Junior stocks in sharp downturn – Friday

Access Financial traded at a new high of $20

Access Financial traded at a new high of $20

The junior market faltered again on Friday with 11 declining stocks and 4 advancing leading to a big 2.59 percent fall in the index of 58.00 points to end at 2,182.63 with 18 securities trading 2 of which ended at 52 weeks’ highs. The market ended with 1,035,881 units changing hands, valued at $5,711,682.98.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 6 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial traded 12,600 units to gain $3.20 and end at a 52 weeks’ high of $20, AMG Packaging dropped $1.50 while 52,672 units changed hands, to end at $14, Blue Power traded 10,498 shares and fell $1.50 to end at $9.50, CAC 2000 had 4,000 shares changing hand, to close at $7.02 after shedding 33 cents. Cargo Handlers traded 2,289 units at $40.30, Caribbean Cream rose by 35 cents while trading 70,000 shares to close at $4.50. Caribbean Producers lost 1 cent with 35,300 units changing hands, to close at $5.49, Consolidated Bakeries traded 220,000 units to close with a fall of 9 cents at $1.70, Derrimon Trading ended with only 125 shares changing hands and closed at a $4.90 after slipping by 10 cent. JM sum 19-2-16Dolphin Cove traded 7,500 shares at $15.61, General Accident traded 32,302 units at $2 to lose 12 cents, Honey Bun ended with 24,947 units changing hands to end at $13.50. Jamaican Teas had 65,554 shares trading with a loss of 67 cents to close at $7.13, KLE Group gained 30 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.80 with 60,764 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 198,317 units trading to end at $7.30 for a 20 cents loss. Lasco Financial declined by 10 cents to end at $3.40 with 107,725 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 107,788 shares and fell 40 cents to close at $4.20 and tTech closed with a 15 cents gain at $5 with 22,000 shares trading.

Falling junior stocks down on Thursday

AMG drops $2.50 on Thursday

AMG drops $2.50 on Thursday

The junior market faltered again on Thursday with 6 declining stocks and 3 advancing leading to a fall in the index 12.27 points to end at 2,240.63 with 17 securities trading. The market ended with 506,784 units changing hands, valued at $2,772,838.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 6 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer.
The bid on Access Financial is $18.20 to buy 12,600 units versus the last trade at $16.80 and the lowest offer is at $23.49 to sell 15,150 units.
In trading, AMG Packaging dropped $2.50 while 7,373 units changed hands to end at $15.50, CAC 2000 had 30,760 shares changing hand, to close at $7.35, Caribbean Cream fell 6 cents while trading 61,890 shares to close at $4.15. Caribbean Flavours ended with 11,285 units changing hands with a gain of 10 cents to end at $8.60, Caribbean Producers lost 35 cents with 350 units changing hands, to close at $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 57,380 units to close with a rise of 1 cent at $1.79, Derrimon Trading ended with 3,800 shares changing hands and closed at a $5. General Accident traded 4,198 units at $2.12 to gain 2 cents, Honey Bun lost 10 cents as 24,270 units changed hands to end at $13.50. JM sum 18-2-16Jamaican Teas had 4,688 shares trading to close at $7.80, KLE Group ended at $2.50 with 134,981 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 73,795 units trading to end at $7.50 for a 29 cents loss. Lasco Financial declined by 2 cents to end at $3.50 with 23,307 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 31,622 shares and fell 10 cents to close at $4.60. Medical Disposables traded 4,767 shares to close at $3.51, Paramount trading ended with 5,000 units changing hands at $11.30 and tTech closed at $4.85 with 8,996 shares trading.

11 junior stocks fall 1 rise – Wednesday

Honey Bun closed at a 52 weeks' high on Wednesday.

Honey Bun closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.

The junior market fell badly on Wednesday with 11 declining stocks and only 1 advancing leading to a fall in the index 26.12 points to end at 2,252.90 with 18 securities trading. The market ended with 876,572 units changing hands, valued at $3,718,863.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 8 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
The bid on Access Financial is down to $18.10 to buy 12,600 units versus the last trade at $16.80 and the lowest offer is at $23.49 to sell 15,150 units but the stock has not traded for several days.
In trading, AMG Packaging dropped $1.15 while 7,373 units changed hands to end at $18, CAC 2000 had 4,200 shares changing hands to close at $7.35, C2W Music traded 6,277 shares at 45 cents, Caribbean Cream fell 19 cents while trading 133,960 shares to close at $4.21, Caribbean Flavours ended with 3,083 units changing hands at $8.50. Caribbean Producers lost 35 cents with 4,500 units changing hands, to close at $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 51,332 units to close with a fall of 1 cent at $1.78, Derrimon Trading ended with 270,000 shares changing hands and closed at a $5. Dolphin Cove lost 39 cents in trading 3,300 units at $15.61, JM sum 17-2-16General Accident traded 133,703 units at $2.10 to shed 25 cents, Honey Bun rose 52 cents as 100 units changed hands to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $13.60. Jamaican Teas fell 20 cents while trading 21,631 shares to close at $7.80, Lasco Distributors closed with 5,323 units trading to end at $7.79. Lasco Financial declined by 17 cents to end at $3.52 with 65,300 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 53,450 shares and fell 20 cents to close at $4.70. Medical Disposables traded 3,233 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent at $3.51, Sweet River ended with 100,000 units changing hands at $4 and tTech closed at $4.85 with 9,807 shares trading after losing 5 cents.

JSE down sharply in early trading

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The Jamaica Stock Exchange got to a moderate start with prices being on the soft side, following Tuesday’s large number of declines. JSE Int Cht 17-02-16The market indices all slipped between 1.21 percent for the JSS index to 1.23 percent for the juniors after 75 minutes of trading.
A total of 7 stocks fell and only 8 rose as 30 securities have been active with just 621,780 units changing hands.
National Commercial has not yet traded but seems heavy, with offers at $39.50, below Tuesday’s last traded price of $40, while Scotia Group fell from $34 to $32. AMG Packaging fell from $19.15 to $18 after the stock traded as high as $21.50 last week on low volume and Lasco Distributors declined from $7.79 to $7.35.
The all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 2,151.91 points to 174,687.02, the JSE Market Index lost 1,925.55 points to 157,245.51, the JSE combined index fell 2,069.78 points to 168,600.65 and the junior market index dropped 28.13 points to 2,250.89.

Big FX trading continues on Tuesday

FX_USPound2 Trading in the Jamaican foreign exchange market on Tuesday saw another day of high volumes for the third consecutive day with dealers buying the equivalent of US$76,783,088 and selling US$77,003,971, in contrast with US$77,059,769 purchased and US$85,477,235 sold on Monday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$71,080,717 compared to US$73,434,983 on Monday, with the buying rate for the US dollar rising 9 cents to $121.51. A total of US$73,587,571 was sold versus US$83,624,941 on Monday as the selling rate slipped 2 cents to $121.82. FX trde sum 16-02-16The Canadian dollar buying rate rose $1.45 to end at $85.53 with dealers buying C$1,852,682 and selling C$796,989, at an average rate that fell 19 cents to $86.59. The rate for buying the British Pound rose 65 cents to $173.36 for the purchase of £2,250,589, while £1,001,147 was sold, with the rate being up $2.57 to $174.54. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, ended with a fall of $1.18 to close at J$135.78, from Monday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$133.28 for a decline of $1.09 from Monday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$1,187,546 being bought, while US$1,415,534 was sold.
FX H&L 16-02-16Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at are, a jump of $18.14 in the lowest selling rate for the US dollar that ended at $117.50, the lowest selling rate of the Canadian dollar dropped $1.36 to $80.14 and the highest buying rate for the British Pound rising by $1.85 to $177.85 whilst the lowest selling rate fell $1 to $167.

Juniors suffer a fall on Tuesday

Derrimon closed at new 52 weeks' high on Tuesday.

Derrimon closed at new 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday.

The junior market gave back most of the gains it enjoyed on Monday, with a fall of 34.64 points to end at 2,279.02 with 16 securities trading, down from 22 on Monday with 7 declining and 4 rising. The market ended with 2 stocks closing at a new 52 weeks’ as 1,008,928 units changed hands, valued at $4,603,766.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale but there are strong signs of the possibility of a move forward, as 6 stocks closed with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and one ended with a lower offer.
The bid on Access Financial has now climbed to $19 to buy 12,600 units versus the last trade at $16.80 and the lowest offer is at $23.49 to sell 15,150 units.
In trading, AMG Packaging lost 84 cents while 1,374 units changed hands to end at $19.15, CAC 2000 had 1,540 shares changing hands to close at $7.35, Caribbean Cream fell 25 cents while trading 36,350 shares to close at $4.40, Caribbean Flavours lost 5 cents and ended with 22,000 units changing hands at $8.50. Caribbean Producers lost 5 cents with 90,000 units changing hands, to close at $5.85, Consolidated Bakeries traded 54,570 units to close with a rise of 4 cents at $1.79, Derrimon Trading ended with 162,700 shares changing hands and closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of at $5, for a gain of 35 cents. General Accident traded 320,806 units at $2.35 to gain 20 cents,JM sum 16-2-16r Honey Bun rose 8 cents as 21,410 units changed hands to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $13.08. Jamaican Teas rose 20 cents while trading 47,795 shares to close at $8, KLE Group lost 25 cents to end at $2.50 with 10,000 units trading, Knutsford Express with 10,000 shares changing hands, closed at $17.50, Lasco Distributors closed with 56,362 units trading, but fell 21 cents to end at $7.79. Lasco Financial declined by 1 cent to $3.69 with 39,711 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 114,310 shares and regained 90 cents to close at $4.90 and tTech closed at $4.90 with 20,000 shares trading.

JSE loses big in early trading

JSE Int Cht 16-02-16The Jamaica Stock Exchange got to a negative start with the indices all slipping after 75 minutes of trading with 13 stocks falling and only 6 rising as 35 securities have been active with only 933,812 units changing hands.
Big moves have been Carreras up 90 cents to $65, Grace Kennedy down $1 to $83 with limited volume, Jamaica Stock Exchange up $2.50 to $22.50 and Seprod with a rise of $2 to $22.
The all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1,469.33 points to 179,042.71, the JSE Market Index lost 1,314.77 points to 161,143.02, the JSE combined index fell 1,351.04 points to 172,732.49 and the junior market index dropped 12.32 points to 2,301.46.

More FX sold as J$ slips – Monday

1000front Trading in the Jamaican foreign exchange market ended Monday with outflows more than $8 million than inflows, with dealers buying the equivalent of US$77,059,769 and selling US$85,477,235, in contrast with US$59,840,782 purchased and US$63,107,330 sold on Friday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$73,434,983 compared to US$56,067,039 on Friday, with the buying rate for the US dollar rising 10 cents to $121.42. A total of US$83,624,941 was sold versus US$61,386,330 on Friday as the selling rate rose 3 cents to $121.84.FX trde sum 15-02-16 The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 62 cents to end at $84.08 with dealers buying C$1,618,650 and selling C$851,202, at an average rate that climbed $1.26 to $86.78. The rate for buying the British Pound rose 37 cents to $172.71 for the purchase of £1,641,392, while £322,934 was sold, with the rate being down $2.21 to $171.97. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, ended with a fall of $1.04 to close at J$136.96, from Friday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$134.37 for a decline of 78 cents from Friday’s rate. FX H&L 15-02-16 The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$169,006 being bought, while US$790,203 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at are, a fall of $1.97 in the lowest selling rate for the US dollar that ended at $99.36, the highest buying rate of the Canadian dollar rising $1.10 to $89 and lowest selling rate falling by $1 to $81.50 whilst the highest buying rate for the British Pound fell $2 to $176.

Juniors’ big day with 17 gains – Monday

Knutsford Express traded at a new all-time high of $18.50 on Monday.

Knutsford Express traded at a new all-time high of $18.50 on Monday.


The junior market enjoyed a strong rebound in trading on Monday with 22 securities trading, 17 of which advanced, 3 declined. The market ended with index having 45.92 points to end at 2,313.78 as 7 stocks closed at a new 52 weeks’ as an unusually large volume of 19,268,579 units changed hands, valued at $109,445,668.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale but there are strong signs of the possibility of a big move forward, as 3 stocks closed with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
Access Financial has not traded for a while and closed with a bid at $18.60 to buy just 2,000 units, 12,600 units at $18.59 and 2,650 units at $18. Bids remain at $17.60 to buy 16,500 units, at $17.55 to buy 5,800 units and 33,700 units with a bid of $17.50, all above the last trade at $16.80. There are three offers posted at the close, at $23.49 to sell 15,150 units, 3,000 units at $23.50 and one at $27 for 5,000 units.
In trading, AMG Packaging lost 1 cent while 860,957 units changed hands, to end at $19.99, CAC 2000 had 15,500 shares changing hands to close 35 cents higher at an all-time high of $7.35 with, C2W Music traded 45,223 shares but lost 2 cents to end at 45 cents. Cargo Handlers gained $1.30 to close at an all-time high of $40.30, as 4,000 units changed hands, Caribbean Cream rose 50 cents while trading 43,962 shares to close at $4.65, Caribbean Flavours ended with 750,363 units changing hands at $8.50, Caribbean Producers gained 40 cents with 8,823 units changing hands to close at $5.90. Consolidated Bakeries traded 4,600 units to close with a rise of 4 cents at $1.79, Derrimon Trading ended with 3,732,015 shares changing hands and closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of at $4.65 for a gain of 10 cents, Dolphin Cove rose 28 cents and ended with 35,670 shares trading at $16, General Accident Insurance traded 4,801,700 units at $2.15 to gain 5 cents, Honey Bun rose 92 cents as 15,705 units changed hands to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $13. Jamaican Teas rose 20 cents while trading 116,703 shares to  close at a 52 weeks’ high of $8, KLE Group ended at $2.75 with 12,220 units trading, JM sum 15-2-16 Knutsford Express with 1,139,354 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 50 cents at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $17.50, the stock traded as high as $18.50 during the day. Lasco Distributors closed with 335,916 units trading, but rose 50 cents to end at $8, Lasco Financial gained 70 cents to $3.70 with 2,528,860 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 4,744,503 shares and lost 94 cents to close at $4, Medical Disposables gained 2 cents and ended trading with 48,000 units at $3.52. Paramount Trading rose by 10 cents to end with 1,817 shares changing hands at $11.30, Sweet River ended with 1,388 units changing hands at $4 after rising 10 cents for a 52 weeks’ high and tTech closed with a gain of 30 cents at $4.90 with 21,300 shares trading.

C&W, Pan Jam dominant plays – Friday

C&W gained 21% in trading on Friday following release of Q3 results

C&W gained 21% in trading on Friday following release of Q3 results

Investors pushed Cable and Wireless by 29 cents to rise by 20.7 percent to close at $1.69 with 4,351,809 units trading in response to the profit of $144 million reported in the December quarter after accounting for an exceptional charge of $334 million. Pan Jamaican Investments was another big trade with the price gaining $1.50 to end at $96 after trading 2,045,279 shares valued at $196,346,784. The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market nevertheless lost ground with 38 securities changing hands in all market segments.
Trading resulted 38 securities trading, 16 of which gained and 14 declined. Six stocks closed at 52 weeks’ highs and 3 at intraday highs as 11,326,742 units valued at $259,795,288 changed hands in all markets. The junior market accounted for 2,619,072 units changed hands, valued at $10,651,233.
The JSE Market Index fell 412.90 points to 159,295.05 the all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 461.44 points to end at 176,977.50 and the JSE combined index declined 553.68 points to close at 170,686.48.
JSE Sum 12-02-16rv IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
At the end of the market activities, Barita Investments ended with 12,000 units traded, to close at $4.75, Berger Paints fell 8 cents to end at $5, with 14,021 units traded, Caribbean Cement rose 1 cent to close at $28 with 48,626 shares changing hands. Carreras gained 75 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $63.50 with 15,180 units trading, Grace Kennedy closed at $84 with 10,283 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers traded 406,083 units and gained $1.45 to $14.95, JMMB Group jumped $1.95 in trading 8,350 units to end at 52 weeks’ high of $13.70. Kingston Wharves rose 26 cents with 10,545 units changing hands at $11.45, Margaritaville Turks had 30,900 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ high of 15 US cents,JSE fn qts 12-02-16 Mayberry Investments gained 30 cents to close at $5 with 130,126 units traded, National Commercial Bank traded 347,478 shares to close at $41.50. Pulse Investments traded 5,000 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.65 after rising by 45 cents, Sagicor Group rose 5 cents and closed at $23.05 with 370,399 units changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 20 cents to close at $12 while trading 10,023 shares, Scotia Group had 231,306 shares changing hands with a loss of $2.50 to close at $31.50. Scotia Investments had 14,374 units changing hands at $29, Supreme Ventures lost 45 cents to close at $5.75, with 511,615 units changing hands, Proven Investments ordinary share traded at 22 US cents with 34,100 units and JMMB 7.50% preference share traded 89,573 units to close at $2.15.

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