | 3 | 47 | |
| Nikkei 225 | 21,448.52 | +85.47 | +0.40% | 132 | 82 |
| Name | Month | Last | Chg. % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE/JSE 40 | Dec 17 | 52,081 | -0.62% | |
| S&P 500 | Dec 17 | 2,550.75 | -0.36% | |
| Nasdaq | Dec 17 | 6,083.12 | -0.59% | |
| Nikkei 225 | Dec 17 | 21,323.0 | -0.13% | |
| China A50 | Oct 17 | 12,387.50 | -0.72% | |
| Singapore MSCI | Dec 17 | 371.40 | -0.20% | |
| Name | Month | Last | Chg. % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil WTI | Nov 17 | 51.35 | -1.33% | |
| Gold | Dec 17 | 1,285.61 | +0.20% | |
| Copper | Dec 17 | 3.148 | -0.94% | |
| Natural Gas | Nov 17 | 2.864 | +0.35% | |
| US Corn | Dec 17 | 349.25 | +0.01% | |
| US Sugar #11 | Mar 18 | 14.09 | 0.00% | |
| Name | Month | Last | Chg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10Y T-Note | Dec 17 | 125.29 | +0.20 | |
| US 30Y T-Bond | Dec 17 | 153.30 | +0.35 | |
| UK Gilt | Dec 17 | 124.82 | +0.34 | |
| Euro Bund | Dec 17 | 162.27 | +0.07 | |
| Euro BTP | Dec 17 | 136.83 | +0.11 | |
| Japan Govt. Bond | Dec 17 | 150.41 | +0.13 | |
| Name | Last | Chg. | Chg. % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDR S&P 500 | 255.72 | +0.25 | +0.10% | |
| iPath S&P 500 VIX Sh. | 34.6400 | -0.1800 | -0.52% | |
| PowerShares QQQ | 148.86 | -0.18 | -0.12% | |
| iShares China Large-. | 46.4600 | +0.4400 | +0.96% | |
| SPDR S&P Metals & Mi. | 32.7300 | +0.1500 | +0.46% | |
| ETFS Gold Bullion Se. | 121.43 | +0.32 | +0.26% | |
| Name | Last | Chg. | Chg. % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil | 82.76 | -0.20 | -0.24% | |
| Alibaba | 179.61 | +4.29 | +2.45% | |
| GoPro Inc | 9.47 | +0.24 | +2.60% | |
| 176.03 | -0.08 | -0.05% | ||
| Alphabet A | 1,012.74 | +1.74 | +0.17% | |
| Apple | 159.76 | -0.71 | -0.44% | |
| Name | Last | Chg. | Chg. % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naspers | 323,301 | -3693 | -1.13% | |
| Sasol Ltd | 39,050 | -251 | -0.64% | |
| Bidvest Group Ltd, T. | 17,500 | -53 | -0.30% | |
| Barclays Africa | 14,738 | +38 | +0.26% | |
| African Rainbow Mine. | 10,902 | -112 | -1.02% | |
| Lonmin | 82.25 | -0.75 | -0.90% | |
