JSE indices rise volumes fall – Monday

September 11, 2017 by

Jamaica Stock Exchange climbs on Monday.

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange moved higher at the close on Monday but with declining stocks outnumbering advancing ones by a ratio of nearly 2 to 1 as trading levels ended below that on Friday.
The All Jamaica Composite Index rose 635.17 points to close at 291,967.27 and remaining above resistance at 290,000 points. The JSE Market Index gained 578.71 points to 266,015.23 and the JSE US dollar market index declined 1.17 points to 185.22.
At the close of trading, 26 securities changed hands in the main market with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 5 stocks advancing and 13 declining. The main market ended with 4,726,576 units valued at $111,468,464 changing hands compared to 6,670,620 units valued at $121,164,271 at the close on Friday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 16,750 units valued at US$4,313 bringing the total of all trades to J$112,029,216.
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 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 181,791 units valued at $4,287,249 for each security traded compared to an average of 247,060 units valued at $4,487,566. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 185,205 units with an average value of $3,263,060 compared with an average of 185,774 units with an average value of $3,116,747 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for August ended at 184,094 units with an average value of $4,336,090.

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Scotia drops $5 to $55

September 11, 2017 by

Scotia Group drops $5 on the JSE on Monday.

Stocks most fell at the close of trading on main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday but with declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones after Scotia Group closed down $5 to $55 ahead of third quarter results this week.
The fall contributed by Scotia Group based on an average traded price of $55.52 was offset by average gains in the prices of JMMB Group and NCB Financial Group.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Berger Paints that closed 65 cents lower to $11.50 with 49,098 shares, Cable and Wireless ending with a loss of 15 cents at $1.05 with 205,600 units, Caribbean Cement exchanged 2,850 stock units at $30, Carreras closed at $108 with 22,233 stocks trading, Grace Kennedy with a loss of 50 cents, closed at $41.50 with 950 shares. Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.20, trading 30 cents lower with 7,860 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $14.90, losing 10 cents with 2,105 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 21 cents to close at $6.49 exchanging 800,513 stocks, JMMB Group closed at $21.50 with 24,941 stock units. Kingston Wharves rose 30 cents to $30.80 with 7,420 shares, Mayberry Investments gained 4 cents to $4.50 with 16,200 stock units, NCB Financial Group traded 63,952 shares at $90,1834 Investmentslost 6 cents, closing at $1.34 with 50,496 units. PanJam Investment added 35 cents to close at $33.85 with 18,041 shares, Pulse Investments fell 3 cents to close at $1.82 with 7,245 units, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.20 after losing 5 cents in exchanging 350,693 shares. Sagicor Group traded 25 cents lower to $33 with 23,198 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced $1.45 to $12.05 with 639 stocks trading, Salada Foods traded 1,000 shares at $8.50, Scotia Group closed $5 lower to $55 with 59,365 stock units, Scotia Investments gained 30 cents to close at $37.30 with 1,830,050 shares, Seprod declined $1.90, closing at $28 with 560,300 stocks changing hands, Sterling Investments closed at $12 with 511,200 shares and Supreme Ventures ended with a loss of 20 cents at $10.80 with 106,855 units. Proven Investments US ordinary share gained 0.99 US cent to close at 23 US cents trading 15,750 units, Productive Business Solution US ordinary share closed at 60 US cents with 1,000 units exchanged, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share lost 1 cent, closing at $2.50 with 2,272 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share exchanged 1,500 units at $2.

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Dominant Jamaica Producers

September 8, 2017 by

Jamaica Producers trades 1,097,168 shares at $15.

Jamaica Producers continues to trade in large quantities at a very high valuation that is well above the market’s average, suggesting that investors expect high growth in profits going forward. Sterling Investment was the second largest trade with the price falling back on Friday.
At the close of market activity, the last price securities traded at and the volumes changing hands are, Barita Investments climbing $1 higher to $9 with 25,000 shares, Berger Paints rising 5 cents to close at $12.15 with 73,884 shares, as investors’ interest gains momentum and ignoring the buyout offer of $10.88 per share by the Ansa McAl Group. Following the annual General Meeting of Cable and Wireless the stock price climbed 17 cents, closing at $1.20 with 952,364 shares exchanged. Caribbean Cement jumped $2 and closed at $30, with 81,000 shares, Carreras ended at $108 with 121,376 shares, Ciboney Group exchanged 360,866 shares at 18 cents and closed with 2,100,000 shares on the bid at 18 cents. Grace Kennedy lost 90 cents in closing at $42 with 900,221 shares, Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.50, trading $1 lower with 107,977 shares, Jamaica Producers closed at $15 with 1,097,168 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 2 cents to close at $6.28 exchanging 34,897 shares, JMMB Group traded 40 cents lower to $21.50 with 198,788 shares. Kingston Wharves lost 35 cents to close at $30.50 with 171,000 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.46 after losing 4 cents with 1,428 units, NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents to $90 with 60,590 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.40 with 11,970 stock units. PanJam Investment added 2 cents to end at $33.50 with 16,620 shares, Pulse Investments gained of 5 cents and closed at $1.85 with 138,498 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.25 with 30,489 shares, Sagicor Group exchanged 17,630 shares at $33.25, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined 39 cents to $10.60, with 596,500 shares, Salada Foods traded 500 shares at $8.50, Scotia Group jumped $2.01 higher to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $60 with 144,647 stock units, Scotia Investments closed $1.50 higher to $37 with 76,000 shares, Sterling Investments closed at $12 with 1,002,600 stock units Supreme Ventures lost 1 cent and closed at $11, with 118,874 shares. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary share closed at 30 US cents with 1,596 units, Proven Investments US ordinary share lost 1 US cent trading 10,566 units at 23 US cents, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.20, gaining 4 cents with 119,733 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share exchanged 210,000 units at $2.

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Volume jumps 54% for JSE – Friday

September 8, 2017 by

Trading volume on the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 54 percent above Thursday’s level but the market indices fell as advancing stocks just edged out those falling. Four securities traded in excess of 900,000 units each, accounting for 59 percent or 3.9 million units of the volume traded.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 1,854.36 points to close at 291,332.10, the JSE Market Index declined 1,689.53 points to 265,436.52 and the JSE US dollar market index slipped 0.75 points to 186.39.
At the close of trading, 27 securities changed hands in the main market with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 10 stocks advancing and 9 declining. The main market ended with 6,670,620 units valued at $121,164,271 changing hands compared to 4,327,138 units valued at $83,944,827 at the close on Thursday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 12,162 units valued at US$2,997 bringing the total of all trades to J$121,553,893.
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 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 247,060 units valued at $4,487,566 for each security traded compared to an average of 173,086 units valued at $3,357,793. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 185,774 units with an average value of $3,116,747 compared with an average of 173,517 units with an average value of $3,465,932 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for August ended at 184,094 units with an average value of $4,336,090.

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All Jamaica at 510,000 points in 2018

September 8, 2017 by

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange broke through resistance at 290,000 points on the All Jamaica Composite Index this week thanks mostly to a big surge in the price of Scotia Group to a record $57.99.
The All Jamaica Composite Index closed on Thursday at 293,186.46 points having hit 296,779.53 early in the day and technical indicators point to much higher levels in the months ahead and should 510,000 points by the end of 2018 before a great deal of resistance.
The central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points recently and that seems to be lending support to the market, but apart from the movement in Scotia, there are not much gains evident in most stocks, except for what appears to be some amount of increased trading. The accompanying chart shows the next two levels of resistance, around 370,000 points and 510,000 points on the All Jamaica Composite. Those levels seem some distant away but should be reached in 2018. The first level is 26 percent away and the other 74 percent away.
Stocks to watch as the market ride on, include Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, NCB Financial Group, JMMB Group, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group and Supreme Ventures.

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Thursday’s trading ends with new record

September 7, 2017 by

Scotiabank pushed up the JSE indices on Thursday.

The main market the Jamaica Stock Exchange surged sharply in the morning session on Thursday to new record highs, with the All Jamaica Composite Index jumping 6,239.79 points to 296,779.53 and the JSE Market Index climbing 5,685.16 points to 270,399.75 at 9:50, after Scotia Group jumped to a record high of $59.99.
The advance decline ratio was a negative 3 to 1 as the market cooled before the close, to end with the All Jamaica Composite Index still jumping 2,646.72 points to a record close at 293,186.46, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,411.46 points to record close of 267,126.05. The JSE US dollar market index gained 4.53 points to end at 187.14. Technical indicators are pointing to still higher closes ahead with 370,000 points on the All Jamaica seems probable before the rally faces major resistance, having seemingly cleared the 290,000 level.
The recent surge in the market over the past two weeks have been driven almost singlehandedly by Scotia Group moving from around $46 to the current adding approximately 13,000 points to the index. At the close of trading 26 securities changed hands in the main market with 3 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 5 stocks advancing and 14 declining.
The main market ended with 4,327,138 units valued at $83,944,827 changing hands compared to 3,180,409 units valued at $81,180,237 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 20,410 units valued at US$6,756 bringing the total of all trades to J$84,816,398.
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 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 166,428 units valued at $3,228,647 for each security traded compared to an average of 127,216 units valued at $3,247,209. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 172,185 units with an average value of $3,440,103 compared with an average of 173,624 units with an average value of $3,492,967 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for August ended at 184,094 units with an average value of $4,336,090.

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Falling stocks overwhelmed rising ones

September 7, 2017 by

The main market the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher on Thursday with the All Jamaica Composite Index jumping 2,646.72 points to a record close at 293,186.46, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,411.46 points to record close of 267,126.05 after trading much higher in the morning session.
The sharp rise was due primarily to gains in Scotia Group as the advance decline ratio was a negative 3 to 1.
In market activity, the volume of securities trading with their last prices are: Barita Investments with a loss of $1, closed at $8 with 18,827 shares, Berger Paints falling 40 cents to close at $12.10 with 137,727 stock units, Cable and Wireless with a loss of 3 cents, to $1.03 with 686,724 shares. Caribbean Cement closed at $28, dropping $2.05 with 81,597 units,Carreras closed at $108 with 51,674 shares, Grace Kennedy traded at $42.90 with 16,980 shares. Jamaica Broilers closed at $18.50 with 1,846,484 stocks, Jamaica Producers lost 70 cents and closed at $15 with 32,069 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.30, with a loss of 5 cents and exchanging 35,994 units, JMMB Group traded 193,740 shares at $21.90. Kingston Properties closed 50 cents lower to $7 with 88,633 stock units, Kingston Wharves added 85 cents to close at $30.85 with 8,125 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.50, losing 35 cents with 501,020 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded $1.50 lower to $89.50 with 104,077 stock units, 1834 Investments closed at $1.40 with 1,402 shares. PanJam Investment added 1 cent to close at $33.48 with 17,094 units, Portland JSX exchanged 14,800 shares at $9.25, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.25, while losing 4 cents with 89,511 stocks, Sagicor Group ended at $33.25, with gains of 39 cents trading 46,363 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.99, gaining 1 cent with 30,998 shares, Salada Foods with a loss of 10 cents, closed at $8.50 with 53,870 units, Scotia Group traded 136,129 shares at $57.99, Seprod lost 60 cents, closing at $29.90 with 12,330 shares, Sterling Investments gained 60 cents, closing at $12.90 with 500 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at $11.01, losing 99 cents with 31,370 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23.99 US cents with 16,400 units, Productive Business Solutions US ordinary shares closed at 60 US cents with 3,210 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share ended at US$1.12 with 800 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% cumulative redeemable preference share traded $5 lower to $100 with 89,100 units.

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Scotia stars again

September 6, 2017 by

Jacqueline Sharp

Scotia Group remains the star performer on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and is almost the sole stock resulting in the main market hitting new record highs in the past two weeks.
Although the stock traded at $57.99 with a gain of nearly $3 and the advance decline ratio was strongly positive, the market indices slipped at the close on Wednesday.
In wider market activity, the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Barita Investments with a loss of 50 cents in closing at $9 with just 350 shares, Berger Paints closing 34 cents higher to $12.50 with 56,008 shares. Cable and Wireless gained 1 cent, to end at $1.06 with 14,000 shares, Caribbean Cement with a gains of $3.55, closed at $30.05 with 51,576 stock units,Carreras closing at $108 with 65,566 shares, Grace Kennedy added 90 cents and closed at $42.90 with 273,004 shares. Jamaica Broilers rose 79 cents, to $18.50 with 2,900 shares, Jamaica Producers ended with a loss of 10 cents, at $15.70 with 630 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.35 with 4,292 shares and JMMB Group traded 90 cents higher to $21.90 with 92,900 shares. Kingston Wharves gained 47 cents to close at $30 with 12,645 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.85 with 101,445 shares, NCB Financial Group closed $2.50 higher to $91 with 51,608 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.75 with 1,216 shares, 1834 Investments gained 6 cents to close at $1.40 with 1,898 shares. PanJam Investment added 44 cents to close at $33.47 with 10,550 stock units, Radio Jamaica rose 7 cents to $1.29, with 5,719 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $32.86 trading 927,951 units, Salada Foods closed at $8.60 with 100,500 shares, Scotia Group traded $2.99 higher to close at a new high of $57.99 with 153,874 shares, Scotia Investments exchanged 2,025 shares at $35.50, Seprod closed at $30.50 with 2,850 shares, Sterling Investments with a loss of 50 cents, closed at $12.30 with 998,453 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at $12, losing 65 cents with 5,514 shares changing hands. erotic job escorts near me. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares closed at 30 US cents with 3,970 units traded, Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 23.99 US cents, down from 24 cents, with 1,050,020 units, Productive Business Solutions US ordinary shares closed at 60 US cents with 900 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share ended at $2 with 242,935 units trading.

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Scotia jumps to record close of $57.99 – Wednesday

September 6, 2017 by

Scotia Group shares jumped sharply to end at a record $57.99 on Wednesday.

Fresh from the announcement that Scotia Group is changing their chief executive officer, the stock continued on its merry way and jumped sharply at the start of trading on Wednesday to a new high, before ending trading at another record close.
Scotia ended the day trading 153,874 shares with the price climbing $2.99 to a record close of $57.99.
A the close of trading the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 790.64 points to close at 290,539.74, the JSE Market Index fell 720.36 points to 264,714.57 and the JSE US dollar market index declined 4.57 points to 182.61. At the close of trading, 25 securities changed hands in the main market with 3 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 12 stocks advancing and 5 declining. The main market ended with 3,180,409 units valued at $81,180,237 changing hands compared to 3,062,518 units valued at $54,223,292 at the close on Tuesday. The US dollar market accounted for 1,054,890 units valued at US$243,418 bringing the total of all trades to J$112,337,685.
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 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 127,216 units valued at $3,247,209 for each security traded compared to an average of 122,501 units valued at $2,168,932. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at $173,624 units with an average value of $3,492,967 compared with an average of 189,094 units with an average value of $3,574,886 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for August ended at 184,094 units with an average value of $4,336,090.

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JSE blast away 290,000 to a record 291,330

September 5, 2017 by

The All Jamaica index of main market stocks of the Jamaica Stock Exchange blast through the critical resistance level of 290,000 during the morning session on Tuesday and held above it at the close to end at a record close as Scotia Group jumped $3 to a new high.
The All Jamaica Composite Index jumped 3,269.07 points to end at a record close of 291,330.38, the JSE Market Index surged 2,978.49 points to a record close of 265,434.95 and the JSE US dollar market index declined 11.04 points to 187.18.
At the close of trading, 25 securities changed hands in the main market with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 10 stocks advancing and 12 declining. The main market ended with 3,062,518 units valued at $54,223,292 changing hands compared to 9,375,844 units valued at $169,350,761 at the close on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 86,450 units valued at US$20,960 bringing the total of all trades to J $56,927,184.
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 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 122,501 units valued at $2,168,932 for each security traded compared to an average of 309,660 units valued at $7,056,282. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 189,094 units with an average value of $3,574,886 compared with an average of 222,390 units with an average value of $4,277,863 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for August ended at 184,094 units with an average value of $4,336,090.

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