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Rising stocks edged out decliners on TTSE

July 12, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Market activity ended on Monday, with the market eking modest gains after traded 534 percent more shares with a 251 percent increased value than on Friday, resulting in more stocks falling than rising at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

At the close, 20 securities traded, up from 17 on Friday, with five rising, three declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The Composite Index rallied 2.65 points to 1,423.48, the All T&T Index climbed 5.52 points to end at 1,932.97 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.06 points to settle at 123.08.
A total of, 319,283 shares traded for $3,468,098 compared to 50,340 units at $988,918 on Friday.
An average of 15,964 units traded at $173,405 compared to 2,961 at $58,172 on Friday. The average trade month to date equals 27,225 units at $361,652 versus 29,118 units at $393,290. The average trade for June ended at 45,770 units at $724,497.
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, Angostura Holdings traded 254 shares at $16.49, Ansa Mcal popped $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $58 in swapping of 9 stock units, Clico Investment Fund rose 10 cents to $26.90 in switching ownership of 54,161 stocks. First Citizens Bank ended at $50.30, with 645 units crossing the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.50, with 1,100 shares changing hands, GraceKennedy ended at $5.99 after trading 3,405 stock units, JMMB Group closed at $2, while exchanging 148,043 units. L.J Williams B share spiked 16 cents to $1.50, trading 1,691 stock units, Massy Holdings popped 18 cents to $80.60 in swapping 3,047 stocks, National Flour Mills fell 21 cents to $2.04, with 13,000 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial Group lost 23 cents in closing at $8.25 after trading 61,159 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $4.60 while 1,193 units passed through the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $3.15, with 3,600 stock units clearing the market. Prestige Holdings remained at $7, trading 380 shares, Republic Financial Holdings popped 40 cents to $135.50, with 2,148 shares clearing the market, Scotiabank closed at $59.74, with the swapping of 2,379 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to end at $18.20 in exchanging 21,670 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30 in trading 50 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.25 with an exchange of 1,335 shares and West Indian Tobacco settled at $32.50 in trading 14 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Ansa Mcal, Clico Investment, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, LJ Williams, Massy Holdings, National Flour, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Point Lisas, Prestige Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean, West Indian Tobacco

Grace & Jetcon are back ICTOP10

July 10, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Jetcon Corporation returns the Junior Market TOP10 after the price slipped from $1.39 last week to $1.35 at the close of the week, replacing tTech that enjoyed a slight price bounce from $4.40 last week to $4.75 this week, while in the JSE Main Market Grace Kennedy returns after a week’s absence and replaces Jamaica Broilers that is now out.
Jamaica Broilers reported full year results, with profits of $2.3 billion up 67 percent from $1.4 billion in 2020 for earnings per share of $2.30. ICInsider.com now projects $3.30 earnings per share for the 2022 fiscal year and that is not enough to keep it in the TOP10.
The performance of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market continues to lag well behind the Junior Market, with the fall in the financial sector led by NCB Financial Group being a major drag on the main market, but values in the Junior Market are far more favourable than those in the main market and that is eloquently told by the average PE ratios of both markets.
This past week the average gains projected for the Junior Market rose from 200 percent last week to 202 percent and Main Market stocks edged down from last week’s 171 percent to 168 percent.
The top three Junior Market stocks are Elite Diagnostic, Caribbean Ass. Brokers and General Accident, with potential gains between 240 and 282 percent, following the range of 223 and 287 percent last week. The top three Main Market stocks are Radio Jamaica in the number one spot, followed by JMMB Group and Guardian Holdings, with expected gains of 169 to 379 percent versus last weeks’ 188 to 385 percent.
The Junior Market closed the week with an average PE 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings and currently trades well below the target of 20 as well as the recent historical average of 17 for the period to March this year based on 2020 earnings. For the Junior Market to trade at the historical average, the PE Ratio would have to rise by 32 percent and requires a rise of 53 percent to reach the targeted PE of 20 by March 2022. Main Market stocks would need to rise by 11 percent to hit a PE of 19 and 17 percent to get to the target of 20.
The Junior Market Top 10 stocks average PE is a mere 6.8, just 53 percent of the market average, indicating substantial gains ahead. The JSE Main Market ended the week with an overall PE of 17, a little distance from the 19 the market ended at in March, suggesting just a 12 percent rise at a PE of 19 and 18 percent at a PE of 20 from now to March 2022. The Main Market TOP 10 trades at a PE of 7.9 or 47 percent of the PE of that market, well off the potential of 20.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely increase for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in movements in and out of the lists weekly. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.

Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

Filed Under: Buy Rated Tagged With: Access Financial, Berger Paints, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, General Accident, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaican Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, junior market, Lasco Financial, Main Event, Medical Disposables, PANJAM Investment, Radio Jamaica, Stationery and Office Supplies, Stocks to Watch, Sygnus Credit Investments, TOP 10 stocks, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments

JSE Main Market slips into weekend

July 9, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Stocks slipped into the weekend on Friday, after an exchange of just 5 percent more shares valued 26 percent more than on Thursday, with the market indices lost grounds even after prices of more stocks rose than those declining on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 223.23 points to 464,466.25, the JSE Main Index slipped just 71.20 points to end at 426,626.34 and the JSE Financial Index ended 0.38 points lower to 105.42.
Trading ended with 52 securities compared to 50 on Thursday, with 22 stocks rising, 19 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate value for a stock, averages 16.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 9,325,241 shares trading for $282,546,221, up from 8,889,308 units at $224,811,511 on Thursday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 28.5 percent after trading 2.66 million shares followed by Caribbean Cement 21.7 percent with 2.02 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 11.3 percent after an exchange of 1.06 million units.
Trading averaged 179,332 units at $5,433,581, compared to 177,786 shares at $4,496,230 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 155,610 units at $3,207,330, within distance of 151,484 units at $2,820,155 on Thursday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 95 cents to close at $84.05 after an exchange of 24,203 shares, Caribbean Cement fell $1.75 to $92 with 2,024,458 shares crossing the exchange, Eppley rose 43 cents to 40.29 with 108 stocks clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $3.11 to $46.89 in trading 737 units. Grace Kennedy popped 89 cents to $104.89 with a transfer of 220,111 stock units, Guardian Holdings advanced $14 to $684 with 566 units changing hands, Jamaica Producers advanced $1.90 to $23.95 in an exchange of 3,045 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 25 cents to $17.25 after clearing the market with 3,198 units, JMMB Group gained 45 cents in closing at $38 in switching ownership of 135,193 shares, Kingston Wharves rose $2.06 to $50 with 454,312 stock units crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $30 to close at $147, with the swapping of 76 units, NCB Financial Group advanced $4 to $146 in exchanging 13,064 stocks. Palace Amusement spiked $150 to $1,300 with the swapping of 36 stock units, Pan Jam Investment rose $1.40 to $69 in trading 2,065 units, Proven Investments lost 22 cents to $34.10 in crossing the market with 33,999 stocks. Sagicor Group shed $1 to settle at $55 in exchanging 457,729 shares, Salada Foods rallied 37 cents in closing at $8.62 in trading 47,287 stock units. Scotia Group shed 82 cents to $40.18 after exchanging 25,980 stocks, Supreme Ventures spiked 95 cents to $19 after crossing the market with 12,971 units and Wisynco Group shed 25 cents to close at $15.50 in exchanging 41,535 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.75% preference share rose 22 cents to $7.50 in trading 2,500 stocks, Eppley 8.25% rallied $1.04 to $7.10 with 470 units changing hands and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share declined $25 to $80 in transferring 2,000 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Community & Workers Credit Union, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

Junior Market stumbles into weekend

July 9, 2021 by IC Insider.com

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Trading closed on Friday with the Junior Market Index falling a solid 33.79 points to close the week at 3,355.95, which is well below the close of 3,402.30 at the end of the prior week as trading resulted in an exchange of 28 percent fewer shares for 36 percent less the value than on Thursday.
Thirty five (35) securities traded versus 36 on Thursday and ended with prices of 15 stocks rising, 12 declining and eight, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate stock value, averages 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 5,232,244 shares changing hands for $22,118,856, down from 7,218,781 units at $34,584,400 on Thursday.
Fosrich Group led trading with 28.8 percent of total volume, after trading 1.50 million shares, followed by Lasco Financial 17.8 percent, with 932,128 units and Future Energy Source 14.9 percent, with an exchange of 778,165 units.
Trading on Friday averages 149,493 units at $631,967 down from 200,522 at $960,678 on Thursday. Month to date trades average 155,961 units at $476,754, close to 157,000 units at $451,835 on Thursday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.

Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell $2.06 to $20.64, trading 525 shares, Blue Power rose 5 cents to $3.55 with a transfer of 15,628 stocks, Cargo Handlers rallied 60 cents to $8.40 with 161 units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours dropped 18 cents to $1.96 with an exchange of 50,135 shares, Caribbean Producers rose 23 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.98, after trading 34,319 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents to $1.68 with 10,500 units traded. Dolphin Cove popped 10 cents to $8.40 with a transfer of 60 stock units, Elite Diagnostic slipped 5 cents to $3.14 with 100 shares changing hands, Express Catering advanced 24 cents to $6.24 with an exchange of 50,649 units. Fosrich dropped 79 cents to $7.50 with 1,504,969 stocks passing through the market, GWest Corporation rose 5 cents to $1.15 with 75,800 shares traded, Indies Pharma increased 6 cents to $3.83 with a transfer of 29,165 units. Jamaican Teas rallied 7 cents to $4.05, with 445,096 stocks changing hands, Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents to $1.35, with an exchange of 56,755 stock units, Knutsford Express shed 92 cents to settle at $7.08 with investors switching ownership of 1,650 shares. Lasco Distributors dropped 29 cents to $3.90, trading 11,117 shares, Lasco Financial fell 14 cents to $3.15, with 932,128 units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents to $5.40 with an exchange of 71,538 shares. Lumber Depot popped 5 cents to $3.50 with 215,589 stocks passing through the market, Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to $3.70, with 244,779 units traded, Main Event spiked 40 cents to $5.40 with 600 stock units changing hands and Medical Disposables bolted 49 cents to $4.90, with 22,569 shares crossing the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Trading Activity, tTech

Proven & Transjamaican dominate JSEUSD Market

July 9, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Stocks put in a spirited performance in trading on Friday, resulting in a sharp 1,617 percent spike in the number of shares changing hands with the value 1,317 percent greater than on Thursday after the transfer of 2,934,749 shares with a value of US$260,628, up from 170,930 units at US$18,367 on Thursday at the close of Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market.

Proven Investments had the second highest volume of stocks trading on Friday.

Trading was dominated by Proven Investments and Transjamaican Highway, with more than one million shares each.
Trading averaged 419,250 units at US$37,233, compared to 34,186 shares at US$3,673 on Thursday. Month to date trades average 113,817 units at US$10,510 in contrast to 42,549 units at US$4,274 on Thursday. June ended with an average of 87,444 units for US$6,162.
Trading ended with seven securities changing hands, compared to five on Thursday with prices of three rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index fell 2.62 points to end at 186.99. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate value of a stock, averaged 11.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a higher bid than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital dipped 0.11 of a cent to finish at 8.89 US cents with 1,860 shares passing through the market, Margaritaville remained at 9.2 US cents with an exchange of just one unit, Proven Investments gained 0.38 of a cent to end at 24.48 US cents with 1,010,948 stocks changing hands. Sterling Investments fell 0.03 of a cent to 1.87 US cents with 110,000 stock units traded, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 1.45 cents to 14.45 US cents with a transfer of 2,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.11 of a cent to a 52 weeks’ low of 0.71 US cents with 1,809,928 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% rallied 6.95 cents to US$1.10 with 12 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, First Rock Capital, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, JSE US dollar market, Margaritaville, Proven Investments, Sterling Investments, Sygnus Credit Investments, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway

Moderate trading on TTSE

July 9, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Market activity ended, with a sharp drop in volume and value of stocks trading on Friday, with the market declining moderately after 90 percent fewer shares traded, with 96 percent less value than on Thursday. At the close, slightly more stocks rose than fell on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

At the close, 17 traded compared to 18 on Thursday, with four stocks rising, three falling and 10 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index fell 1.44 points to 1,420.83, the All T&T Index lost 1.21 points to settle at 1,927.45 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.24 points to 123.14.
A total of 50,340 shares traded for $988,918 compared to 526,607 units at $23,241,270 on Thursday. An average of 2,961 units traded at $58,172 compared to 29,256 at $1,291,182 on Thursday. Month to date trading averages 29,118 units at $393,290 versus 33,477 units at $449,143. The average trade for June amounts to 45,770 units at $724,497.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s settled at $24.55 in trading 1,000 shares, Ansa Mcal closed at $57, with 2,000 units crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund settled at $16.50 in trading 2,224 units. Clico Investment Fund fell 10 cents to $26.80 while exchanging 1,354 units. Endeavour Holdings climbed 44 cents to $7.94 trading 85 stock units, First Citizens Bank settled at $50.30 with an exchange of 289 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.50 with the swapping of 1,603 units, Grace Kennedy settled at $5.99 in switching ownership of 937 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $34 after 16,789 units crossed the market. JMMB Group declined 5 cents to $2 in an exchange of 1,271 units, L.J Williams B share, settled at $1.34, with 320 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas rose 5 cents to $3.15, with 25 stock units clearing the market. Prestige Holdings popped 1 cent to $7 after 20,598 units crossed the market, Scotiabank dipped 1 cent to $59.74 in an exchange of 50 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 1 cent to $18.21 in an exchange of 620 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30, with 175 shares crossing the exchange and Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.25 trading 1,000 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Agostini's, Ansa Mcal, Calypso Micro Index Fund, Clico Investment, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, Endeavour Holdings, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, LJ Williams, Point Lisas, Prestige Holdings, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean

Major stocks rebound

July 8, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Stocks settled on a robust recovery at the end of trading on Thursday and, in the process, wiped out all the losses of the past two days with moderately more stocks declining than rising after the volume of shares and the value traded fell 22 percent and 29 percent respectively compared to Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index spiked 4,025.26 points to 464,689.48, the JSE Main Index sprung 3,462.72 points higher to 426,697.54 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.87 points to 105.80.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 51 on Wednesday, with 19 stocks rising, 23 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 8,889,308 shares trading for $224,811,511 versus 11,432,806 units at $317,069,162 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 13.6 percent of total volume for an exchange of 1.21 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 10.1 percent for 894,159 units and Grace Kennedy with 9.3 percent after trading 833,408 units.
Trading averaged 177,786 units at $4,496,230, compared to 224,173 shares at $6,217,042 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 151,484 units at $2,820,155, in contrast to 146,203 units at $2,483,594 on Wednesday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments surged $3.09 to $85 after trading 50,941 stocks as investors responded positively to the news that the directors will be to consider increasing the company’s capital, Berger Paints rallied 96 cents to close at $14.85 after exchanging 100 units, Caribbean Cement fell $1.05 to $93.75 in transferring 8,307 units. First Rock Capital lost 21 cents to close at $15.60 with 16,948 stocks changing hands, Grace Kennedy rallied $2 to $104 in switching ownership of 833,408 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $19.99 to $670 with the swapping of 3,832 stock units. Jamaica Broilers gained 43 cents to end at $35.98 with an exchange of 27 units, Jamaica Producers shed 95 cents in ending at $22.05, with 17,393 stocks clearing the market. Kingston Properties fell $1.10 to $8.40 in swapping of 19,760 units, Margaritaville rose $1 to $15.10 after exchanging 814 units, Mayberry Investments added 34 cents in closing at $6.19 with the transfer of 759,331 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 75 cents to $9 in switching ownership of 25,606 stock units. NCB Financial advanced $1 to $142 after exchanging 176,301 stocks, Palace Amusement dived $200 to end at $1,150 with the swapping of 100 units, Pan Jam Investment lost 40 cents in ending at $67.60 after trading 21,361 stocks. Proven Investments slipped 78 cents to $34.32 with 1,024 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group rallied $4 to $56 with 278,687 stock units crossing the market, Salada Foods picked up 25 cents to settle at $8.25 with the swapping of 56,192 stock units and Supreme Ventures shed 96 cents to close at $18.05, with 237,056 shares clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% fell $1.04 to $6.06 exchanging 623 units and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 rose 15 cents to a record $3.45 with a transfer of 51,094 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Community & Workers Credit Union, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

Honey Bun dominates trading on Thursday

July 8, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Honey Bun commanded the lion’s share of the day’s trade on the Junior Market, accounting for 44 percent or 3.14 million of the units exchanged on Thursday and closed with a two cents fall, with the price closing at $6.75.

The top three volume leaders were rounded out by Future Energy Source 19.1 percent of the day’s trade, with 1.38 million units and Caribbean Producers with 7 percent market share after an exchange of 503,967 units, with the price hitting an intraday high of $4.80.
Market activity led to 36 securities trading compared to 38 on Wednesday and ended, with the prices of 14 stocks rising, 12 fell and 10 closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 9.94 points to finish at 3,389.74.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate value of a stock, averaged 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trding ended with 151 percent more funds chasing 42 percent more shares on Thursday than on Wednesday leading to 7,218,781 shares changing hands for $34,584,400 versus 5,070,178 units at $13,802,179 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 200,522 units at $960,678 up from 133,426 at $363,215 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 157,000 units at $451,835, compared to 148,391 units at $351,184 on Wednesday. June averaged 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 11 to $1.88 with investors switching ownership of 23,733 shares, Caribbean Cream dropped 26 cents to $5.49 with an exchange of 175,614 units, Elite Diagnostic rallied by 8 cents to $3.19 with 500 stock units changing hands. Everything Fresh rose 7 cents to $1.06, with 8,000 stocks traded, Express Catering fell 30 cents to close at $6 with a transfer of 29,624 shares, Indies Pharma gained 7 cents to end at $3.77, with ownership of 34,710 unit switching. ISP Finance spiked $4.20 to $21.50 with an exchange of 72,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas slipped 7 cents to $3.98 with 317,413 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation dropped 10 cents to $1.40 with 304,988 units traded. KLE Group fell 5 cents to $1.30, with a transfer of 20,000 stocks, Lasco Distributors advanced 19 cents to $4.19 with 25,911 shares passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing declined by 15 cents to $5.30, with 15,298 units changing hands. Limners and Bards gained 14 cents to finish at $3.26 with 56,144 stocks traded, Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to $3.45 with a transfer of 436,393 stocks and SSL Venture rallied 10 cents to 78 cents with 600 shares crossing the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, KLE Group, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

JSE USD Market slipped on Thursday

July 8, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Trading picked up on Thursday but the Jamaica Stock Exchange USD market slipped slightly, with a 31 percent rise in the number of shares changing hands compared to Wednesday after 24 percent more funds chased stocks and resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, compared to four on Wednesday with the price of one rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index slipped 0.23 points to end at 189.61. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate value of a stock, averaged 12.1 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
A total of 170,930 shares traded for US$18,367 compared to 130,618 units at US$14,817 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 34,186 units at US$3,673, versus 32,655 shares at US$3,704 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 42,549 units at US$4,274 in contrast to 44,222 units at US$4,395. June ended with an average of 87,444 units for US$6,162.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital advanced 0.6 of a cent to 9 US cents, trading 146,096 shares, Margaritaville settled at 9.2 US cents with 1,200 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments dropped 0.4 of a cent to 24.1 US cents with a transfer of 4,120 units and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.52 of a cent to 13 US cents with 17,642 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% lost 6.95 cents to close at US$1.03 with 1,872 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big spike in trading on the TTSE

July 8, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on Thursday resulted in a rising market after trading 115 percent more shares carrying 211 percent higher value than on Wednesday after more than twice the number of stocks rose as declined at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close of the market, 18 securities traded similar to Wednesday, with prices of nine stocks rising, four declining and five remaining unchanged. The Composite Index inched 1.82 points higher to 1,422.27, the All T&T Index popped 0.36 points to 1,928.66 and The Cross-Listed Index upped 0.47 points to settle at 123.38.
At the close of the market, 526,607 shares traded for $23,241,270 compared to 245,508 units at $1,048,475 on Wednesday. An average of 29,256 units traded at $1,291,182 compared to 13,639 at $58,821 at the end on Wednesday. The average trade for the month to date is 33,477 units at $449,143 versus 34,382 units at $268,706. The average trade for June amounts to 45,770 units at $724,497.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s rose 5 cents to $24.55 after trading 5,202 shares, Ansa Mcal fell 20 cents to $57 after exchanging 2,176 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $16.50 with 1,000 units clearing the market, Clico Investment Fund climbed 6 cents to $26.90 after exchanging 1,860 stocks. First Citizens Bank declined 20 cents to $50.30 with an exchange of 2,752 stocks. FirstCaribbean International Bank advanced 10 cents to $6.50 in exchanging 400 stocks, Grace Kennedy climbed 24 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.99 in switching ownership of 241 units, Guardian Holdings popped 37 cents to $34, with 38,802 stock units clearing the market. JMMB Group advanced 4 cents to $2.05 with 200,000 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped 8 cents to $80.42 in exchanging 254,260 stock units, NCB Financial Group rallied 8 cents to $8.48 after 3,590 units crossed the market. Prestige Holdings remained at $6.99 after trading 195 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings rallied 2 cents to $135.10 while exchanging 2,223 stock units, Scotiabank stayed at $59.75 in trading 350 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 6 cents to $18.20 after trading 9,956 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30 in switching ownership of 1,023 shares, Unilever Caribbean dropped 8 cents to close at $16.25 while exchanging 1,065 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $32.50, with 1,512 stock units changing hands.