Big fall for Junior Market stocks

December 30, 2019 by

Caribbean Cream closed at 52 weeks’ low of $3.80

The Junior Market suffered a significant fall at the close of trading on Monday as investors pushed down the prices of 18 securities and just ten up, leaving four stocks trading unchanged.
The Junior Market Index dived 77.01 points to close at 3,304.04, just holding on to a moderate 1.8 percent gain for the year. Trading ended with the average PE of the market, falling to 13.8 from 14.4 at the close on Friday.
Market activity resulted in a big jump in trading levels with 29 securities trading resulting in 23,350,277 units changing hands, valued at $88,019,533, compared to on 3,410,056 shares, valued $8,477,900, from 32 securities trading on Friday. FosRich dominated trading with 18 million units, accounting for $75 million.
Trading ended with an average of 805,182 units at $3,035,156 for each stock traded, in contrast to 106,564 shares at $264,934 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 546,686 shares at $1,400,086 compared to an average of 532,595 shares at $1,310,956 for each security traded. November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investors Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial fell $1.30 to end at $32 after an exchange 2,996 stock units, AMG Packaging shed 5 cents to settle at $2.05 with 14,065 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.80, trading 21,229 stock units. Caribbean Flavours lost 64 cents to end at $15, after exchanging 3,000 shares, Caribbean Producers fell 7 cents to end at $4.88 with 16,217 stock units crossing the exchange, Consolidated Bakeries declined 9 cents to settle at $1.66 with 4,000 shares changing hands. Derrimon Trading lost 1 cent to end at $2.60 while exchanging 22,988 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 10 cents to settle at $11 with 9,000 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh shed 9 cents and ended at $1.10 in trading 211,000 stock units, Express Catering rose 10 cents to end at $6.60, with an exchange of 8,200 stock units, Fontana shredded 79 cents to end at $6.60, trading 134,258 shares. FosRich exchanged with 18,067,482 stock units and rose 5 cents to close at $4.30, GWest Corporation closed 5 cents higher at $1.01, with 77,000 units crossing the market, Honey Bun dropped $1.50 to settle at $6, after trading 100,000 shares, iCreate traded with 294,701 shares, after rising 2 cents to end at 70 cents. Indies Pharma gained 29 cents and closed at $3.20 with 22,227 stock units crossing the exchange, Jamaican Teas transferred 315,700 shares and lost 10 cents to end at $6.10, Lasco Distributors traded 14,000 stock units after falling 29 cents to end at $3.21, Lasco Manufacturing dived 85 cents to settle at $4.15 with 49,928 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards rose 10 cents to end at $3 with 23,000 stock units crossing the exchange. Lumber Depot lost 7 cents to end at $1.68 with a transfer of 2,090,343 stock units, MailPac gained 4 cents in trading 1,725,404 shares to settle at $2.12 changing hands, Main Event dropped 35 cents to settle at $6.15 with 94,667 shares crossing the exchange. Medical Disposables lost 10 cents to end at $6.90 with 2,000 stock units trading and Paramount Trading slipped 5 cents to end at $2 in transferring 2,500 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trading picks upon TTSE

December 30, 2019 by

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed trading with mixed indices movement on Monday, as rising stocks outnumbered declining ones as trading picked up from Friday’s levels.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 2.99 points to end at 1,478.52. The All T&T Index rose 1.22 points to 1,865.30 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.99 points to close at 147.93.
Trading ended with just 13 securities changing hands, against 10 on Friday, with seven rising, four declining and two closed with prices unchanged, as 169,650 shares traded at $2,829,522, compared to 80,428 shares traded at $1,196,495 on Friday. The market had two stocks hitting 52 weeks’ high at the close of trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund concluded trading of 17,026 units with a gain of $1.25 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $28.50, Ansa McAl rose 20 cents and closed at $55.20, with 1,753 units crossing the exchange. CinemaOne gained 5 cents in closing at $6.55, with 503 units changing hands, Point Lisas added 5 cents and completed trading of 2,000 shares at $3.60, Republic Financial rose 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $131.10, after exchanging 3,953 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 25 cents trading 5,323 shares at $23.25 and Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to end at $2, with 1,837 stock units changing hands.
Losses| First Citizens Bank closed 25 cents down at $44.50, with 2,495 units clearing the exchange, JMMB Group declined 25 cents and settled at $2.50, with investors exchanging 33,000 shares, Prestige Holdings closed 25 cents lower at $9, with 50 units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco shed 60 cents t $o end at $41, trading 10,195 units.
Firm Traded| National Enterprises ended at $5.76, with 83,955 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank settled at $61 trading 8,063 units.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

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Sharp fall for JSE Main Market

December 27, 2019 by

With trading resuming on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday after the two days break for the Christmas holidays, investors pushed the market down on higher volume but lower value than on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,216.87 points to 553,648.38, the JSE Market Index sank 2,016.26 points to close at 503,932.55 and the JSE Financial Index declined by 0.22 points to 136.36.
The market closed, with 42 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets, with 17 advancing, 10 declining and the prices of 15 stocks closed unchanged. JSE Main Market activity ended, with 39 securities accounting for 81,729,915 units amounting to $324,228,411 in contrast to 35,380,225 valued at $722,803,611 from 39 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Pulse Investments dominated trading, with 60 million shares and 73 percent of volume traded followed by Wigton Windfarm with 14.2 million units for 17 percent of the day’s trade, and Sagicor Select Funds – Financial with 2.7 million shares for 3 percent market share.
The market closed, with an average of 2,095,639 units valued at $8,313,549 for each security traded, in contrast to 907,185 units valued at $18,533,426 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 596,352 units for $9,410,939 and previously, an average of 509,598 units for $9,478,232 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November, with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks ending, with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed, with a lower offer. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.3, with the Main Market ending at 18.9 times the current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Caribbean Cement lost 48 cents to end at $78.50 in transferring of 222,406 stock units; Grace Kennedy gained 49 cents to close at $69.99, after exchanging 185,514 shares, Jamaica Producers rose 46 cents to end at $24.96, with 4,616 shares changing hands. Kingston Wharves fell 60 cents to $61 with 605 stock units trading. NCB Financial climbed $1 to close at $202 in the transferring of 30,245 stock units, PanJam Investment fell 60 cents to $99.50, with 64,308 shares crossing the exchange. Pulse Investments dropped 86 cents to end the day at $4.10, with a whopping 60,013,935 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group dropped $3 to close at $66 with an exchange of 13,050 shares, Supreme Ventures lost 50 cents to end at $25, after exchanging 65,195 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments lost $1.86 to end at $25.14 with 34,783 stock units trading.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 314,514 amounting to $94,537, with the market index declining 1.97 points to close at 221.54. Margaritaville rose 1 cent in trading 250,000 shares to end at 52 weeks’ high of 31.02 US cents, Proven Investments slipped 1 cent in trading 44,316 shares to close at 31.01 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 20,198 stock units and held firm at 14 US cents.

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Big surge for Junior Market

December 27, 2019 by
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The Junior Market Index surged 69.58 points to close at 3,381.05, after 32 securities traded and ending with the prices of 20 stocks gaining, nine declining and three remaining unchanged, leaving the average PE of the market at 14.4.
Market activity, resulted in 3,410,056 shares, valued $8,477,900 changing hands, well down on the 75,841,257 units costing $156,402,048, from 32 securities trading on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 106,564 shares at $264,934 for each stock traded, in contrast to 2,370,039 units for $4,887,564 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 532,595 shares at $1,310,956 compared to an average of 559,861 shares at $1,177,902 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investors Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained $2.30 to end at $33.30 after exchanging 400 stock units, Blue Power fell 50 cents to settle at $5 with 3,500 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 2 cents to end at $4.30, trading 5,000 stock units. Caribbean Flavours gained $2.64 to end at $15.64, after exchanging 100 shares, Caribbean Producers gained 10 cents to end at $4.95 with 22,684 stock units crossing the exchange. Consolidated Bakeries rose 5 cents to settle at $1.75 with 200 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading gained 6 cents to end at $2.61, while exchanging 95,351 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 1 cent to settle at $11.10 with 515 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic added 6 cents to settle at $4.99 with 6,052 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh gained 9 cents and ended at $1.19 in trading 607 stock units, Express Catering dropped $1 to end at $6.50, with an exchange of 41,870 stock units, Fontana gained 39 cents to end at $7.39, trading 125,259 shares. GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at 96 cents, with 3,846 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun gained 10 cents to settle at $7.50 with 75,634 shares changing hands, iCreate ended trading with 3,370 shares, after declining 3 cents to end at 68 cents, Jamaican Teas transferred 10,460 shares and lost 10 cents to end at $6.20. Jetcon Corporation gained 20 cents to end at $1.80 while exchanging 9,500 shares, Knutsford Express climbed 95 cents to $10.25 with 950 shares Lasco Distributors gained 39 cents to close at $3.50 while trading 46,707 stock units. Lasco Financial rose 40 cents to end at $4.40, trading 10,600 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 25 cents to settle at $5 with 41,544 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents to end at $2.90 with 75,820 stock units crossing the exchange. Lumber Depot lost 8 cents to end at $1.75, transferring 1,704,385 stock units, MailPac traded 882,679 shares to settle at $2.08 changing hands after falling 22 cents, Main Event climbed 35 to settle at $6.50 with 9,000 shares changing hands. Medical Disposables lost 40 cents to end at $7 with 35,328 stock units trading, Paramount Trading gained 5 cents to end at $2.05, in transferring 13,706 shares and SSL Venture Capital rose 2 cents to end at $1.13 with 121,562 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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3 TTSE stocks rise 1 fall

December 27, 2019 by

The All Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index closed up on Friday, as rising stocks outnumbered declining ones after the market resumed trading after the Christmas holidays break.
Trading ended with just 10 securities changing hands, against 12 on Tuesday, with three rising advancing, one declining while the prices of six closed unchanged, as 80,428 shares traded at $1,196,495, compared to 125,924 shares traded for $913,114 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 1.15 points to close at 1,481.51. The All T&T Index rose 3.48 points to end at 1,864.08, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.16 points to close at 148.92.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than their last selling prices and just two with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa Merchant Bank gained 40 cents and closed at $35.90, with 16,776 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings rose $1 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $61, with 200 units changing hands and Prestige Holdings gained 75 cents and completed trading of 54 stock units at $9.25.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco fell 41 cents to settle at $41.60, with investors exchanging 39 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl ended at $55, with 544 stock units trading, First Citizens Bank closed at $44.75, after exchanging 1,360 shares, Guardian Holdings concluded trading of 1,109 shares at $21.50. JMMB Group closed at $2.75 with 45,527 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank completed trading at $61, after exchanging just 8 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL had 14,811 shares changing hands at $23.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

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Big jump in JSE Main Market trading

December 24, 2019 by

Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in moderate gains in the two primary market indices on Tuesday as advancing stocks subdued decliners with a surge of cash passing through the market.
The market closed, with 42 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets, with 17 advancing, 10 declining and the prices of 15 stocks closed unchanged. JSE Main Market activity ended, with 39 securities accounting for 35,380,225 units valued at $722,803,611, in contrast to 15,783,620 units for a consideration of $75,868,402 on Monday, from 39 securities changing hands.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rose 992.44 points to 555,865.17, the JSE Market Index climbed 908.94 points to close at 505,948.81 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.21 points to 136.57.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading, with 9 million shares and 25.5 percent of volumes traded followed by Scotia Group with 5.4 million units for 15 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Manufacturing and Distribution fund rounding out the top three with 4.6 million shares for 13 percent market share.
The market closed, with an average of 907,185 units valued at an average of $18,533,426 for each security traded, in contrast to 404,708 units valued at an average of $1,945,344 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 509,598 units for $9,478,232 and previously, an average of 485,179 units for $8,886,686 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November, with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ending, with bids higher than their last selling prices and two closed, with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.4, with the Main Market ending at 19 times the current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments lost 62 cents to settle at $71.02, with 6,925 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement jumped $1.48 to $78.98 in transferring of 5,901 stock units, Grace Kennedy gained $1.30 to end at $69.50, after exchanging 1,455,867 shares, Kingston Wharves gained 59 cents to end at $61.60 with 1,495 stock units trading. Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 39 cents to end at $13.14, with 1,020,626 stock units trading, MPC Caribbean jumped $15 to close at $210 to end at $210 with an exchange of 100 stock units, PanJam Investment fell 90 cents to end at $100.10, with 64,578 shares crossing the exchange. Proven Investments dropped $4 to land at $50 while trading 4,696 stock units, Sagicor Group lost 99 cents to $69 with 193,572 shares changing hands. Seprod jumped $3 in exchanging 2,931,938 shares to close at $51.50, Sterling Investments added 39 cents to close at $3.34 with an exchange of 10,000 stock units, Supreme Ventures added 560cents to end at $2550., while trading 58,057 shares and Wisynco Group lost 95 cents to $23.50, with 133,370 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 288,675 units amounting to $43,882, with the market index adding 2.71 points to close at 223.51. Productive Business Solutions traded 500 shares to close 1 cent higher at 64 US cents, Proven Investments had 18,304 shares changing hands to end at 32 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 261,871 stock units to close at 14 US cents.

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Big jump for Junior Market trading

December 24, 2019 by

MailPac drops 24 to close at $1.98.traded 71 million shares to dominate Junior Market trading.

MailPac traded 71,133,534 shares, accounting for $141,918,929 and pushed trading in the Junior Market to 75,841,257 for $156,402,048 at the close of trading on Tuesday as 32 securities changed hands.
Tuesday’s trading was 931 percent higher in volume than the exchange of 7,356,027 units carrying a value 333 percent higher than the $36,156,183, from 33 securities changing hands on Monday.
The Junior Market Index rose 38.27 points to end at 3,311.64 points on Tuesday, after the prices of 11 stocks rose 12 declined and 9 remained unchanged, leaving the average PE at 14.3.
Trading ended with an average of 2,370,039 units for $4,887,564 for each stock traded, in contrast to 216,354 units for a $1,063,417 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 559,861 shares at $1,177,902 compared to an average of 436,088 shares at $1,137,925 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investors Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial lost $1 in trading 3,134 shares to close at $31, AMG Packaging added 2 cents to close at $2.10 with a mere 100 units changing hands, Blue Power exchanged 222 stock units, after losing 8 cents to end at $5.50. Caribbean Cream traded 321,508 shares and gained 18 cents to close at $4.28, Caribbean Producers added 3 cents to finish at $4.85 while exchanging 500 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries exchanged 550,260 shares after gaining 18 cents to end at $1.70, Elite Diagnostic traded 340,500 units and slipped 12 cents to end at $4.93. Express Catering jumped $1.40 in exchanging 40,200 shares to close at $7.50, Fontana rose 60 cents to close at $7 with 337,160 crossing the exchange. FosRich added 25 cents to settle at $4.25 while trading 49,039 stock units, GWest fell 20 cents to close at 86 cents with 205,100 stock units changing hands, iCreate gained 1 cent to end at 71 cents in trading 109,000 shares. Jetcon Corporation lost 20 cents while trading 300,821 units at $1.60. Key Insurance lost 10 cents with 1,000 units changing hands at $3.20, Knutsford Express exchanged 33,258 shares and declined 30 cents to end at $9.30, Lasco Distributors dropped 38 cents with 275,192 shares crossing the exchange to close at $3.101, Lasco Financial traded 20,660 stock units and gained 45 cents in closing at $3.90. Limners & Bards lost 5 cents in exchanging 113,993 stock units at $3, Lumber Depot lost 7 cents to close at $1.83 with 1,720,435 units crossing the exchange, MailPac rose 10 cents to settle at $2.30 while exchanging 71 million shares. Main Event traded 2,455 units but fell 5 cents to $6.15, Paramount Trading climbed 20 cents to close at $2 with 18,465 shares crossing the market, Stationery & Office Supplies rose 60 cents with just 1,001 units changing hands at $10.50 and tTech traded 3,785 shares but lost 45 cents to $5.50.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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TTSE indices close mixed

December 24, 2019 by

The All Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index closed down on Tuesday, but the Composite Index climbed to a new yearly high, ahead of the close of the market for the Christmas holidays.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands, against 17 on Monday, with just three rising advancing, three declining while six closed with unchanged prices, as 125,924 shares traded at $913,114, compared to 363,353 shares changing hands for $8,102,591 on Monday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 9.87 points on to 1,480.36. The All T&T Index declined 3.64 points to 1,860.60 while the Cross Listed Index rose 3.21 points to close at 149.08.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than their last selling prices and just two with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial gained 44 cents to close at $11.29, with 41 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 25 cents with 8,708 shares changing hands at $23 after trading at a low of $22 and West Indian Tobacco added 1 cent and settled at $42.01, with ten stock units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa McAl closed with a loss of 19 cents at $55, with 5,000 units, CinemaOne closed 30 cents lower at a new low of $6.50, with 3,353 stock units changing hands and Guardian Holdings declined 50 cents trading 951 shares at $21.50.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank traded 572 units at $8, First Citizens Bank completed trading of 1,382 shares at $44.75, JMMB Group closed at $2.75, after exchanging 102,762 shares. L.J Williams ended at $1.69, with 2,035 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media closed at $8.50, with investors trading 796 shares and Republic Financial settled at $131 in trading 314 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market drops 139 points in 5 days

December 23, 2019 by

The Junior Market Index declined again at the close of trading on Monday, bringing the four days’ fall to 139 points, cutting the year to date gains for the market at a mere 0.8 percent after hitting a record on August 14 when it was up 12.8 percent to 3,662.94 points.
 The Junior Market Index fell by 22.30 points to close at 3,273.19 on Monday after the prices of 16 stocks rose 10 declined and 8 remained unchanged, leaving the average PE at 14.1.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 7,356,027 units valued at $36,156,183 compared to 9,461,484 units valued at $22,625,047, from stocks of 31 companies changing hands on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 216,354 units for $1,063,417 for each stock traded, in contrast to 305,209 units at $649,428 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 436,088 shares at $1,137,925 compared to an average of 453,305 shares at $1,143,762 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investors Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging lost 22 cents to close at $2.08 with 3,030,679 units changing hands, Blue Power exchanged 2,000 stock units, after rising 8 cents to end at $5.58, Caribbean Flavour traded 721,286 shares and lost $2 to close at $13. Caribbean Producers added 2 cents to finish at $4.82 while 2,000 stock units crossed the exchange, Dolphin Cove rose 1 cent to end at $11.11 with 4,000 units crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic traded 13,839 units and gained 13 cents to end at $5.05. Everything Fresh rose 3 cents to close at $1.10 after exchanging 10,200 stock units, Express Catering rose 10 cents in trading 34,771 shares to close at $6.10, Fontana lost 30 cents to close at $6.40 with 90,161 crossed the exchange. FosRich added 10 cents to settle at $4 while trading 4,184 stock units, General Accident fell 38 cents to close at $7.10 with 27,400 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun dropped 99 cents after exchanging 38,287 units at $7.40, iCreate slipped 1 cent to end at 70 cents in trading 43,684 shares. Indies Pharma gained 1 cent while trading 11,456 units at $2.91, Jamaican Teas gained 5 cents with 55,955 units changing hands at $6.30, Knutsford Express exchanged 5,374 shares with a rise of 38 cents to end at $9.60, Lasco Distributors added 9 cents with 32,654 shares crossing the exchange to close at $3.49. Lasco Financial traded 26,465 stock units and gained 35 cents in closing at $4.35, Lasco Manufacturing exchanged 7,935 shares and fell 15 cents to close at $4.75, Lumber Depot lost a cent to close at $1.90 with 1,392,924 units crossing the exchange, MailPac rose 7 cents to settle at $2.20 while exchanging 589,347 shares. Main Event traded 2,455 units but fell 5 cents to $6.15, Paramount Trading climbed 24 cents to close at $1.80 with 4,817 shares crossing the market, SSL Venture Capital rose 1 cent in exchanging 10,000 stock units at $1.11. Stationery & Office Supplies lost 49 cents with 32,356 units changing hands at $10.50 and tTech traded just six shares but rose 45 cents to end at $5.95.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Moderate gains for JSE Main Market

December 23, 2019 by

Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in moderate gains for the two primary market indices on Monday as rising stocks edged out decliners after trading declined again following a sharp drop on Friday.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 930.77 points to 554,872.73, the JSE Market Index added 798.17 points to close at 505,039.87 and the JSE Financial Index dropped 1.19 points to 136.78.
The market closed, with 43 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets, with 18 advancing, 16 declining and the prices of 9 stocks closed unchanged. JSE Main Market activity ended, with 39 securities accounting for 15,783,620 units for a consideration of $75,868,401.70, in contrast to 37,939,404 units with a consideration of $92,284,016, on Friday, from 41 securities changing hands.
Sagicor Select – Financial fund was the market leader with 3.7 million shares and 3 percent of the volume traded, closely followed by Sagicor Select – Manufacturing and Distribution fund with 3.5million shares and 22 percent of the day’s trade. JMMB Group rounded out the top three with 3.1 million units and 19 percent of the market share.
The market closed, with an average of 404,708 units valued at an average of $1,945,344 for each security traded, in contrast to 925,351 units at $2,250,830 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 485,179 units for $8,886,686 and previously, an average of 490,445 units for $9,371,834 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November, with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ending, with bids higher than their last selling prices and two closed, with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.2, with the Main Market ending at 18.8 times the current year’s earnings.
In the JSE Main Market, Caribbean Cement jumped $2.50 to end at $77.50 with a transfer of 2,410 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund traded 1,070 units and rose 95 cents to close at $32, Grace Kennedy lost 80 cents to end at $68.20, after exchanging 2,050 shares. Jamaica Producers gained $1 to end at $24.50 with 55,9161 stock units trading, JMMB Group fell 65 cents to settle at $47.15, with 85,373 shares changing hands, units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 75 cents to end at $12.75, with 15,000 stock units trading, MPC Caribbean dived $36 to end at $195 with an exchange of 627 stock units, NCB Financial Group declined by $2 to close at $201, in swapping 74,987 shares. PanJam Investment fell 99 cents to end at $101, with 17,366 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments dropped $4 to land at $50 while trading 4,696 stock units, Sagicor Group jumped $3.99 to $69.99 with 25,664 shares changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained $1.20 to $10 with 36,350 shares, Scotia Group gained $1.50 to end at $55.50, in transferring 339,093 shares, Seprod lost $1.50 in trading 53,370 units to close at $48.50 and Supreme Ventures shed 56 cents to end at $25 while trading 24,197 stock units.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 459,916 units amounting to $158,311, with the market index losing 1.33 points to close at 220.80. Productive Business Solution traded 60 shares to end at 63 US cents, a decline of 2 cents, Proven Investments lost 2 cents after exchanging 363,839 shares to close at 32 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 81,017 stock units, to close at 14 US cents and  JMMB Group 5.5% preference share traded 15,000 units at US$2.02.

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