JSE had a sharp 4,000 point fall on Tuesday

January 19, 2016 by

Scotia Group played a big part in the fall of the market on Tuesday

Scotia Group played a big part in the fall of the market on Tuesday

Trading levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange continues to be buoyant with 45 securities changing hands on Tuesday in all market segments but with reduced value compared with recent past trading days. At the close 19 securities in the combined markets gained and 12 declined.
Six stocks closed at 52 weeks’ highs as 6,138,490 units valued at $58,183,086 changed hands in all markets, with the junior market accounting for 1,840,258 units changed hands, valued at $6,617,973.
The JSE Market Index dived 4,233.89 points to 155,745.69, the all Jamaica Composite Index is down with a fall of 4,731.62 points to end at 173,010.89 and the JSE combined index dipped by 3,935.84 points to close at 167,170.08.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reached an elevated level indicating several rising prices ahead with reading of 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 4 with lower offers.
ICI -JSE Sum-19-01-16In trading, Barita Investments traded 6,000 shares and gained 10 cents to close at $4.60, for a 52 weeks’ high, Berger Paints closed at $3.70 as the price rose 40 cents with 9,000 units trading, Cable and Wireless ended with 883,544 units changing hands to close with a gain of 7 cents at $1.50, Caribbean Cement traded with a fall of $2.97 and closed at $21.52 with 31,378 shares changing hands. Carreras gained 94 cents in trading 33,262 shares at $60.99, Ciboney traded 1,724,839 units to end at 24 cents, Desnoes & Geddes lost 40 cents to close at $28.60 with 186,241 shares, Grace Kennedy rose $2.29 and closed at $82.50, with 144,996 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers closed at $12 with 110,225 shares changing hands to record a gain of 25 cents. Jamaica Producers had 27,828 shares trading as the price rose by 13 cents to $33.13, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 80 cents to close at $19.20 while trading 29,810 shares, JMMB Group traded 237,056 units to end with a gain of 33 cents at $11.83, Kingston Wharves rose 4 cents in trading 3,665 units to close at $11.05, ICI -JSE qts 19-01-16Margaritaville Turks traded 120,594 shares at 11 US cents by rising 0.50 cents. Mayberry Investments traded 94,603 shares and gained 10 cents to end at $4.85. National Commercial Bank ended with a fall of 10 cents at $41, with 165,801 units changing hands. Pan Jamaican Investments fell 1 cent to close at $94 with 144,908 shares trading, Sagicor Group declined by 97 cents to close at $22 with 82,272 units changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 50 cents to close at $11.60 with 30,245 shares traded, Scotia Group fell 20 cents with 88,079 shares changing hands to close at $30.40, Supreme Ventures gained 13 cents to end at $5.25 with 56,950 units changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ closing high and Proven Investments ordinary share traded 44,410 units at 22.99 US cents, up from 21 US cents on Tuesday.

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JSE pulls back again in early trading

January 15, 2016 by

The stock market pulled back again on Friday with the indices falling in junior and the main markets and adding to Thursday end of day losses as volumes remained relatively light after 75 minutes of trading. JSE intra 15-01-16The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 549.58 points to 174,562.41 the JSE Market Index tumbled 491.76 points to 157,134.01 the JSE combined index dropped 607.09 points to 168,621.96 and the junior market index fell 28.19 points to 2,264.88.
In trading 29 securities were active and accounted for 1,814,132 units changed hands with 12 stocks rising and 10 falling.
Scotia Group traded at $30.09 compared to nearly $34.99, the last traded price with 81,528 shares Barita Investments had 134,925 shares trading at $4.40, Margaritaville Turks came into its own after reporting profits of US$518,134 versus $279,000 in the six months to November last year, the stock traded 394,700  at 10.5 US cents, Radio Jamaica jumped to a new high of $6 with 32,400 units.
In the junior market, AMG Packaging traded at a new high of $11.05, Honey Bun is up to a new 52 weeks’ high of $7.18 and Paramount Trading at $10.50, Lasco Financial fell back to $4.20 from yesterday’s close of $4.75.

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More choices for investors

May 5, 2015 by

Barita

There were times, not so long ago, when things in the local financial markets were much simpler than they are now. Well up to just a few years ago there were only three unit trust companies operating and about 6 or 7 schemes. At the end of 2014 there were 22 different unit trust offerings and currently there are 27.
NCB Capital Markets added two new ones this year and Barita has just launched two new ones. By the end of 2015 the field is likely to get even more crowded with a number of institutions already indicating that they will be launching new schemes, included are JMMB Securities and Stocks and Securities. Part of the reason for the mush rooming of these schemes is occasioned by the dictates of the IMF and the World Bank who considered the risk financial institutions were taking by issuing repos using government securities as the flip side of the trades as too high and could pose major problems to the financial system. The result is a change in the rules that now require smaller amounts of funds to be routed through managed schemes, where the liability is left with the investors rather than the financial institutions, as is now the case. The market has also changed, with investors looking for a greater number of opportunities to invest in.
Barita Unit Trust is the latest entity to launch new schemes, bringing their suite of schemes to 6 in April. The latest are; the Barita US$ FX Growth Portfolio which invests mainly in international equity, and the Barita JA$ Real Estate Portfolio which invests primarily in commercial and residential buildings for lease or sale.
The US$ FX Growth Portfolio is a US Dollar denominated equity portfolio with investments in foreign currency ordinary and preference shares of countries within the Commonwealth, Caricom and the United States and may extend to other sovereign governments as prescribed by the Financial Services Commission and the Bank of Jamaica. A minimum purchase of 100 units is required to open an account, the current price per unit is US$1.

Barita Property Fund invested in 138 Student Living shares

Barita Property Fund invested in 138 Student Living shares

The real estate portfolio is JA$ denominated with investments in commercial or residential buildings for lease or sale and may also become financiers of real property developments and or participate in construction or financing of such structures.
Real Estate Portfolio investments must be held for a minimum of three years with a moratorium of 6 months’ notice required for encashment of the investment. At the launch, the managers stated that the fund has started off with an investment in 138 Student Living shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). A minimum purchase of 100 units is required to open an account and the current price is $5,000 per unit.
How the new funds will perform is left to time. What is known is the Cameron Burnett who is associated with the US dollar equity fund, has been investing in the overseas’ market for several years successfully, the fund should benefit from his experience. Hopefully, they will be able to navigate what is set to be a choppy period ahead for the US stock market, with interest rates set to go up.
Locally, real estate values should grow at an increasing pace as the government keeps the target of a balance fiscal operation firmly in sight and be committed to achieving it, which will lead to lower interest rates and higher asset values.
Barita Unit Trust is a subsidiary of Barita Investments a JSE listed stock.

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Advances equal declines on JSE

September 10, 2014 by

In Wednesday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 7 stocks rose and 7 declined, as 26 securities changed hands, resulting in 4,526,977 shares trading, valued at $49,182,081.
JSE sum 10-9-14 Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell by 295.12 points to 71,617.62 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index dipped 330 points, to close at 78,789.70.
Gains| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with gains, at the end of trading in the main market, are, Desnoes & Geddes with 1,500,500 shares to close with a gain of 11 cents, at $4.70, Carreras with 17,515 gained 10 cents, to close at $34.60, Scotia Investments with 283 shares gained 10 cents to $21.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, 120 units closed with a 9 cents increase at $7, Scotia Group had 101,748 units changing hands at 6 cents higher, to close at $19.06 and Jamaica Producers produced a gain of 2 cents, in closing at $15.60 while trading 2,393 shares.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a price change, with volume and last traded prices are, Barita Investments with only 100 units, closed at $2.20, Caribbean Cement with 1,500 shares, closed at $2.70, Ciboney with 6,000 shares ended at 7 cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 136,940 ordinary shares, closed at $6.95, Pan Jamaican Investment 9,250 units end at $49 and Sagicor Group had only 3,400 shares trading to end at $9.30.
Declines| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Grace Kennedy dropping $2.50 in trading 12,400 shares to end at $58, National Commercial Bank had 1,607,153 shares passing through the market, for 20 cents less at $18, Proven Investments ordinary traded 12,780 shares, to lose 0.25 US cents and end at 17 US cents and Seprod lost 48 cents to end at $10.52 while trading 600,000 shares.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 100,000 units at $3.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index gained 3.64 points to close at 660.51 as 9 stocks traded, with 1 advancing and 3 declining.
Gains| The only stock gaining at the end of trading in the junior market, is General Accident with 224,031 units, with an increase of 4 cents, to close at $1.40.
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before are, Dolphin Cove having only 760 shares traded at $8.50, Honey Bun 1,200 at $2.34, Jamaican Teas had 2,915 units changing hands at $3.30, in the case of Lasco Manufacturing it was 9,039 shares at $1.04 and Paramount Trading 10,350 shares changing hands at $2.52.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading are, Blue Power losing 5 cents to end at $9 with 150,000 shares, Lasco Distributors with 6,000 shares, closed with a loss of a cent, to end at $1.12 and Lasco Financial with 10,600 shares, closing 3 cents lower at 97 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.

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