JSE falls in mid-morning
In early trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange market indices slipped with the all Jamaica Composite Index falling 368.56 points to 155,948.61 at 10.45 am on Tuesday morning. The JSE Market Index lost 329.79 points to 140,478.21, the JSE combined index fell 333.67 points to be at 147,037.41 and the junior market index shed 2.50 points to 1,613.18.
Trading volumes have been low with 75 minutes of the market opening. Cable & Wireless traded the most with 365,236 units and last traded at $1.40, Sagicor Group had 720,061 units trading at $16.90, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.50% preference share with 233,938 units at $4.60 with a huge gain of $1.05.
In trading 27 securities have changed hands with a volume of 1,926,677 units as 9 stocks gained and 12 declined.
JSE recovers in mid-morning
In early trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange market indices are up with the all Jamaica Composite Index rising 1,053.80 points to 156,186.37 at 11 am on Monday morning. The JSE Market Index increased by 942.95 points to 140,690.96, the JSE combined index rose 908.14 points to be at 147,456.72 and the junior market index gained 5.08 points to 1,640.72.
Trading volumes have been low with 90 minutes of the market opening. Cable & Wireless traded the most with 464,269 units and last traded at $1.52, C2W Music with 217,500 at 39 cents. Jamaica Producers gained $3.50 with 6,174 to be at $30.
The number of securities trading climbed sharply to 32 securities changing hands with a volume of 1,647,597 units as 12 stocks gained and 7 declined after 90 minutes of trading.
Indices fall across the board at JSE – Friday
The JSE Market Index dropped 1,705.59 points to 139,748.01, the all Jamaica Composite Index dived 1,828.45 points to end at 155,132.57 and the JSE combined index declined by 1,636.11 points to end at 146,548.58.
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 only 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
In trading, Barita Investments closed with 238,852 shares trading to at $4, Cable and Wireless closed with 1,644,431 shares changing hands and 4 cents to close at $1.59, after trading at a high for the day of $1,64, Caribbean Cement traded 79,075 shares changed hands at $16.50 with a loss of $1, Carreras gained 95 cents to end at $57, with 21,592 units trading. Desnoes & Geddes ended with 113,325 shares trading at $30, Gleaner traded 58,166 shares at $1.90, Grace Kennedy traded 4,563 shares and closed with a gain of 50 cents at $75, Jamaica Broilers traded 241,910 shares to close at $8.49 and lost 26 cents. Jamaica Producers rose $1.76 while trading 75,712 shares at $26.50, The Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 25 cents in trading 17,835 shares, to end at $13.50, JMMB Group rose by 11 cent while trading 192,697 shares to close at $10. Kingston Wharves ended with 19,500 shares changing hands at $11.25, Mayberry Investments closed with 115,000 units trading for 5 cents higher at $4.40, National Commercial Bank closed with a fall of $1.94 as 1,365,817 shares changed hands to end at $37.01, Pan Jamaican Investments traded 12,955 shares at $88.25 for a loss of 5 cents, Pulse traded 91,500 shares at a new 52 weeks’ closing high of $3 as the price gained 50 cents, after trading at $3.20. Sagicor Group lost 7 cents in trading 170,002 units at $16.55 at the close, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended with 239,750 shares trading at $10. Scotia Group ended with 153,444 shares changing hands, closed with a fall of 89 cents to end at $26.31, Scotia Investments lost $1 and ended at $27 with 30,000 shares changing hands, Seprod rose 1 cent to $18.51 with 13,250 shares trading and Supreme Ventures ended at $4.75 after falling 2 cents with 35,500 shares.
Market down at JSE in mid-morning
In early trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange market indices are down with the all Jamaica Composite Index dropping 1,448.47 points to 155,472.55 at 11 am on Friday morning. The JSE Market Index declined by 1,331.90 points to 140,052.22, the JSE combined index fell 1,338.62 points to be at 146,915.55 and the junior market index slipped 9.09 points to 1,644.57.
In trading, Cable & Wireless traded 889,015 units between $1.50 and $1.64, but last traded at $1.60, National Commercial Bank traded 453,271 units at $37.75 after trading at the open at $39.
The number of securities trading climbed sharply to 31 securities changing hands with a volume of 2,628,517 units as 11 stocks gained and 11 declined after 90 minutes of trading.
Selling pressure hits C&W
The Jamaica Stock Exchange all Jamaica Composite Index has shot up by 1,829.25 points to 157,525.62 at 11 am on Thursday morning. The JSE Market Index jumped 1,636.83 points to 141,889.33 the JSE combined index rose 1,258.48 points to be at 148,649.84 and the junior market index slipped 32.13 points to 1,644.55.
In trading, Cable & Wireless came under selling pressure and traded as low as $1.55 with 2,326,790 units changing hands and up to $1.80, but last traded at $1.78, Eppley traded at a new high of $400 with gain of $20, Desnoes & Geddes traded 405,690 at $30 and Sagicor Group has seen 311,800 shares changing hands at $17.
The number of securities trading climbed sharply to 32 securities changing hands with a volume of 4,293,752 units as 11 stocks gained and 13 declined after 90 minutes of trading.
Dolphin trades 230M shares
The Jamaica stock market is off to a spirited start on Wednesday which saw Sagicor Investments crossing 227.5 million Dolphin Cove shares and buying another 2.1 million from other brokers. The main market indices are down and the junior of index is up with a number of new 52 weeks’ high being achieved.
Notable trades are, Caribbean Cream with 10,000 units at a new high of $5 after adding 40 cents, Dolphin Cove with 229,610,218 units at a new high of $16.03 with a rise of $2.33, Cable & Wireless with 690,670 units changing hands up to $2, but last traded at $1.91, Jamaica Broilers with 914,200 shares changing hands at $8.76. Jamaica Producers traded 1,156,535 units at $22.51, down by $1.50, Sagicor Group has seen 508,350 shares changing hands at $16.58, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund had 1,043,832 units at $9.81 and Seprod with 304,359 shares rising $1.85 to $17.80.
The number of securities trading climbed sharply to 28 securities changing hands with a volume of 234,954,186 units as 14 stocks gained and 7 declined after 75 minutes of trading.
The All Jamaican Composite index fell 135.44 points to 154,934.62, the JSE Market Index declined 121.19 points to 139,570.88 the JSE combined index rose 254.07 points to be at 146,679.37 and the junior market index climbed 41.27 points to 1,669.02.