Medical Disposables returns to Top 5

October 11, 2016 by

Medical Disposables back in TOP 5

Medical Disposables back in TOP 5

Medical Disposables returned to the Top 5 junior market selection at the end of the past week, based on price closing at $4.50, while Caribbean Flavours entered with the price having fallen to $8.
Jetcon Corporation closing at $4.51, was squeezed out by Medical Disposables while General Accident enjoyed strong buying during the past two weeks and rose to $2.65 and moved well out of the Top 5.
Medical Disposables still has more room for growth with the company expanding its product range but supply of the stock has dried up. Derrimon Trading closed the week at $3.65, moving it to third spot. Knocking at the Top 5 position in the junior market are Jetcon, tTech and Caribbean Cream trading just below.
Top 5 stocks in the main market underwent changes with JMMB Group that entered the list for the week ended September 9, gained 50 percent since, to move off the list and replaced by Grace Kennedy, entering at number 4. Radio Jamaica that was top of the list last week rose to $1.70 and sits at number 5 at the close on Friday.
Stocks peeping in at the Top 5 in the main market are National Commercial Bank, Mayberry Investments and Sterling Investments.
With the junior market trading at new records this past week, the attractive gains that were evident a few weeks ago are receding in the junior market with IC Insider’s data showing just 7 junior market stocks that could double by early 2017. That is in contrast to the main market that shows 18 stocks that could double or more than double.

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Majors suffers moderate fall – Monday

October 10, 2016 by

JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks' high of $15.51on Monday.

JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.51on Monday.

Stocks ended trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the main market indices declining moderately ended with 36 securities trading as the prices of 12 gained while 11 declined in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close, the all Jamaica Composite Index fell 429.66 points to close at 186,414.41, the JSE Market Index declined 384.20 points to a record close of 167,729.41 and the JSE combined index dropped 74.87 points, to end at 181,004.58.
At the close 1,637,080 units valued at $21,412,158 changed hands, compared to 2,319,114 units valued at $26,904,029 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 499,330 units valued at $2,265,060 of the stocks traded.
ICI -JSE sum -10-10-16 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 20,600 shares and rose 35 cents to close at $4.40, Cable & Wireless gained 7 cents to close at 98 cents with 58,513 units trading, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.90 in trading 5,200 shares to close at $33. Carreras had 4,395 shares changing hands at $66, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 27,024 shares changing hands to close at $1.23, Grace Kennedy rose 45 cents and closed with 143,248 shares changing hands at $42.45, Jamaica Broilers traded 20,840 units but lost 24 cents to close at $14.76. Jamaica Producers ended with 38,606 shares changing hands to close at $8.40, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 48 cents and ended at $28.01 while trading 4,000 shares,ICI -JSE fn Qts -10-10-16 JMMB Group jumped 99 cents in trading 177,324 units to close at 52 weeks’ high of $15.51, Kingston Wharves traded 1,585 shares to close at $17.50. Mayberry Investments traded 200,000 shares to close at $3.60, National Commercial Bank traded 400 shares and rose 5 cents to end at $42.30, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 10 cents to close at $23.30 after trading 2,600 shares. Radio Jamaica fell 15 cents in trading 71,572 shares to close at $1.55, Sagicor Group traded 3,000 shares to end at $23.85, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,981 shares to close at $10.18, Scotia Group dropped $1.69 to close at $30.50 with 17,118 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 62,948 units changing hands to close at $30, with a gain of $3, Supreme Ventures traded 101,166 shares to close with a loss of 10 cents at $4.70 and Proven Investments closed at 19.99 US cents with 155,700 shares trading.

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Majors jump to new high – Friday

October 7, 2016 by

Seprod closed at 52 weeks' high on Friday of $22.60.

Seprod closed at 52 weeks’ high on Friday of $22.60.


Stocks hit new highs in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close on Friday with the all Jamaica Composite Index leaping 1,691.30 points to close at 186,844.07, for an 11.6 percent rise for the year to date. Market ended with 38 securities trading, the prices of 12 gained while 14 declined in the overall market, including just 1 stock rising and 7 falling, in the junior market.
At the close, the JSE Market Index jumped 1,512.33 points to a record close of 168,113.61 and the JSE combined index surged 1,476.85 points, to end at 181,079.45.
The market is surging to new highs on limited volumes, not an unusual development in the early phase of a bull market as selling is reduced and buyers try to get stocks close to recent traded prices. At the close 2,319,114 units valued at $26,904,029 changed hands, compared to 6,736,290 units valued at $38,657,160 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 952,581 units valued at $6,200,775 of the stocks traded.
ICI -JSE sum -7-10-16 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded just 1,600 shares and fell 44 cents to close at $4.15, Cable & Wireless dropped 5 cents to close at 91 cents with 122,819 units trading, Caribbean Cement rose 40 cents in trading 1,500 shares to close at $31.10. Carreras gained 97 cents with 1,014 shares changing hands at $66, trading in 1834 Investments ended with a loss of 1 cent with 4,248 shares changing hands to close at $1.23, Grace Kennedy closed with 20,781 shares changing hands at $42, Jamaica Producers ended with 4,240 shares changing hands to close at $8.40. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $1.49 and ended at $28.49 while trading 7,320 shares, JMMB Group lost 4 cents in trading 63,110 units to close at $14.51, Kingston Wharves rose 45 cents in trading 1,070 shares to close at $17.50. Mayberry Investments traded 3,360 shares to close with a gain of 10 cents at $3.60, ICI -JSE fn Qts -7-10-16National Commercial Bank traded 15,699 shares and rose 65 cents to end at $42.25, trading in 138 Student Living ended with shares trading with a gain of 20 cents at $4.70, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 10 cents to close at $23.40 after trading 17,780 shares. Radio Jamaica rose 5 cents in trading 10,000 shares to close at $1.70, Sagicor Group traded 115,109 shares to end at $23.85, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 19,374 shares to close at $10.18 with a rise of 6 cents, Scotia Group jumped $2.18 to close at $32.19 with 737,828 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 1,992 units changing hands to close at $27, with a fall of $3, Seprod traded 100,00 shares to close with a gain of 60 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $22.60, Sterling Investments closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $15 with 9,889 shares trading, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 53,00 units to end at $1.10.

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Declining stocks hold upper hand – Thursday

October 6, 2016 by

Exchange place The Jamaica Stock Exchange made some modest gains on Thursday with trading closed with 44 securities trading as the prices of 12 gained while 14 declined in the overall market, including 4 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 6,736,290 units valued at $26,904,029, changed hands, compared to 4,936,602 units valued at $80,553,639 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 1,753,530 units valued at $7,158,594 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index rose 155.60 points to end at 166,601.28. The all Jamaica Composite Index close higher by 174.02 points to close at 185,152.77 and the JSE combined index rose 254.44 points, to end at 179,602.60.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers. ICI -JSE sum -6-10-16
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 203,167 shares and gained 49 cents and close at $4.59, but with a small amount trading at the closing price and with the average price at $4.01, Cable & Wireless gained 6 cents to close at 96 cents with 170,464 units trading, Caribbean Cement rose 20 cents in trading 6,992 shares to close at $30.70. Carreras gained 3 cents with 918 shares changing hands at $65.03, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 24,000 shares changing hands to close at $1.24, Grace Kennedy closed with 69,734 shares changing hands at $42 after falling 45 cents, Jamaica Producers ended with 991 shares changing hands to close at $8.40. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 40 cents and ended at $27 while trading 31,435 shares, JMMB Group climbed 54 cents in trading 111,604 units to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.55,ICI -JSE fn Qts -6-10-16 Kingston Properties lost 12 cents in closing at $9 with 14,000 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves lost 45 cents in trading 26,495 shares to close at $17.05. Mayberry Investments traded 8,619 shares to close with a loss of 20 cents at $3.50, National Commercial Bank traded 7,764 shares and declined 40 cents to end at $41.60, Pan Jamaican Investments gained 10 cents and closed at $23.50 after trading 7,800 shares. Portland JSX traded 6,435 shares and fell 30 cents to $11. Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents in trading 101,020 shares to close at $1.65, Sagicor Group traded 56,722 shares and rose by 4 cents to end at $23.85, Scotia Group closed at $30.01 with 173,539 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments had 2,000 units changing hands to close at $30, Supreme Ventures closed at $4.80 with 49,928 shares, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 3,426,600 units after falling 9 cents to end at $1.10 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 473,670 units at $2.10.

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Advancing stocks shine – Wednesday

October 5, 2016 by

JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks' high on Wednesday.

JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange gave back some of the gains enjoyed on Tuesday with some small decline after the market surged close to 1,000 points early in the morning session but failed to hold these gains and ended down by 10:45 AM. Trading closed with 41 securities trading as the prices of 19 gained while 11 declined in the overall market, including 10 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 4,936,602 units valued at $80,553,639, changed hands, compared to 1,458,426 units valued at just $21,510,810 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,995,508 units valued at $10,428,547 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index lost 619.07 points to end at 166,445.68.ICI -JSE sum -5-10-16 The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 692.34 points to close at 184,978.75 and the JSE combined index slipped 28.68 points, to end at 179,348.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded 49,851 shares and gained 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.60, Cable & Wireless gained 3 cents to close at 90 cents with 18,516 units trading, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents in trading 201,487 shares to close at $30.50, Carreras dropped $1 with 74,889 shares changing hands at $65. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 31,636 shares changing hands to close at $1.24, Grace Kennedy closed with 11,459 shares changing hands at $42.45 after falling 5 cents, Jamaica Producers ended with 40,200 shares changing hands as the price gained 30 cents to close at $8.40. JMMB Group climbed $1.01 in trading 91,100 units to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.01, Mayberry Investments traded 973,100 shares to close at $3.70, ICI -JSE fn Qts -5-10-16National Commercial Bank traded 892,203 shares and declined 10 cents to end at $42, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 55 cents and closed at $23.40 after trading 11,215 shares. Radio Jamaica gained 30 cents in trading 52,835 shares to close at $1.70, Sagicor Group traded 6,291 shares and ended at $23.81, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 10,769 shares but fell 13 cents to close at $10.12, Scotia Group dropped $1.49 and closed at $30.01 with 4,228 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments jumped $3.50 with 11,920 units changing hands to close at $30, Proven Investments traded 49,063 shares at 20 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 388,250 units at $2.10 after falling 3 cents and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference share traded 9,675 units at $1,247 each.

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Advancing stocks beat decliners 2-1

October 5, 2016 by

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday saw the market indices hitting new highs but within an hour of the markets’ opening, the market fell back, with the all Jamaica Index declining by 335 points. ICI JSE int trd 5-10-16
The decline in the main market did not negate the 2 to 1 advantage that advancing stocks held over declining ones in the overall market.
Up to 10:45 am, Caribbean Cement jumped $3.50 to $33.50 with 76,003 shares changing hands, National Commercial bank traded 502,203 units at $42.40 after rising 30 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% traded 388,250 units at $2.10.
A total of 28 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 1,437,120 shares changing hands carrying a value of $26,771,116, compared to 251,399 shares changing hands carrying a value of $1.3 million on Tuesday. The average number of shares traded amounts to 51,326 units compared to 17,957 on Tuesday. Market activity resulted in 7 stock falling while the prices of 13 securities rose.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 335.20 points to 185,335.89, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index slipped 299.73 points to 166,765.02, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index declined by 177.72 points to close at 177,199.12 and the junior market index rose 9.76 points to 2,389.08.

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BUY RATED Jetcon & Paramount jump 52%

October 4, 2016 by

Paramount Trading gained 52% in September and is up 622% since BUY RATED.

Paramount Trading gained 52% in September and is up 622% since BUY RATED.


Jetcon Corporation and Paramount Trading were the top performing BUY RATED stocks in September, jumping 52% in the month, followed by Medical Disposables up by 39 percent. In the main market, Barita Investments with a gain of 35 percent leads the majors.
JMMB Group is the second best main market performer with a rise of 31 percent, following IC Insider listing the stock as one of the Top 5 selection on September 9 and recent announcement of it getting a commercial banking license.
Berger Paints is now IC Insider’s BUY RATED listed, with the company benefiting from an improving environment that will keep cost down and encourage increased revenues and profit. IC Insider’s forecast is for earnings of $1 per share for the current year ending March 2017. For the full year to March 2016, revenues grew by 11 percent and material cost input fell as a percentage of sales to 46 percent versus 48 percent in 2015 while profit climbed 82 percent from 31 cents per share to 57 cents.
Performance to date. Jamaica Stock Exchange with gains of 1,250 percent since entering the BUY RATED list, is the top performing stock, followed by Caribbean Cement with gains of 1,067 percent. JSE will be splitting the stock into 5 shares and that could move the price up a bit in the short term, buying at these levels could be risky in the short term, not so for Caribbean Cement, that could easily double in a few months. The next highest main market selection is Jamaica Broilers Group with 186 percent gain and is now expected to market perform. Sagicor Group gained 163 percent and seems heading higher with no supply to sell now visible in the market that now has just one offer to sell.
For top all round gains, the junior market that is up 33.4 percent in 2016 to date is the place to have been, with 15 of the 18 selections gaining over 100 percent and one with 77 percent. Buy Rated upd 30-9-16The top performer is Caribbean Cream with gains of 793 percent overall and 28 percent in September and seems heading higher with $15 seems a likely target over the next few months. Paramount Trading gained 622 percent, with expansion taking place and a stock split to be approved at the October AGM, there is much more room for growth. AMG Packaging is up 472 percent and will head higher with expansion into tissue paper production. The company is adding more brands to its tissue operations and plans on adding more tissue production machines as well upgrading carton box machines, to improve efficiency. In the junior market, recent additions ISP Finance and Jetcon have gained 166 percent and 100 percent respectively, both have room for more growth. Knutsford Express Hold rating, has been lifted with prospects of long-term growth baked into its profit performance.
Prices are consolidating on the Trinidad & Tobago Market with few compelling buys currently.

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Medical Disposables out Jetcon in – Top 5

September 30, 2016 by

Jetcon 03-16Medical Disposables fell out of the Top 5 junior market selection during the past week, based on price movement, with the bid at $4.95 and Jetcon Corporation with the price at $4.51 returns, making it back into the top list by just inching ahead of General Accident.
The insurance company enjoyed strong buying during the past week and could slip out in the coming week. Medical Disposables still has more room for growth with the company expanding its product range. Derrimon Trading moved up to third spot after the stock traded at $4 during the week but pulled back to $3.50 by the close. Knocking at the Top 5 position in the junior market are tTech now that the price slipped to $5.30, Caribbean Flavours and Caribbean Cream with Paramount Trading just below.
Top 5 stks 30-9-16Stocks in the main market all remained in the Top 5 but positions have changed, the top attraction for the week is JMMB Group that climbed to $13 and sits just and now sits at number 5 spot having entered at the top spot last week. With the news of the group obtaining a banking license, the way may be clear for the price to surge a bit more in the coming week and most likely push it out of the top 5. Stocks peeping in at the Top 5 in the main market are Grace Kennedy, National Commercial Bank and Sterling Investments.
With the junior market trading at new records this past week, the attractive gains that were evident a few weeks ago are receding in the junior market with IC Insider data showing just 7 junior market stocks that could double by early 2017. That is in contrast to the main market that shows 15 stocks that could double or more than double. All that is reflected in the fact that the junior market is up 33 percent year to date, while the main market is up just 9 percent.

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Record close for JSE stocks – Friday

September 30, 2016 by

The JSE Combined index closes at a new all-time high on Friday.

The JSE Combined index closes at a new all-time high on Friday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange all Jamaica Composite and the JSE Index failed to hold on to the record high hit during the morning session and fell back to close just over 500 points short of the record reached in February. The JSE Combined index hit a new closing record, bettering the level that it closed at on Thursday.
Trading ended with the prices of 14 securities gaining out of a total of 40 trading, while 14 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 8 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 43,448,695 units valued at $912,734,040, changed hands, compared to the 3,849,357 units valued at $41,532,118 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 3,440,359 units valued at $12,272,247 of the stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Market Index climbed 427.61 points to end at 164,482.25. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 478.22 points to close at 182,782.97 and the JSE combined index climbed 560.98 points, to end at 177,090.44 for a new record high.
ICI JSE sum 30-09-16In the morning session the markets traded in record territory with the all Jamaica Composite Index jumping 1,572.36 points to 183,877.11, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,405.97 points to 165,460.61, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 1,660.01 points to 178,189.47 and the junior market index rose 34.67 points to 2,408.56.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 20 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.In market activity, Barita Investments traded 6,740 shares to close at $4.20, Berger Paints rose 35 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.50 with 1,415 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless fell 2 cents and closed at 87 cents with 434,690 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement lost 1 cent in trading 18,700 shares to close at $30. Carreras exchanged 3,180 shares at $65.85, trading in 1834 Investments ended with 20,000 shares changing hands, 2 cents lower at $1.22, Grace Kennedy closed with 14,368 shares changing hands at $42.50, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of $1 at $27 with 80,570 units trading.ICI JSE fn qt 30-09-16 JMMB Group jumped $1.50 in trading 139,118 units to close at $13, National Commercial Bank (NCB) traded 1,951,691 shares and gained 50 cents to end at $41.50, supply for NCB is drying up with only 97,550 on offer between $42 and $47 including 72,835 units at $45.50, Pan Jamaican Investments closed at $23.50 after trading 2,549,213 shares. Sagicor Group gained 1 cent in trading 28,272,885 shares to close at $23.81 and left just one sell order amounting to 2,000 shares at $25, in the market. The lack of supply for Sagicor could be a big signal of an upward movement for the stock, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 5 cents in trading 5,603,612 shares to close with at $10.25, Scotia Group lost 50 cents and closed at $31.50 with 890,433 shares changing hands and Seprod traded 1,258 shares to end at $22.

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Jamaican stocks at all-time high – Thursday

September 29, 2016 by

Stocks Stocks on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose with sizable gains at the close of trading on Thursday. Prices in the overall closed at a new record high, as the JSE combined index surged to a new high for 2016 as advancing stocks overpowered declining ones 3 to 1.
Trading ended with the prices of 13 securities gaining out of a total of 29 trading, while 4 declined in the overall market, including 3 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close 3,849,357 units valued at $41,532,118, changed hands, compared to the 3,098,446 units valued at $40,569,011 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 759,344 units valued at $3,870,697 of the stocks traded.
ICI JSE sum 29-09-16At the close, the JSE Market Index climbed 943.55 points to end at 164,054.64. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,055.21 points to close at 182,304.75 and the JSE combined index climbed 952.95 points, to end at 176,529.46 for a new record high, surpassing the record reached in February.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading show a sharp rise to 22 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $5.15 with 1,019 units changing hands, Cable & Wireless fell 1 cent and closed at 89 cents with 95,807 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement rose 81 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $29.20, Carreras exchanged 8,597 shares at $65.85. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 43,451 shares changing hands 2 cents higher at $1.24, Grace Kennedy closed with 2,265 shares changing hands at $42.50, ICI JSE fn qt 29-09-16Jamaica Broilers had 19,210 shares changing hands to end at $14.60 after rising 5 cents, Jamaica Producers closed at $8.40 with 1,349 units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $28 with 7,839 units trading, JMMB Group climbed 60 cents in trading 1,239,331 units to close at $11.50, Sagicor Group declined by 20 cents in trading 391,564 shares to close at $23.80, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 114,328 shares to close with at $10.20. Scotia Group climbed $1.70 and closed at $32 with 10,731 shares changing hands, Seprod rose 10 cents in trading 129,305 shares to end at $22, Supreme Ventures rose 5 cents to close at $4.65 with 12,000 shares. Proven Investments traded 9,700 ordinary shares to close at 20 US cents after gaining 1.5 cents.

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