The Jamaica Stock Exchange, started the final quarter of the year in record territory and is within just 535 points of the critical 400,000 points milestone at 9.35 am and with just under 35 minutes of trading the market jumped over the 400,000 mark.
The market indices surged sharply with the All Jamaica Composite Index jumping 7,088.22 points to a record 400,365.51 and the JSE Index that surged 6,458.17 points to a record 364,778.28. The Junior Market rose 23.03 to 3,418.05.
In the main market NCB Financial traded at $127.98 but with only 130 shares trading and Jamaica Producers traded up to $27.80, Jamaica Broilers traded up to $30, Scotia Group up to $61 while Supreme Ventures traded at $23.90.
All Jamaica jump over 400,000
October 1, 2018 by
All Jamaica just 535 points from 400,000
October 1, 2018 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange, started the final quarter of the year in record territory and is within just 535 points of the critical 400,000 points milestone at 9.35 am.
The market indices surged sharply with the All Jamaica Composite Index jumping 6,187.64 points to a record 399,464.93 and the JSE Index jumped 5,637.64 points to a record 363,957.75. The Junior Market had slipped just 1.38 points at the opening but rose 23.03 to 3,418.05 at 18 minutes after opening.
In the main market NCB Financial traded at $127.98 but with only 130 shares trading and Jamaica Producers traded up to $27.80.
JMMB & Honey Bun now in IC TOP 10
October 1, 2018 by
Honey Bun and Medical Disposables are in this week’s Top 10 Junior Market stocks replacing Main Event and CAC2000. In the main market, Sygnus Credit and JMMB Group are back in the top tier stocks and out goes Stanley Motta and Sterling Investments.
Sterling Investments, a very long time TOP 10 listing hit a record $22.50 this past week, as investors continued to applaud the recently announced 3 for 1 stock split. In the Junior Market, CAC2000 closed at $15 and ended trading with no stock on offer. The stock seems poised for stock split, to create more liquidity and is set to trade 
higher this week with buying orders in for 139,000 shares at $15. The price of Stanley Motta climbed to $5.27 during the week from $4.81 in the previous week and exited the main market list.
Barita Investments and Berger Paints, long time TOP 10 listees, moved up in price during the week but still remain in the listing at position 7 and 9 respectively and could be out by the end of this week, if current demand continues.
Gains in the two markets are driving the PE ratio of the market higher with the overall PE for the Junior Market rising to 15 and the main market to 15.3 as the valuation multiple grows with historically low interest rates and high liquidity abounding in the financial market.
The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks, average 9.3, similar to last week’s level, as the market continues to revalue the multiple higher, the main market PE is now 9.5, up from 9.1 last week, for the top stocks.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 38 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks but it’s a third of what the average PE for the year is likely to be, at 20 times earnings. The main market stocks trade at a discount of 38 percent to the overall market.
TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns within a 12 months period. Stocks are selected based on projected earnings 
for each company’s current fiscal year. Based on an assumed PE for each, the likely gains are determined and then ranked, with the stocks with the highest potential gains ranked first followed by the rest, in descending order. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis based on new information received that can result in changes in and out of the list as well.
Record JSE close for September
September 28, 2018 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange, surged sharply for the second trading day with the All Jamaica Composite Index jumping 5,287 points to a record close of 393,277.29 and a gain of more than 10,500 points gain in just two days.
The main market closed on 14 trading days at record high for September helping to bring the gains in the market for the year to 24.3 percent.
The JSE Index that climbed by 4,768.22 points on Thursday, jumped another 4,817.06 points to close at 358,320.11, to be up a strong 9,585 points in just two days.
A total of 32 securities traded including 4 in the US dollar market, compared to 30 trading on Thursday with the prices of 15 securities rose and 8 declined and just 9 held firm.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.15, PanJam Investment traded at an intraday high of $64.90 but closed lower than Thursday closing price, while Sterling Investments closed at a new high of $22 and Supreme Ventures closed at a record high of $24.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading is very strong for continuation of the market’s rally and shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 4 closing with a lower offer.
The main market ended with 7,891,758 units valued at over $231,891,130 changing hands, compared to 269,506,497 units valued at $3,571,606,905 changing hands on Thursday. Trading closed with Wisynco Group exchanging 1,958,391 units accounting for 24.8 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Jamaica Broilers with 1,868,677 units and 23.68 percent of total volume and Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 923,865 units and just 11.7 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 281,849 units valued at over $8,281,826, in contrast to 10,365,635 shares valued at $137,369,496 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, compared to 579,751 shares valued $9,695,343 changed hands on the immediately preceding trading day. August closed, with an average of 224,564 shares valued at $4,310,285, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments rose $1 and closed at $19, trading 3,965 shares, Caribbean Cement shed $1.96 to finish at $47.04, in the trading of 803,000 stock units, Grace Kennedy gained $1.01 and settled at $60, with 128,848 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers jumped $1.50 to $30 and ended trading of 1,868,677 shares, Jamaica Producers lost $1 to close at $26, trading 34,657 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 20 cents and finished trading 150,000 units at $8.20, JMMB Group rose 35 cents and closed at $32.50, with an 
exchange of 56,396 shares. Kingston Wharves rose $2 to $74, with 16,204 stock units changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 65 cents to finish at 52 weeks’ closing high of $11.15, with 923,865 stock units trading, NCB Financial Group climbed $4 and ended trading of 470,875 shares at $125, PanJam Investment shed $2 and ended at $58, while exchanging 405,279 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 45 cents to settle at $13.50, trading 122,949 shares, Sterling Investments jumped $3 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high at $22, with 48,709 shares changing hands Supreme Ventures gained $7 and ended at an all-time high of $24, as 40,497 shares traded, Sygnus Credit Investments traded 1,800 shares and rose 70 cents to end at $13 and Wisynco Group rose 35 cents and concluded trading of 1,958,391 stock units at $9.45.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 48,266 units valued at $7,252 as JMMB Group 5.75% preference share concluded trading of 10,500 shares at $2, Productivity Business ended trading 14,100 shares and increased 4 cents to close at 59 cents and Proven Investments traded 7,115 shares at 20 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 13,543 units but lost 1 cent to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index gained 2.60 points to close at 161.66.
TTSE stocks closed mostly higher – Friday
September 28, 2018 by
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, closed with all indices gaining on Friday, with the Composite Index rising 0.62 points on Friday to 1,219.43, the All T&T Index added 0.24 points to 1,691.18, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.14 points higher to 100.51.
At close, 13 securities changed hands, with the price of 4 rising, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged, against 16 trading on Thursday.
The market ended trading of 103,614 shares valued $2,240,963, compared to 988,299 shares valued $25,956,830 changing hands on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Ansa Mcal added 50 cents and settled at $56, trading 25 units, Clico Investments increased 10 cents and completed trading at $19.90, with 28,305 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group rose 5 cents and ended at $1.70, after exchanging 15,000 shares and One Caribbean Media closed with a gain of 1 cent to end at $12.11, after trading 5,500 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Massy Holdings fell 20 cents and ended at $47, after exchanging 7,105 shares, Point Lisas closed with a loss of 8 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.62, with 1,000 stock units 
changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 4 cents and concluded at $29.11, after exchanging 24,903 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| First Citizens concluded trading at $32.60, after exchanging 82 shares, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $2.70, with 14,706 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises ended at $8.96, with 1,673 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank settled at $64.94, after trading 8 units, Unilever Caribbean completed trading at $26.25, with 50 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.44, with 5,257 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market falls to end September
September 28, 2018 by
The Junior Market Index declined by 34.58 points to 3,395.02 at the close of trading after 25 securities changed hands, resulting in the prices of 10 securities rising, 10 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
Market sentiment closed somewhat negatively at the end of trading on Friday, as the IC bid-offer Indicator was narrowly positive which is an indication of that declining stocks should exceed those advancing.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 6 closed with lower offers.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 3,221,714 units valued at $11,222,507, compared to 2,433,731 units valued at $8,326,070 trading on Thursday from trading of 27 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 128,869 units for an average of $448,900 in contrast to 105,814 units for an average of $362,003 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 484,335 for an average of $2,628,299 and on the prior trading day, an average of 502,180 units for an average of $2,737,706 units. Trading in August, averaged 244,613 units at $1,348,298 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended 1 cent higher at $1.95, in exchanging 161,113 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading 60,693 units with a loss of 20 cents at $6.30, Caribbean Producers finished trading 3,597 units at $6.35, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 45 cents at $2, with 500 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended 5 cents higher at $2.90, after exchanging 1,332,160 shares. Dolphin Cove concluded trading 13,815 shares and climbed 50 cents higher at $17, Elite Diagnostic finished 3 cents higher at $3.05, with 54,569 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh fell 10 cents and ended trading of 336,061 shares at $2, Express Catering ended trading at $8.20, with 138,800 shares changing hands, FosRich Group traded 24,113 shares and rose 10 cents to $3.70. General Accident finished trading of 2,000 shares at $3.80, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.05, after exchanging 24,594 stock units, 
Honey Bun ended with a loss of 5 cents at $3.95, with 106,500 units changing hands, Indies Pharma rose 1 cent with 622,577 shares changing hands to close at $3.40. Iron Rock concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.60, with 13,000 shares. Jamaican Teas settled at $4.85, trading 100 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 20 cents higher at $4, with 13,750 stock units, Key Insurance traded with a loss of 42 cents at $3.08, with 5,000 units changing hands, KLE Group finished trading 10,000 shares with a loss of 25 cents to close at $3.75. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 5 cents at $3.95, with 93,935 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 114,689 stock units at $5.50, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 15 cents at $3.85, with 6,362 units trading, Main Event settled 30 cents higher at $6.40, with 10,558 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables dropped $2.40 t0 $5.50, with just 600 shares trading and Stationery and Office finished trading 19 cents higher at $9.19, with 72,628 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE main market in big jump – Thursday
September 27, 2018 by
Sterling Investments jumps to a high of $19 after split announcement.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange enjoyed a big day on Thursday with gains of more than 4,700 points in the market indices as the prices of 13 securities rose and 7 declined and just 10 held firm.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaica Composite Index surged by 5,233.40 points to close at 387,990.29 and the JSE Index jumped by 4,768.22 points to 353,503.05.
Sterling Investments ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high at $19, PanJam Investment traded at closing 52 weeks’ high of $60 while Supreme Ventures close trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $17.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading is very strong for continuation of the market’s rally and shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 4 closing with a lower offer.
A total of 30 securities traded in the main and US dollar markets compared to 34 trading on Wednesday with Sagicor Real Estate Fund dominating trading with 264,879,865 units in the main market that ended with 269,506,497 units valued at $3,571,606,905 changing hands, compared to 117,820,162 units valued at $2,898,097,993 changing hands on Wednesday when JMMB Group dominated trading with 102,542,622 units and 87.03 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 10,365,635 units valued at over $137,369,496, in contrast to 3,681,880 shares valued at $90,565,562 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, compared to 579,751 shares valued $9,695,343 traded on the immediately preceding trading day. August closed, with an average of 224,564 shares valued at $4,310,285, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Caribbean Cement shed $1.01 to finish at $49, in the trading of 29,872 shares, Jamaica Broilers fell 25 cents in trading 391,212 stock units, to close at $28.50, Kingston Wharves rose $1.70 
to $72, with 2,000 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group climbed $3 and ended trading of 572,945 shares at $121, PanJam Investment climbed $3.76 and ended at 52 weeks’ closing high of $60, while exchanging 4,880 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained $1.05 to settle at $13.05, trading 264,879,865 shares, Seprod lost $2.20 and finished trading 11,100 shares at $43, Sterling Investments gained 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high at $19, with 290,741 shares changing hands Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents and ended at $17, as 291,464 shares traded and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 99,600 shares and lost $1.20 to end at $12.30.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 48,266 units valued at $7,252 as 300 units of JMMB Group 6% preference share traded at $1.06, Margaritaville traded 14,742 units and rose 1 cent to 20 US cents, Proven Investments traded 2,024 shares at 20 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 31,200 units and rose 1 cent to end at 12 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined 0.25 points to close at 159.06.
Junior Market rise but sentiment negative
September 27, 2018 by
Caribbean Flavours traded on the Junior Market at a record high of $21.
The Junior Market Index advanced by 12.92 points to close at 3,429.60 at the close of trading closed with 23 securities changing hands, resulting in the prices of 4 securities rising, 7 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Market sentiment closed negative on Wednesday and remains negative at the close of trading on Thursday as shown by the IC bid-offer Indicator with more stocks seeming poised to decline than rise by a good margin.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 7 closed with lower offers.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 2,433,731 units valued at $8,326,070, compared to 28,223,468 units valued at $66,146,106 trading on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average of 105,814 units for an average of $362,003 in contrast to 1,045,314 units for an average of $2,449,856 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 502,180 units for an average of $2,737,706 and on the prior trading day, an average of 521,373 units for an average of $2,852,740. Trading in August, averaged 244,613 units at $1,348,298 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended with the exchanging of 372,400 stock units, and rising 4 cents higher to close at $1.94, Blue Power fell 5 cents to end at $6.50, trading 22,662 units, CAC2000 finished with the trading of 29,525 shares at $15, Caribbean Flavours traded 3,000 stock units to close $1 higher at $19, after hitting an all-time high of $21. Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 9 cents at $2.85, with 160,500 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 9 cents at $3.02, after exchanging 37,358 stock units, Everything Fresh closed trading with 108,150 shares changing hands at $2.10. Express Catering ended trading 82,267 shares at $8.20,
FosRich Group traded with a loss of 10 cents at $3.60, with 8,726 shares, GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $2.10, in the exchange of 10,000 stock units. Honey Bun ended at $4, with 10,927 units being exchanged, Indies Pharma lost 1 cent with 834,773 shares changing hands to close at $3.39. Iron Rock concluded trading of 210,000 shares, at $4.50, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 15 cents at $4.85, with 10,977 shares traded, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 13,860 stock units and lost 30 cents to end at $3.80. KLE Group finished trading at $4, with 300 shares, Knutsford Express closed at $12.50, in the swapping of 1,600 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, exchanging 56,900 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading 51,530 stock units and rose 2 cents higher to $5.50. Lasco Manufacturing finished at $4, exchanging 5,875 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 30 cents at $6.10, after 3,063 shares traded and Stationery and Office finished trading at $9, with 37,276 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
TTSE stocks slip lower – Thursday
September 27, 2018 by
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
The two main indices of the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, lost ground on Thursday, with the Composite Index falling 1.19 points to 1,218.81, the All T&T Index declining 2.67 points to 1,690.94, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.04 points higher to 100.33.
At close, 16 securities changed hands, with the price of 2 rising, 4 declining and 10 remaining unchanged, against 19 trading on Wednesday.
The market ended trading of 988,299 shares valued $25,956,830, compared to 1,014,023 shares valued $26,822,916 changing hands on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Massy Holdings rose 10 cents and completed trading at $47.20, after exchanging 108,701 shares and Trinidad Cement gained 4 cents and completed trading at $2.86, after exchanging 1,792 shares.
Stocks closing with losses|Ansa Mcal shares fell 50 cents and concluded trading of 260 units at $55.50, Prestige Holdings closed with a loss of 50 cents and concluded trading of 53,410 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.50, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 39 cents and ended at $29.15, after exchanging 30,776 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent and concluded trading of 45,559 units at $88.44.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holdings settled at $15.75, with 251,063 stock units changing hands, Ansa Merchant ended at $38, after exchanging 17,110 shares, Clico Investments closed at 
$19.80, with 5,735 stock units changing hands, First Citizens ended at $32.60, after exchanging 131,600 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $2.70, with 172,148 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings concluded trading of 123,581 units at $16.90, NCB Financial Group ended at $5.73, after exchanging 1,792 shares, Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $103.69, after exchanging 26,016 shares, Sagicor Financial settled at $7.75, with 131 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank concluded at $64.94, with 18,625 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market drops points Wednesday
September 26, 2018 by
KLE Group traded at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.
The Junior Market Index slipped 11.52 points to close at 3,416.68, as 7 securities rose, 11 declined and 9 remained unchanged as 27 securities changed hands compared to 28 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, leading to an exchanged 28,223,468 units valued at $66,146,106, compared to 1,705,030 shares valued at $6,168,727 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 2 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 5 closed with lower offers.
Trading closed with an average of 1,045,314 units for an average of $2,449,856 in contrast to 60,894 units for an average of $220,312 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 521,373 units for an average of $2,852,740 and on the prior trading day, an average of 489,796 units for an average of $2,877,021. Trading in August, averaged 244,613 units at $1,348,298 for each security traded.
At the close of trading AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 4 cents at $1.90, trading 172,224 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading 24,326 units and gained 5 cents to end at $6.55, CAC2000 closed at $15, trading 42,500 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $15, with 1,969 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading of 3,000 shares with a loss of 60 cents at $7.30. Caribbean Flavours traded just 218 stock units, to close at $18, Derrimon Trading ended 4 cents higher at $2.94, exchanging 596,207 shares, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 4 cents at $3.11, with 398,534 stock units changing hands, Eppley settled with 3,850 units changing hands with a loss of $1.01 at $8, Everything Fresh closed trading with 62,506 shares changing hands at $2.10. Express Catering ended trading of 52,045 shares with a loss of 1 cent at $8.20, FosRich Group traded 45 cents higher at $3.70, with 200 shares, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 6 cents at $2, in exchanging 24,744,890 stock units, Honey Bun ended with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 52,867 units. Indies Pharma gained 30 cents with 369,580 shares changing hands to close at $3.40. 
ISP Finance finished at $22, in exchanging 2,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 30 cents at $5, with 6,850 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 87,875 stock units, KLE Group finished trading of 1,010,000 shares and rose 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high at $4. Knutsford Express closed at $12.50, trading 882 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, trading 44,462 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 237,886 stock units with a loss of 2 cents to close at $5.48, Lasco Manufacturing finished at $4, in exchanging 1,226 units. Main Event settled 80 cents higher at $6.40, with 3,200 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $7.90, in exchanging 82,386 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading at $9, with 76,847 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.