NCB stock price surges to 3 months high

Stocks mostly declined at the end of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, notwithstanding, a $6.50 surge in NCB Financial contributed significantly to lifting the market index to close trading on Monday as the stock closed trading at the highest price since late August, but still below the near $85 a year ago.
The market closed with the volume of stocks traded declining 44 percent and the value 22 percent less than Friday, with trading of 55 securities compared with 57 on Friday, and ended with prices of 12 rising, 30 declining and 13 ending unchanged, but Berger Paints closed at 52 weeks’ lows, but AS Bryden traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $33.64 and an intraday low of $28.99, while Key Insurance traded at an intraday low of $2.10.
A total of 6,345,906 shares were traded for $88,810,985 compared with 11,402,012 units at $114,300,385 on Friday.
Trading averaged 115,380 shares at $1,614,745 compared with 200,035 shares at $2,005,270 on Friday and month to date, an average of 154,985 units at $1,659,286, compared to 159,869 units at $1,664,779 on the previous day. October closed with an average of 214,410 units at $1,325,907.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 951,988 shares for 15 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 801,888 units for 12.6 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaica Broilers with 791,159 units for 12.5 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,334.48 points to end at 350,357.91, the JSE Main Index climbed 733.38 points to 315,732.62 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.45 points to settle at 69.19.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments lost 55 cents in closing at $70.50 in switching ownership of 40,600 stock units, Berger Paints fell $1.60 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.80 after a transfer of 121 shares, Caribbean Cement dipped 93 cents to close at $50.01 with shareholders swapping 9,077 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $2.50 to end at $36, with 15,761 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Holdings dropped $27.96 and ended at $412.03 in an exchange of 23 shares, Jamaica Broilers shed $1.47 to end at $33.50 after 791,159 stock units passed through the market. NCB Financial jumped $6.51 in closing at $73.50 after the trading of 223,653 stock units, Proven Investments climbed 69 cents and ended at $23.72 with investors transferring 2,148 units, Sagicor Group dropped 95 cents to end at $42, with 33,342 shares changing hands. Scotia Group skidded 50 cents to close at $34 after an exchange of 463,033 units, Seprod fell $1.95 to $75.05, with 2,878 stocks crossing the exchange, Stanley Motta lost 35 cents to end at $5.45 with investors dealing in 2,119 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped $1.64 in closing at $9.36, with an exchange of 153 shares and Wisynco Group popped 48 cents to close at $20.48 with 32,732 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share shed 43 cents and ended at $5.50, with 1,410 stocks crossing the market. Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $8 to $42 with traders dealing in 1,260 stock units and JMMB Group 7% preference share dipped 45 cents and ended at $2 as investors exchanged 685 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.