Trading on Wednesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining 64 percent from Tuesday on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in four securities changing hands, compared to three on Tuesday with prices of two rising, one declining and one closing unchanged.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.28 points to end at 180.02. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 11.3 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, 70,076 shares traded for US$11,915 compared to 195,595 units at US$22,214 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 17,519 units at US$2,979, compared to 65,198 shares at US$7,405 on Tuesday, while the month to date averages 31,839 at US$6,816 versus 32,941 units at US$7,111 on Tuesday. August ended with an average of 210,413 units for US$12,959.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital advanced 0.2 of a cent to close at 7 US cents after exchanging 22,581 shares, Proven Investments gained 1.39 cents in ending at 23.4 US cents as 29,528 stocks passed through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share remained at 12.5 US cents in trading 17,238 units. In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% shed 1 cent in closing at US$2.02 after exchanging 729 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Modest trading levels for JSE USD Market
Junior Market slips again
The volume of stocks traded dropped 54 percent on Wednesday below Tuesday level, with the value of stocks traded falling 57 percent, leading to a fall in the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index.
Market activity led to 33 securities trading compared to 35 on Tuesday, with nine rising, 15 declining and nine closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 20.50 points to settle at 3,242.48. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.3 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 3,663,127 shares changed hands for $11,641,559 compared to 8,565,841 units at $25,324,572 on Tuesday. Lumber Depot led trading with 44.4 percent of total volume after trading 1.63 million shares, followed by Jamaican Teas 19.9 percent with 728,146 units and Future Energy Source 14.1, with 516,351 shares.
Trading averaged 111,004 units at $352,775 in contrast to 244,738 shares at $723,559 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 222,342 units at $638,846, compared to 232,326 units at $664,500 on Tuesday. August closed with an average of 464,471 units at $1,258,652.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power declined 30 cents to $3, trading 12 shares, Cargo Handlers shed 55 cents to end at $7 with the swapping of 1,221 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents to $1.65 trading 19,294 stocks, Express Catering rallied 10 cents to $4.90 after exchanging 500 units. Fontana fell 57 cents in closing at $6.03, with 126,041 stock units clearing the market, Future Energy Source dropped 5 cents to $2.39, with 516,351 shares changing hands. Honey Bun increased 35 cents to $9 in exchanging 12,380 stock units, Indies Pharma declined 22 cents to $3.17 while exchanging 1,012 stocks, ISP Finance spiked $6.10 to $23.50 trading 259 units. Jetcon Corporation gained 4 cents to close at $1 after exchanging 173 units, Lasco Distributors advanced 4 cents to $3.85 with 534 stock units changing hands. Limners and Bards climbed 25 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4, trading 309,877 units.
Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to close at $2.80, with 1,628,060 shares crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies shed $1.14 in ending at $5.81, with 10,610 units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share declined 10 cents to 90 cents after trading 1,006 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
No gains
The volume of shares trading on Tuesday dropped trading 41 percent at 33 percent less value than on Monday, as the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed, resulting in no stocks rising for the day.
Just three securities traded on Tuesday, compared to five on Monday with no stock rising, two declining and one remaining unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 0.55 points to end at 178.74.
Overall, 195,595 shares traded for US$22,214 compared to 329,386 units at US$32,977 on Monday. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 11.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Trading averaged 65,198 units at US$7,405, versus 65,877 shares at US$6,595 on Monday, while month to date averages 32,941 at US$7,111 versus t30,966 units at US$7,093 on Monday. August ended with an average of 210,413 units for US$12,959.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital fell 0.2 of a cent to 6.8 US cents with an exchange of 133,432 shares, Proven Investments dropped 0.13 of a cent to end at 22.01 US cents in switching ownership of 54,564 units and Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share remained at 12.5 US cents after trading 7,599 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Ground lost by JSE Main market
Market activity ended on Tuesday, with the volume of shares trading dropping 32 percent lower and the value declining 77 percent from Monday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market leading to declining stocks edging out rising ones.
A total of 50 securities traded, up from 47 on Monday, with 19 stocks rising, 21 declining and 10 ending unchanged. The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 2,373.95 points to 446,676.61, the Main Index fell 1,989.08 points to settle at 406,762.31 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.32 points to 98.88.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.9 based on ICInsider.com’s earnings forecast for 2021-22.
Trading pulled out 12,260,493 shares at $193,948,042 compared to 17,909,584 units at $837,730,261 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 40.5 percent of total volume after an exchange of 4.97 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm 20 percent, with 2.45 million units traded and Sagicor Group 8.8 percent with 1.08 million shares.
Trading averages 245,210 units at $3,878,961 compared to 381,055 shares at $17,824,048 on Monday and month to date, an average of 402,106 units at $4,309,037,compared to 419,775 units at $4,357,469 on Monday. August closed with an average of 480,039 units at $8,561,549.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending, with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments popped 50 cents in ending at $90.50 after 541,855 shares traded, Berger Paints gained 26 cents to close at $13.01 after 1,850 stock cleared the market, Caribbean Producers fell 28 cents in closing at $4.41, with 94,165 units crossing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund jumped $3.76 to $41.41 in trading 14,398 shares, First Rock Capital dipped $1.20 to $11.69 with the swapping of 3,344 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 56 cents to $17.18, with 3,818 stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group spiked 48 cents to $36, with 46,560 units crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves dropped 50 cents to close at $47.50 while exchanging 6,859 units. Mayberry Investments popped 30 cents to $6 in switching ownership of 48,725 stock units, 138 Student Living increased 45 cents to $4.95 in exchanging 2,095 shares, PanJam Investment rose $3 to $65 after exchanging 3,000 shares, Proven Investments declined 41 cents to $32.60, with 166,333 stocks changing hands. 
Sagicor Group lost $1 to end at $54 after exchanging 1,081,424 stock units, Scotia Group rallied $1.01 to $39.56 in an exchange of 22,570 shares, Seprod popped $1 to close at $66 with 2,078 stocks changing hands. Stanley Motta declined 60 cents to $5 after trading 48,000 units and Supreme Ventures shed 50 cents to close at $18.50, with 65,781 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living Preference share rose 99 cents to end at $7.56 while exchanging 100 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading for Junior Market
Trading closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising marginally over Monday’s levels as the value slipped 6 percent lower, leading to falling stocks edging out those rising on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Market activity led to 35 securities trading compared to 36 on Monday and ended, with 12 rising, 14 declining and nine closing unchanged. The Junior Market Index fell 17.99 points to 3,262.98. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.3 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 8,565,841 shares changed hands for $25,324,572 compared to 7,959,396 units at $26,899,270 on Monday. Lumber Depot led trading with 44.9 percent of total volume after an exchange of 3.84 million shares, followed by Jamaican Teas 9.9 percent, with 846,546 units and Future Energy Source 9.7 percent, with 826,684 shares.
Trading averaged 244,738 units at $723,559 in contrast to 221,094 at $747,202 on Monday and month to date, an average of 232,326 units at $664,500, compared to 231,021 units at $658,292 on Monday. August closed with an average of 464,471 units at $1,258,652.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending, with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Cargo Handlers fell 5 cents to $7.55 after trading 6,303 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 4 cents to end at $1.75, exchanging 1,500 units, Dolphin Cove popped 30 cents to $9.30 in switching ownership of 5,700 stock units, Fontana rose 30 cents to $6.60 while exchanging 214,435 stocks. General Accident advanced 7 cents to $5.37 in an exchange of 15,000 shares. Honey Bun rose 5 cents to $8.65, with 45,700 units crossing the exchange, iCreate declined 5 cents to 74 cents, with 55,000 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma increased 28 cents to $3.39 with the swapping of 7,808 stock units. Jamaican Teas declined 17 cents to $3.60 after 846,546 stock units, Jetcon Corporation shed 4 cents to end at 96 cents in exchanging 200,258 units, Lasco Distributors dropped 9 cents to $3.81, with 16,205 shares changing 
hands. Lasco Financial fell 4 cents to close at $3.15 after trading at 23,500 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing lost 11 cents to end at $4.85 in trading 6,905 stocks, Lumber Depot dropped 32 cents to $2.75, with 3,844,851 units crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 13 cents to $3.64 while exchanging 651,442 shares, Medical Disposables popped 16 cents to end at $4.61 in switching ownership of 50,517 stock units, Paramount Trading rose 10 cents to $1.11 in an exchange of 566,220 units, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 7 cents to $6.95 trading 35,904 shares and tTech spiked 42 cents to $4.62, with 7,776 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Modest price changes in Trinidad
Market activity ended on Tuesday, resulting in an equal number of stocks rising and falling at the close of trading, with the market declining after trading 39 percent fewer shares, at 19 percent greater value than on Monday, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, 13 securities traded compared to 14 on Monday, with three rising, three declining and seven ending unchanged. The Composite Index fell 1.05 points to 1,419.70, the All T&T Index fell 0.42 points to close at 1,920.27 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.24 points to settle at 123.91.
A total of, 479,284 shares traded for $22,643,326 compared to 781,483 units at $19,006,735 on Monday. An average of 36,868 units traded at $1,741,794 compared to 55,820 at $1,357,624 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 26,607 units at $448,235 versus 25,773 units at $343,133. The average trade for August amounts to 16,186 units at $226,311.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with the bid higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings remained at $17.10, with 16 shares crossing the market, Clico Investment Fund traded 4,294 units at $26.80, Endeavour Holdings ended at $7.01 in an exchange of 2,796 stocks. First Citizens Bank gained 4 cents to close at $50.35 after with 800 stock units cleared the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank dropped 5 cents to $6.60 in exchanging 15,050 stocks, 
JMMB Group close at $2.22, with 19,000 shares changing hands. L.J. Williams B share advanced 15 cents to $1.50 while exchanging 150 units, Massy Holdings remained at $82.02, with 100,585 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded 1,000 shares at $8.01. Republic Financial Holdings fell 1 cent to $135.45 after exchanging 20 stock units, Scotiabank finished trading 230,769 units at $59, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 1 cent to $16.50 with the swapping of 3,001 shares and Trinidad Cement declined 1 cent to $3.90 after trading 101,803 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Lumber continues to drives Junior Market
Lumber Depot continued to command the lead volume on the Junior Market for the third day when closed on Monday, accounting for 4.8 million units or 60 percent of the shares exchanged for the day that saw investors transferring 42 percent more units for 64 percent greater value than on Friday.
Lumber Depot dominated trading volume.
Market activity led to 36 securities trading compared to 33 on Friday and ended with 13 rising, 13 declining and 10 closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 25.89 points to 3,280.97. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.3 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 7,959,396 shares traded for $26,899,270 compared t0 5,600,351 units at $16,401,398 on Friday. Future Energy Source closed trading, with the second highest volume, with 10.4 percent of the day’s trade for 824,499 units and Fontana controlled 9.6 percent market share with an exchange of 764,811 units after investors picked up the company’s stock following the release of positive full year results after trading on Friday.
Trading averaged 221,094 units at $747,202 in contrast to 169,708 at $497,012 on Friday and month to date averages 231,021 units at $658,292, compared to 232,225 units at $647,515 on Friday. August closed with an average of 464,471 units at $1,258,652.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Blue Power dropped 20 cents to $3.30 with investors switching ownership of 150 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 9 cents to $1.79 with 6,150 stock units traded, Caribbean Cream popped 30 cents to $6.40 with an exchange of 1,989 units. Caribbean Flavours rallied 6 cents to $1.96, with 10,202 stocks changing hands, Express Catering fell 10 cents to $4.80 with a transfer of 10,000 shares, Fontana climbed 42 cents to $6.30, with 764,811 units passing through the market. Shortly after trading opened the stock triggered the circuit breaker of the exchange and traded up to a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $7.31, before pulling back at the close. Fosrich rose 8 cents to $8.18 with 300 stock units traded, Future Energy Source lost 9 cents to close at $2.42 with an exchange of 824,499 shares, General Accident shed 25 cents to end at $5.30 with 60,000 stocks changing hands. GWest Corporation advanced 13 cents to $1.14 with a transfer of 17,393 stock units, Honey Bun rallied 12 cents to $8.60 with investors switching ownership of 7,451 shares, Indies Pharma fell 31 cents to $3.11 with 326,732 stocks traded. Jetcon Corporation gained 8 cents to settle at $1 with an exchange of 5,952 units, Lasco Distributors advanced 13 cents to $3.90 with 5,350 stock units changing hands, Limners and Bards increased 12 cents to $3.74 with a transfer of 221,001 shares. 
Lumber Depot shed 11 cents to close at $3.07 after trading 4,795,471 units, Mailpac Group fell 15 cents to $3.51 with 193,419 stocks traded, Medical Disposables dipped 16 cents to $4.45 with 74,483 stock units changing hands. Paramount Trading declined 14 cents to $1.01 with a transfer of 212,785 units, SSL Venture lost 14 cents to close at 64 cents with investors switching ownership of 20,000 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies spiked $1.27 to $7.02 with 3,000 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Mild gains for JSE Main market
Market activity ended on Monday, with the volume of shares trading rising 33 percent and the value of stocks trading surging 541 percent over Friday trades on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with rising stocks lagged those declining on a one to two ratio.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 42.14 points to 449,050.56, the Main Index gained 289.77 points to close at 408,751.39 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.16 points to settle at 99.20.
Trading touched 47 securities compared to 44 on Friday, with 12 stocks rising, 23 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 17,909,584 shares trading for $837,730,261 up from 13,470,929 units at $130,674,709 on Friday. NCB Financial accounted for 25 percent of total volume, with 4.47 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway 19.6 percent, with 3.52 million units, Wigton Windfarm contributed 17.9 percent with 3.20 million units, Barita Investments 13.3 percent after trading 2.38 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund 9.1 percent with 1.63 million shares.
Trading averages 381,055 units at $17,824,048 compared to 306,157 shares at $2,969,880 on Friday and month to date, an average of 419,775 units at $4,357,469 compared to 424,359 units at $2,763,188 on Friday. August ended with an average of 480,039 units at $8,561,549.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks that ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 50 cents to $90, trading 2,376,367 shares, Eppley shed $1.40 in closing at $40 while exchanging 6,326 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $7.30 to $37.65 in an exchange of 4,330 units. Guardian Holdings lost $2 to end at $607 in trading 551 stocks, Jamaica Broilers shed $3.27 to $30.03 with an exchange of 52,057 shares, Jamaica Producers dropped 30 cents to $21.70 after exchanging 14,688 stock units. JMMB Group lost 98 cents in closing at $35.52 in exchanging 32,383 units, Kingston Wharves climbed 50 cents to $48 in switching ownership of 2,021 stocks, NCB Financial shed $1 to $129, with 4,471,600 shares clearing the market. PanJam Investment fell $2 to $62 with the swapping of 13,958 stocks, Proven Investments declined 49 cents in closing at $33.01, with 12,940 units changing hands, 
Scotia Group fell 95 cents to $38.55 after trading 42,199 stock units. Supreme Ventures spiked 90 cents to $19, with 42,264 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 63 cents to $15.79 after 88,609 stock units crossed the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More slippage for JSE USD market
Trading ended on Monday, with the volume of shares changing hands falling 33 percent after the value fell 37 percent below Friday’s trades, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in an even number of stocks rising and falling and the market index slipping 4.4 percent for the year to date.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, compared to seven on Friday with prices of two stocks rising, two declining and one remaining unchanged.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 4.85 points to end at 178.19. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 11.3 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Overall, 329,386 shares traded for US$32,977 compared to 490,246 units at US$52,340 on Friday. Trading averaged 65,877 units at US$6,595 compared to 70,035 shares at US$7,477 on Friday, with the month to date averaging 30,966 shares at US$7,093 versus 26,999 units at US$7,149 on Friday. August ended with an average of 210,413 units for US$12,959.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital rallied 0.2 of a cent to 7 US cents after trading 566 shares, Proven Investments lost 1.86 cents to end at 22.14 US cents, with 113,357 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share remained at 12.5 US cents after 20,804 units crossed the market and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.07 of a cent to 0.81 US cents with the swapping of 190,966 stock units.
In the preference segment JMMB Group 6% climbed 1 cent to US$1.01, with 3,693 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Mixed weekly start for T&TSE
Market activity ended on Monday, after trading 439 percent more shares, with 486 percent greater value than on Friday, resulting in more stocks rising than falling, with the market declining the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, 14 securities traded compared to 16 on Friday, with five stocks rising, three declining and six remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index fell 4.84 points to 1,420.75, the All T&T Index rose 2.45 points to 1,920.69 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 1.77 points to close at 124.15.
A total of, 781,483 shares traded, for $19,006,735 up strongly from 144,939 units at $3,242,385 on Friday. An average of 55,820 units traded at $1,357,624 compared to 9,059 shares at $202,649 on Friday and month to date averages 25,773 units at $343,133 versus 22,892 units at $245,853. The average trade for August ended at 16,186 units at $226,311.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s rose $1.39 to $24.40, trading 116 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $17.10 with an exchange of 598 stock units, Clico Investment Fund traded 855 stocks at $26.80. 
First Citizens Bank popped 1 cent to $50.31 in an exchange of 854 units, GraceKennedy edged 1 cent higher to $6.26, with 491,867 units crossing the market, JMMB Group remained at $2.22 after 52,650 stock units crossed the market. Massy Holdings lost 8 cents to end at $82.02 after clearing the market of 100,375 shares, NCB Financial Group declined 24 cents to $8.01, with 2,628 stocks changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings popped 1 cent to $135.46 in exchanging 195 shares. Scotiabank fell 2 cents to $59 with the swapping of 123,818 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 4 cents to $16.49 in trading 4,591 stocks, Trinidad Cement remained at $3.91 trading 2,700 stock units. Unilever Caribbean had a switch in ownership of 148 units at $16.40 and West Indian Tobacco remained at $31 while exchanging 88 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
