PanJam Investment jumped $5.07 to a record high of $57.57, in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, but the market indices dropped more than 1,000 points.
At the close on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 1,192.30 points to 334,334.95 while the JSE Index fell 1,086.32 points to 304,616.89.
Stocks with major price changes are, Carreras with a fall of $1 to $9, Grace Kennedy down $1 to $53, Portland JSX up 75 cents to $9.80, Salada Foods falling $2.50 to $10, Scotia Group rising 50 cents to end at $52, Supreme Ventures dropping $1.10 to $14 and Sygnus Credit rising 50 cents to $13.50.
At the close of market activity 6,586,973 units valued at $111,180,207 changed hands compared to 4,037,181 units valued at $55,669,184, on Monday.
Trading volume was dominated by Wisynco Group with 2,466,837 units, accounting for 37.45 percent of the volume traded, followed by Mayberry Investments with 835,956 units or just 12.69 percent of the main market volume and Carreras with 613,398 stock units or 9.3 percent.
Market activities in the main and US dollar markets resulted in 25 securities trading of which 7 advanced, 10 declined and 11 closing unchanged, compared to 30 securities trading on Monday.
In the US dollar market, 210,958 units traded valued at $38,935 with Margaritaville trading with 7,958 shares at 19.95 US cents compared to 20 US cents previously and Proven Investments traded 203,000 units at 20 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index dropped 6.30 points to close at 155.49.
Trading resulted in an average of 253,345 units valued at an average of $4,276,162 for each security traded, in contrast to 168,216 units for an average of $2,319,549 on Monday. For the month to date 216,970 units traded with an average value of $5,389,348 and on the previous day 219,629 units traded with an average value of $5,567,307 on average. May closed with an average of 589,414 shares with a value of $16,532.367, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
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Trading picks up on TTSE – Tuesday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Tuesday with trading in 13 securities against 14 on Monday resulting in 103,895 shares valued at $1,779,885 changing hands.
In trading on Monday only 45,235 shares at a value of $1,152,743, changed hands. At the close of trading on Tuesday, just 2 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.78 points on Tuesday to 1,236.41, the All T&T Index added 0.09 points to 1,726, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.20 points to close at 100.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment to be closely matched between advancing and declining stocks as the market closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| National Enterprises ended trading after rising 5 cents and ended at $9.55, with 400 stock units changing hands and NCB Financial Group finished 4 cents higher at $5.49, after exchanging 680 shares.
Losses| Sagicor Financial fell 10 cents and ended at $7.85, with 32,155 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank lost 1 cent and completed trading at $65, with 1,050 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 9 cents and ended at $29.51, with 10,901 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s concluded trading at $21.10, after exchanging 4,402 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $40, trading 2,000 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 1,780 shares at $16.50, Clico Investments ended at $20.28, with 15,965 stock units changing hands, First Citizens settled at $35, after exchanging 4,422 shares, Grace Kennedy ended at $3, with 5,000 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings completed trading at $16.99, with 25,000 units and Guardian Media 6% preference share settled at $65.06, after exchanging 140 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. Daily
Sharp fall in TTSE trading – Monday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Monday with trading in 14 securities against 18 on Friday resulting in a modest volume. At the close 7 stocks advanced, 7 remained unchanged and none declined.
The Composite Index gained 1.61 points on Monday to 1,235.63, the All T&T Index 2.49 points to 1,725.91, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.10 points to close at 100.17.
The market closed with 45,235 shares at a value of $1,152,743, well down on the 343,088 shares trading at a value of $4,812,925, on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment to be closely matched between advancing and declining stocks as the market closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 1 cent and settled at $15.73, with 242 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments rose 1 cent to $20.28, exchanging 10,400 stock units, First Citizens closed with a gain of 9 cents and ended at $35, after exchanging 10,991 shares, Guardian Holdings gained 39 cents and concluded trading at $16.99, with 4,367 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended rising 10 cents and ended at $29.60, with 1,348 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings closed with an increase of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ high of $102.76, after exchanging 100 shares and Sagicor Financial finished 8 cents higher at $7.95, with 1,100 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa Mcal concluded trading at $58, with 340 units, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $40, after exchanging 200 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 1,500 shares at $16.50, Massy Holdings concluded activity at $47.20, after exchanging 1,818 shares, NCB Financial Group settled at $5.45, exchanging 9,208 shares, Scotiabank completed trading at $65.01, with 3,521 units and Unilever Caribbean settled at $29.25, after exchanging 100 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. Daily
2018 interest rate cut was big buy signal
Declining interest rate is a huge buy signal for both stocks and real estate investments. If the decline in rates is expected to be prolonged then investors will swicth their investments to take advantage of opportunities elsewhere.
Last year this publication boldly advise readers that the drop in interest rates by the central bank was a huge buy signal for stocks and that investors should be piling into stocks and real estate. Some were skeptical, clearly unaware that there are really two major factors driving stock prices – interest rates and profits. Interest rates have fallen to the lowest levels on record, in Jamaica.
Many who consider the present values of stock to be ioverpriced not factoring the major cahnge the falling rates will have on valuations of both stocks and real estate. A few companies may overpriced currently, but not the vast majority. The incredibly low interest rates being enjoyed by many Jaamicans are not about to change substantially, any time soon. While the low rate of 1.7 percent on treasury bills reached in 2018 won’t last forever, it is expected that it will not go up too far from current levels of just over 2 percent, any time soon.
In May last year, Bank of Jamaica cut the overnight policy rate, by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent that along with a decline in short term Treasury bill rates at the same time.
IC Insider.com stated then, that the moves provided more ammunition for a big surge for Jamaican stocks. The piece went on to state that with a 15 percent fall in BOJ’s policy rate in 2018 so far, stocks are lagging behind, with an increase of just 6.6 percent for the Junior Market and 4 percent for the main market.
The fall in Treasury bill rates was far greater than the rise of the All Jamaica Composite Index, an indication of a lot more upside for stocks based on the downward movement of interest rates.
Investors seem then to be focusing more on profits in valuing stocks than on interest rates so far. That will change the article suggested. The fall in the overnight rate at that time, translated to a 9 percent rise in stock market prices, but rates seem likely to decline some more before settling off, providing more ammunition for greater gains in stock prices.
We stated that with the fall in interest rates, the PE of money is at the high end 40 times income and using corporate bond rates around 12 times, but the PE ratio should be more tied to Treasury Bill rates and that PE is now in 30 range but stocks are mostly in the low teens and below. IC Insider.com further stated that most investors did not appear to be paying much attention to the tsunami that was on the way that will see prices move sharply higher.
With just over five months of 2018 passing, investors have not only warmed to the fall in rates but many are not willing to part with their stocks. Late comers to the party will pay much higher prices than in May and June. Then the Junior Market was up 24 percent and the Main market 31.7 percent and rising. Technical reading of the market suggest that the Main market has another 25 percent run to make before probably cooling for a charge to 720,000 points on the All Jamaica Composite Index in 2019.
The fall in interest rates makes it cheaper to buy real estate with lower interest rates for each dollar borrowed. Additionally, investors will switch funds from fixed interest investments into stocks and real estate thus driving up their values.
Note that this is an updated version of an article posted last year after Bank of Jamaica cut their overnight policy rate.