Activity on the Junior Market closed with 6 securities traded and ending with 622,936 units changing hands valued at $866,023. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 1.24 points to close at 700.44, with the price of 1 stock advancing and 4 declining with two stocks reaching news lows by the end of trading.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 6 securities closing with no bids to buy and 5 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Lasco Financial ending with 156,000 units to close with a gain of 1 cent at $1.06, General Accident while dealing in 152,836 shares closed at $1.70, Caribbean Flavours ending with 10,000 units and closing 30 cents lower at a new 52 weeks’ low of $2.05. Lasco Distributors ending with 164,700 shares, closed with a loss of 1 cent at $1.45, Lasco Manufacturing trading 100,400 units to fall 9 cents to $1.15, Medical Disposables concluded trading with 39,000 units with a decline of 20 cents to a new low of $1.60.
2 junior market stocks hit lows
Moderate trading greets the week
Grace traded over 2 million shares on Monday
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 300.42 points to close at 80,807.53, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 335.88 points to 89,064.88 and the JSE combined index declined by 260.87 points to 82,541.05.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is showing a fluidity in price movements with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Grace Kennedy finishing with 2,011,264 shares, put on 99 cents to close at $61.50, Jamaica Broilers ending with 6,034 shares changing hands to close $4.10 after adding 5 cents. Mayberry Investments finished trading with 50,000 units to end with an increase of 20 cents to at a new 52 weeks’ high of $2.20 and National Commercial Bank saw trading in 9,000 shares while gaining 9 cents, to close at $22.09.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Barita Investments trading in 1,000 units to close at $2.25 and Sterling Investments with 150 shares closing at $134.Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement closing with 500,000 shares changing hands and lost 30 cents to end at $2.30, Carreras lost 40 cents to $44.10 with 22,900 units trading, Desnoes & Geddes ending with 2,300 units traded at $5.40, after dropping 10 cents. Jamaica Money Market Brokers in trading 102,117 ordinary shares and ending 1 cent lower at $6.90, Jamaica Producers finished with 5,002 units trading, declined by $1.30 to $15.70, Sagicor Group closed with 228,167 shares trading at $10.45, having declined by 5 cents and Scotia Group 41,274 shares as the price fell 50 cents to $21.50.
$12m chased 572,000 shares
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 13 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 4 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 572,088 units, valued at $11,808,513.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index fell by 2.28 points to close at 1,146.51, the All T&T Index lost 4.54 points to close at 1,975.50 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.58.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund traded 16,655 shares valued at $376,124 to advance by 1 cent to end at $22.51, Sagicor Financial Corporation added 1 cent with 12,201 shares changing hands, to end at $5.11 and West Indian Tobacco traded 1,000 shares at $125.02 to gain 2 cents for a new 52 weeks high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with a volume of 200,000 shares trading for $3,470,000 but the price declined by 26 cents to $17.35, Angostura Holdings dropped 85 cents to close at $15.05 with 203,387 shares changing hands, for a value of $3,062,687. First Citizens Bank contributed 124,014 shares with a value of $4,402,497 to close with a loss of 23 cents to $35.50 and Massy Holdings trading 705 shares to close at 63.57, with a loss of 2 cents for a new 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| ANSA Mcal traded 1,400 shares at $66.86, Guardian Holdings contributed 2,480 shares and closed at $13, while National Enterprises added 2,307 shares to close at $17.40, Scotiabank traded 1,361 shares at $62.15, Scotia Investments had 1,900 units trading at 41.45 and Trinidad Cement with 4,678 shares changing hands at $2.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
TTSE closes with moderate trading
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 9 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 2 declined and 4 traded firm with a total of 153,230 units, valued at $2,177,076.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose by 0.13 points to close at 1,148.79, the All T&T Index gained 0.19 points to close at 1,980.04 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.01 points to end 41.58.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL gained 4 cents to end at $66.86 after trading 4,646 units valued at $310,632. Ansa Merchant Bank added 5,000 shares valued at $194,550 and ended up a cent at $38.91 and Scotiabank traded 1,181 shares to end at $62.15 for a 2 cents gain.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 15,258 shares valued at $343,582 trading, lost 3 cents to $22.50 and First Citizens Bank had 700 units changing hands at $35.73 after dropping 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank closed with a volume of 39,574 shares traded for $199,082 at $5.03, Guardian Holdings contributed 72,883 shares with a value of $947,479 to close at $13, Prestige Holdings traded 2,491 shares at $9.90 and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed at $5.11 while trading 11,497 shares.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
JSE near 20 months’ high
Thursday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, ended with big gains in the main market indices, as heavily weighted National Commercial Bank traded as high as $24, Desnoes & Geddes end at $5.50, Kingston Wharves closed up at $6.50 and Sagicor Group gained 10 cents. At the end, the prices of 8 stocks rose 5 declined as 21 securities changed hands, with 3,414,320 units trading, valued at $11,037,316, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 922.34 points to 81,141.21, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 1,031.22 points to close at 89,437.94, the highest since July 15, 2013 and the JSE combined index gained 841.81 points to close at 82,939.38.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Scotia Investments put on $2.05 on Thursday.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Gleaner ending with 2,007,266 units trading at 85 cents. Grace Kennedy finishing with 1,000 shares at $60.51, followed by 138 Student Living, closing with only 2,500 units at $4.40, Radio Jamaica ending with 1,200 shares changing hands to close at $1.35 and Scotia Group finishing with 20,450 shares trading at $21.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Berger Paints concluding trading with 49,151 shares changing hands, to close down by 2 cents at $1.55. Caribbean Cement closing with 20,172 units trading as the price slipped 25 cents to $2.60, Carreras ending trading with 17,074 shares trading lower by 45 cents to $44.05, National Commercial Bank in having 40,112 shares changing hands, closed 15 cents lower at $22 after trading at a new intraday 52 weeks’ high of $24.
TCL jumps 19 cents to $2.50
Trinidad Cement stock gained 19 cents in Thursday’s trading ahead of the rights issue which starts next week, but still below the price of $2.90 that the each of the share in the rights issue will be priced at.
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 9 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 4 declined and 1 traded firm with a total of 768,222 units, valued at $3,782,768. At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose by 0.10 points to close at 1,148.66, the All T&T Index gained 1.09 points to close at 1,979.85 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.12 points to end 41.57.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund with only 480 shares trading, advanced by 1 cents to $22.53 while National Enterprises added 32,693 shares, valued at $567,368 and gained 6 cent at $17.40. National Flour Mills closed with 7,953 shares with a gain of 2 cents to end at $1.52 and Trinidad Cement with 368,999 shares changing hands for a value of $921,497.50, gained 19 cents to end the day at $2.50.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Grace Kennedy closed trading with 15,000 shares at $3.60 with a 1 cent decline. Massy Holdings trading 1,238 shares to close at 63.59, with a loss of 1 cent for a new 52 weeks’ low. Republic Bank traded 1,000 shares at $118.38, to close with a decline of 2 cents and Sagicor Financial Corporation suffered a loss of 14 cents to close at $5.10 while trading 305,259 shares for $1,557,119.
Firm Trades| Guardian Holdings contributed 35,600 shares with a value of $462,800 and closed at $13.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
JMMB crosses 5M of its shares
JMMB big in house share exchange on Tuesday
At the end of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 9 stocks rose, 5 declined as 27 securities changed hands, ending in 7,105,912 units trading, valued at $40,386,959, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost only 0.09 points to 79,880.66, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined by a mere 0.18 points to close at 88,028.58 and the JSE combined index gained 0.69 points to close at 81,799.97.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of the close in the main market are, Caribbean Cement finishing with 20,000 shares while gaining 24 cents to $2.85, Gleaner closing with 100 shares to gain 2 cents at 85 cents. Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 5,146,081 ordinary shares, gained 7 cents to $7, Kingston Wharves traded 850 shares with the price jumping 20 cents to $5.75. National Commercial Bank traded only 7,853 shares to end with an increase of 2 cents to a new 52 weeks’ closing high of $22.02 and Sagicor Group with 12,644 shares trading 6 cents higher to close at $10.31.Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless ending trading with 311,206 units at 48 cents, Grace Kennedy closed with 9,728 units to end at $60, Jamaica Broilers concluding trading with 30,300 shares at $4.02, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 215 shares at $6.70.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Scotia Group closed with 13,433 shares trading lower by 20 cents to $20.80 and Supreme Ventures in trading 100 units, the price slipped 3 cents to $1.82.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 15,800 units to end with an increase of 1 cent to $3.04 and Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 135,400 units changing hands to close at $5.
Trading picked up on junior market
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 10 securities traded, ending with 1,402,202 units changing hands valued at $2,643,265. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 0.09 points to close at 715.75, with the prices of 2 stocks advancing and 3 declining.
At the close of the market, there was 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Blue Power closing with 127,163 shares to end with an increase of 5 cents at $6.35, Caribbean Producers closing with 78,145 shares, the price gained 5 cents to $2.15, Jamaican Teas finished with 32,214 shares changing hands to close 5 cents lower to $2.51, KLE Group closed with 54,000 shares trading 1 cent down at 99 cents, Lasco Financial ending trading with 500 shares 5 cents lower to $1.15. Derrimon Trading ended up closing with 100 shares changing hands, at $2.04. General Accident closed with 100 shares trading at $1.70, Consolidated Bakeries had 220 units trading at 90 cents, Caribbean Cream closing with 1,000 shares changing hands at 76 cents, Eppley 9.5% preference share ending with 13,235 units trading at $6, Honey Bun finishing with 196,849 shares at $1.91, Lasco Distributors finished with 30,174 shares trading at $1.50 and Lasco Manufacturing ending with 868,502 shares changing hands to close at $1.15.
5 stocks rose 5 declined on TTSE
NCB stock is in demand on TTSE supply limited
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.43 points to close at 1,148.51, the All T&T Index fell by 1.20 points to close at 1,979.11 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.05 points to end at 41.63.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL put on 5 cents to end at $66.82, while 1,000 units were traded. Clico Investment Fund Traded 21,297 shares valued at $479,194 and gained 1 cent to close at $22.50, National Commercial Bank contributed 66,650 shares at $1.21, up by 2 cents. National Commercial Bank closed with 200,350 shares on the bid at $1.21 and stocks on offer at $1.35 to sell 20,000 units. National Flour gained 4 cents to end at $1.50, while trading 147,850 shares for a value of $221,775 and Scotiabank gained 1 cent, to end at $62.21 with just 100 shares.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Guardian Holdings trading 10,000 shares but lost 4 cents to end at $13.06, Jamaica Money Market Brokers trading 20,000 shares to close with a loss of 2 cents and finished at 43 cents. Massy Holdings trading 3,140 shares valued at $199,708, to close with a loss of 4 cents to a new 52 weeks’ low of $63.60, Republic Bank with 223 shares trading, closed lower by 9 cents at $118.40 and Trinidad Cement had 193,689 shares changing hands for a value of $449,831 and fell 20 cents to close at $2.30.Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Prestige Holdings traded 6,506 shares at $9.90, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 10,000 shares at $5.25, Scotia Investments ended at $1.45 while trading 44,015 shares and West Indian Tobacco end at $125 for a value of $160,625 after 1,285 units were traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
Market jumps 1,213 pts on low volume
Scotia Group closed higher at the close & helped to push market up on Monday
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 1,383.93 points to 79,880.82, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 1,547.29 points to close at 88,028.76 and the JSE combined index gained 1,212.61 points to close at 81,799.28.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Jamaica Money Market Brokers ending trading 15,714 ordinary shares while gaining 3 cents to $6.93. National Commercial Bank closing with 10,450 shares to end with an increase of 98 cents to $22, Radio Jamaica closing with 66,000 shares, the price inched up 5 cents to $1.35 and Scotia Group finishing with only 2,750 shares to end with an increase of 65 cents at $21.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless with 43,379 shares changing hands, closed at 48 cents. Carreras closing with 2,370 shares trading and ended at $44.50, Grace Kennedy closed with 6,750 units trading at $60, Jamaica Broilers had 45,000 shares changing hands at $4.02, Jamaica Producers ending with 1,798 shares trading at $17, Mayberry Investments finished with 1,800 shares changing hands to close $1.95, Proven Investments ending with 17,450 shares trading, to finish at 18.5 US cents and Sagicor Group finishing with 410,514 units trading at $10.25.Declines| The only stocks closing with a loss at the end of trading in the main market is, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed with 18,070 shares trading lower by 10 cents to $6.70.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 1,596,100 units at $2.
