Dow -0.25%, Nas -0.28%, S&P -0.10%
Asia market check @ 6:48am: (1:48 pm Tokyo):
Nikkei flat
Hang Seng +0.5%
Shanghai flat
Sydney -0.1%
Kospi -0.3%
Sensex -0.3%
Taipei -0.2%
Eco Calendar:
11:30 SA PPI (MoM) prev 1.30%, exp 0.70%
14:30 US GDP (QoQ) prev 0.1% exp -0.5%
14:30 US Initial Jobless, prev 326K, exp 318K
16:00 US Pending home sales exp 1.0%
Back home T40 +101 pips, gold spot 1258.18 (07:57am)
Alsi ended yesterday -0.27% @ 49 690, T40 -0.28% @ 44 732
Major down movers were Harmony -4.06%, Sibanye -3.59%, Goldfields -3.06%, Anglogold -2.75%, Pinnacle -2.70%, Sappi -2.66%
New lows for Pinnacle @ 1100 & DRD Gold @ 250.
New highs for Netcare, MTN, Richemont, Grindrod, Vividend
This morning:
Curro to buy Waterstone College Jhb,
Spanjaad FY HEPS slides to 19.1 c/s,
Esor full-year loss/s 11.3c