Archives for April 2017

Junior market ends April on high

April 28, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Dolphin Cove closed at a new high on Friday.

Volume on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange remained low but the market ended trading with a gain of 33.08 points, to a record close of 3,256.31 points on Friday and gains of 25.5 percent for the year to date.
At the close, 22 securities traded versus 18 on Thursday with declining stocks outnumbered advancing stocks 7 to 9 with 1,069,397 valued at $6,595,548 changing hands compared to 299,565 valued at $1,802,981 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of a mere 48,609 units for an average value of $299,798 traded, compared to 16,643 units for an average value of $100,166 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 502,597 units and $2,768,003. The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 527,819 units and $2,905,125. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 11 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
At the close of the market on Friday, AMG Packaging closed with a loss of 1 cent at $4.99 with 43,224 units changing hands, Blue Power jumped $2 to close at $37 with 3,240 units changing hands, CAC 2000 traded 5,000 shares to close with a loss of 70 cents at $7.20, Cargo Handlers traded 1,100 shares to close at $20.10, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 330,000 units and gained 2 cents to end at $7.56, Caribbean Producers ended at $3.75 with 260,414 shares trading, Consolidated Bakeries rose 21 cents with 40,000 shares changing hands, to close at $3.20. C2W Music had 4,000 units changing hands to close with a gain of 6 cents at 43 cents, Dolphin Cove jumped 92 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $21 with 1,000 shares trading, Honey Bun rose 5 cents with just 100 shares changing hands, to close at $7.55, Jamaican Teas traded 141,771 shares, to close at $4.75, Jetcon Corporation lost 30 cents and ended at $12.70 with 18,700 shares trading, KLE Group slipped 20 cents to end at $2.80 with 17,105 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express closed trading with 12,238 shares at $41, Lasco Distributors rose 50 cents and ended with 33,787 units trading at $7.50, Lasco Financial lost 15 cents and ended with 25,810 shares changing hands at $4.60, Lasco Manufacturing lost 65 cents to close at $5.60 while trading 3,678 shares, Main Event ended trading 70,943 shares, to close at $6, Medical Disposables traded 41,788 shares, lost 40 cents to close at $5.60, Paramount Trading dropped 45 cents to end at $3 with 14,500 units trading and tTech ended with 1,000 units changing hands at $7.45 after falling by 5 cents.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, C2W Music, CAC 2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging stock market, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech

Biggest 2017 trading day for TTSE

April 28, 2017 by IC Insider.com

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed out April with the biggest trading day on Friday resulting the highest number of securities trading with the highest dollar for the year. A total of 19 securities changed hands, accounting for 607,866 shares valued at $22,247,214, compared to 13 on securities trading on Thursday.
Trading closed with Ansa McAL and Republic Financial Holdings accounting for 69 percent of traded value. Overall 3 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 10 holding firm. On Thursday trading resulted in 167,340 shares valued at $2,265,872.
The Composite Index declined 2.61 points to 1,222.87, the All T&T Index fell 1.87 points to 1,800.91 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.46 points to close at 86.48.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy Holdings gained 2 cents and closed at $51.45 with 185 units changing owners, Prestige Holdings closed at $11.01, with a 1 cent gain exchanging 15 shares and Republic Financial Holdings gained 10 cents, closing at $102 with 60,818 shares changing hands valued at $6,203,436.
Losses| First Caribbean International closed at $8, losing 10 cents trading 1,025 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 6 cents to close at $15.44, with an exchange of 29,948 shares valued at $463,471, JMMB Group traded 4 cents lower to close at $1.25 while exchanging 16,760 units. Readymix closed $1.44 lower at $11.06 trading 2,710 units, Sagicor Financial lost 5 cents, closing at $9 with trades of 65,254 shares valued at $588,173 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.49, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 196,575 shares valued at $4,417,061.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 with 10,000 units traded, Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 while trading of 138,271 shares valued at $9,195,022, Clico Investment traded 664 shares at $22.52, National Enterprises closed at $10.50 with trades of 550 units, National Flour Mills closed at $2.52 with 54,380 units changing hands,One Caribbean Media exchanged 1,637 units at $16.85. Scotia Investments traded 13,000 units at $2.75, Scotiabank exchanged 15,939 shares at $58.06 valued at $925,435, Unilever Caribbean closed at $57 trading 35 units, after trading at an 52 weeks’ intraday low of $53 and West Indian Tobacco rose 1 cent to $127 with 100 units changing hands.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Ansa Mcal, Clico Investment, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging stock market, First Caribbean International, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour Mills, One Caribbean Media, Prestige Holdings, Readymix, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotia Investments, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean, West Indian Tobacco

NCB spawns big surge in JSE indices – Friday

April 28, 2017 by IC Insider.com

NCB Financial jumped $3.75 on Friday to push marekt up sharply.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange had one of its biggest index movement in the main market on Friday as a big jump in the profit of NCB Financial Group pushed the stock sharply thus helping to spike the market.
At the closed on Friday 27 securities changed hands as 14 stocks advanced and 7 declined. There was no trading in the US dollar market
Trading levels in the main market ended at 6,987,999 units valued at $137,346,087 compared to 7,307,280 units valued at $263,394,539 at the close on Thursday.
The All Jamaica Composite Index jumped 7,046.25 points to close at 253,995.90 the JSE Market Index surged 6,419.93 points to finish at 231,419.04 and the JSE US dollar market index remained at 219 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 258,815 units valued at $5,086,892 per security that traded, compared to an average of 304,470 units valued at $10,974,772 on Thursday. The average volume for the month to date, ended at 382,748 units with an average value of $5,254,387 versus at 390,038 units with an average value of $5,264,239 on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed $2 higher to $16 trading 61,718 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.31, with 65,000 shares changing hands, and Caribbean Cement traded $4 lower to $26 with trades of 36,720 units. Carreras gained $2.50 to close at $77.50 exchanging 2,221 shares, Grace Kennedy gained 10 cents to close at $44 trading 32,916 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $16.50, gaining 1 cent with an exchange of 56,098 shares, Jamaica Producers closed $1.65 higher to $17.65 exchanging 60,114 shares and Jamaica Stock Exchange closed $1.37 higher to $8.40, with trades of 376,194 shares. JMMB Group closed at $22.88, gaining 38 cents trading 31,800 units, Kingston Properties closed at $16 Trading 500 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $30.75, with a loss of 25 cents exchanging 2,000 units, Mayberry Investments closed 15 cents lower to $4.60 with an exchange of 19,050 shares, NCB Financial Group traded at $67.50, gaining $3.75 with 138,083 shares changing hands, 1834 Investments gained 1 cent to close at $1.81, with an exchange of 3,000 shares, PanJam Investment closed 85 cents higher to $35 with trades of 3,250 shares. Portland JSX lost 20 cents to close at $10 exchanging 11,500 shares, Pulse Investments closed at $8.05 with trades of 3,873 units, Radio Jamaica lost 2 cents to close at $1.68 exchanging 6,750 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $32.50, with a loss of $1.01 trading 15,000 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed at $10.35 trading 8,689 units, Scotia Group closed at $42, gaining $1.50 with 2,685,790 units changing owners, Scotia Investments advanced $2.14 to close at $38.25 with an exchange of 34,747 shares, Sterling Investments traded at $17.01, losing 14 cents with 11,000 shares exchanged and Supreme Ventures closed at $6.38, with gains of 8 cents trading 68,278 shares. JMMB 7.5% preference share gained closed at $1.98 exchanging 2,900 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.10 with gains of 5 cents trading 3,200,000 units.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 1834 Investments, Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, NCB Financial Group, PANJAM Investment, Pulse Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Scotia Investments, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity

NCB buy rated for growth

April 28, 2017 by IC Insider.com

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NCB Financial Group’s shares look likely to rise.

NCB Financial Group (NCBFG) reported net profit of $9.5 billion for the six months ended March 31, 2017, an increase of 58 percent over the prior year, with profit for the quarter to March, ended with a 63 percent increase to $5.9 billion, up from $3.59 billion in 2016.
Operating income amounted to $29.2 billion, an improvement of $3.8 billion or 15 percent over the similar period in 2016. The increase the Group said “was driven gains realised on investment activities increasing by $1.8 billion or 96 percent mainly due to improved investor confidence as a result of the improved macroeconomic fundamentals of Jamaica. Net fee & commission income increasing by $1.7 billion or 33 percent, primarily due to credit related fees from volume growth in loan product sales, point of sale and e-commerce commissions, coupled with corporate finance and unit trust fees.”
Loans the main driver of profits, increased by $34.6 billion or a strong 20 percent to $207.3 billion at the end of March over a year ago. The increase was driven by a 22 percent in Retail Banking and 17 percent increase in Corporate Banking portfolio, Patrick Hylton, the Managing director, advised investors in a report accompanying the results.
Operating profit rose about the similar period in 2016 by 150 percent for Retail & SME divisio0n, 16 percent for payment services, 77 percent for Corporate Banking. Treasury and Correspondent Banking enjoyed a 46 percent rise, Wealth, Asset Investment Banking operating profit jumped 67 percent, Life Insurance and Pension Fund Management rose 50 percent general insurance grew 42 percent and other 45 percent
The Group approved an interim dividend of 60 cents per ordinary stock unit at its board of directors meeting on April 27. The dividend will result in a total payment of $1.48 billion. Earnings per share ended at 42.39 for the March quarter and $3.84 for the six months and seems on target to exceed IC Insider.com target of $8 for the full year to September.
In trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the group’s stock traded at $63.75 and at TT$3.99 on the Trinidad Stock Market.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Company News, Company Results, Feature Stories Tagged With: Jamaica Stock Exchange, NCB Financial Group, Patrick Hylton

Trading slumped for Junior market

April 27, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Lasco Manufacturing traded at a new closing high of $6.25 on Thursday.

Volume on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped and ended trading with a fall of 23.97 points, to 3,223.23 points on Thursday.
By close, declining stocks was outnumbered by advancing stocks 4 to 8 with 18 securities changing hands versus 17 on Wednesday with 299,565 valued at $1,802,981 changing hands compared to 1,523,004 valued at $8,929,450 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of a mere 16,643 units for an average value of $100,166 traded, compared to 89,588 units for an average value of $525,262 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 527,819 units and $2,905,125. The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 557,888 units and $3,070,123. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 10 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 ending with lower offers, than the last traded price.
At the close of the market on Thursday, Access Financial closed at $41.75 with 500 units changing hands, CAC 2000 traded 100 shares to close with a rise of 73 cents at $7.90, Cargo Handlers traded 406 shares to close at $20.10, with a loss of 40 cents,Caribbean Producers ended at $3.75 with 1,000 shares trading, Consolidated Bakeries rose 14 cents with 8,773 shares changing hands, to close at $2.99. General Insurance gained 10 cents and ended at $3.30 with 27,265 shares trading, Honey Bun fell 5 cents with 8,013 shares changing hands, to close at $7.50, Jamaican Teas traded 33,952 shares, to close at $4.75, Jetcon Corporation put on 5 cents and ended at $13 with 1,027 shares trading, KLE Group rose 20 cents to end at $3 with 2,000 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express closed trading with 3,110 shares at $41, Lasco Distributors rose ended with 32,267 units trading at $7, Lasco Financial lost 5 cents and ended with 2,000 shares changing hands at $4.75, Lasco Manufacturing jumped 66 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $6.25 while trading 68,270 shares, Main Event lost 10 cents trading 92,328 shares to close at $6, Paramount Trading rose 45 cents to end at $3.45 with 1,650 units trading, Sweet River ended with 1,000 units changing hands at $3.50 after rising by 1 cent and Eppley 8.25% preference share closed trading with 15,904 units changing hands at $6.10.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: CAC 2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging stock market, Eppley, Honey Bun, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Sweet River, Trading Activity

JSE main market slips on Thursday

April 27, 2017 by IC Insider.com

JPS 9.5% preference sharejumped $23.50 to $1,300on Thursday.

Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 24 securities changing hands with 1 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 10 stocks advanced and 6 declined.
Trading levels in the main market ended at 7,307,280 units valued at $263,394,539 compared to 2,673,775 units valued at $51,217,614 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 6,100 units valued at US$1,830.
The All Jamaica Composite Index declined 942.67 points to close at 246,949.65 the JSE Market Index fell 858.88 points to finish at 224,999.11 and the JSE US dollar market index remained at 219 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 122,740 units valued at $10,974,772 per security that traded, compared to an average of 53,047 units valued at $2,048,705 on Wednesday. The average volume for the month to date ended at 382,330 units with an average value of $5,264,239 versus at 398,555 units with an average value of $4,907,331 on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $7 exchanging 22,700 shares, Berger Paints closed 48 cents higher at $14 trading 4,900 shares, after trading at an intraday high of $15.50, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.31, with 508,000 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement traded 50 cents lower at $30 with trades of 5,600 units. Carreras closed at $75 exchanging 8,770 shares, the stock traded during the day at an intraday high of $77.50, Grace Kennedy gained 90 cents to close at $43.90 trading 4,692,199 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $16.49, losing 41 cents with an exchange of 924,823 shares, Jamaica Producers closed 50 cents higher at $16, exchanging 87,300 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed 97 cents lower at $7.03, with trades of 6,500 shares. JMMB Group closed at $22.50, gaining $2.28 trading 25,788 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $31, with gains of $1.60 exchanging 15,650 units, NCB Financial Group lost $1.25 to end at $63.75, with 93,122 shares changing hands, 1834 Investments gained 10 cents to close at $1.80, with an exchange of 41,856 shares, 138 Student Living closed at S4.49 with 40,000 shares changing hands, PanJam Investment closed 5 cents lower to $34.15 with trades of 30,466 shares. Pulse Investments gained 1 cent to close at $8.05 trading 5,000 units, Sagicor Group closed at $33.51, with gains of $1.51, trading 63,150 shares, Scotia Group closed at $40.50, losing 50 cents with 234,146 units changing owners, Seprod closed at $36 trading 2,900 shares, Sterling Investments closed at $17.15 with an exchange of 6,020 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $6.30 exchanging 700 shares. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents with trades of 6,100 ordinary shares, JMMB 7.5% preference share gained 10 cents to close at $1.98 exchanging 11,000 units, Jamaica Public Service Company 9.5% preference share traded $23.50 higher at $1,300 with 14,000 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.05 trading 462,690 units.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, 1834 Investments, Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Public Service Company, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, JPSco, Kingston Wharves, NCB Financial Group, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, Pulse Investments, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group, Seprod, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity

$1.5B for NCB Group shareholders

April 27, 2017 by IC Insider.com

NCBFG paying 60C in dividend in May.

NCB Financial Group approved an interim dividend of 60 cents per ordinary stock unit at its board of directors meeting on April 27. The dividend will result in a total payment of $1.48 billion.
The dividend is payable on May 29, 2017 to stockholders on record as at May 12, 2017. In 2016, NCB paid a dividend in December of 90 cents per share, that brought the full year payment to $2.40 for a pay-out of 38 percent of profit. In January this year, a dividend of 60 cent was paid to shareholders. On May 27, last year, an interim dividend of 50 cents per share was paid to the group’s shareholders. This year’s payments come against a 58 percent jump in profit over the prior year to March to $9.5 billion.
In trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the group’s stock traded at $63.75 and at TT$3.99 on the Trinidad Stock Market.

Filed Under: Company News, Dividends Tagged With: Dividend, Jamaica Stock Exchange, NCB Financial Group

Cement sales up in Jamaica

April 27, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Caribbean Cement increased sales in Q1 2017.

Sale of cement rose in Jamaica but fell in the twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago in the first quarter of this year, a report from Trinidad Cement (TCL) reported.
According to the company, “Domestic gray cement volume sales declined by 6 percent for the group during the first quarter of 2017.” “The decline mainly reflects a general slowdown in due construction sector in Trinidad and Tobago market, Trinidad Cement advised investors in a release to the Trinidad Stock Exchange.”
“Volumes in Jamaica grew, the company stated, reflecting an increase in tourism and infrastructure activity. At Arawak Cement in Barbados, cement volumes were driven by the residential and commercial sector.”

Filed Under: Company News, General Business News, Street News & Views Tagged With: Arawak cement, Caribbean Cement, Trinidad Cement

TTSE falls as 4 stocks rising & 4 falling

April 27, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remained at a subdued level at the close of the market on Thursday with 13 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Wednesday with the value and volume being much lower than on Wednesday.
The market closed with 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 holding firm. A total of 167,340 shares were traded at a value of $2,265,872 compared to Wednesday’s 235,696 shares valued at $9,797,031.
The Composite Index declined 7.81 points to 1,225.48, the All T&T Index lost 0.12 points to 1,802.78 and the Cross Listed Index fell 2.12 points to close at 86.94.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 1 cent to close at $22.52 trading 250 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.50, with gains of 6 cents exchanging 17,048 shares, Massy Holdings gained 2 cents, closing at $51.45, with a mere 12 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed 1 cent higher at $127, with 969 units trading.
Losses| First Caribbean International closed at $8.10, losing 47 cents trading 540 shares, JMMB Group traded 2 cents lower to close at $1.29 exchanging 15,294 units, National Flour Mills lost 1 cent to close at $2.52 with an exchange of 1,152 units and Trinidad Cement declined by 1 cent, closing at $4.20 with 21,446 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| National Enterprises closed at $10.50 with 1,000 units traded, NCB Financial Group closed at $3.99 with trades of 68,720 shares, Republic Financial Holdings traded 11,909 shares at $101.90 valued at $1,213,527. Scotia Investments closed at $2.75 with 20,000 units changing owners and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 9,000 units at $22.50.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Clico Investment, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging stock market, First Caribbean International, First Citizens, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, NCB Financial Groups, One Caribbean Media, Readymix, Sagicor Financial, Scotia Investments, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, TTSE, West Indian Tobacco

Dolphin Cove another 2017 dividend

April 27, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Dolphin Cove shareholders are in for another early 2017 dividend, as the company’s directors at a meeting held on April 25, approved an interim dividend of Twenty Cents per share payable on Tuesday, May 30, to shareholders on record on May 10.
The upcoming payment brings the payment for 2017 to 40 cents as the company paid an interim dividend of 20 cents per share on April 4, 2017. Based on the latest proposed payment, the stock will trade ex-dividend on May 8.
The company paid dividends of 20 cents per stock unit in May, August and November last year. The stock last traded at $20.08 on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange and is up from $15.50 at the start of 2017.