JSE stocks end with gains – Monday
The Jamaica Stock Market main market made gains in the two main indices at post losses at the end the close of trading on Monday. At the end of trading with the prices of 14 securities gaining out of a total of 46 securities that traded, with 19 declining in the overall market, including 5 stocks, rising and 9 falling from the junior market.
Trading closed with a volume of 3,417,026 units valued at $37,563,031 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 1,526,008 units traded, valued at $8,120,692 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index climbed 531.05 points to end at 160,616.38, the all Jamaica Composite Index gained 593.90 points to close at 178,459.60 and a sharp fall in the prices of junior market stocks pressured the JSE combined index in losing 330.86 points, to end at 171,106.51.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Barita Investments ended trading with 396,428 units, to close at $3, Berger Paints climbed 36 cents in trading 3,766 units, to close at $5.16, Cable & Wireless traded 156,837 shares but lost 5 cents to close at $1.10, Caribbean Cement fell 99 cents in trading 5,403 shares to close at $27. Carreras fell $1.22, in trading 5,028 shares to end at $65.05, the price of 1834 Investments gained 3 cents, in trading 43,192 shares, to end at $1.38, Grace Kennedy ended at $46.50 with 210,612 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers dropped 54 cents in trading 1,720 shares to end at $15. Jamaica Producers dropped 30 cents to close at $7.90 with 87,115 units trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange had just 300 units changing hands to close at $21.50, JMMB Group traded 162,686 units to end at $9.86. Kingston Wharves traded 37,739 shares to close at $16 after rising 45 cents, Mayberry Investments ended with 5,937 shares trading to close at $3.95, National Commercial Bank had 111,022 units changing hands, to close at $42 after falling 50 cents. Pan Jamaican Investments lost 10 cents and closed at $25.20 after trading 7,635 shares, Radio Jamaica fell 8 cents to close at $1.65 after 70,322 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group rose 5 cents with 79,743 shares changing hands at $21.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 500 shares but gained 22 cents to close at $10.22. Scotia Group traded 26,125 shares to end at $29 after rising by $1.90, Supreme Ventures loss 10 cents to $4.70 with 221,427 shares changing hands, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 210,900 units at 19.98 US cents.
4 TTSE stocks rise on Monday
The Composite Index advanced 1.43 points to close at 1,149.45, the All T&T Index gained 2.82 points to close at 1,814.25 and the Cross Listed Index is unchanged at 64.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| First Citizens gained 50 cents in trading 3,050 units, to end at a 52 week’s high of $35.50, Guardian Holdings closed with 1,585 shares changing hands and gained 2 cents to end at $15.54. National Flour ended with 1,148 shares changing hands with a rise of 1 cent to close at $2.31 and Trinidad Cement gained 5 cents to end at $3.05 with 2,709 shares changing hands.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed with 275 shares changing hands with the loss of 1 cent at $55.99, Prestige Holdings traded 1,091 shares and fell 10 cents to close at $10.80 and L.J. Williams B share traded 33,700 units but lost 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 84 cents.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 66,323 units valued at value of $4,112,021 to close at $62, Clico Investment Fund advanced by 10 cents to end at $22.65 with 4,000 shares trading, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 9,986 shares changing hands at $23.75.
Olympics affects trading on JSE – Monday
Trading levels declined sharply and may well be attributable to the Olympic activities with the volume of each stock traded being unusually low with none trading over 13,000 units up to 10:45 am. Trading picked up subsequently with more securities changing hands with increased volumes. Elsewhere, Access Financial Services Unsecured Variable Rate Note Due 2020 was listed on the Exchange on Monday.
Berger Paints climbed 36 cents to $5.16, Blue Power rose by 50 cents to a new high of $17, Carib Cement fell 45 cents to $27.54, Grace Kennedy fell $1.50 to $45 and Scotia Group jumped $2.10 to $29.20. Lasco Distributors fell 25 cents to $6.75 and Lasco Manufacturing lost 44 cents to $4.51.
The market indices all fell in the main and junior markets, with 11 stocks gaining versus 9 that fell.
At 11:05 am 33 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 1,426,600 shares changing hands. The average number of shares traded amounts to 43,230 units compared to 167,184 units on Friday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index gained 794.76 points to 178,660.46 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index rose 710.66 points to 160,795.99 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index fell 73.07 points to close at 171,364.30 points and the junior market index lost 71.36 points to 2,165.11.
Junior market legislation draft ready
Legislation is ready to come to parliament to make the junior market tax incentive retroactive to April 1, this year to restore the incentive to its original benefits of 100 percent tax-free status for 5 years and 50 percent of the regular tax for the second 5 years, Minister of Finance, Audley Shaw recently.
Shaw made the announcement when he delivered the keynote address at the official ground breaking of the Allegheny Petroleum and Paramount Trading joint venture lubricant factory in July to be built at 39 Waltham Park Road in Kingston.
Benefits far out weight the loss in revenues given up by the government, Shaw said. He stated that while corporate taxes were foregone, government saw increased intake from other taxes as a result of the expansion of junior market companies. He indicated that GCT intake grew by 337 percent by junior market companies, with NIS, NHT rising by 100 percent.
“Shaw went on to state that the time for fooling around is long past” we must chart a course to a better future urgently and commended the thrust Prime Minister Holness was pursuing to focussing on growth in an aggressive way. He said that “with 13,000 new hotel rooms to come on stream over the next 5 years that an avenue is being provided for additional goods for the sector to be provided by local goods producers for the sector.”
Shaw commended the joint venture partners and stated that is what he expects to see with a more economically friendly environment that should encourage local production for exports or import substitution.
TTSE trading stays low on Friday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market continue to remain low keyed and when it closed on Friday, only 7 securities changed hands resulting in a mere 92,719 shares valued at $2,730,555 being traded as recent buying interest have subsided. At the close, 2 stocks rose, 3 declined and 3 remained unchanged, leading marginal changes in all the market indices. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index lost 2.78 points to close at 1,148.02, the All T&T Index gained 0.01 points to close at 1,811.43 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.76 at 64.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund advanced by 10 cents to end at $22.65 with 28,123 shares valued at $636,986 trading and Guardian Holdings closed with 1,365 shares changing hands and gained 1 cent to end at $15.52.
Losses| National Commercial Bank fell 10 cents in trading 25,000 shares to close at $2.65 and Unilever Caribbean traded 3,705 shares and fell 7 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $64.40.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 506 units to end at $35, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 24,810 shares with a value of $589,238 changing hands at $23.75 and West Indian Tobacco traded 9,210 shares carrying a value of $1,163,315 to close $126.31.
C&W dominates JSE trading – Friday
Cable & Wireless has traded 3.44 million units in the early morning session of the Jamaica Stock Exchange in response to the company’s first quarter results with a rise of 11 percent in revenues but a slippage in net profit as outpayments, depreciation and interest cost rose thus negating the improved revenues. The stock traded between $1.20 and $1.30 so far.
Lasco Distributors was the next largest trade after C&W with 577,869 units at $7.15 followed by JMMB Group 7.50% preference share with 300,000 units and Grace Kennedy with 119,225 units trading at $44.01. The major market indices all rose in the main and junior markets, with 12 stocks gaining versus 10 that fell.
At 10:45 am 30 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 5,015,512 shares changing hands. The average number of shares traded amounts to 167,184 units compared to 246,145 units on Thursday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index gained 686.22 points to 178,604.98 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index rose 613.60 points to 160,746.38 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index climbed 823.73 points to close at 172,019.38 points and the junior market index rose 20.94 points to 2,229.56.