Berger closed at a new all-time high on Friday
The market closed with 46 securities changing hands, 18 stocks gained and 14 declined in the overall market, including 9 stocks rising and 7 falling, in the junior market. One security in the main market and one in the junior market closed trading at an all-time high and one in the junior market traded at an intraday high while Portland JSX closed at a new low.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index lost 671.11 points to close at 212,846.87. The JSE Market Index slipped 600.10 points to finish at 194,697.51 and the JSE combined index declined by 392.65 points to close at 209,098.13.
At the close with 38,043,877 units valued at $286,247,575 changed hands, compared to 14,496,376 units valued at $291,803,792 changing hands on Wednesday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 22,999,535 units, changing hands, valued at $127,583,667.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 601,774 shares compared to an average of 367,156 units traded on Wednesday. An average of 515,038 units traded for the month to date, versus 428,302 units on the previous trading day, compared with an average of 549,379 units, December ended with.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
In market activity, Investors reacted positively to nine months results, showing a sharp hike in profit for Berger Paints, pushing the price to a new closing high at $6.75 while trading of 85,937 shares. Cable and Wireless ended with 1,872,517 units at $1.12, after gaining 1 cent, Caribbean Cement traded 58,218 shares to close at $30.50, Carreras closed at $66.75 with 61,025 shares changing hands after rising by 25 cents. Grace Kennedy had 33,738 units trading, to close at $39, Jamaica Broilers rose 50 cents and closed at $15.50 with 47,477 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers traded 1,763,796 shares to end with a fall of 7 cents at $9.53. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 6,119,966 shares, to end at $5.60, JMMB Group traded 2,050,959 units to end at $15.31, Kingston Wharves ended up trading 73,943 units to close at $25.31. National Commercial Bank fell 50 cents in swapping 12,573 shares, to close at $51.50, investors swapped 1 million units of 138 Student Living, at $4.50,
Pan Jam Investment traded 21,420 units with the price slipping 25 cents to end at a $29.75, Portland JSX lost 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $9 while trading 23,000 units. Radio Jamaica traded 16,329 units and rose 12 cents to close at $1.40, Sagicor Group closed with 374,817 shares changing hands with a rise of 58 cents at $29.04 Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 22 cents in trading 18,700 units to close at $10, Scotia Group with 137,003 shares changing hands, lost $1 to close at $35. Scotia Investments gained 50 cents with 1,174,023 units trading, to end at $33, Seprod traded 5,739 shares but fell 50 cents in closing at $29.50 and Proven Investments traded 81,000 ordinary shares to close at 23 US cents.
Group closed trading at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $1.10, gaining 4 cents with 50,000 transactions being executed, the closing price equates to J$21 well above the J$15.31 it sold for in Jamaica on Friday. Sagicor Financial advanced 5 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $8.15 with 300 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL was up 2 cents to $20.52 with 1,000 shares traded.
The market closed with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and none with a lower offer, than their last sale.
Jetcon Corporation traded 48,465 shares to end at $10 after trading at a new intraday high of $10.50, Key Insurance traded 33,300 units to close at $3 after losing 10 cents, Medical Disposables lost 25 cents to close at $4.45 with 27,900 shares changing hands, tTech traded 2,000 shares to close at $6.50. Eppley 9.5% preference share, ended with 307,319 units changing hands to close at $6 after falling 6 cents and Eppley 8.25% preference share, ended with 185,036 units changing hands to close at $6.
JMMB Group 1,651,360 units at $15.30, Scotia Investments 1,167,708 at $32.83. Honey Bun 496,260 at $6.20, Lasco Distributors 7,077,911 units $7.31, Lasco Financial with 3,895,608 at $3.69, Lasco Manufacturing 10,313,202 at $5.01.
The market closed with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 2 with a lower offer, than their last sale.
Jetcon Corporation traded 185,562 shares to end at a new closing 52 weeks’ high of $10 after adding 50 cents, KLE Group closed at $2.20 with 20,000 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended with 9,862 units trading, to close at $7.40, after adding 37 cents. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5, with a loss of 15 cents as just under 2 million units traded, Medical Disposables lost 13 cents to close at $4.60 with 21,127 shares changing hands, tTech traded 209,302 shares to close at $6.50 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, ended with 40,000 units changing hands to close at $6.06 after falling 12 cents.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 12 securities changing hands compared to 7 on Wednesday leading to 4 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 2 holding firm.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 3 cents to close at $65.96 with 100 units changing owners, Clico Investment closed at $22.50 with an exchange of 114,259 shares valued at $2,571,913, First Citizens Bank lost 3 cents to close at $34.93 with 1,406 shares. Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents, ending at $2.60 as 21,500 shares changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings was down 1 cent to $108.38 with 453 shares traded and Trinidad Cement declined 5 cents to $5.10 with 168,768 shares valued at $868,138.
The market closed with 44 securities changing hands, 14 stocks gained and 19 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 7 falling, in the junior market. Jamaica Producers traded at an intraday high of $10.20.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 367,156 shares compared to an average of 217,586 units traded on Wednesday. An average of 428,302 units traded for the month to date, versus 528,824 units on the previous trading day, compared with an average of 549,379 units, December ended with.
Securities changing hands, amount to 36 at 11:50 am, compared to 28 on Wednesday at 10.45 am. A total of 14 securities advanced and 14 declined, resulting in a volume of 10,504,719 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $231,575,220, compared of 2,342,522 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $11,878,847 on Wednesday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 291,798 units versus 83,662 units on Wednesday.
The market closed with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 1 with a lower offer, than their last sale.
KLE Group closed at $2.20 with 4,000 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended with 3,500 units trading, to close at $7.03, after shedding 17 cents, Lasco Financial had 13,300 shares changing hands, to end at $3.63, with a 2 cents loss, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $5.15, with 13,824 units trading. Medical Disposables closed at $4.83 with 2,000 shares changing hands, tTech traded just 850 shares to close at $6.50 and Derrimon Trading preference share, lost 12 cents ending with 24,250 units changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.
