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  Herman's Market Watch

  Analysing The Markets For Investment Opportunities

 
 
 
 
 
 
 MARKET INDICATORS: 21 AUGUST 2008 21:30 CET                   
  21:30 CET   THURSDAY   WEEK'S MOVE   MONTH TO DATE   YEAR TO DATE
COMMODITIES 21-Aug-08   Move %   Move %   Move %   Move %
Gold ($/oz) 835.30   23.20 2.86%   48.00 6.10%   -82.70 -9.01%   1.55 0.19%
Silver 13.85   0.59 4.45%   -0.33 -2.33%   -3.74 -21.26%   -0.93 -6.29%
Platinum 1449.50   89.00 6.54%   85.00 6.23%   -225.50 -13.46%   -80.50 -5.26%
Palladium 289.00   3.00 1.05%   4.00 1.40%   -78.00 -21.25%   -80.50 -21.79%
Brent Crude 119.22   7.32 6.54%   8.64 7.81%   -4.80 -3.87%   24.95 26.47%
                         
CURRENCIES 21-Aug-08   Move %   Move %   Move %   Move %
Rand / Dollar 7.66   -0.11 -1.37%   -0.21 -2.72%   0.33 4.45%   0.81 11.90%
Rand / Pound 14.37   -0.08 -0.58%   -0.31 -2.14%   -0.17 -1.17%   0.78 5.73%
Rand / Euro 11.39   -0.05 -0.41%   -0.17 -1.46%   -0.05 -0.41%   1.41 14.07%
Yen / Dollar 108.54   -1.28 -1.17%   -1.98 -1.79%   0.64 0.59%   -3.03 -2.72%
Euro / Dollar 0.67   -0.01 -0.97%   -0.01 -1.28%   0.03 4.89%   -0.01 -1.90%
Dollar / Euro 1.49   0.01 0.98%   0.02 1.29%   -0.07 -4.66%   0.04 2.93%
Pound / Dollar 0.53   0.00 -0.80%   0.00 -0.60%   0.03 5.69%   0.03 5.84%
                         
SA BOND EXCHANGE 21-Aug-08   Move %   Move %   Move %   Move %
R 153 9.87   0.07 0.71%   0.08 0.82%   -0.37 -3.61%   0.50 5.34%
R 157 9.23   0.07 0.76%   0.07 0.76%   -0.02 -0.22%   0.73 8.59%
 
  21:30 CET   THURSDAY   WEEK'S MOVE   MONTH TO DATE   YEAR TO DATE
FTSE / JSE INDICES 21-Aug-08   Move %   Move %   Move %   Move %
All Share   27064.87   270.62 1.01%   -181.76 -0.67%   -654.80 -2.36%   -1893.10 -6.54%
Top 40 25043.91   282.63 1.14%   -144.52 -0.57%   -735.30 -2.85%   -1206.38 -4.60%
Gold Mining 1769.47   42.91 2.49%   28.78 1.65%