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Black Panther helps push Palace to $1,100 – Wednesday

March 14, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Palace jumps $540 to close at $1,100 on Wednesday.

The price of Palace Amusement jumped 96 percent by $540 close at a record high of $1,100 at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday as investors responded to increased business being done from the Black Panther movie, that should raise profits sharply.
By rising to the current level the stock has become the most expensive local ordinary equity ever to trade on the local exchange, bettering Eppley that hit a high of $735 and Lascelles over $500 when they were acquired. Elsewhere Grace jumped $6.40 to $52 as the next big price movement. Main market activity ended with 25 securities changing hands, with 15 securities rising, 3 falling, 9 trading firm. Trading closed with 9,164,384 units valued at over $$151,125,249.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,227.13 points to 324,208.73 and the JSE Index climbed 1,118.05 points to 295,390.81.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9, with 24,625 shares, Berger Paints ended at $17, with 223,002 stock units, Carreras finished at $10.90, with 1,243,617 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 1 cent at $32.60, with 8,686 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading 3 cents higher at 14 cents, with 100 shares. Grace Kennedy traded $6.40 higher at $52, with 2,533 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 49 cents higher at $19.99, with 53,475 units, Jamaica Producers closed 50 cents higher at $15.50, with 3,598,442 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 20 cents higher at $6.50, with 799 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading at $26.50, with 495,853 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $39.50, with 14,160 units, NCB Financial Group traded $1.29 higher at $99.49, with 128,655 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $1.15, with 250 shares. 138 Student Living concluded trading 30 cents higher at $5.80, with 100 shares, units changing hands, Palace Amusement jumped $540 to end at a all-time record high of $1,100, with 200 stock units changing hands, PanJam Investment ended 11 cents higher at $41.21, with 111,830 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.85, with 15,756 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.08, with 12,300 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading 40 cents higher at $36.50, with 159,923 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $15.10, with 150,000 shares, Scotia Group finished trading 50 cents higher at $56, with 158,557 shares, Seprod closed 24 cents higher at $30.25, with 300 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 1 cent higher at $12, with 348,266 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments finished 7 cents higher at $4.57, with 285,741 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 25 cents at $10.50, with 2,127,214 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE climbs as Palace jumps $540 – Wednesday.”

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, NCB Financial Group, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, Pulse Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco

Lasco Distributors slaps Junior Market – Wednesday

March 14, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Lasco’s ICool drinks.

A fall in the price of Lasco Distributors to $3.50 with just over 2.5 million units trading at this level on the Junior Market on Wednesday. The stock lost 40 cents from Tuesday’s close to end at $4 and was mostly responsible for the 52.05 points drop in the market index to 2,899.61.
Market activity resulted in 23 securities changing hands with 7 securities advancing, 5 declining and 11 remaining unchanged, with an exchange of 7,801,377 units valued at $30,185,618. On Tuesday 25 securities traded with 1,349,465 units valued at $4,963,939 changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 339,190 units for an average of $1,312,418 compared to an average of 53,979 units for an average of $198,558 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 122,453 units at $488,239, compared to an average of, 99,267 units at $400,071 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 15 cents at $2.05, as 504,135 stock units traded, Blue Power concluded trading at $33.01, with 136 units, CAC 2000 finished 50 cents higher at $9, with 5,300 shares, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 5 cents at $10.40, with 5,668 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.62, with 823,986 units. C2W Music ended with a loss of 1 cent at 44 cents, with 941 shares, Dolphin Cove finished $18 higher at $18, with 902 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 2 cents higher at $3.02, with 236,396 units, Eppley ended trading 15 cents higher at $10.15, with 1,924 shares. Express Catering traded with a loss of 10 cents at $4.70, with 1,996 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.68, with 37,662 shares, General Accident closed at $2.90, with 68,000 stock units,

Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.80, with 130,000 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $4.50, with 60,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 67,320 units, Key Insurance finished trading 15 cents higher at $4.10, with 500 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 50 cents at $14, with 100,360 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading 30 cents higher at $4, with 5,474,396 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 7,150 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 92,195 shares, Main Event ended trading 5 cents higher at $6, with 100,000 shares. Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.20, with 30,838 stock units and Stationery and Office closed 10 cents higher at $5.60, with 51,572 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Blue Power, C2W Music, CAC2000, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, FosRich, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

20 securities trade on TTSE – Wednesday

March 14, 2018 by IC Insider.com

First Citizens closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 20 securities against 16 on Tuesday, with 6 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with 588,538 shares valued at $15,214,861 trading, compared to 443,163 shares valued at $9,904,481 on Tuesday.
At close, the Composite Index rose 1.85 points to 1,270.21, the All T&T Index closed with a gain of 3.51 points to 1,701.19, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.01 points to close at 113.43. At the close 2 securities closed at a 52 weeks’ high and 3 at a 52 weeks’ low.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Wednesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s finished trading with a rise of 46 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $21.01, after exchanging 2,457 shares, Angostura Holdings increased 1 cent and settled at $15.71, with 205,260 stock units changing hands, First Citizens ended trading with 31 cents gain at a 52 weeks’ high of $32.50, after exchanging 12,493 shares, Prestige Holdings finished 4 cents higher at $10.05, after 35,783 shares were traded, Scotiabank rose by 50 cents and ended at $62.50, after exchanging 88,670 shares and Unilever Caribbean added 5 cents and concluded trading at $30.35, with 2,523 units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal closed with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.99, after trading 2,460 units, Guardian Holdings fell 1 cent and ended at $16, after exchanging 7,590 shares, Massy Holdings shed 5 cents to settle at $47.44, with 1,793 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media lost 2 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.45, with 5,995 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement ended trading 1 cent lower at a 52 weeks’ low of $3, with 11,725 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank ended trading at $40, after exchanging 17,930 shares, Clico Investments concluded at $20.10, with 5,743 units, First Caribbean International Bank ended at $9.30, after exchanging 88,598 shares, JMMB Group settled at $1.97, with 3,352 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group completed trading at $6.53, after exchanging 21,000 shares. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.52, with 13,819 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial concluded at $7.82, with 20,629 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading at $28, after exchanging 30,965 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.50, after exchanging 9,753 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Point Lisas, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean

Junior Market index slipped on Tuesday

March 13, 2018 by IC Insider.com

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The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index closed trading on Tuesday with a 5.30 points decline to 2,956.96 with prices of 10 securities advancing, 4 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Market activity resulted in 25 securities changing hands, compared to 22 trading on Monday, with an exchange of 1,349,465 units valued at $4,963,939 versus 996,521 units valued at $4,200,325 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 53,979 units for an average of $198,558 compared to an average of 45,296 units for an average of $190,924 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 99,267 units at $400,071, compared to an average of 105,226 units at $426,586 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 8 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 20 cents higher at $2.20, with 50,000 stock units, CAC 2000 finished at $8.50, with 4,411 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 12 cents at $6.98, with 143 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 22 cents higher at $4.62, with 1,901 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7.50, with 7,700 shares. Elite Diagnostic finished at $3, with 343,051 stock units, Eppley settled at $10, with 10,000 units, General Accident finished trading at $2.90, with 1,960 shares, GWest Corporation closed 4 cents higher at $2.89, with 311,948 stock units. Honey Bun ended 50 cents higher at $4.80, with 100 units, Iron Rock concluded trading 5 cents higher at $3.05, with 32,748 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.50, with 28,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 15 cents higher at $4.15, with 68,939 stock units. KLE Group finished trading 3 cents higher at $2.33, with 59,000 shares, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 50 cents at $14.50, with 6,565 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 48 cents at $3.70, with 273,277 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading 20 cents higher at $5, with 19,260 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 40,700 units, Main Event settled 14 cents higher at $5.95, with 8,044 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading at $4.90, with 1,500 shares, Paramount Trading traded at $3.20, with 1,500 shares. Stationery and Office finished trading at $5.50, with 12,376 stock units and tTech ended 20 cents higher at $5.20, with 6,700 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Dolphin Cove ended $18 higher at $18, with 9,642 stock units, Eppley 8.75% settled $5.75 higher at $5.75, with 50,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, CAC2000, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

8 securities fall on TTSE – Tuesday

March 13, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange activity on the on Tuesday with 16 securities trading compared to 10 on Monday as the market closed with 443,163 shares valued at $9,904,481 trading, versus 403,022 units valued at $11,039,167 on Monday.
The market closed with the prices of 3 stocks rising, 8 declining and 5 remaining unchanged. At close, the Composite Index slipped 0.47 points on Tuesday to 1,268.36, the All T&T Index closed with a gain of 0.22 points to 1,697.48, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.16 points to close at 113.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Tuesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens gained 2 cents rise and closed at $32.19, after exchanging 2,830 shares, Guardian Holdings added 1 cent and settled at $16.01, after exchanging 12,719 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 25 cents and concluded trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $28, after 18,222 shares changed hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal traded with a loss of 5 cents at $60, with 74,476 units, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 1 cent and completed trading at $3.34, with 1,000 units, JMMB Group fell 1 cent and ended at $1.97, with 62,448 stock units changing hands, LJ Williams A Share shed 2 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of 20 cents, after exchanging 41,000 shares, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent and ended at $47.49, with 15,756 stock units changing hands. NCB Financial Group ended trading 4 cents lower at $6.53, after exchanging 76,228 shares, Sagicor Financial concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents and completed trading at $7.82, with 3,146 units and Scotiabank traded with a loss of 1 cent and settled at $62, in an exchange of 28,028 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments completed trading at $20.10, with 16,760 units, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $9.30, after exchanging 86,000 shares, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.81, with 100 units, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.52, with 3,400 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.01, with 1,000 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.50, after exchanging 50 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, LJ Williams, Massy Holdings, NCB Financial Group, Point Lisas, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE

Scotia & NCB share price drop hits JSE – Tuesday

March 13, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed down on Tuesday after ending at a record closing high on Monday after Scotia Group and NCB Financial prices fell and helped to pull back the index.
Main market activity ended with 24 securities changing hands, with just 7 securities rising, 10 falling, 7 trading firm and closed with 9,664,260 units valued at over $708,128,861.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived 1,583.39 points to 322,981.60 and the JSE Index dropped 1,442.64 points to 294,272.76.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9, with 8,729 shares, Carreras finished with a loss of 5 cents at $10.90, with 109,260 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of $2.39 at $32.61, with 9,561 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 10 cents higher at $45.60, with 2,303 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 50 cents higher at $19.50, with 6,339 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 20 cents at $6.30, with 3,200 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading at $26.50, with 258,232 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $39.50, with 2,082 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 15 cents higher at $5.15, with 11,043 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of $1.30 at $98.20, with 6,813,889 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 3 cents higher at $1.18, with 31,000 shares, PanJam Investment ended 10 cents higher at $41.10, with 3,122 units, Pulse Investments finished 5 cents higher at $1.85, with 2,655 shares. Radio Jamaica settled at $1.06, with 14,401 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $36.10, with 126,997 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 40 cents at $15.10, with 70,864 shares, Salada Foods traded at $12.05, with 25,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $1.50 at $55.50, with 33,156 shares. Seprod closed at $30.01, with 745 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 51 cents at $11.99, with 482,227 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.50, with 1,464,709 units and Wisynco Group settled 5 cents higher at $10.75, with 77,913 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.25% ended trading at $2.55, with 11,031 shares, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded with a loss of 5 cents at $1.90, with 95,802 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE pulls back from record – Tuesday.”

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Barita Investments, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, NCB Financial Group, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, Pulse Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco

Scotia pushes JSE to record close – Monday

March 12, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading at record close on Monday with Scotia Group climbing to $57 being the main factor behind the rally along with several others that rose.
Scotia Group rise follows the release of first quarter results showing increased profit flowing mainly from gains from sale of CrediScotia operations and major savings from reduced loan loss provision.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,831.01 points to a record close of 324,564.99 and the JSE Index shot up by 2,579.37 points to 295,715.40. Trading on Friday closed with 28 securities changing hands, leading to 11 advancing, 10 declining and 6 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. There was a big $3 rise in Scotia Group, Barita Investments rose 90 cents to close at $9, ScotiaGroup closed with a rise of $3 to $57 & pushed the JSE a record close.

Trading resulted in only a few securities with the large price changes at the close.

Grace Kennedy gained 70 cents to $45.50 and Supreme Ventures closed with a rise of 60 cents to $12.50.
Main market activity ended with 5,874,620 units valued at over $102,596,766 changing hands, versus 6,404,825 units valued at $87,957,828 on Friday. Wisynco Group closed with 1,470,306 units accounting for 25.03 percent of the day’s trades with 1,362,000 units and 21.27 percent of shares traded, followed by Jamaica Broilers with 976,153 shares with 14.9 percent of traded shares and Victoria Mutual Investments with 640,453 units for 10.9 percent of volume traded on Monday.
Trading results in an average of 267,028 shares valued at 4,663,489 for each security traded, compared to 237,216 shares valued at 3,257,697 on Friday.

For the month to date an average of 747,070 units with an average value at $10,075,319 traded, compared to 796,886 units with an average value at $10,718,888 traded on the previous trading day.In contrast, February closed with average of 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with Proven Investments concluded trading with a rise of 0.10 cents at 22 US cents with 2,900 units changing hands and JMMB Group 6% USD preference shares close with 900 units trading resulting in 3,800 units valued at $1,524, as the market index rose 2.47 points to close at 167.86.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with a lower offer.

For more details of market activities see – JSE erases October record close – Monday.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Barita Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Proven Investments, Scotia Group, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

Junior Market flashing bullish sign- Monday

March 12, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index closed trading on Monday with a 40.83 points rise to close at 2,956.96 with the prices of 6 securities advancing, 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with a bullish short term signal with 21 securities closing with bids that are the same or higher than the last traded price, suggesting that a wide number of prices will have to increase to get orders filled.
Market activity resulted in 22 securities changing hands, compared to 26 trading on Friday, with an exchange of 996,521 units valued at $4,200,325 versus 3,564,305 units valued at $13,411,844 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 45,296 units for an average of $190,924 compared to an average of 137,089 units for an average of $249,136 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 105,226 units at $426,586, compared to an average of 113,074 units at $457,447 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial jumped $5 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $56, with 5,000 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 119,595 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading at $33.01, with 3,267 units, Caribbean Cream ended trading 10 cents higher at $7.10, with 10,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.40, with 3,661 units. Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3, with 318,518 units, Eppley ended trading 50 cents higher at $10, with 50,000 shares, Express Catering traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.80, with 6,690 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.68, with 39,164 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 40 cents at $2.90, with 103,754 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 55 cents at $4.30, with 30,402 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 3,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.50, with 17,590 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded 12 cents higher at $4, with 18,846 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 3 cents higher at $4.18, with 38,811 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 34,940 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 5 cents at $4.20, with 79,450 shares. Main Event ended trading with a loss of 39 cents at $5.81, with 21,909 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $4.90, with 2,500 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 1 cent higher at $3.20, with 4,452 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 83,972 units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 15 cents at $2, with 1,000 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Blue Power, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

JSE erases October record close – Monday

March 12, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose sharply on Monday and erased the previous record close at the end of October and closed at a new record closing high on Monday as Scotia group jumped $3 to $57 with 11 other ordinary shares rising.
Main market activity ended with 22 securities changing hands, with just 12 securities rising, 4 falling, 6 trading firm on Monday. Trading closed with 5,874,620 units valued at over $102,596,766.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,831.01 points to a record close of 324,564.99 and the JSE Index shot up by 2,579.37 points to a record close of 295,715.40, bettering the previous closing high on the last day of October 2017.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 90 cents higher at $9, with 5,500 shares, Berger Paints ended at $17, with 29,606 stock units, Carreras finished 5 cents higher at $10.95, with 460,585 shares, Caribbean Cement settled at $35, with 625,462 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 11 cents, with 585,846 shares. Grace Kennedy traded 70 cents higher at $45.50, with 6,275 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $19, with 876,153 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.50, with 16,510 shares, JMMB Group rose 50 cents to end at $26.50, with 57,960 shares. Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 50 cents at $39.50, with 2,843 units, NCB Financial Group traded 50 cents higher at $99.50, with 99,158 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 5 cents higher at $1.15, with 1,830 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 1 cent higher at $1.06, with 153,637 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading 10 cents higher at $36.20, with 609,821 stock units,Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 50 cents higher at $15.50, with 9,936 share, Scotia Group finished trading $3 higher at $57, with 84,125 shares, Seprod closed at $30.01, with 9,360 shares, Sterling Investments ended with a loss of 11 cents at $13.89, with 150 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading $12.50 higher at $12.50, with 128,604 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments lost 5 cents and closed at $4.55, with 640,453 units, Wisynco Group settled 15 cents higher at $10.70, exchanging 1,470,306 shares and in the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.25% ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $2.55, with 500 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Scotia pushes JSE to record close – Monday.”

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, NCB Financial Group, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco

Only 10 securities trade on TTSE – Monday

March 12, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday ended with 10 securities trading as oppose to 16 on Friday.
The market closed with 403,022 shares valued at $11,039,167 trading, compared to 200,883 shares valued at $1,445,272 on Friday. The prices of 4 stocks rose, 3 declined and 3 remained unchanged. The Composite Index rose 1.44 points on Monday to 1,268.83, the All T&T Index closed with a gain of 2.55 points to 1,697.26, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.04 points to close at 113.42.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Monday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank closed with an increase of 2 cents and completed trading at $9.30, after exchanging 127,455 shares, Guardian Holdings ended trading with a rise of 50 cents to $16, after exchanging 13,000 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading 10 cents higher and settled at $27.75, after exchanging 5,563 shares and Unilever Caribbean rose 30 cents and ended at $30.30, with 480 units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal shed 95 cents and ended at $60.05, with 50,334 units, First Citizens lost 3 cents and settled at $32.17, after exchanging 1,615 shares and JMMB Group ended trading 2 cents lower at $1.98, with 134,136 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Republic Financial Holdings concluded market activity at $101.52, with 610 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank completed trading at $62.01, after exchanging 3,949 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $88.50, after exchanging 65,880 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.