BOJ CD rates dipped under 8 percent for the first time since October 2022, data out of the Bank of Jamaica shows.
The Central Bank’s offer of $20 billion to the public attracted $27 billion from 216 bids in going after the amount offered with rates ranging from 7.15 percent to a high of 10.10 percent, with the highest successful rate coming in at 8.16 percent.
The average rate for accepted bids is 7.97 percent from 173 successful bids and represents the eighth consecutive fall after peaking at 10.54 percent in early March. The auction will result in the total amount of 30 days CDs standing at $104 billion, up from $101 billion previously.
BOJ CD rate dips under 8%
May 10, 2023 by
Junior Market recovers some of Tuesday’s loss
May 10, 2023 by
Trading Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied on Wednesday, with moderate change in the level of stocks changing hands and resulting in the trading of 40 securities compared with 45 on Tuesday and ended with the prices of 14 rising, 20 declining and six closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 32.85 points to 3,717.39.
Investors traded 5,721,260 shares for $15,461,171 compared with 5,857,959 units at $14,377,145 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 143,032 shares at $386,529, up from 130,177 stocks at $319,492 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 138,333 units at $343,004, up from 137,727 shares at $337,388 on the previous day. Trading in April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Fosrich led trading with 855,285 shares for 14.9 percent of total volume followed by Regency Petroleum with 738,411 units for 12.9 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 730,253 units for 12.8 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.3. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are based on the last traded price and ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial gained 26 cents to end at $23.26 in trading 1,072 shares, Cargo Handlers rallied 17 cents in ending at $13.97 as investors exchanged 62 stock units, Dolphin Cove declined 41 cents in closing at $14.89 with an exchange of 8,586 units, EduFocal rose 10 cents to $1.90 after a transfer of 3,330 stocks, Elite Diagnostic advanced 20 cents to close at $2.55 while exchanging 4 shares, 
Everything Fresh climbed 16 cents to end at $1.84 with 157,849 units clearing the market, Express Catering dropped 10 cents to $5.10 in switching ownership of 2,030 stock units, Fontana lost 13 cents to $8.65 after shareholders traded 77,903 stocks, GWest Corporation fell 6 cents to close at 89 cents with investors trading 242 units, Honey Bun rallied 18 cents in closing at $6.48 after an exchange of 44,702 stock units, Indies Pharma dipped 35 cents to end at $2.95, with 211,486 stock units changing hands, JFP Ltd shed 9 cents to close at $1.79 with a transfer of 506,339 shares, Knutsford Express popped 89 cents ended at $11.39 after an exchange of 1,563 shares, Lasco Distributors rose 20 cents in closing at $2.60 after 125,390 stock units crossed the market, Mailpac Group dipped 10 cents to $1.91 in an exchange of 61,518 stocks, 
Main Event lost 73 cents to $12.46 after exchanging 4,455 units and MFS Capital Partners declined 14 cents in closing at $3.35 with 468,977 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading dropped on the Trinidad Exchange
May 10, 2023 by
Trading dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with an 84 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with the value 58 percent lower than on Tuesday resulting from trading in 23 securities up from 19 on Tuesday, with the prices of eight stocks rising, seven declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 373,347 shares for $3,390,454, down from 2,356,514 stock units at $8,168,022 on Tuesday.
An average of 16,232 shares were traded at $147,411 compared with 124,027 shares at $429,896 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 28,924 shares at $195,679 versus 31,259 units at $204,561 on the previous day. The average trade for April amounts to 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index fell 4.67 points to 1,314.63, the All T&T Index shed 4.79 points to close at 1,970.01, the SME Index advanced 0.62 points to finish at 62.13 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.63 points to 85.84.
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, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.10 after an exchange of 43,196 shares, Ansa McAl closed at $50.90 in an exchange of 42 units, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $46 as 100 stocks cleared the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $21.52 in an exchange of 131 units, Endeavour Holdings rallied 13 cents and ended at $11.15 with 5,000 shares clearing the market. First Citizens Group gained 2 cents in ending at $49.99, with 743 units crossing the exchange, FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 3 cents to end at $7.21, after an exchange of 2,101 units, GraceKennedy remained at $4.04 in an exchange of 100 stocks, Guardian Holdings slipped 17 cents to end at $23.42 with shareholders swapping 95 shares. JMMB Group fell 7 cents to $1.40 after trading 2,600 stock units, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.74 with an exchange of 100 units, Massy Holdings climbed 8 cents to $5.13 after a transfer of 87,316 stocks, National Enterprises rose 1 cent and ended at $3.74 with a transfer of 125,000 stock units. 
National Flour Mills dipped 5 cents in closing at $1.45 in trading 300 units, NCB Financial slipped 10 cents to end at $4.10 in switching ownership of 60,101 stocks, One Caribbean Media gained 12 cents in closing at $3.82 after an exchange of 1,178 shares. Point Lisas popped 1 cent to end at $3.27 with investors transferring 108 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $8 and closed with trading of 443 stock units, Republic Financial rallied 24 cents to close at $134.24, with 556 shares crossing the market. Scotiabank shed 30 cents and ended at $77 as investors exchanged 5,745 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $19.01, with 371 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement fell 14 cents to $3.35 in an exchange of 1,000 stocks and Unilever Caribbean shed 1 cent to end at $15.99 in an exchange of 37,021 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Wisynco profit surge
May 10, 2023 by
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Wisynco Group reported another solid quarter of profit to March 2023, from a 23.4 percent growth in revenues to $12 billion for the quarter over the $9.7 billion achieved in the 2022 third quarter and contributed to a 26.8 percent rise in nine months revenues to $36 billion up from $28.4 billion in 2022 with profit after tax of $3.66 billion 23.77 percent higher than $2.96 billion in 2022.
Wisynco headquarters
The group achieved a Gross Profit of $4.1 billion in the current quarter, the same as the preceding quarter and represents a 32.2 percent increase over the $3.1 billion of the prior year and was helped by an improvement in Gross Profit Margin of 34.6 percent which, up from 32.3 percent for the same quarter last year.
Profit before Taxation for the quarter was $1.57 billion, an increase of 43 percent over the $1.1 billion in the comparative quarter in 2022.
After the provision of $416 million for corporate taxes, Net Profits Attributable to Stockholders amounted to $1.2 billion, or 31 cents per stock unit for the quarter, 38.6 percent greater than the $831 million or 22 cents per stock unit earned for the prior year and 98 cents for the nine months up from 79 cents in 2022.
The company ended the period with cash and investments of $11.4 billion, placing it in a great position to fund the planned major factory expansion into 2024.
Drop for JSE Main Market
May 9, 2023 by
Trading ended as 69 percent more funds passed through on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday than on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 6 percent and the value, with 60 securities trading compared to 56 on Monday, with 17 rising, 28 declining and 15 ending unchanged as two stocks hit a 52 weeks’ high and two ended at a 52 weeks’ low.
A total of 10,763,695 shares were traded for $65,931,590 compared to 11,476,890 units at $39,035,763 on Monday.
Trading averaged 179,395 shares at $1,098,860, versus 204,944 stock units at $697,067 on Monday and month to date, an average of 230,484 units at $1,610,904, compared with 239,420 units at $1,700,474 on the previous day. Notably, the average funds entering the market in May to date exceed April, with an average of 264,549 units at $1,409,410.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.11 million shares for 47.5 percent of total volume, with the stock closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.18, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.65 million units for 15.3 percent of the day’s trade and Scotia Group with 806,865 units for 7.5 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,226.09 points to close at 369,226.52, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,014.50 points to close at 334,130.49 and the 
JSE Financial Index fell 1.08 points to 75.54.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.3 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are calculated based on the last selling prices of stocks and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dropped 48 cents to close at $77.50, with 2,801 shares crossing the exchange, Berger Paints lost 50 cents to end at $7.80 and closed with 1,093 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Cement dipped $1.51 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $51 after exchanging 36,519 units, Caribbean Producers gained 50 cents in closing at $10.50 after investors traded 9,309 stocks. Eppley shed 75 cents to close at $36.52, with shareholders swapping 26,042 stocks, Guardian Holdings dropped $38 to end at $472 after an exchange of 851 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 80 cents to $13.40 in switching ownership of 639 shares, Margaritaville declined $2.42 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.71 while 17,126 stock units passed through the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 50 cents to end at $10.50 in an exchange of 189,662 units, 138 Student Living rose 34 cents to close at $5.35 with 116 stocks crossing the exchange. Proven Investments shed $1 in ending at $26 as investors exchanged 4,607 stock units, Sagicor Group rallied $1.35 to $49.38 with investors transferring 21,037 shares, Scotia Group advanced 50 cents in closing at $34.50 after 806,865 stocks crossed the market, Seprod popped $1.50 in closing at $72 with a transfer of 10,486 units Stanley Motta climbed 59 cents to $6.15 after a transfer of 502,975 units, Supreme Ventures popped 34 cents to end at $27.99 in trading 76,574 shares and Wisynco Group lost 43 cents and ended at $16.56 with 52,211 stocks clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share climbed 70 cents to close at $6.90 with an exchange of 1,726 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share increased $12.02 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $132.19 while exchanging one stock and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share fell $4 to $96 with a transfer of 14 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD market chalks up gains
May 9, 2023 by
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 84 percent, with a 73 percent greater value than on Monday, resulting in the trading of five securities, down from seven on Monday with two rising, two declining and one ending unchanged.
A total of 117,602 shares were exchanged for US$19,660 versus 721,255 units at US$11,383 on Monday.
Trading averaged 23,520 shares at US$3,932 versus 103,036 shares at US$1,626 on Monday, with a month to date average of 43,929 shares at US$1,529 compared with 46,055 units at US$1,279 on the previous day. April ended with an average of 394,241 units for US$22,357.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.10 points to close at 233.29.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.8. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price of each stock divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
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, Margaritaville dipped 1 cent and ended at 10 US cents with shareholders swapping 2,000 shares, Proven Investments rallied 0.6 of a cent in closing at 17.6 US cents as 103,859 stock units passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 0.04 of a cent to end at 9.44 US cents and closed with 11,499 stocks being traded.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.64 with investors transferring one unit and JMMB Group 6% dipped 2 cents to close at US$1.21, with 243 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market big fall
May 9, 2023 by
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered a sharp drop on Tuesday with after a few stocks plunged to trigger the market circuit breaker midway through the trading session Market Index dived 81.24 points to settle at 3,684.54, with the volume of stocks traded declining 37 percent and the value 35 percent lower than on Monday with trading in 45 securities compared with 46 on Monday and ended with 18 rising, 17 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 5,857,959 shares for $14,377,145 compared with 9,252,473 units at $22,159,172 on Monday.
Trading averaged 130,177 shares at $319,492 down from 201,141 shares at $481,721 on Monday, with a month to date average of 137,727 units at $337,388 compared to 139,009 units at $340,427 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 702,194 shares for 12 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 671,187 units for 11.5 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal ended with 535,960 units for 9.1 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.3. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial declined $2.75 to end at $23, with 300 shares clearing the market, AMG Packaging gained 26 cents to close at $2.93 as investors traded 69 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 6 cents to close at 1.95, with an exchange of 504,227 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 38 cents to $2.55, with 169,493 stock units changing hands. EduFocal fell 25 cents to $1.80 after a transfer of 535,960 units, Elite Diagnostic dipped 22 cents to close at $2.35 with an exchange of 6,017 shares, Everything Fresh rose 7 cents to $1.68 after an exchange of 59,051 stock units, Fontana popped 13 cents to end at $8.78 as investors exchanged 54,699 stocks.
Future Energy Source advanced 8 cents in closing at $4.18 in switching ownership of 130,653 stocks, General Accident rose 7 cents and ended at $5 and closed with an exchange of 35,460 shares, Honey Bun dropped 17 cents and ended at $6.30 with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma popped 30 cents to close at $3.30 with shareholders swapping 376,908 units. Jamaican Teas rose 11 cents to $2.20, with 235,583 shares crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation shed 10 cents in closing at $1.05 after 61,822 stock units crossed the market, KLE Group climbed 19 cents to $1.81 with investors transferring a mere 24 stocks, Knutsford Express lost 90 cents to end at $10.50 after an exchange of 28,229 units. Lasco Distributors lost 23 cents in closing at $2.40 with an exchange of 230,350 units, 
Lasco Manufacturing fell 25 cents to $3.90 with a transfer of 20,269 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 22 cents and ended at $2.23 as 12,000 stocks passed through the market. Main Event rose 69 cents to close at $13.19 in trading 50 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.30 to end at $14.20 in an exchange of 500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise
Trading surges on Trinidad Exchange
May 9, 2023 by
Trading activity jumped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 1,528 percent, with the value, 308 percent more than Monday, resulting from trading in 19 securities compared with 20 on Monday, with prices of four stocks rising, seven declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 2,356,514 shares for $8,168,022 up from 144,767 stock units at $2,003,188 on Monday. An average of 124,027 units were traded at $429,896 compared with 7,238 shares at $100,159 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 31,259 shares at $204,561 up from 14,631 units at $164,176 on the previous day. The average trade for April amounts to 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index dropped 0.70 points to 1,319.30, the All T&T Index dipped 0.72 points to 1,974.80, the SME Index remained at 61.51 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.09 points to close at 86.47.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings declined by 40 cents to close at $23.10 in switching ownership of 4,720 shares, Ansa McAl dipped 10 cents to close at $50.90, with 458 stocks crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund gained 2 cents to end at $21.52 after a transfer of 200 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund ended at 71 cents in an exchange of 1,170,710 shares, First Citizens Group rose 21 cents to $49.97 in trading 1,565 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 1 cent to close at $7.24, with 17 units crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy lost 2 cents to close at $4.04 after investors exchanged 497,735 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $23.25 with an exchange of 835 stock units, Guardian Media ended at $2.30, with 1,600 stock units clearing the market, L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.74 as 107 units passed through the market, Massy Holdings dipped 4 cents in closing at $5.05 in an exchange of 29,514 shares. 
National Enterprises ended at $3.73 after 499,635 stocks changed hands, NCB Financial popped 10 cents to $4.20 as investors traded 315 stock units, Point Lisas fell 40 cents to $3.26, with 380 shares crossing the market, Republic Financial remained at $134 with investors trading 4,168 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $77.30 with a transfer of 2,665 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 1 cent to close at $19.01 with 2,538 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean shed 68 cents to end at $16 after an exchange of 129,352 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $16.50 with shareholders swapping 10,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise
Steady Junior Market
May 8, 2023 by
Trading climbed sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 57 percent and the value 46 percent more than on Friday, and ended with trading occurring in 46 securities compared with 45 on Friday and ended with 15 rising, 17 declining and 14 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 9,252,473 shares for $22,159,172, up from 5,893,458 units at $15,143,469 on Friday.
Trading averaged 201,141 shares at $481,721, compared with 130,966 shares at $336,522 on Friday with a month to date, average of 139,009 units at $340,427 compared with 125,959 stock units at $310,749 on the previous day. Trading in April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
ONE on ONE Educational was the market leader with 2.63 million shares for 28.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Fosrich with 1.34 million units for 14.5 percent of the day’s trade and Indies Pharma with 1.03 million units for 11.1 percent of the day’s trade.
at the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 1.65 points to settle at 3,765.78.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.4. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 75 cents to $25.75, with investors trading 230 shares, AMG Packaging lost 27 cents in closing at $2.67 in switching ownership of 1,001 stocks, Cargo Handlers climbed 80 cents to end at $13.80 after it closed with an exchange of 87 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 11 cents to $1.89, with 216,156 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries lost 22 cents to end at $2.17 as investors exchanged just 201 shares, EduFocal rallied 12 cents to $2.05 after an exchange of 83,043 units. Elite Diagnostic gained 17 cents to end at $2.57, with 151 stocks crossing the market, Express Catering dipped 8 cents in closing at $5.20 in an exchange of 2,648 stock units, Fosrich declined 10 cents to $2.51 after a transfer of 1,340,993 shares.
General Accident shed 15 cents to close at $4.93 with a transfer of 66,482 stock units, iCreate popped 8 cents to end at $1.55 with investors transferring 183,124 units, Indies Pharma declined 34 cents to $3 after an exchanging of 1,028,634 stocks. Jamaican Teas rose 11 cents to close at $2.09 in an exchange of 36,441 shares, Limners and Bards advanced 22 cents in closing at $2.45 as 45,931 stocks passed through the market, Mailpac Group dipped 7 cents to end at $2.01 while exchanging 148,273 units. Main Event dropped 79 cents in closing at $12.50, with 46,273 stock units clearing the market, Medical Disposables lost 60 cents to end at $5.01 in trading 76 stock units, 
MFS Capital Partners fell 11 cents to $3.45, with 342,404 shares crossing the exchange and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 98 cents and ended at $15.50 with an exchange of 1,100 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market falls
May 8, 2023 by
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 718 percent with little change in value compared to Friday, resulting from trading in seven securities, as was the case on Friday. No stock enjoyed a price hike, as four declined and three ended unchanged.
A total of 721,255 shares were exchanged for US$11,383 versus 88,165 units at US$11,398 on Friday.
Trading averaged 103,036 shares at US$1,626 versus 12,595 shares at US$1,628 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averaged 46,055 units at US$1,279 compared with 36,326 units at US$1,220 on the previous day. April ended with an average of 394,241 units for US$22,357.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 5.57 points to close at 232.19.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.8. The PE ratio is calculated based on the last traded price of each stock divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
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, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 59 US cents after 75 shares passed through the market, Productive Business Solutions lost 0.01 of a cent in ending at US$1.8999, with investors trading two stocks, Proven Investments ended at 17 US cents with a transfer of 4,829 units. Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.02 of a cent to end at 9.4 US cents with an exchange of 6,747 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.01 of a cent to 1.2 US cents after a transfer of 709,451 stocks.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share shed 31 cents to close at US$12.84 in switching ownership of 150 units and Eppley 6% preference share ended at US$1.40 after one stock unit crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
