Another new record for juniors

December 21, 2015 by

The junior market closed at a record high on Monday

The junior market closed at a record high on Monday

The junior market ended at a new record close on Monday, with the index rising 21.62 points to 1,691.18 points, surpassing the 1,676.68 points reached on November 18 this year. Monday’s gains pushed the junior market to a gain of 146 percent for the year to date.
Trading ended with 11 securities trading of with 3 advanced and 3 declined with 1,290,587 units, valued at $4,845,099 changing hands as 2 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ highs. At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while one closed with a lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging closed with 26,378 units changing hands at $7, Blue Power had 646 units changing hands to close at $13.10, Caribbean Producers closed at $4.45 to gain 5 cents with 290,856 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended with 10,000 shares changing hands at $3.80. Dolphin Cove closed at $17 with only 100 shares trading, JM Trde Sht 21-12-15 Honey Bun finished with 1,000 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6 after rising by 50 cents, KLE Group gained 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.15, as 37,000 units changed hands. Lasco Distributors closed with 17,855 shares changing hands at $4.35 after declining by 15 cents, but it traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $4.70. Lasco Financial fell 21 cents to closed at $3.12 with 461,995 shares changing hands as high as $3.50, Lasco Manufacturing rose 25 cents and closed at $3.55, with 443,813 shares trading and Sweet River ended with 944 units changing hands at $3.95.

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Record Friday for JSE stocks

December 18, 2015 by

138 Student Living led the majors with 59m shares on Friday.

138 Student Living led the majors with 59m shares on Friday.

The main market recorded another day of strong gains of more than 2,200 points on Friday to reach a new record. The market closed with 117,491,770 units valued at $587,527,747 changing hands, in all market segments with 34 securities trading.
The junior market accounted for 55,544,624 units, valued at $296,776,261 as 13 stocks in the combined markets gained, 6 declined, 4 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high.
138 Student Living had the largest trade in the main market with 58,949,590 units valued at $265,273,155 to close 10 cents up at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.50 while Honey Bun traded 55.2 million units valued at $295,438,307 in the junior market.
At the close the JSE Market Index climbed 2,213.58 points to 146,623.79, the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 2,473.80 points to end at 162,816.65 and the JSE combined index added 2,381.16 points to close at 153,343.26. The main market continues to face a test at the 165,000 points resistance level, on the all Jamaica composite index, but based on the churning of price movements in recent weeks, it is likely to take some more trading days to break through that level if the break takes place.
JSE Sum 18-12-15 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In trading, Berger Paints ended with 19,344 units trading at $3.15, Cable and Wireless lost 10 cents with 266,406 units changing hands to close at $1.30, at the close, there were over 1.84 million units on the offer at $1.40 with bids not looking particularly strong at $1.30 and below. Caribbean Cement closed with a rise of 20 cents to end at $18.20, with 19,955 shares changing hands, Carreras gained 99 cents in closing at $60 with 18,184 units trading, Ciboney traded at 27 cents with 54,500 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy gained 50 cents, with 77,778 units changing hands, to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $80. Jamaica Broilers price fell $1.86 to $8.64, with 32,234 shares changing hands, the stock was offered for sale at $9.90 at the close, Jamaica Producers traded 13,000 shares at $31.90, JSE Fn Qts 18-12-15The Jamaica Stock Exchange share traded 5,000 units to close at $18.95, Kingston Wharves saw trading in 10,000 shares at $11.35 as the price slipped 5 cents. National Commercial Bank rose 30 cents and ended at $39 with 22,500 units changing hands, Pan Jamaican Investment had 20,000 units changing hands at $92.50, having risen 39 cents, Sagicor Group closed with 50,628 units changing hands but the price gained 69 cents to end at $17.50 for a new 52 weeks’ closing high. Scotia Group gained $1.99 with 73,780 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $30.99 and Supreme Ventures fell 50 cents to end at $4, with 2,300,000 units changing hands.

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Treasury bill rates drop

December 18, 2015 by

Rates of Government of Jamaica Treasury bills fell on the 91 day and 192 days instruments the government have been auctioning for some time, but rose slightly on the 28 days tenner as the amount applied for was well below the amount of $400 million offered.

182 days T-bill rates are down more than 50% since March 2014

182 days T-bill rates are down more than 50% since March 2014

The fall have brought the 182 days instrument down by 15.4 percent since December 2014, to 6.04 percent and the 91 days by 14 percent, down to 5.97 percent. The 28 day instrument is down by just 6 percent to 5.96 percent over the similar period.
Treasury bill rates have declined by 50.78 percent since peaking in March 2014 for the 182 day instrument based on the average rate on the latest offering. At the December auction, the average rate on the 91 days bills fell 18.8 basis points compared to the November rate. The 182 days instrument enjoyed only a 0.5 basis point fall and the 28 day instrument rose by 5.5 basis points.
A total of only $347,996,800 chased the $400 million on offer for the 28 days bills, $717 million went after the $400 million on offer for the 90 days instruments and $557 million went after the $400 million offered for 182 days.

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Over 300% over the top for tTech

December 16, 2015 by

TtechThe latest entrant to seek junior market listing, tTech Limited is reporting a successful initial public offering. The issue officially opened at 9 on Wednesday morning and should have closed on December 18, 2015.
Edward Alexander CEO of the company informed the IC Insider that at 8 am the report from NCB Capital Markets the brokers to the deal had the level of over subscription at more than 300 percent with more applications coming in after. Reports to IC Insider indicated that the level of subscription was in excess of the offering at mid-day on Tuesday. The offering was for 25.65 million shares to raise $50,263,900.
Alexander disclosed that tTech picked up additional clients and garnered more business from existing ones after the IPO was priced.
At the same time the offering of CAC 2000 Limited was still open around 3 pm on the opening day but our informed source suggests that it could well be closed off before the day ends or by Thursday. The feedback is that the 2016 fiscal year should see increased revenues and profits from ongoing contracts and new ones. The issue is expected to raise $120,545,327 from 29 million shares on offer up $4.85 each. VM Wealth Management are the brokers to the CAC issue.

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JSE gains over 1,000 points on Monday

December 14, 2015 by

The JSE stock traded at a new 52 weeks' high of $19 on Monday

The JSE stock traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $19 on Monday and gained over 1,100% for 2015

The main market recorded sizable gains on Monday, pushing the main indices up by over 1,000 points, with only 33 securities trading on Monday. The market closed with 5,515,963 units valued at $33,968,671 changing hands, in all market segments. Of the total value of stocks traded $20,386,711 was executed in the junior market. A total of 17 stocks gained, 8 declined as 4 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high and 2 traded at an intraday high but pulled back before the close.
The JSE Market Index climbed 1,000.11 points to 143,358.95, the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,117.69 points to end at 159,168.01 and the JSE combined index recovered 1,122.82 points to close at 149,895.32. Notwithstanding today’s gains, the main market faces the next test at 165,000 points level, on the all Jamaica composite index.
JSE Sum 14-12-15 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In trading, Barita Investments traded 14,770 units at $3.80, Cable and Wireless gained 5 cents and closed with 627,319 units changing hands at $1.33, after trading as high as $1.45, Caribbean Cement gained 60 cents and closed trading at $18.60, with 22,709 shares changing hands. Carreras rose 90 cents and closed at $57 with 208 units trading, Ciboney traded at 22 cents at the close with 459,210 units changing hands after losing 4 cents. The stock traded at an intraday high of 29 cents. Gleaner traded 30,760 units at $1.40, Grace Kennedy ended with 91,743 units changing hands, to finish with a fall of $1.50 at $76.50, Jamaica Broilers jumped $1.49 in trading 146,083 shares, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.99.JSE Fn Qts 14-12-15r Jamaica Producers lost $2 in trading 16,022 units at $28, Jamaica Stock Exchange shares traded 12,050 units at $18.99 for a new closing 52 weeks’ high, with 1,110 percent gain since the start of the year. National Commercial Bank rose 5 cents and ended at $38.05 with just 4,637 units changing hands, Pulse Investments traded 39,414 shares with a rise of 4 cents to close at $2.30, Radio Jamaica lost 26 cents and landed at $3.80 with 2,342 shares trading, Sagicor Group with 51,550 units changing hands ended at $17 after rising 46 cents. Scotia Group lost 50 cents with 27,248 shares changing hands and ended at $28.50, Scotia Investments climbed $3 with 20,242 units trading and closed at $30 and Supreme Ventures fell 20 cents and ended at $4.65 with 83,530 units changing hands.

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8 junior stocks rose on Monday

December 14, 2015 by

Dolphin Cove closed at a new high of $17 on Monday's .

Dolphin Cove closed at a new high of $17 on Monday’s .

Activity in the junior market rose on Monday from the Friday’s low level and ended with active 13 securities of with 8 stocks advanced and none declined. The junior market index dropped 20 points to 1,628.64 with 3,859,529 units, valued at $20,386,711 changing hands.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging traded 662 units at $7 for the first time, to record an increase of $1, Cargo Handlers closed at $36 while 110 units changed hands, Caribbean Cream ended with 5,288 shares changing hands at $3.80, to gain 40 cents, Consolidated Bakeries gained 4 cents in trading 30,000 units and closed at $1.10 after trading at $1.17. Derrimon Trading ended with 1,015,290 shares changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ high of $3.78, for a gain of 12 cents, Dolphin Cove jumped to $17 with a rise of $1 to close at a new high with only 300 shares changing hands. KLE Group traded 10,000 units after rising 10 cents to 85 cents, Knutsford Express ended at $10.50 with 989,069 shares changing hands after the price high an all-time high of $11.30 earlier in the day.JM Trde Sht 14-12-15 Lasco Distributors closed with 67,426 shares changing hands at $4.50, the price rose to a new 52 weeks’ intraday high of $4.65, Lasco Financial rose 2 cents ended at $3.12, with 33,060 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing (LASM) rose 11 cents and closed at $3.10, with 1,534,857 shares trading. At the close there were 2,536,706 units of LASM offered for sale by Stocks and Securities as broker for a client at $3.30 and Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 5,000 units changing hands at $6.08 after falling 1 cent.

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New record close for JSE – Thursday

December 10, 2015 by

Scotia Group closed at a 52 weeks' high on Thursday of $30 a price not seen since 2005.

Scotia Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Thursday of $30.

The main market recorded strong gains in trading on Thursday, pushing the indices to new record closing highs, with 37 securities trading on Thursday. The market closed with 7,353,395 units valued at $40,265,775 changing hands, in all market segments. A total of 17 stocks gained and 11 declined as 5 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ high.
The main market had strong gains over the past two days, helped on Thursday by Scotia Group rising to $30, from $28. The JSE Market Index rose 1,510.31 points to 144,142.97 the all Jamaica Composite Index climbed 1,687.86 points to end at 160,044.19 and the JSE combined index gained 1,446.03 points to close at 150,771.21. The market having broken through the 155,000 points resistance level on the all Jamaica chart faces the next test at 165,000 which is not far off, which could contain any strong upward movement over the next few trading sessions.
JSE Sum 10-12-15 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In trading, Cable and Wireless lost 2 cents and closed with 1,579,942 units changing hands at $1.38 after trading as high as $1.49, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $18 having risen 18 cents with 156,792 shares changing hands. Carreras rose 5 cents and closed at $56.50 with 5,817 units trading. Ciboney lost 1 cent and ended at 26 cents with 213,316 shares changing hands, Desnoes & Geddes had 68,514 units trading at the close at $30. Gleaner Company traded 17,272 shares at $1.40, Grace Kennedy ended with at a 52 weeks’ closing high with only 399 units changing hands, the stock price rose $1 to finish at $78, JSE Fn Qts 10-12-15Jamaica Broilers gained 50 cents in trading 15,963 shares, to close at $8.80. JMMB Group traded 1,080,760 shares, to close at $10, Kingston Wharves traded 22,945 units to end at $11.20, after shedding 15 cents, National Commercial Bank lost $1.35 and ended at $38.50 with 42,711 units changing hands, Sagicor Group with 90,677 units ended at $16.54. Scotia Group had 146,486 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $30, to record a gain of $2, the stock traded at these levels way back in 2005, Seprod had 11,790 units trading with a gain of $1.95 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.55 and Supreme Ventures gained 18 cents and ended at $4.90, with 573,000 units changing hands.

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A rich 2015 for JSE shareholders

December 10, 2015 by

JSe online logoShareholders in Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) are having a wonderful 2015. The stock last traded at $1.57 in December 2014 and has since shot to $16 for a gain of 919 percent but if that was not enough the company has declared a dividend of 47 cents per share payable on December 30, to shareholders on record as at December 23. As great as the gains for 2015 has been so far for the JSE stock price is still lags some of the best gains ever recorded for the market with highest being West Indies Glass with a n astounding 3,438 percent in 1985 followed by Jamaica Flour Mills with 2,054 percent in 1984.
JSE highest gns -12-15The stock will trade ex-dividend on December 21. In July this year, the JSE paid 53 cents per share which brings the total payout to $140 million and to $1 per share making for a dividend yield to a staggering 63.7 percent based on the 2014 closing price.
The JSE reported earnings of $139 million in nine months to September this year, from $8 million in 2014 and seems set to increase profits in 2016 that should push to stock up even further with strong prospects of another year of big dividend payment.

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JSE make strong gains on Wednesday

December 9, 2015 by

Grace closed at 52 weeks' high of $77

Grace closed at 52 weeks’ high of $77

The main market recorded strong gains in trading on Wednesday, pushing the indices to new record highs, with the number of securities trading falling well below recent elevated levels around 40, with only 28 securities trading on Wednesday. The market closed with 6,143,594 units valued at $29,344,718 changing hands, in all market segments. A total of 7 stocks gained and 11 declined as 2 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ high.
The JSE Market Index rose 1,530.80 points to 142,632.66 the all Jamaica Composite Index added 1,710.75 points to end at 158,356.33 and the JSE combined index gained 1,609.94 points to close at 149,325.18. The market having broken through the 155,000 points resistance level on the all Jamaica chart faces the next test at 165,000 which is not far off, which could contain any strong upward movement over the next few trading sessions.
JSE Sum 9-12-15 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In trading, Berger Paints ended with 8,616 units trading at $3.40 after falling 5 cents, Cable and Wireless closed with 990,562 units changing hands down to $1.40, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $17.82 having lost 68 cents with 475 shares changing hands. Carreras rose 45 cents and closed at $56.45 with 35,000 units trading. Ciboney ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of 27 cents with 1,360,617 shares changing hands, Desnoes & Geddes had 13,100 units trading at the close at $30. Gleaner Company traded 355,592 shares at $1.40, JSE Fn Qts 9-12-15Grace Kennedy ended with at a 52 weeks’ closing high with only 420 units changing hands with the stock price rising $1 to finish at $77, Hardware & Lumber traded at $14.16 with 50,000 shares changing ownership and gained 66 cents. Jamaica Broilers fell 20 cents in trading 1,371,388 shares, to close at $8.30. JMMB Group traded 21,563 shares, to close at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 54,461 units to end at $11.35, National Commercial Bank ended at $39.85 having gained $1.85 and closed with 3,700 units changing hands, Pulse Investments had 120,000 units trading down 25 cents to close at $2.25. Sagicor Group with 327,200 units ended at $16.54 with a fall of 17 cents and Scotia Group had 39,638 shares changing hands at $28 to record 42 cents gain.

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19 stocks rose 8 fell on JSE – Tuesday

December 9, 2015 by

The JSE shares traded at a new all-time high of $16 to gain 967% for 2015.

The JSE shares traded at a new all-time high of $16 to gain 967% for 2015.

The main market recorded moderate gains in trading on Tuesday with the number of securities trading rising back elevated levels over 40 with 42 securities trading on Tuesday as the market closed with 13,226,951 units valued at $61,643,785 changing hands, in all market segments. A total of 19 stocks gained and 8 declined as 6 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ high.
The JSE Market Index rose 260.98 points to 141,101.86 the all Jamaica Composite Index added 291.66 points to end at 156,645.58 and the JSE combined index gained 249.58 points to close at 147,715.24.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In trading, Barita Investments ended with 38,000 units trading at $3.80 after slipping 10 cents but closed with the bid at $3.91 to buy 3,000 shares. The company had promised to release their September audited accounts which are late, on or before December 4, 2015 and still has not done so up to the end of the day. No reason has been given, for the further delay and new day when the results will be released. This is the second year that the audited accounts are late, the company indicated then that the audited accounts would be released by December 5, 2014. Last year the company had differences on provision the auditors wanted to make for one blue chip investment they considered to be impaired which apparently delayed the release of the results. IC Insider telephoned the Chairman, Rita Humpries-Lewin who was in a meeting to find out about the further delayed, but had no response thereafter.
JSE Sum 8-12-15Berger Paints ended with 15,040 units trading at $3.45, Cable and Wireless closed with 2,729,155 units changing hands down to $1.40 for a gain of 5 cents, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $18.50 having jumped $1.50 with 30,445 shares changing hands. Carreras closed at $56 with 54,690 units trading. Ciboney closed at a 52 weeks’ closing high of 25 cents with 1,192,873 shares changing hands, Desnoes & Geddes had 27,485 units trading at the close at $30. Gleaner Company traded 474,874 shares at $1.40, Grace Kennedy ended with 27185 units changing hands at $76, Jamaica Broilers rose 48 cents in trading 334,611 shares, to close at $8.02. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose by 50 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of $16 with 112,946 units trading, to gain 967 percent for the year. JMMB Group traded 277,936 shares, to close at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 5,000 units to end at $11.35, with a loss of 15 cents, Mayberry Investments ended with 522,689 shares changing hands while losing of 30 cents to $4.70, National Commercial Bank ended at $38, having shed $1.99 and closed with 218,221 units changing hands. JSE Fn Qts 8-12-15138 Student Living traded 192,350 units with a loss of 35 cents and ended at $4, but the stock ended with a bid to buy 3,650 units at $4.40, Pan Jamaican Investments closed at $94 after trading 31,356 shares with a gain of $2, Pulse Investments had 7,100 units trading at $2.50. Sagicor Group with 46,200 units ended at $16.71 with a rise of 1 cent, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 50 cents and ended with 8,500 shares trading at $9.75. Scotia Group had 46,988 shares changing hands at $27.58 to record 8 cents gain, Supreme Ventures closed with 53,040 units changing hands, 2 cents higher at $4.72, Proven Investments traded 160,976 shares at 22.99 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share rose 10 cents and ended trading 767,050 units at $2.

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