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Trading picks up 12 stocks rise

October 24, 2014 by IC Insider.com

Grace gained $1.34 to close at $57.95 on Friday

Trading activity picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close of the week, resulting in the prices of 12 stocks rising and only 5 declining as 28 securities changed hands, ending in 15,077,423 units trading, valued at $56,087,259, in all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 stocks with offers that were lower, suggesting fluidity in price movements in the short term.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 114.23 points to 71,665.90, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 127.73 points to close at 78,843.73 and the JSE combined index was up by only 45.79 points, to close at 73,567.74 as the junior market index fell.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras with 105,570 shares trading, rose 16 cents to $34.50, Caribbean Cement with 1,500 shares, closed 7 cents higher at $2.20, Gleaner had 3,900 shares changing hands, 5 cents greater at $1.10, Grace Kennedy put through 2,900 units with a gain of $1.34 to $57.95, Mayberry Investments with 2,453,103 shares, was up 4 cents at $1.40, Pan Jamaican Investment closed higher at $50 with 69,616 units, to gain 90 cents, Sagicor Real Estate Fund 7,800 shares traded 40 cents up to $7, Seprod had 50,000 units being active and added 5 cents to $11 and Supreme Ventures had only 2,000 shares changing hands, 12 cents higher at $1.72.

Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless having 38,861 shares changing hands at 29 cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 25,300 ordinary shares, closed at $7, Kingston Wharves with 450 shares, ended at $5.50, Proven Investments traded 24,460 ordinary shares and ended at 18 US cents and Scotia Group with 22,534 shares closed at $19.50.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the close of the main market are, Desnoes & Geddes trading 5,570,641 shares at $4.70, after slipping 9 cents, National Commercial Bank saw trading in 45,159 shares as the price ended 19 cents down at $17.80 and Sagicor Group with 465,779 units, fell 5 cents to close at $9.50.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 2,332,279 units 2 cents up to $3, the Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 718,300 units at $2, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference share traded 200 units at $1,006.10 and Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 1,800 units at $5.
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Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: C&WJ, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, D&G, Daily Trading, Gleaner, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Public Service Co, Jamaican Stock, JMMB, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry, NCB, Pan Jam, Proven, Sagicor, Scotia, Seprod, Supreme Ventures

Jamaican$ loses value again on Thursday

October 23, 2014 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaican dollar lost value on Thursday, against the US and Canadian dollars, but gained against the British Pound, as authorized dealers purchased the equivalent of US$30,974,409 versus US$40,832,885, on Wednesday. The equivalent of US$30,021,063 was sold, compared with US$39,334,085 on Wednesday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$27,235,385 compared to US$33,287,323 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar was up 10 cents to $112.23 and US$27,684,459 was sold versus US$34,157,406 on Wednesday, the selling rate rose 2 cents to $112.66. The Canadian dollar buying rate, fell $1.06 to $98.46 with dealers buying C$1,412,993 and selling C$1,022,966, at an average selling rate that rose 36 cents, to $100.68. The rate for buying the British Pound dropped $1.26 to $178.75, for the purchase of £1,466,307, while £836,955 was sold, at $180.56, a decline of $1.06. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$163,936, while the equivalent of US$81,055, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, climbed $1.23, to $113.95, the lowest buying and the highest selling and the lowest selling rates, were unchanged at $91.85, $117.70 and $93.66 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar fell 20 cents to $100.50, the lowest buying rate climbed 25 cents to $79.68 and highest selling rate was unchanged at $102.80. The lowest selling rate was up $1.60 to $97.30. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, dropped $1.65 to $180.60, the lowest buying rate declined 95 cents to $144.63, the highest selling rate was up $1.91 to $186.45 and the lowest selling rate rose 90 cents to $176.30.

Filed Under: FX Market, Stock Market Tagged With: BOJ, British Pound, Canadian dollar, Daily Trading, FX Market, Jamaica dollar, US Dollar

JSE market rises 8 stocks gained

October 23, 2014 by IC Insider.com

Thursday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 8 stocks rising and 5 declining as 20 securities changed hands, ending in 4,909,570 units trading, valued at $42,492,455, in all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 145.50 points to 71,551.67, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 162.69 points to close at 78,716.00 and the Combined Index closed at 73,521.95 after rising 279.05 points.
Gains| Stocks gaining at the last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless with 2,296,328 shares trading, rose 1 cent to 29 cents, Kingston Wharves had 250 shares changing hands 40 cents higher at $5.50, National Commercial Bank saw trading in 12,330 shares, the price ended at $17.99, after rising 9 cents, Sagicor Group had 23,373 shares changing hands 4 cents higher to $9.55, Scotia Group with 14,700 shares, closed 39 cents higher at $19.50 and Seprod closed with 56,250 shares changing hands, 5 cents higher at $10.95.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints with 91,230 shares, traded at $1.60, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 31,523 ordinary shares trading, ended at $7, Jamaica Producers 88,984 shares changing hands, closed at $15.50, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.15, after trading 5,882 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,220 units at $6.60.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras with 1,037,041 shares, lost 65 cents to end at $34.34, Grace Kennedy traded 10,300 shares, closed with a loss of $1.39 in ending at $56.61, Jamaica Broilers exchanged 58,000 shares at $4 while losing 5 cents and Mayberry Investments traded 744,406 shares, after slipping 19 cents to close at $1.36, a new 52 weeks’ low.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 346,100 units and closed at $2.98.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, C&WJ, Carreras, D&G, Daily Trading, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaican Stock, JMMB, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry, NCB, Radio Jamaica, Scotia, Seprod, Trading Activity

3 sevens clash again on JSE

October 22, 2014 by IC Insider.com

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Wednesday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 7 stocks rising and 7 declining as 21 securities changed hands, culminating in 1,774,287 units trading, valued at $11,185,286, in all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 478.38 points to 71,406.17 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 534.89 points to close at 78,553.31.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement with 3,000 units, increased 1 cents to $2.13, Jamaica Broilers exchanged 3,350 shares, 5 cents higher at $4.05, National Commercial Bank saw trading in 459,910 shares as the price ended 39 cents higher to $17.90, Pan Jamaican Investment with 5,000 shares closed 10 cents higher to $49.10, Proven Investments with 414 shares added 0.99 cents to 18 US cents and Scotia Group had 10,400 shares changing hands, 4 cents higher to $19.11.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Carreras with 17,596 shares trading to close at $34.99, Gleaner with 140,883 units closed at $1.05 and Mayberry Investments traded 1,357 shares at $1.55.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Desnoes & Geddes in trading 14,000 shares at $4.79, slipped 1 cent, Jamaica Money market Brokers with 14,420 ordinary shares, closed 50 down at $7, Jamaica Stock Exchange with 592 units, lost 5 cents to end at $1.84, Kingston Wharves traded 98,465 units with a fall of $1.40 to close at $5.10 and Salada Foods with only 6,100 shares, closed with a 5 cents loss at $7.85.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 1,067 units at $2.98 and Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 12,200 units at $5.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Caribbean Cement, Carreras, D&G, Daily Trading, Gleaner, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, JMMB, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry, NCB, Pan Jam, Proven, Sagicor, Salada Foods, Scotia

5 stocks up only 1 falls on TTSE

October 22, 2014 by IC Insider.com

With power outage disrupting trading on Wednesday, 11 securities changed hands on the Trinidad Stock Exchange, 5 of which advanced, 1 declined and 5 traded firm, with a total of 237,325 units, valued at $7,058,629.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index closed unchanged at 1,148.44, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.01 point to close at 1,965.83 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 43.39.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund with 50,000 shares valued at $1,104,462 to advance 4 cents to $22.10, First Citizens Bank traded 2,655 shares at $36.76, to close with a gain of 2 cents, Point Lisas that traded 81 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $4.01, Trinidad Cement with 116,152 shares changing hands, for a value of $232,304, increased 6 cents to end at $2 and West Indian Tobacco ended trading at $118.32 up 6 cents with 1,925 shares traded.
Declines| Massy Holdings traded 150 shares to close with a 1 cent loss at $68.55.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL with 5,000 shares at $66.15 valued at $330,750, Guardian Holdings contributed 9,193 shares with a value of $124,105 to close at $13.50, while Jamaica Money Market Brokers had 5,000 units changing hands at 45 cents, Republic Bank with 40,039 shares traded for $4,854,613 at $121.25 and Sagicor Financial Corporation added 6,630 shares at $6.20.
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.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Ansa Mcal, clico, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Guardian Holdings, JMMB, Point Lisas, Republic Bank, Sagicor, Scotia, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, West Indian Tobacco

Power cut disrupts trading on TTSE

October 22, 2014 by IC Insider.com

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, is reporting a delay in transmission of trading reports for Wednesday, due to what the exchange states is the encountering of a power outage which adversely affected their trading system and has delayed the transmission of trading reports.
“The power outage was actually several outages in quick succession which adversely affected our servers. This problem was exacerbated by low voltage that was occurring previous to the outages”, the stock exchange stated.
The exchange sated that “We are working aggressively to resolve the issue and will provide an update later this evening. We appreciate your patience and assure you that we are doing everything possible to resolve this situation”.

Filed Under: Company News Tagged With: Daily Trading, TTSE

Below par post-holiday trading

October 21, 2014 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange reopened Tuesday after closing for Monday’s holiday, with very moderate activity. The prices of 3 stocks rose and 4 declined as only 11 securities changed hands, culminating in 846,609 units trading, valued at $3,351,888, in all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell 348.36 points to 71,884.55 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 389.52 points to close at 79,088.20.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras with 34,000 shares to close 9 cents higher to $34.99 and Sagicor Group had 66,000 shares changing hands to gain 11 cents, to close at $9.51, after it traded as high as $9.70.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Grace Kennedy with 7,058 units closed at $58 and Radio Jamaica that ended trading with 39,000 shares at $1.15.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless with 51,300 shares at 28 cents after falling a cent, National Commercial Bank saw trading in 40,700 shares as the price ended down 24 cents at $17.51 and there was dealing in 7,000 Supreme Ventures shares to close with a 20 cents fall to a new 52 weeks’ low of $1.60.
Preference| Jamaica Money market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 16,926 units at $2.98, while losing a cent.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: C&WJ, Carreras, Daily Trading, Grace Kennedy, JMMB, NCB, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity

Lasco Finance up 15 cents

October 21, 2014 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market closed trading with 124,625 units valued at only $158,408. The JSE Junior Market Index increased 2.04 points to close at 661.40 with only 3 securities traded, 1 advanced and none declined.
At the close of the market there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market continues to exhibit weakness with 11 stocks closing with no bids to buy. There were 5 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
At the close of trading the active stocks are, Caribbean Producers trading 24,625 shares to end at $2.38, Lasco Financial Services gained 15 cent with 80,000 units, to close at $1 and Lasco Manufacturing had 20,000 units trading, to close at 98 cents.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, junior market, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing

Only one stock gained on TTSE

October 21, 2014 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 12 securities changing hands of which only 1 advanced, 4 declined and 7 traded firm, with a total of 1,090,313 units, valued at $5,882,245.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.47 points to close at 1,148.44, the All T&T Index fell 0.65 points to close at 1,965.84 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.04 points to end at 43.39.
Gains| The sole stock increasing in price at the close is, Clico Investment Fund with 95,399 shares, valued at $2,104,502 as the price advanced by 1 cent, to end at $22.06.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, National Commercial Bank with 484,384 shares changing hands for a value of $484,385 and ended at $1, National Enterprises lost 1 cent to close at $17.54 with 1,000 shares, Republic Bank lost 25 cents to close at $121.25 and Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 2,285 units at $6.20 after losing 5 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank with 1,774 shares to close at 36.74, Grace Kennedy contributed 44,088 shares with a value of $169,739 and closed at $3.85, while Guardian Holdings added 25,197 shares valued at $340,160 to end at $13.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 404,755 shares traded for $182,140, closed at 45 cents, Massy Holdings traded 24,257 shares valued at $1,663,060, to close at $68.56, National Flour Mills with only 167 shares closed at $1.18 and One Caribbean Media traded just 100 units to close at $25.12.
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.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: clico, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour Mills, NCB, One Caribbean Media, Republic Bank, Sagicor, TTSE

7 stocks rose on TTSE

October 20, 2014 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 16 securities changing hands of which 7 advanced, 4 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 331,788 units, valued at $4,120,839.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.60 points to close at 1,148.91, the All T&T Index rose 0.15 points to close at 1,966.49 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.14 points to end at 43.43.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank traded 761 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents to end at $36.74, Grace Kennedy contributed 55,912 shares with a value of $211,370, to close at $3.85, up by 10 cents, Guardian Holdings traded 22,500 units to close at $13.50, National Commercial Bank added 50,000 shares valued at $50,500 and closed at $1.01 to gain a cent, Sagicor Financial Corporation with a volume of 60,085 shares traded for $374,653 and closed at $6.25 in gaining 6 cents, Trinidad Cement with 95,656 shares changing hands for a value of $184,626 the price rose 8 cents to end the day at $1.94 and West Indian Tobacco traded 15,000 units valued at $1,773,900 to end 3 cents up, at $118.26
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Berger Paints traded 1,000 units closed at $3.61, down 4 cents National Enterprises lost, 5 cents to close at $17.55 when trading 1,044 shares, One Caribbean Media traded 2,991 units at 8 cents down to $25.12 and Scotiabank with just 200 shares ended down a cent at a new 52 weeks’ low at $58.49.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA Mcal 200 shares ended trading at $66.15, Clico Investment Fund with 6,932 shares valued at $152,851 to end at $22.05, Massy Holdings with 13,007 shares at $68.56, Prestige Holdings with 2,500 shares at $9.55 and L.J. Williams B 4,000 shares at 90 cents.
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 2 stocks with offers that were lower.