The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market climbed robustly on Thursday with reduced market activity but with rising stocks outpacing falling ones as the market close with some big price changes.
At the end of trading, All Jamaica Composite Index surged 4,547.81 points to close at a record close of 416,996.17 and the JSE Index jumped 4,143.57 points to record close of 379,930.71.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers, suggesting a fairly even match, between rising and declining stocks on Thursday.
A total of 30 securities traded including 4 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Wednesday with the prices of 13 securities rising, 7 declining and 10 holding firm.
Mayberry Investments traded at an all-time intraday high of $10.01, Sagicor Group ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $42.51, Salada Foods closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $26.50 and Seprod closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $62.
Trading ended with major contraction in trading volume in the main market compared to Wednesday’s levels, with 5,137,117 units valued at $72,997,097 compared with 16,795,459 units valued at $285,223,377 changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading closed with Jamaica Stock Exchange led with 1,418,661 units and 27.62 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Mayberry Investments with 1,140,593 units, accounting for 22.20 percent of volume traded and Wisynco Group with 511,686 units and 9.96 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 197,581 units valued at over $2,807,581, in contrast to 559,849 shares valued at $9,507,446 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 387,353 shares, valued $7,202,432 and previously, 406,855 shares, valued $7,710,282. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Jamaica Broilers dived $3.86 in trading 16,347 stock units to close at $28.55, JMMB Group dropped $3 and ended at $34, with 241,121 shares trading, Kingston Wharves lost 50 cents in exchanging 4,609 stock units, to close at $82.50, NCB Financial Group rose $1.99 and settled at $129.99, with 25,724 units changing hands, Salada Foods rose 50 cents to a record close of $26.50 in trading 18,000 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $1.51 to a 52 weeks’ high of $42.51, after trading 222,370 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 30 cents to end at $14.50, trading 79,469 shares, Scotia Group lost 90 cents trading 38,937 units to close at $59.10, Seprod jumped $12 and finished trading at record $62, with 3,637 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures jumped $5.40 to end at $20.90, with 218,727 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 15 cents to end at $9.85, trading 511,686 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 44,592 units valued at US$26,775, changing hands, JMMB Group ended gained 1 cent to close at $1.08 trading 20,000 stock units, Margaritaville settled at 25 US cents with 583 shares trading,Proven Investments traded 21,809 shares to close at 22 US cents and Sygnus Credit traded 2,200 units and lost 1 cents to end at 10.50 cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.49 points to 171.21.
Jump in number of TTSE stocks trading – Thursday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange had an increase in the number of listings trading on Thursday with 18 securities changing hands against 14 trading on Wednesday.
Trading closed with the price of 5 rising, 4 declining and 9 remaining unchanged, leading to the Composite Index rising 0.03 points to 1,221.18, the All T&T Index adding 0.60 points to 1,694.89, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.08 points to close at 100.47.
The market ended trading of 674,102 shares at a value of $4,897,703, compared to 680,826 shares at a value of $23,759,560 changing hands on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 7 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains | Ansa Merchant finished trading with a rise of 23 cents, ending at $38.25, after exchanging 800 shares, Clico Investments gained 1 cent and settled at $19.51, with 85,380 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial rose 1 cent and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.76, with 3,957 stock units changing hands, with the stock closing with the bid at $106 to buy 3,400 units. Trinidad Cement finished 5 cents higher at $2.75, after exchanging 4,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading of 10,000 units and gained 28 cents to close at $89.
Stocks closing with losses| Guardian Holdings lost 2 cents and concluded an exchange of 5,300 units at $16.72, JMMB Group ended trading 2 cents lower at $1.70, after exchanging 14,732 shares, NCB Financial Group concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $5.74, after exchanging 8,000 shares and One Caribbean Media traded 500 shares with a loss of 11 cents to close at $12.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holdings settled at $15.76, with 1,000 stock units changing hands,First Citizens ended at $32.70, after exchanging just 644 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $2.70, with 505,007 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47, after exchanging 12,000 shares, National Enterprises settled at $8.96, with 200 stock units changing hands, National Flour concluded trading of 3,400 units at $1.60, Point Lisas settled at $3.62, with 15,857 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings concluded market activity at $7.56, with 363 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $29.25, after exchanging 2,462 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
5 TTSE stocks rise 4 fall – Wednesday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, closed with the Composite Index rising 0.33 points to 1,221.15, the All T&T Index adding 0.65 points to 1,694.29, while the Cross Listed Index was unchanged at 100.55.
At close, 14 securities changed hands, with the price of 5 rising, 4 declining and 5 remaining unchanged, against 14 trading on Tuesday.
The market ended trading of 680,826 shares at a value of $23,759,560, compared to 1,588,903 shares valued at $9376766, changing hands on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Angostura Holdings gained 1 cent and ended at $15.76, with 4,098 stock units changing hands, First Citizens closed with an increase of 5 cents and settled at $32.70, after exchanging 575 shares, Guardian Holdings rose 14 cents to $16.74, and completed trading with 222,021 units, Prestige Holdings finished 2 cents higher and completed trading of 1,500 units at $7.56 and West Indian Tobacco added 22 cents and completed trading, with 107,274 units at $88.72.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa Mcal concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent and at $56.99 in trading 100,416 units, Clico Investments traded with a loss of 1 cent and ended at $19.50, with 21,689 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank fell 4 cents and completed trading at $64.90, with 2,679 units and Trinidad Cement closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.70, after exchanging 2,000 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Grace Kennedy ended at $2.70, with 100,000 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $47, after exchanging 68,749 shares, Point Lisas ended at $3.62, with 30,010 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.75, with 3,921 stock units trading and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $29.25, after exchanging 15,894 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
BOJ FX auction rate drops $1 to $132.75
The average rate for the sale of the US$10 auction sale by Bank of Jamaica in its regular B-FXITT Standard Intervention on Wednesday, fell by $1 to $132.74 this week from $133.75, in the previous week’s auction.
The central bank offered US$10 million to eligible bidders that attracted 31 bids amounting to $21.5 million, 17 bids were accepted and resulted in an average rate of $132.74. the out turn suggest that rates in the spot market for foreign exchange could decline in the next series of trading.
Interestingly, the highest bid was priced at $133.90 and the lowest at $130.83. The lowest bid that was successful was at $132.30 and received just 16.3 percent of the amount applied for.
The final scheduled auction for October will be on the 17th when US$10 million will be auctioned.
In trading on the foreign exchange market on Tuesday, dealers bought $46.28 million in US dollar currency at an average of $132.39, slightly below the rate in today’s auction. Dealers sold US$46.94 million at an average rate of $133.34 overall, trading of all currency amounted to just over $55.3 million for both selling and buying. In trading on Monday, US dollars purchase amounted to just US$20 million at an average rate of $131.11 and sale of US$34 million at $133.99.
On Monday overall, trading of all currencies, amounted to just over $25 million and US$36.74 million, buying and selling respectively.
6 TTSE stocks rise – Tuesday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, closed with the Composite Index rising 0.09 points to 1,220.82, the All T&T Index fell 0.80 points to 1,693.64, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.14 points to 100.55.
At close, 14 securities changed hands, with the price of 6 rising, 1 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, against 15 trading on Monday.
The market ended trading of 1,593,443 shares valued $9,376,766, compared to 1,615,551 shares valued $8,764,394, changing hands on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Clico Investments rose 1 cent and ended at $19.51, with 51,806 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group rose 2 cents to $1.72, after exchanging 7,500 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed with a gain of 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $103.76, after exchanging 435 shares, Sagicor Financial gained 5 cents and ended at $7.75, with 47,760 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading 8,097 shares after rising 5 cents and settled at $29.25, and West Indian Tobacco closed with an increase of 6 cents and completed trading at $88.50, with 12,526 units.
Stocks closing with losses| Guardian Holdings shares fell 29 cents and completed trading of 128,540 units at $16.60.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.75, with 312 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading at $8.40, with an exchange of 70,220 units, First Citizens settled at $32.65, after exchanging 4,457 shares, Grace Kennedy ended at $2.70, with 1,251,820 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $47, after exchanging 5,240 shares, One Caribbean Media concluded trading at $12.11, after exchanging 115 shares and Scotiabank completed trading of 75 units at $64.94.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.