Trading jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday with an 83 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued at 60 percent more than on Friday with trading in 42 securities versus 41 on Friday to end with ten rising, 22 declining and ten closing unchanged.
A total of 5,099,286 shares were traded for $13,601,067 compared with 2,791,802 units at $8,477,949 on Friday.
Trading averaged 121,412 shares at $323,835 compared with 68,093 units at $206,779 on Friday, with a month to date average of 257,803 units at $694,789 compared to 264,910 stock units at $714,119 on the previous trading day. October ended with an average of 264,407 units at $832,036.
Dolla Financial led trading with 1.31 million shares for 25.8 percent of total volume, Jetcon Corporation was next with 850,000 units for 16.7 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 786,772 units for 15.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 18.42 points to settle at 3,851.82.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in the computing of appropriate stock values, averages 12. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $2.34 in closing at $20.66 with investors transferring 2,218 shares, Blue Power shed 48 cents to end at $2.69 after an exchange of 3,100 stock units, Cargo Handlers gained 50 cents to settle at $9.50, with 250 stocks crossing the market. Consolidated Bakeries lost 19 cents after ending at $2.10 with 10,725 units changing hands, Dolla Financial dipped 11 cents to $3.16, trading 1,313,389 stock units, Dolphin Cove advanced 17 cents to $13.30 in transferring 16,067 units. Elite Diagnostic fell 19 cents to end at $3.30 with an exchange of 6,600 shares, Everything Fresh rose 15 cents to $1.45 as investors swapped 19,067 stocks, Fontana shed 10 cents to close at $8.40 in an exchange of 26,477 stock units. Fosrich fell 10 cents to $4.05 as investors switched ownership of 485,062 shares, Indies Pharma lost 13 cents after ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.62 and trading 44,511 units, Iron Rock Insurance shed 42 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.76 after a transfer of 374 stocks. Knutsford Express gained 48 cents to finish at $8.88 with an exchange of 6,622 shares, Lumber Depot dipped 14 cents to $2.31 with a transfer of 87,095 stock units, MFS Capital Partners rallied 14 cents to $2.66 after 42,375 stocks cleared the market. Stationery and Office Supplies shed 70 cents to $14.30 in an exchange of 579 units and tTech popped 43 cents to $3.28 in exchanging 50,855 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading pushes JSE USD Market down
Trading remained low on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with the volume of stocks exchanged rising 52 percent, valued 27 percent less than on Friday and resulting in eight securities traded, compared to seven on Friday with two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
Overall, 178,840 shares traded for US$5,077 compared with 117,838 units at US$6,943 on Friday.
Trading averaged 22,355 shares at US$635 versus 16,834 units at US$992 on Friday, with a month to date average of 24,869 shares at US$3,190 compared with 25,005 units at US$3,329 on the previous trading day. October ended with an average of 40,972 units for US$2,277.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.15 points to end at 223.91.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.2. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share advanced 0.1 of a cent to close at 7.1 US cents, with 1,369 shares clearing the market, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.70 after trading 85 units, Proven Investments popped 0.02 of a cent to end at 19.37 US cents with an exchange of 410 stock units. Sterling Investments dipped 0.09 cents after ending at 2 US cents after exchanging 746 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments J$ share dipped 1 cent in closing at 13.62 US cents after 75 units passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.86 of one US cent as investors exchanged 173,998 stocks.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share declined by 50 cents in ending at US$11 after a transfer of 107 shares and JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1 in trading 2,050 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on Trinidad Stock Exchange
The volume of stocks traded surged by 665 percent on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the value jumping 263 percent more than on Friday and resulted in the trading of 21 securities up from 16 on Friday, and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, four declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 456,229 shares for $2,445,836 versus 59,653 stock units at $674,360 on Friday.
An average of 21,725 units were traded at $116,468 compared with 3,728 shares at $42,147 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 55,339 shares at $496,275 versus 57,403 units at $519,596 on the previous trading day. The average trade for October ended at 29,755 at $358,068.
The Composite Index advanced 6.39 points to 1,315.57, the All T&T Index rallied 3.87 points to 1,971.82 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 1.27 points to 85.85.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $43, with just one share changing hands, Angostura Holdings dipped 1 cent in closing at $23.50 with an exchange of 12 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $50 in exchanging ten stock units. Clico Investment Fund climbed 25 cents to $29.75 after trading 4,554 units, First Citizens Group gained 1 cent to close at $50.01 with 2,311 shares clearing the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank advanced 29 cents to close at $5.40 in trading 20 units. GraceKennedy remained at $4.80 as 60 stocks passed through the market, Guardian Holdings popped 14 cents to end at $26 after exchanging 94 stock units, Guardian Media ended at $2.99 in switching ownership of 40 units. JMMB Group remained at $1.89, with 2,005 stocks crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share increased 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.40 as investors exchanged 2,054 stock units, Massy Holdings rallied just 1 cent to $4.51 after a transfer of 55,499 shares. National Enterprises shed 1 cent to $3.25 with a transfer of 110,030 stocks, National Flour Mills rose 9 cents to end at $1.59 with the swapping of 20 shares, NCB Financial ended at $4.56 with investors transferring 264,940 stock units. Prestige Holdings ended at $6.26 after finishing the trading of 2,145 units, Republic Financial fell 41 cents to close at $139.58 in an exchange of 464 stocks, Scotiabank gained $1 in ending at $77.50 after an e exchange of 439 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 50 cents to end at $22, with 11,521 shares crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.78 after trading five stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 2 cents in ending at $21.98 after a mere five shares were exchanged.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
IPO closure lifts ICTOP10
The Jamaica Stock Main Market recorded gains to close out the past week on a positive note, but the performance only resulted in moderate changes in prices of ICTOP10 Main Market stocks, the Junior Market Index was flat compared with the prior week but resulted in some sizable price changes with one stock dropping out of the TOP10 as the Initial Public offer of Regency Petroleum shares was oversubscribed and closed and liquidity started returning to the market.
Access Financial dropped out of the Junior Market TOP10 after rising 11 percent for the week in making way for Medical Disposables to return.
Unlike last week when seven Junior Market TOP10 stocks declined between 3 percent and 20 percent, with only one rising this week. Rising stocks dominated, with five gaining 3 percent or more while three declined. CAC2000 ordinary share fell 15 percent to $7.06, Iron Rock Insurance was down 5 percent to $2.18 and Dolphin Cove lost 3 percent to close at $13.13. In the Junior Market, Paramount Trading recovered some of last week’s loss by rising 13 percent to $1.71, Lasco Financial popped 11 percent to close at $3, while Elite Diagnostic rose 4 percent to $3.49.
The Main Market 10 had just two stocks rising for a second week and six declining between four and nine percent last week. This past week, four rose 2 percent and 3 percent.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 5.7, well below the market average of 13.4. At the same time, the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.9 versus the market at 12, an important indicator of the level of undervaluation of the ICTOP10 stocks. The Junior Market is projected to rise by 246 percent and the Main Market TOP10, an average now of 269 percent, to May 2023.
The Junior Market has 12 stocks representing a third of the market, with PEs from 15 to 35, averaging 20 compared with the above average of the market. The top half of the market has an average PE of 17. This data shows the extent of potential gains that the TOP 10 stocks possess. The situation in the Main Market is similar, with the 16 highest valued stocks priced at a PE of 15 to 73, with an average of 24.7 and 21.7 excluding the highest valued one and 19 for the top half excluding the highest valued stock.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market but not always. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to the end of May 2023 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
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Losses galore no gains for JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended with the volume of stocks exchanged jumping 604 percent but with a 66 percent lower value than on Thursday, resulting in the trading of seven securities, compared to five on Thursday with no rising, six declining and one unchanged.
A total of 117,838 shares were traded for US$6,943 compared with 16,740 units at US$20,385 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 16,834 units at US$992, versus 3,348 shares at US$4,077 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 25,005 shares at US$3,329 versus 25,414 units at US$3,446 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 40,972 units for US$2,277.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 5.38 points to end at 224.06.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in the computing of appropriate stock values, averages 8.3. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share fell 0.58 of a cent to 7 US cents after trading 324 shares, Proven Investments fell 0.35 of a cent to 19.35 US cents, with 2,285 units clearing the market, Sterling Investments lost 0.01 of a cent in ending at 2.09 US cents with investors transferring 1,750 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.33 of a cent to 9.52 US cents with a transfer of 55,541 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.06 of a cent to 0.86 of one US cent as investors exchanged 57,597 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share shed 40 cents to end at US$11.50 as 30 units passed through the market and JMMB Group 6% ended at US$1 while exchanging 311 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Volume plunged on TTSE Friday
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with a 96 percent plunge in the volume of stocks traded from Thursday’s level as the value dropped 95 percent, resulting in 16 securities trading compared with 20 on Thursday, with prices of four rising, five declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors traded just 59,653 shares for a mere $674,360 compared with 1,680,092 units at $14,416,020 on Thursday.
An average of 3,728 units were traded at $42,147 compared with 84,005 shares at $720,801 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 57,403 shares at $519,59 versus 60,038 units at $543,029 on the previous day. The average trade for October ended with 29,755 at $358,068.
The Composite Index increased 2.23 points to 1,309.18, the All T&T Index climbed 0.33 points to 1,967.95 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.60 points to close at 84.58.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $43 after 187 shares passed through the exchange, Angostura Holdings declined 49 cents to close at $23.51 trading 450 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $50 after an exchange of 520 units. Ansa Merchant Bank advanced $1.30 to $43.50 with investors swapping 100 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22.15, with 25 stocks crossing the market, Clico Investment Fund fell 50 cents to $29.50 with a transfer of 9,246 shares. First Citizens Group dipped 5 cents to close at $50, with 2,335 stock units clearing the market, GraceKennedy gained 5 cents to $4.80 as investors exchanged 5,082 units, JMMB Group climbed 8 cents in closing at $1.89 while trading 5,227 stocks. Massy Holdings ended at $4.50 after a transfer of 32,805 shares, National Enterprises rallied 1 cent in closing at $3.26 after an exchange of 1,500 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $6.26 after 14 units crossed the market. Republic Financial remained at $139.99 with the swapping of 51 stocks, Scotiabank lost $1.40 to end at $76.50 and closed with 80 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 50 cents in ending at $21.50 with investors transferring 961 stock units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.78 after an exchange of 1,070 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Volumes plunged on the JSE USD market
The trading volume of stocks plunged 61 percent, with a 13 percent lower value than Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Thursday, resulting in five securities changing hands, compared to seven on Wednesday with two rising, two declining and one ending unchanged.
A total of 16,740 shares were traded for US$20,385 compared to 43,378 units at US$18,048 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 3,348 units at US$4,077 compared with 6,197 shares at US$2,578 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 25,414 shares at US$3,446 versus 26,231 units at US$3,422 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 40,972 units for US$2,277.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 4.33 points to end at 229.44.
The PE Ratio is a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio incorporates ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and five with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share dipped 0.02 of a cent to close at 7.58 US cents with the swapping of 1,549 shares, Proven Investments rose 1.7 cents to 19.7 US cents as six stocks passed through the market and Sterling Investments popped 0.1 of a cent to end at 2.1 US cents with investors transferring 61 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 with a transfer of 5,000 stock units and JMMB Group 6% lost 7 cents in ending at US$1 after trading 10,124 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.