JSE main market index falls – Friday

Seprod jumped $3.50 at the close on Friday.


The main market Jamaica Stock Exchange, lost grounds for first time in five days but with a strongly positive advance decline ratio on Friday.
At the close, the all Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,121.80 points to 322,495.07 and the JSE Index declined by 1,022.09 points to 293,829.46.
Trading closed with 25 securities changing hands, up from 32 on Thursday, leading to 13 advancing, 6 declining and 6 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. Securities closing with sizable price changes include, Caribbean Cement rose $2 to $42, Jamaica Broilers gained $1 to $20, Seprod added $3.50 to Thursday’s closing price to close at $33.50 and Scotia Group was up $1.47 to $53.47.
Main market activity ended with 6,019,816 units valued at $133,802,480 compared to 6,093,417 units valued at $73,742,131 changing hands on Thursday. JMMB Group closed 2,319,629 units accounting for 38.53 percent followed by Wisynco Group with 611,295 units and 10.15 percent of the day’s volume and Sagicor Group with 610,599 units or 10.14 percent of total traded securities.
Trading resulted in an average of 250,826 shares valued at $5,575,103 for each security traded, compared to 210,118 shares valued at $2,542,832 on Thursday. For the month to date an average of 674,192 units with an average value at $23,762,597 traded, compared to 674,192 units with an average value at $23,762,597 changing hands on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of only 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market on Friday ended with JMMB Group 6% US dollar preference share trading 800 units with a loss of 5 cents to close at 95 US cents. The market index closed unchanged at 169.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with a lower offers.
For more details of market activities see – Seprod jumped $3.50 on JSE main market – Friday .

Seprod jumped $3.50 on JSE main market – Friday

Seprod shares jumped sharply on Friday.


Seprod jumped $3.50 in main market activity of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed Friday as 24 securities changing hands, leading to 6,019,816 units valued at $133,802,480 trading.
Seprod rise follows, announcement by the company that they will be acquiring Facey distribution business.
The main market closed with 13 securities rising, 5 falling and 6 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,121.80 points to 322,495.07 and the JSE Index fell 1,022.09 points to 293,829.46.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 17 cents higher at $9.17, with 1,602 shares, Berger Paints ended 1 cent higher at $17.95, with 10,168 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.16, with 42,395 units, Carreras finished 55 cents higher at $10.90, with 150,094 shares, Caribbean Cement climbed $2 to $42, with 22,645 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading at 12 cents, with 305,350 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy traded 50 cents higher at $49.50, with 253,780 stock units, Jamaica Broilers closed with a rise of $1 to $20, with 105,430 units, Jamaica Producers closed 15 cents higher at $15.15, with 50,751 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading at $26, with 2,319,629 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $40, with 1,250 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a gain of 28 cents to $6.28, with 63,500 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 15 cents at $99.35, with 15,682 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.15, with 104,609 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 32 cents at $41.65, with 163,550 units, Radio Jamaica settled 4 cents higher at $1.06, with 44,267 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $36, with 610,599 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 26 cents higher at $15.50, with 42,650 shares, Scotia Group finished trading $1.47 higher at $53.47, with 304,907 shares, Seprod closed $3.50 higher at $33.50, with 4,774 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 26 cents at $11.50, with 37,631 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 10 cents at $4.40, with 524,181 units, Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 611,295 shares and in the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded 5 cents higher at $1.95, with 229,077 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market index falls – Friday.”

Junior Market jumps on Friday

Blue Power jumped $9 to $42.

The Junior Market Index jumped 47.32 points to close at 2,931.31 on Friday with 21 securities changing hand as 11  advanced, 6 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,215,407 units valued at $4,590,122, compared with 2,139,884 units at $8,911,130 from 25 securities changing hands on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 57,877 units for an average of $218,577 compared to an average of 85,595 units for an average of $356,445 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 143,548 units at $609,769, compared to an average of 148,477 units at $632,276 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed $1 higher at $51, with 4,205 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 7,000 stock units changing hands, Blue Power jumped $9 to $42, with 2,000 units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 3 cents higher at $4.70, with 22,000 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 4 cents higher at $2.04, with 2,000 shares. Derrimon Trading climbed $1.49 to $9.49, with 20,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 6 cents higher at $3.18, with 339,242 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 10 cents at $4.50, with 69,402 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.65, with 355,416 shares. GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2.75, trading 6,497 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 45 cents higher at $4.75, with 15,070 shares, Iron Rock finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3, with 23,600 shares, Jamaican Teas gained 44 cents to end at $4.45, with 2,825 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded 2 cents higher at $4.20, with 9,800 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 206,524 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial rose 20 cents to $5, with 50,557 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 21 cents to $4.20, with 55,884 shares. Main Event ended trading 19 cents down at $5.81, with 11,335 shares, Medical Disposables fell 3 cents to $4.82, with 10,300 shares, Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 1,650 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 85 cents at $5.15, with 100 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Mixed results for TTSE – Friday

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 17 securities trading against 12 on Thursday, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 10  remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with 198,944 shares valued at $3,013,557 changed hands, compared to 126,928 shares valued at $2,032,721 on Thursday.
At close, the Composite Index fell 2.16 points on Friday to 1,265.97, the All T&T Index inched higher by 0.91 points to 1,703.85, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.73 points to close at 111.70.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Thursday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s gained 3 cents and concluded trading at closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $21.04, after exchanging 10,000 shares, Clico Investments rose 30 cents and ended trading at $20.50, with 99,788 units, First Citizens closed at a 52 weeks’ high with an increase of 18 cents and concluded trading at $32.50, after exchanging 125 shares and LJ Williams B share ended trading with rise of 3 cents to 73 cents, after exchanging 12,000 shares.
Losses| Grace Kennedy ended trading 5 cents lower to $3.30, with 44,617 units, NCB Financial Group concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $6.40, after exchanging 20,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded with a loss of 2 cents and concluded market activity at $28.98, after exchanging 947 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Merchant Bank settled at $40, after exchanging 245 shares, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $9.30, after exchanging 1,000 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $16, after exchanging 2,000 shares, JMMB Group traded at $1.86, with 107 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended trading at $47.40, with 2,877 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media closed at $12.44, with 630 stock units trading, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.81, with 1,750 units, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.55, with 842 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial traded at $7.81, with 127 units and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.50, after exchanging 1,889 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Junior Market lost ground on Thursday

Junior Market activity resulted in with just 9 security advancing, 9 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, with the Junior Market Index declined by 20.97 points to close at 2,883.99.
Trading ended on Thursday with an exchange of 2,139,884 units valued at $8,911,130 from 25 securities, compared with 994,247 units valued at $3,815,366 from 20 securities changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 85,595 units for an average of $356,445 compared to an average of 49,712 units for an average of $190,768 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 148,477 units at $632,276, compared to an average of 153,101 units at $652,558 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $1 at $50, with 100 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 150,000 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $5.99, with 8,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $10.90, with 2,600 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 22 cents higher at $4.67, with 9,740 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 4 cents at $2, with 1,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic gained 1 cent and closed at $3.12, with 116,140 units, Eppley ended trading 14 cents higher at $10.14, with 300 shares, Express Catering traded with a rise of 10 cents at $4.60, with 63,082 shares. FosRich Group finished trading 331,255 shares and gained 25 cents to $2.65, General Accident closed at $3.19, with 4,591 stock units, GWest Corporation ended 10 cents higher at $2.80, with 17,000 units changing hands, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 9 cents at $4.30, with 32,617 shares. Iron Rock finished 5 cents higher at $3.10, with 28,125 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 49 cents at $4.01, with 48,257 stock units, Jetcon Corporation closed with a loss of 7 cents at $4.18, with 9,600 units, KLE Group fell 3 cents to $2.30, with 200 shares. Knutsford Express ended at $14.48, with 4,477 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 48,710 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 1,037,165 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 21 cents at $3.99, with 38,735 shares. Main Event ended trading 19 cents higher at $6, with 121,618 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 54,848 units. In the Junior Market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% ended with a loss of 29 cents at $7, with 8,324 stock units, Eppley 9.5% finished 80 cents higher at 52 weeks’ high of $6.25, with 3,400 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

JSE main market closed higher again – Thursday

The main market Jamaica Stock Exchange, closed higher at the end of trading on Thursday for the 4th day in a row, with stock prices being mixed, with the advance decline ratio ending slightly negative.
At the close, the all Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,055.77 points to 323,616.87 and the JSE Index climbed 961.92 points to end at 294,851.55.
Trading closed with 32 securities changing hands, up from 28 on Wednesday, leading to 9 advancing, 12 declining and 11 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. Securities closing with sizable price changes include, Grace Kennedy lost $1 to end at $49, Jamaica Broilers fell $1 to $19, JMMB Group added $1 to $26, Portland JSX dropped $1 to $8.50 and Scotia Group fell $2 to $52.
Main market activity ended with 6,093,417 units valued at $73,742,131 compared to 71,072,740 units valued at $6,270,318,116 changing hands on Wednesday. Ciboney Group closed with 1,458,766 units accounting for 23.94 percent followed by Jamaica Broilers with 1,366,225 units and 22.42 percent of the volume for the day and Wisynco Group with 673,050 units or 11.05 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 210,118 shares valued at $2,542,832 for each security traded, compared to 2,450,784 shares valued at $216,217,866 on Wednesday. For the month to date an average of 674,192 units with an average value at $23,762,597 traded, compared to 706,388 units with an average value at $25,336,441 changing hands on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of only 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market on Thursday, ended with 190,139 units valued at $57,528 changing hands with JMMB Group 5.75% US dollar preference share contributing 13,000 units at US$1.50, Margaritaville gained 5 US cents to close at 25 US cents with 400 units trading and Proven Investments had 176,739 units trading at 22 US cents, leaving the market index at 169.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
For more details of market activities see – Moderate JSE main market trading – Thursday.

Moderate JSE main market trading – Thursday

Carib Cement traded at an intraday high of $44 on Thursday.

Main market activity closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with 29 securities changing hands, with moderate volume of 6,093,417 units valued at $73,742,131 traded.
The market closed with 9 securities rising, 11 falling and 9 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,055.77 points to 323,616.87 and the JSE Index climbed 961.92 points to 294,851.55. Caribbean Cement posted an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $44 but closed back at $40.
In main market activity, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 1 cent at $17.94, with 2,938 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 6 cents higher at $1.16, with 92,500 units, Carreras finished at $10.35, with 135,321 shares, Caribbean Cement settled at $40, with 20,900 shares, Ciboney Group ended with a loss of 4 cents at 12 cents, trading 1,458,766 shares. Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1 at $49, with 18,872 stock units, Jamaica Broilers fell $1 to close trading at $19, with 1,366,225 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15, with 47,095 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.98, with 160,041 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading $1 higher at $26, with 31,547 shares, Mayberry Investments ended trading at $6, with 318,470 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 50 cents higher at $99.50, with 219,654 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 9 cents higher at $1.15, with 668,897 shares. 138 Student Living ended 5 cents higher at $5.50, with 500 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 3 cents at $41.97, with 3,734 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of $1.20 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50, with 200 shares, Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 20 cents at $1.65, with 900 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.02, with 5,000 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $36.20, with 38,853 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 7 cents at $15.24, with 81,500 shares, Salada Foods traded 38 cents higher at $11.10, with 52,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2 at $52, with 31,088 shares, Seprod closed at $30, with 74,750 shares. Sterling Investments ended 1 cent higher at $13.90, with 698 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 6 cents at $11.76, with 6,967 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 557,890 units and Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 673,050 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% closed 8 cents higher at $1.10, with 10,000 shares, Proven Investments settled at $5.15, with 15,061 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market closed higher again – Thursday.”

T&TNGL at new high on TTSE – Thursday

T&T NGL closed at a record high on TTSE on Thursday.

Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 25 cents and concluded trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $29, in on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday.
The market closed with 12 securities trading against 13 on Wednesday, with 5 advancing, 3 declining and 4 remaining unchanged. Trading accounted for 126,928 shares valued at $2,032,721, compared to 184,131 shares valued at $2,768,851 on Wednesday.
At close, the Composite Index rose 1.21 points on Thursday to 1,268.13, the All T&T Index gained 2.06 points to 1,702.94, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.05 points to close at 112.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Wednesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments gained 9 cents and completed trading at $20.20, with 8,893 units, First Citizens finished 2 cents higher at $32.32, after exchanging 1,305 shares, Republic Financial Holdings concluded trading with a rise of 2 cents at $101.55, with 5,065 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank added 5 cents and settled at $62.55, after exchanging 1,953 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 25 cents and concluded trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $29, after exchanging 1,500 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group ended trading 4 cents lower at $1.86, with 10,122 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $7.81, with 2,514 units and West Indian Tobacco traded with a loss of 5 cents and settled at $88.50, after 3,460 shares changed hands.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean international Bank settled at $9.30, after exchanging 44,230 shares, Guardian Holdings settled at $16, after exchanging 7,200 shares, NCB Financial Group concluded at $6.45, after exchanging 40,000 shares and Trinidad Cement ended at $3, with 686 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

JSE main market moves higher – Wednesday

Caribbean Cement surged to a record close of $40 on the news that they could save $2B from lease buyout.

The main market Jamaica Stock Exchange, closed higher at the end of trading on Wednesday with Caribbean Cement jumping sharply and Scotia Group bouncing back to $54.
At the close, the all Jamaican Composite Index rose 897.85 points to 322,561.10 and the JSE Index climbed 818.04 points to 293,889.63.
Trading closed with 31 securities changing hands, down from 28 on Tuesday, leading to 9 advancing, 11 declining and 11 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. Securities closing with sizable price changes include, Caribbean Cement climbed $6.44 to end at a 52 weeks closing high of $40. Grace Kennedy lost $1 to end at $50, JMMB Group lost $1 to $25, PanJam Investment declined $1 to $42 and Scotia Group rose $2 to $54.
Main market activity ended with 71,072,740 units valued at $6,270,318,116 compared to 5,286,653 units valued at $240,796,595 changing hands on Tuesday. NCB Financial Group closed with 61,822,679 units accounting for 86.99 percent of traded shares followed by Jamaica Broilers with 2,036,473 units for just 2.87 percent of the volume for the day and Mayberry Investments with 2,010,259 units.
Trading results in an average of 2,450,784 shares valued at $216,217,866 for each security traded, compared to 195,802 shares valued at $8,918,392 on Tuesday. For the month to date, an average of 706,388 units with an average value at 25,336,441 traded, compared to 576,343 units with an average value at 10,044,835 changing hands on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of only 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market on Wednesday, ended with 37,700 units valued at US$50,918 changing hands with JMMB Group 5.75% US dollar preference share contributing 33,300 units at US$1.50 and Proven Investments with 4,400 units at 22 US cents, leaving the market index at 169.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with a lower offer.
For more details of market activities see – NCB dominated the JSE main market – Wednesday.
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NCB dominates the JSE main market

NCB traded 61.8 million shares on Wednesday.

Main market activity surged sharply Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with 29 securities changing hands and 71,072,740 units valued at $6,270,318,116 trading.
NCB Financial Group accounting for 86.99 percent of the volume traded with 61,822,679 units changing hands and Caribbean Cement posted the highest gain jumping $6.44 to end at a 52 weeks closing high of $40, with 138,259 shares and Cable & Wireless resumed trading after the suspension requested by the company.
The market closed with 9 securities rising, 11 falling and 9 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 897.85 points to 322,561.10 and the JSE Index advanced by 818.04 points to 293,889.63.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed with a loss of 50 cents at $9, trading 2,900 shares, Berger Paints ended unchanged at $17.95, with 5,500 stock units, Cable & Wireless resumed trading and closed unchanged at $1.10, with 21,246 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 10 cents at $10.35, with 146,032 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $6.44 and closed at $40, with 138,259 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading 3 cents higher at 16 cents, with 157,728 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1 at $50, with 56,000 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 1 cent higher at $20, with 2,036,473 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a rise of 5 cents to $15, with 19,430 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.99, with 6,319 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of $1 at $25, exchanging 549,955 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6.25, with 3,560 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled 93 cents higher at $40, with 17,986 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading at $6, with 2,010,259 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded at $99, with 61,822,679 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 11 cents at $1.06, with 273,200 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, with 250 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of $1 at $42, with 10,440 units. Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $9.70, with 2,500 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1, with 561,044 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 65 cents higher at $36.25, with 721,650 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 1 cent higher at $15.31, with 66,800 shares, Salada Foods traded at $10.72, with 20,000 units. Scotia Group finished trading $2 higher at $54, with 36,417 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 32 cents higher at $11.82, with 19,592 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 1,558,306 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 15 cents at $10.50, with 744,017 shares trading. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded $1.90 higher at $1.90, with 54,198 stock units and Productivity Business settled at $105, with 10,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market moves higher – Wednesday.”