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Grace jumps $10.99 to $55 – Wednesday

March 7, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Grace Kennedy gained $10.99 to close at $55 on Wednesday

Grace Kennedy jumped $10.99 to end at an all-time record high of $55, with just 14,941 units changing hands as the supply of the stock was virtually non-existent during the trading session.
The movement takes place after the group posted improved operating results for 2017 with earnings per share of $4.14 as a result of profits of $4.1 billion.
Main market activity ended with 28 securities changing hands, with 12 securities rising, 7 falling, 9 trading firm on Wednesday. Trading ended with 5,151,580 units valued at $52,948,353.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index lost 682.73 points to 321,101.12 and the JSE Index declined by 622.05 points to 292,559.42.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 50 cents higher at $8, with 8,034 shares, Berger Paints ended 95 cents higher at $17.95, with 9,276 stock units, Carreras finished at $10.95, with 91,331 shares traded, Caribbean Cement settled at $33.50, with 1,500 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading 2 cents higher at $0.12, with 881,196 shares. Jamaica Broilers finished trading 49 cents higher at $18.98, with 93,815 units, Jamaica Producers closed $1.99 higher at $16.99, with 60,109 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 21 cents higher at $6.71, with 25,680 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading at $26.49, with 251,445 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6.65, with 300 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled at $40, with 389,197 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 43 cents at $5.35, with 9,340 shares. NCB Financial Group traded 3 cents higher at $99, with 101,277 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 4 cents at $1.15, with 220,000 shares, Pulse Investments finished 5 cents higher at $1.80, with 6,375 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 7 cents at $1.07, with 44,192 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 37 cents at $37.13, with 79,536 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 25 cents at $16.75, with 94,700 shares, Scotia Group finished trading 25 cents higher at $51.25, with 2,650 shares, Seprod closed at $32, with 100 shares, Sterling Investments ended at $14, with 912 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $11.70, with 173,413 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 1,394,445 units, Wisynco Group settled 10 cents higher at $10.60, with 68,818 shares and. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% ended trading at $2.60, with 1,000 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% closed 3 cents higher at $1.02, with 923,998 shares, Proven Investments 8.25% settled with a loss of 85 cents at $5.15, with 204,000 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 main market pulls back – Wednesday.”

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

More Junior Market gains – Wednesday

March 7, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index, climbed 13.74 points, to close at 2,910.80 on Wednesday, with 21 securities changing hands, compared to 22 trading on Tuesday.
Market activity resulted in the prices of 9 securities advancing, 5 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, from an exchange of 3,531,852 units valued at $15,298,043, versus 2,525,646 units valued at $10,130,237 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 168,183 units for an average of $728,478 compared to an average of 114,802 units for an average of $460,465 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 118,898 units at $488,981, compared to an average of 108,116 units at $436,591 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 9 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $50, with 10,000 shares changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading at $33.01, with a mere 143 units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 47 cents higher at $4.62, with 1,054,990 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 10 cents higher at $2, with 249 shares, Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 2 cents at $7.50, with 5,000 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled 10 cents higher at $2.92, with 484,999 units, Eppley ended trading at $10, with 1,100 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 20 cents higher at $2.70, with 411,785 shares, GWest Corporation ended at $2.89, with 4,080 units. Honey Bun concluded trading 30 cents higher at $4.40, with 15,000 shares, ISP Finance rose by $1.45 to close at $13.50, with 620 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 35,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 30 cents higher at $4.55, with 10,600 units. Key Insurance finished trading at $3.95, with 300 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 15 cents at $4.05, with 248,805 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4.70, with 1,082,814 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 5 cents higher at $4.25, with 10,444 shares. Main Event ended trading with a loss of 39 cents at $5.81, with 6,938 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 5 cents higher at $3.15, with 10,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 88,491 units and tTech concluded trading at $6, with 50,494 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: Access Financial, Blue Power, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

TTSE index close down on Wednesday

March 7, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday ended with 19 securities trading up from 16 on Tuesday. The market closed with 537,535 shares valued at $2,193,469 trading, compared to 588,618 shares valued at $6,075,902 on Tuesday.
The market closed with the prices of 5 stocks rising, 5 declining and 9 remaining unchanged. At close, the Composite Index fell 2.50 points on Wednesday to 1,269.21, the All T&T Index closed with a fall 3.72 points to 1,698.54, while the Cross Listed Index losing 0.17 points to close at 113.34.
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 3 with lower offers.

Angostura Holdings rose on the TTSE..

Gains| Angostura Holdings rose 3 cents and ended at $15.70, with 700 stock units changing hands, Ansa Mcal gained $1 to end at $61, with 218 units trading, Clico Investments closed with a gain of 9 cents at $20.10, with 5,230 units, Republic Financial Holdings gained 1 cent and ended at $101.52, with 1,445 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean finished trading with 50 cents and completed at $30, with 334 units changing hands.
Losses| Calypso Marco Index Fund fell 92 cents in trading just 20 units to close at 52 weeks’ low of $20.48, First Caribbean International Bank shed 2 cents and settled at $9.28, trading 120 shares, First Citizens lost 5 cents and concluded at $32.15, trading 2,010 shares, Guardian Holdings ended trading 85 cents lower and settled at $15.65, trading 1,000 shares and One Caribbean Media ended trading with a loss of 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ low of $12.47, with 10,000 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.35, with 260,847 units, JMMB Group ended at $2, with 227,835 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $47.50, with 2,344 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.83, trading 364 shares, NCB Financial Group concluded at $6.53, trading 41 shares. Point Lisas completed market activity at $3.81, with 1,090 units, Sagicor Financial closed trading at $7.85, with 21,683 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $27.50, after trading 1,899 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $88.55, trading 375 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, Massy Holdings, National Flour Mills, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Point Lisas, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean

JSE adds 4,453 points in 3 days – Tuesday

March 6, 2018 by IC Insider.com

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Berger Paints fell $2.07 to $17 with the largest block of shares on Tuesday.

Market activity on Tuesday fell well below that on Monday but the market indices climbed higher with gains of 4,453 points in three days. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,526.21 points to 321,783.85 and the JSE Index added 1,390.55 points to 293,181.47.
The main market ended with 27 securities changing hands, ending with 10 securities rising, 8 falling, 9 trading firm. Trading ended with 10,582,771 units valued at $143,248,381 changing hands, versus 4,116,289 units valued at $49,819,783 on Monday.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $7.50, with 8,336 shares, Berger Paints ended with a loss of $2.07 at $17, with 2,492,575 stock units following release of audited nine months results showing a reduction of earnings at 81 cents compared to $1.17 for the same time in 2016 but with the 2017 figures being hit by a large amount incurred to provide the directors recommendation to shareholders following the takeover offer for the shares. Carreras finished with a loss of 5 cents at $10.95, with 142,495 shares, Caribbean Cement settled 45 cents higher at $33.50, with 232,837 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 10 cents, with 586,437 shares. Grace Kennedy traded 1 cent higher at $44.01, with 562,502 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 39 cents at $18.49, with 35,051 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15, with 9,380 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 20 cents at $6.50, with 6,442 shares.

JMMB Group concluded trading $1.49 higher at $26.49, with 42,810 shares, Kingston Wharves settled 25 cents higher at $40, with 17,853 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 37 cents higher at $5.78, with 4,220 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 23 cents at $98.97, with 102,165 shares. Infrequently traded Palace Amusement, closed at $560, with 225 stock units as investors expect a big payoff from the sold out houses the company is enjoying currently with the showing of Black Panther that is raking in several million dollars per day for them. PanJam Investment ended 1 cent higher at $41.51, with 5,061 units, Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 3 cents at $1.75, with 6,605 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 6 cents higher at $1.14, with 16,600 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading at $37.50, with 424,976 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading 10 cents higher at $51, with 51,177 shares,

Supreme Ventures concluded trading 45 cents higher at $11.95, with 1,430 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 35 cents at $4.50, with 1,963,833 units. Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 2,449,787 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $17, with 47,796 shares, but the stock traded at a record high of $17.50 early in the trading session. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market ended trading 11 cents higher at 52 weeks’ High of $2.60, with 500 shares, Jamaica Money Market traded at $1.95, with 1,375 stock units, JMMB Group closed at $0.99, with 18,453 shares, Sagicor Bank A 7.75% ended trading with a loss of 4 cents at an all-time low of $1.01, with 1,351,850 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 “JSE main market highest since October”

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, 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 Properties, 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

JSE main market highest since October

March 6, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher for the third consecutive day at the close of trading on Tuesday and putting the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index to the highest level since it peaked at 323,606 points in October last year.
The market closed with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index (AJI) climbing 1,526.21 points to 321,783.85 and the JSE Index adding 1,390.55 points to 293,181.47 as the market continues to flirt with the upper resistance line of a long term channel with technical signals suggesting that it will continue to creep slowly upwards to the 330,000 points level on the AJI where some resistance lies, but it seems poised to break out thereafter sharply upwards. First quarter results for 2018 will be critical for such a break.
Trading on Tuesday closed with 29 securities changing hands, leading to 10 advancing, 9 declining and 10 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets.

Berger Paints traded most shares with price falling $2.07 to $17.

The securities with the largest price changes include, Berger Paints ending with a loss of $2.07 to $17, following release of audited nine months results showing a reduction in earnings at 81 cents compared to $1.17 for the same period in 2016 but with the 2017 figures being hit by a large sum incurred to provide the directors recommendation to shareholders following the takeover offer for the shares and JMMB Group added $1.49 to end at $26.49.
Main market activity ended with 10,582,771 units valued at $143,248,381 changing hands, versus 4,116,289 units valued at$49,819,783 on Monday. Berger Paints accounted for 2,492,575 units and 23.55 percent of total shares traded followed by Wisynco Group with 2,449,787 units with 23.15 percent of total volume traded and Victoria Mutual Investments with 1,963,833 units or 18.56 percent of the day’s trades and Sagicor Bank 7.75% preference share ended trading with 1,351,850 shares.
Trading results in an average of 391,954 shares valued at $5,305,496 for each security traded, sharply down on the 158,319 shares valued at $1,916,145 on Monday.

For the month to date an average of 1,452,362 units with an average value at $16,597,564 traded, compared to 1,819,426 units with an average value at $20,506,358 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 Productive Business Solution exchanging 5,800 shares at 58 US cents after dropping by 2 cents and Proven Investments concluded trading at 21.1 US cents, down from 21.50 cents with 490,191 units changing hands. The market closed with a total of 495,991 shares with a value of US$106,780 as the market index slipped 3.71 points to 165.85.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.

For more details of market activities see – JSE adds 4,453 points in 3 days – Tuesday.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Productive Business Solution, Proven Investments, Sagicor Bank, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

Junior Market up again – Tuesday

March 6, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index, climbed 33.65 points, to close at 2,897.08 on Tuesday, with 22 securities changing hands, compared to 23 trading on Monday.
Market activity resulted in the prices of 10 securities advancing, 6 declining and 6 remaining unchanged, from an exchange of 2,525,646 units valued at $10,130,237, versus 2,509,141 units valued at $11,095,172 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 114,802 units for an average of $460,465 compared to an average of 109,093 units for an average of $482,399 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 108,116 units at $436,591, compared to an average of 106,129 units at $429,494 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 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $50, with 790 shares trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2, with 145,646 stock units, CAC 2000 finished at $8.70, with 6,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 45 cents at $6.05, with 67,157 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 4 cents higher at $4.15, with 9,574 units. Derrimon Trading concluded trading 4 cents higher at $7.52, with 9,494 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $2.82, with 451,759 units, Express Catering traded 60 cents higher at $4.90, with 30,000 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 10,681 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 14 cents at $2.90, with 136,800 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.89, with 3,500 units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.10, with 348,993 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 2,000 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5, with 506,040 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 25 cents at $4.25, with 32,300 units, Key Insurance finished trading 1 cent higher at $3.95, with 5,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $15, with 108 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.20, with 244,710 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 30 cents higher at $4.90, with 95,473 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 11 cents higher at $4.20, with 382,706 shares, Main Event ended trading 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 10,915 shares and Stationery and Office closed 40 cents higher at $5.50, with 26,000 unitschanging 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, CAC2000, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

5 stocks up 2 down on TTSE – Tuesday

March 6, 2018 by IC Insider.com

First Citizens Bank trades at 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday.

Market activity picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with 16 securities trading from just 11 on Monday. The market closed with 588,618 shares valued at $3,726,394 trading, compared to 814,429 shares valued at $6,075,902 on Friday.
The market closed with the prices of 5 stocks rising, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged. At close, the Composite Index fell 0.35 points on Tuesday to 1,271.71, the All T&T Index closed with a rise of 1.47 points to 1,702.26, while the Cross Listed Index losing 0.11 points to close at 113.51.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Tuesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens closed with a gain of 9 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $32.20, trading 2,500 shares, Massy Holdings gained 25 cents and ended at $47.50, with 178 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial finished trading with a rise of 2 cents to $7.85, with 2,500 units, Scotiabank closed with an increase of 6 cents and settled at $61.96, trading 326 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading, rising 22 cents to end at $27.50, trading 5,452 shares.
Losses| National Flour shares fell 3 cents and settled at $1.83, trading 291 shares and NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 2 cents at $6.53, trading 174,596 shares.
Firm Traded| Ansa Mcal completed at $60, with 2,530 units, Ansa Merchant settled at $40, trading 524 shares, Clico Investments completed at $20.01, with 19,080 units, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $9.30, trading 96,427 shares, Grace Kennedy completed at $3.35, with 32,626 units. JMMB Group ended at $2, with 227,450 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises completed at $9.65, with 3,000 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.48, with 20,981 stock units changing hands and Point Lisas completed at $3.81, with 157 units changing hands.
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, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Point Lisas, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE

JSE main market sharply higher – Monday

March 5, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Bulls may be lurching to pounce on Jamaican stocks.

The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed sharply higher at the close of trading on Monday, with advancing stocks just edging out declining ones.
The market closed with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surging 2,130.17 points to 320,257.64 and the JSE Index adding 1,940.83 points to 291,790.92 as the market continues to flirt with the upper resistance line of a long term channel.
Trading on Monday closed with 26 securities changing hands, leading to 10 advancing, 8 declining and 8 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. There was no trading in the US dollar market at the close on Monday.
The securities with the largest price changes include, Grace Kennedy losing $2 to close at $44, JMMB Group that fell $1 to $25. Kingston Wharves lost $2.25 to end at $39.75, Sterling Investments gained $1 to $14 and Victoria Mutual Investments climbed 40 cents to a new high of $4.85 while trading the most shares for the day.
Main market activity ended with 4,116,289 units valued at $49,819,783 compared to 115,025,659 units valued at $1,171,809,500 on Friday. Victoria Mutual Investments accounted for 2,484,967 units and 60.4 percent of total shares traded followed by Wisynco Group with 525,358 units with 12.76 percent of total volume traded and Kingston Wharves with 298,752 units or 7.26 percent of the day’s trades.
Trading results in an average of 158,319 shares valued at $1,916,145 for each security traded, sharply down on the 4,424,064 shares valued at $45,069,596 on Friday. For the month to date an average of 1,819,426 units with an average value at $20,506,358 traded, compared to 2,649,980 units valued at $29,801,464 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.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.

For more details of market activities see – VM Investments dominates JSE’s Monday trading.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, Sterling Investments, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

Junior Market rise on greater volume – Monday

March 5, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index advanced by 17.52 points to close at 2,863.43 on Monday. 23 securities changing hands, compared to 25 changing hands on Friday.
Market activity resulted in the prices of 10 securities advanced, 8 declined and 5 remained unchanged from an exchange of 2,509,141 units valued at $11,095,172 versus an exchange of 1,770,268 units valued at $6,952,112 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 109,093 units for an average of $482,399 compared to an average of 70,811 units for an average of $278,084 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 106,129 units at $429,494, compared to an average of 104,792 units at $405,635 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 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 15 cents at $2.05, with 104,354 stock units trading, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of $1.99 at $33.01, with 10,000 units, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 30 cents at $8.70, trading 1,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 22 cents higher at $6.50, with just 2,000 shares, Caribbean Producers rose by 1 cent to end at $4.11, with 962,877 units. Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7.48, with 57,908 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 90 cents at $16.10, exchanging 750 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 8 cents at $2.77, with 381,025 units, Eppley ordinary share ended trading at $10, with 15,000 shares. Express Catering traded with a loss of 4 cents at $4.30, with 51,030 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 33,614 shares, General Accident closed 8 cents higher at $3.04, with 169,615 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $2.90, with 6,040 units changing hands. Honey Bun concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.30, with 20,800 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 10 cents to close at $5, with 32,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 40 cents at $4.50, swapping 210,424 units, Knutsford Express ended 4 cents higher at $15, with 66,427 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 308,000 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 10 cents higher at $4.60, with 4,514 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 34 cents higher at $4.09, with 24,200 shares, Main Event ended trading at $6, with 6,152 shares. Medical Disposables traded 5 cents higher at $4.85, with 311 shares and Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 38 cents at $5.10, with 41,100 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: AMG Packaging, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

No losses on TTSE on Monday

March 5, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Market activity picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday with 11 securities trading from just 12 on Friday with no security losing. The market closed with 814,429 shares valued at $6,075,902 trading, compared to 240,391 shares valued at $3,651,230 on Friday.
The market closed with the prices of 5 stocks rising, none declining and 6 remaining unchanged. At close, the Composite Index rose 1.15 points on Monday to 1,271.36, the All T&T Index closed with a rise of 0.47 points to 1,700.79, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.25 points to close at 113.62.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Monday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments rose 11 cents and settled at $20.01, with 155,760 units, JMMB Group finished trading with a gain of 1 cent at $2, with 22,922 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group gained 2 cents and ended at $6.55, trading 2,120 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with an increase of 1 cent at $27.28, trading 18,930 shares and Unilever Caribbean finished 50 cents higher and settled at $29.50, with 348 units.
Losses|There were no stocks closing with a loss on Monday.
Firm Traded| First Citizens ended at $32.11, trading 2,850 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.35, with 593,796 units, National Flour ended at $1.86, trading 2,097 shares, Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $101.51, with 1,600 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial settled at $7.83, with 13,906 units trading and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $88.55 with 100 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.