Stocks continue wild swings Friday
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with stocks prices continuing to swing wildly as 22 securities changed hands the main market and 2 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 7 stocks advanced and 11 declined in both markets.
Trading levels in main market ended at 13,300,572 units valued at $443,256,966 compared to 4,648,288 units valued at $125,237,837 at the close on Thursday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 8,744 units valued at US$2,692.
The All Jamaica Composite Index fell 1,975.38 points to close at 246,003.16 the JSE Market Index declined 1,766.34 points to finish at 224,136.77 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 0.83 points to close at 227.28.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 604,571 units on Friday, compared to an average of 248,178 units on the previous trading day. The average volume for the month to date ended at 416,933 units versus 229,294 units on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed lower at $11, losing $3.50 with trades of 91,830 shares, Cable and Wireless lost 4 cents to close at $1.35 with 273,290 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement tumbled $4.79 to $31.20 trading 3,375 shares, Carreras traded 9,350 units at $68.60, Grace Kennedy advanced $1 to $43.50, with 18,936 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers lost 30 cents to close at $14.20 with trades of 61,983 shares, Jamaica Producers closed $2.17 lower to $15.01, with an exchange 5,957,112 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $8, with 179,123 units changing hands, JMMB Group gained 2 cents to close at $17.03 trading 110,362 units. Kingston Properties traded 500 shares at $16.35, Kingston Wharves closed $1 lower at $31 with 1,504 units changing owners, NCB Financial Group closed at $63.02, but lost $1.88, after exchanging 4,114,559 shares, Pan Jamaican lost 10 cents to close at $35.90 trading 1,511,194 shares, Pulse Investments closed with a loss of $1.74 to $7.01 with 118,331 units exchanged, Radio Jamaica added 19 cents to close at $1.90, with 8,399 units traded. Sagicor Group closed with gains of 10 cents to $33.15 trading 283,210 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed at $10.50 with trades of 9,981 units, Scotia Group fell to $38.61, losing 39 cents with 233,173 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments lost $1 to close at $35 trading 13,260 units, Sterling Investments closed at $16.75, with gains of 20 cents trading 1,000 shares, Supreme Ventures closed 47 cents higher to $6.37, with trades of 300,000 shares. Margaritaville Turks closed at 30 US cents with an exchange of 304 shares, Proven Investments traded 8,440 ordinary shares at 31 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share gained 11 cents to close at $1.20 trading 100 units.
NCB Group trades at J$76 in Trinidad
The stock traded as high as TT$4 or the equivalent of J$76 but closed slightly lower at the close. The group traded in Kingston at J$65.
Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange fell on Thursday leading to an exchange of just 9 securities, compared to 11 on Wednesday. At the close 3 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 2 were unchanged. Securities traded amounted to 306,454 units at a value of $3,666,557 in contrast to Wednesday’s 547,969 shares valued at $12,402,664.
The Composite Index gained 0.51 points to 1,240.39, the All T&T Index rose 1.45 points to 1,823.23 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.06 points to 88.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| After several weeks closing with the demand for Agostini’s at a higher price than the last sale 2,658 units traded on Thursday with price gaining $1.02 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.52, after it last traded in November last year. First Citizens Bank gained 1 cent trading 8,205 shares and closed at $31.51, still below the price of $32, the government block of 48 million shares are being sold and Trinidad Cement added 10 cents, closing at $4.30, with an exchange of 8,598 units.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at $22.50 with a loss of 10 cents as 126,509 units changing hands at a value of $2,846,453, First Caribbean International Bank lost 5 cents, closing at $8.94 with an exchange of 1,000 units, JMMB Group was down 2 cents to $1.20 with trades of 65,295 shares and Republic Financial Holdings closed at $105.99, after losing just 1 cent with 188 units traded.
Firm Trades| National Commercial Bank Financial Group traded 91,588 shares to close with the last sale at $3.75 valued at $346,562 and Sagicor Financial held firm at $9 with trades of 2,413 units.
Clico Investments dominates
Trades in Clico Investments, amounting to 516,609 units valued at $11,673,878 propped up activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with only 31,380 units trading by 10 other stocks.
At the close of trading 11 securities changed hands compared to 10 on Tuesday resulting in 547,969 units valued at $12,402,664 changing hands. On Tuesday, just 141,873 shares valued at $1,306,192 traded. A total of 5 stocks rose, 2 lost value and 4 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index lost 0.49 points to 1,239.88, the All T&T Index fell 0.64 points to 1,821.78 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.04 points to 88.24.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 10 cents to close at $22.60, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.50 with gains of 39 cents and 8,468 shares changing hands, Scotiabank added 1 cent, closing at $58.80 with trades of 2,850 shares. Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20, gaining 3 cents with an exchange of 200 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 8 cents higher to close at $22.61 with 7,454 units trading.
Losses| First Citizens Bank dropped 50 cents to close at $31.50 with 657 shares switching owners and First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent in closing at $8.99 with an exchange of 876 units.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group traded 4,000 shares at $1.22, Massy Holdings held firm at $53 trading 4,097 units, Point Lisas closed at $3.65 with an exchange of 2,671 shares and Sagicor Financial was unchanged at $9 with of only 87 units.
Trading drops for Trinidad stocks
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange dropped sharply on Tuesday with just 141,873 units trading at a value of $1,306,192 compared to Monday’s 534,824 shares valued at $2,812,325.
At the close of the market only 10 securities were active compared to 12 on Monday as 5 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 2 held firm.
The Composite Index lost 0.19 points to 1,240.37, the All T&T Index rose 0.69 points to 1,822.42 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.15 points to 88.28.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy added 1 cent to close at $2.66 with 49,230 units changing hands, JMMB Group gained 2 cents, closing at $1.22 with trades of 30,903 shares, One Caribbean Media closed 40 cents higher to $16.40 with an exchange of only 45 shares. Scotiabank closed at $58.79, gaining 3 cents trading 935 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.53, with gains of 2 cents while trading 2,462 units.
Losses| Clico Investments lost 2 cents to close at $22.50 trading 22,701 shares valued at $510,773, First Caribbean International Bank traded at $9, having lost 5 cents with 3,381 units trading and Guardian Holdings closed 39 cents lower to $15.11 with an exchange of 5,000 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings remained unchanged at $15 with trades of 27,182 shares valued at $407,730 and Massy Holdings held firm at $53 trading 34 units.
JSE stocks in partial recovery – Monday
Trading levels in main market ended at 2,432,176 units valued at $44,491,086 compared to 3,117,227 units valued at $95,348,879 at the close on Friday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 12,035 units valued at US$3,662 contributing to total trades between the two markets of $46,015,960.
The All Jamaica Composite Index advanced 2,331.84 points to close at 250,967.19 the JSE Market Index gained 2,085.08 points to finish at 228,783.81 and the JSE US dollar market index fell 6.38 points to close at 224.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $7 with trades of 900 units, Berger Paints gained $1 to close at 52 weeks high of $15 with an exchange of 11,900 shares, Cable and Wireless traded 549,079 shares at $1.40, Caribbean Cement closed higher at $36.75, after gaining 75 cents in trading 4,580 shares. Carreras traded at $72, with 3,556 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy closed lower at $41, losing 67 cents with trades of 165,139 units, Jamaica Broilers gained $2.32 to close at $16.50 with 243,848 units changing hands, Jamaica Producers declined $1.15, closing at $15.85 while trading 52,904 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7.70, losing 10 cents with an exchange of 198,265. JMMB Group closed $1.95 lower at $18 with 66,844 units changing hands, Kingston Properties traded 45 cents higher, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $16 with trades of 879 shares, Kingston Wharves advanced $2.50 to $32.50 trading 4,150 units, Pan Jamaican declined $3 to close at $34, after exchanging 45,867 shares, Portland JSX traded 116 shares at $10.99, Pulse Investments closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $10, with gains of $1.45 and 5,000 units changing hands, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.80, with 290,709 units traded. Sagicor Group closed at $35, with an exchange of 629,820 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund gained 50 cents to close at $11 trading 63,566 units, Scotia Group closed $1.45 lower at $38.55 with 6,811 shares changing hands, Seprod closed at $40, with an exchange of 42,193 shares. Sterling Investments traded 5,172 shares at $18.20, Supreme Ventures closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.18, gaining 10 cents in trading 39,778 shares, Proven Investments lost 1 US cent to close at 31 US cents with trades of 12,035 ordinary shares and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share closed at $2.05 with 1,100 units changing hands.
JSE stock drops 90c with 36M shares
Trading ended on Friday with 25 securities changing hands with 2 trading in the US dollar market on day when Scotia Group jumped $5.49 to be the main pusher in the market indices. In the main market, 7 stocks advanced and 14 declined in the main market, while two stock rose in the US dollar market. Trading levels in main market ended at 42,703,583 units valued at $422,229,138 compared to 6,321,606 units valued at $60,670,887 at the close on Thursday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 871,891 units valued at US$291,484.
The All Jamaica Composite Index jumped sharply by 3,676.85 points to close at 256,245.23, just over 1,000 points shy of the all-time record close of 257,395.71 reached on February 10. The JSE Market Index advanced 3,287.75 points to finish at 233,503.31 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 18.12 points to close at 238.66.
In market activity, Berger Paints gained 50 cents, closing at $11.50 with trades of 9,008 units, Cable and Wireless lost 10 cents to close at $1.35 with 1,513,758 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement closed lower by $1.90 to $36.10 trading 17,650 shares. Carreras closed at $66.50 with an exchange of 1,740 units, Grace Kennedy slid 16 cents to close at $41.51 trading 100,176 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.54, losing $1.46 trading 70,774 shares, Jamaica Producers lost 70 cents trading 192,548 units at $16.80,. JMMB Group closed 98 cents lower to $19.51 with an exchange of 98,812 units, Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents to close at $32 trading 15,322 shares, Mayberry Investments jumped $1.39 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $6.39 with trades of 182,245 units. The stock has not seen this price level since June 15, 2005, when it traded at $6.45, after it was listed in April and reached a high of $8.20 on April 26, 2005. National Commercial Bank fell 50 cents to $62.50, after swapping 63,512 units, Pan Jamaican closed at $35.20, losing 80 cents with an exchange of 22,498 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents to close at $1.65 trading 120,820 units, Sagicor Group closed at $36.26, losing 24 cents with trades of 2,938,603 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed 22 cents higher at $10.47 with 2,100 units changing hands, Scotia Group closed at $44, with gains of $5.49 trading 456,247 shares, Scotia Investments traded 1,600 shares at $39.50, Seprod lost 49 cents to close at $40.51 with trades of 16,229 shares. Sterling Investments traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $17.50 with gains of $1.30 and an exchange of 1,000 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $5.70, losing 30 cents with 405,888 shares being exchanged, Proven Investments gained 2 US cents to close at 32 US cents trading 859,891 ordinary shares. JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.75 with gains of 4 cents and 3,296 units changing hands, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share gained 2 cents trading 114,502 units at $1.07 and JMMB Group US$ 6% preference share closed at US$1.10 with trades of 12,000 units.
JSE main market stocks drop again -Thursday
Trading levels in main market ended at 6,321,606 units valued at $60,670,887 compared to 4,208,705 units valued at $25,855,773 at the close on Tuesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 77,435 units valued at US$22,856.
The All Jamaica Composite Index declined 841.40 points to close at 252,568.38 the JSE Market Index lost 752.36 points to finish at 230,215.56 and the JSE US dollar market index was down 3.00 points to close at 220.54. The average trade in the main and US dollar markets ended at 246,117 units compared to 166,173 units on Tuesday.
In market activity, Berger Paints declined 89 cents to close at $11, trading 52,918 units, Cable and Wireless lost 20 cents, closing at $1.45 with an exchange of 4,079,487 shares, as investors reacted negatively to the loss of $1.56 billion incurred for the nine months to December last year, Caribbean Cement closed higher by $1 at $38 with 17,270 shares changing hands. Carreras added 49 cents to close at $66.50 with trades of 4,645 units, Grace Kennedy gained 67 cents to close at $41.67 trading 140,156 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $16 trading 190,919 shares, Jamaica Producers traded 86,911 units at $17.50, having gained $1.22, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $8.40, with a loss of 60 cents trading 102,218 shares. JMMB Group gained 9 cents to close at $20.49 with an exchange of 162,176 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $31.50 trading 5,340 shares, Mayberry Investments closed 40 cents lower at $5, with trades of 112,534 units. National Commercial Bank rose to $63, gaining 24 cents after swapping 21,089 units, 1834 Investments traded 15,369 shares to close 1 cent higher at $1.75, Pan Jamaican closed $1.05 higher at $36, with an exchange of 128,130 shares, Portland JSX traded 6,730 units at $10.60, Pulse Investments closed at $7.50 with 20,074 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica fell 21 cents to close at $1.60 trading 19,391 units. Sagicor Group closed at $36.50, gaining 25 cents with trades of 5,079 units, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed 75 cents lower to $10.25 with 292,712 units changing hands. Scotia Group closed at $38.51, losing $1.71, trading 702,136 shares, Seprod traded 1,600 shares at $41, Supreme Ventures closed at $6 with 124,293 shares traded, while Trinidad Cement closed at $63 with trades of 100 units. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents trading 77,435 ordinary shares and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 27,229 units at $1.05.
JSE main market drops – Tuesday
Trading levels in main market ended at 4,208,705 units valued at $25,855,773 compared to 2,731,850 units valued at $28,681,270 at the close on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 111,790 units valued at US$33,562. The average trade in main and US dollar markets was 166,173 units.
The All Jamaica Composite Index declined 1,536.37 points to close at 253,409.78 the JSE Market Index lost 1,373.78 points to finish at 230,967.92 and the JSE US dollar market index was down 2.41 points to close at 223.54.
In market activity, Berger Paints gained 39 cents to close at $11.89 trading 54,613 units, Cable and Wireless closed at a 52 weeks closing high of $1.65 with gains of 11 cents and an exchange of 2,392,482 shares, Caribbean Cement closed lower by $1 to $37 with 17,710 shares changing hands. Carreras fell $1.49 to close at $66.01 with trades of 12,500 units, Grace Kennedy gained 50 cents to close at $41 trading 89,047 units, Jamaica Broilers traded $1 higher, closing at $16 with 15,450 shares being exchanged, Jamaica Producers lost 73 cents to close at $16.28 with trades of 167,783 units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $9, with a loss of $1 trading 411,165 shares. JMMB Group closed at $20.40, losing 9 cents with a swapping of 19,485 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $31.50 trading 3,550 shares, Margaritaville Turks lost 3 US cents to close at 32 US cents with trades of 1,980 shares, Mayberry Investments gained 10 cents to close at $5.40 with trades of 8,660 units. National Commercial Bank rose to $62.76, gaining $1.76 after trading 44,809 units, Pan Jamaican lost 5 cents, closing at $34.95 with an exchange of 16,070 shares, Portland JSX traded 4,000 units at $10.60, Pulse Investments closed at $7.50, gaining 50 cents with 12,285 shares changing hands, while Radio Jamaica gained 11 cents to close at $1.81 trading 34,902 units. Sagicor Group closed at $36.25 with trades of 37,239 units, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed 50 cents higher at $11 with 98,288 units changing hands. Scotia Group closed higher to $40.22 gaining 22 cents trading 2,450 shares, Seprod traded 8,782 shares at $41 for a loss of $4.10, Supreme Ventures closed at $6 with 265,951 shares traded. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents trading 109,810 ordinary shares, JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.71, with 368,000 shares traded and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 23,484 units at $1.05.