The fallacy in the JSE granting extension to companies to file annual reports a month and a half after they are, without requiring them to file the interim in the meantime, is one more exposed.
RJR shareholders deserve better.
In a notice to the Jamaica Stock Exchange on June 29, Radio Jamaica advised that they were making use of the general extension being allowed for companies with the financial year ending March 31, 2021, to report their annual audited results by July 14, 2021. This extension assists the management and auditors in managing the ongoing challenges on regular business activities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the advice stated. At near midnight on July 15, the report is nowhere to be found on the exchanges’ website and there I no notice indicating the reason for the lateness.
Had good sense prevailed at either RJR of the JSE, investors in a major listed company would have had interim figures to digest. The JSE needs some major surgery and fast.
At the close, just 12 securities traded down from 18 on Wednesday, leading to three stocks rising, three declining and six ending unchanged. The Composite Index rose 1.20 points to finish at 1,423.85, the All T&T Index gained 0.91 points to settle at 1,940.09 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.21 points to 122.12.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s ended at $24.55, with 461 stock units changing hands, Clico Investment Fund ended at $26.80 after an exchange of 2,032 shares, GraceKennedy rallied 13 cents to $5.98, with 10,000 units clearing the market, JMMB Group remained at $1.95, with 94,854 units crossing the exchange. L.J Williams B shares closed at $1.50 in exchanging 5,003 stock units, National Flour Mills dipped 4 cents to $2 in trading 38,000 units, NCB Financial Group fell 1 cent to $8.23 with an exchange of 12,655 shares. Prestige Holdings remained at $7 with an exchange of 2,849 units, Republic Financial Holdings shed $1.25 in closing at $138 after trading 100 shares Scotiabank spiked $1.18 to $59.73 with the swapping of 682 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 4 cents to $18.25 in exchanging 550 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32.50 in trading 5,543 units.
At the close, 18 securities traded up from 15 on Tuesday, with three stocks rising, seven declining and eight remaining unchanged. The Composite Index slipped 1.76 points to 1,422.65, the All T&T Index dropped 4.78 points to 1,939.18, and The Cross-Listed Index popped 0.21 points to 121.91 and
L.J Williams B share ended at $1.50 in exchanging 15,009 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.50 in trading 4,400 shares. National Flour Mills settled at $2.04 in switching ownership of 62,000 shares, NCB Financial Group dipped 1 cent to $8.24, in trading 195,502 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $7 in an exchange of 3,494 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings rallied 25 cents to $139.25 after trading 500 stock units, Scotiabank dropped $1.19 to $58.55, with 1,411 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $18.21 in exchanging 570 shares. Unilever Caribbean rose 8 cents to $16.33, with 32,473 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco rallied 50 cents to $32.50, with 5,717 units changing hands.
GraceKennedy closed at $5.99, with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings slipped 1 cent to $33.99 with the swapping of 2,697 units, JMMB Group lost 5 cents to end at $1.95 in switching ownership of 172,563 stock units. Massy Holdings closed at $80.60 trading 1,087 stocks, National Enterprises popped 25 cents to close at $3.50 in switching ownership of 5,600 shares, NCB Financial Group ended at $8.25, with 13,685 stock units changing hands. Prestige Holdings closed at $7, with 47 units crossing the market, Republic Financial Holdings gained $3.50 in ending at $139 after exchanging 360 stocks, Scotiabank settled at $59.74 after exchanging 985 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 1 cent in closing at $18.21 and trading 6,042 stocks and West Indian Tobacco declined 50 cents to close at $32 in trading 300 units.
L.J Williams B share spiked 16 cents to $1.50, trading 1,691 stock units, Massy Holdings popped 18 cents to $80.60 in swapping 3,047 stocks, National Flour Mills fell 21 cents to $2.04, with 13,000 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial Group lost 23 cents in closing at $8.25 after trading 61,159 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $4.60 while 1,193 units passed through the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $3.15, with 3,600 stock units clearing the market. Prestige Holdings remained at $7, trading 380 shares, Republic Financial Holdings popped 40 cents to $135.50, with 2,148 shares clearing the market, Scotiabank closed at $59.74, with the swapping of 2,379 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to end at $18.20 in exchanging 21,670 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30 in trading 50 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.25 with an exchange of 1,335 shares and West Indian Tobacco settled at $32.50 in trading 14 stock units.
JMMB Group declined 5 cents to $2 in an exchange of 1,271 units, L.J Williams B share, settled at $1.34, with 320 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas rose 5 cents to $3.15, with 25 stock units clearing the market. Prestige Holdings popped 1 cent to $7 after 20,598 units crossed the market, Scotiabank dipped 1 cent to $59.74 in an exchange of 50 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 1 cent to $18.21 in an exchange of 620 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30, with 175 shares crossing the exchange and Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.25 trading 1,000 stocks.
JMMB Group advanced 4 cents to $2.05 with 200,000 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped 8 cents to $80.42 in exchanging 254,260 stock units, NCB Financial Group rallied 8 cents to $8.48 after 3,590 units crossed the market. Prestige Holdings remained at $6.99 after trading 195 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings rallied 2 cents to $135.10 while exchanging 2,223 stock units, Scotiabank stayed at $59.75 in trading 350 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 6 cents to $18.20 after trading 9,956 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30 in switching ownership of 1,023 shares, Unilever Caribbean dropped 8 cents to close at $16.25 while exchanging 1,065 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $32.50, with 1,512 stock units changing hands.
At the close, 18 stocks traded versus 17 on Tuesday, with six rising, five slipping and seven ending unchanged. The Composite Index rallied 2.76 points to 1,420.45, the All T&T Index rose 3.40 points to 1,928.30 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.29 points to 122.91.
FirstCaribbean International Bank increased 20 cents to $6.40 in exchanging 4,524 stock units, Guardian Holdings slipped 1 cent to $33.63 while exchanging 2,208 units, JMMB Group increased 4 cents to $2.01 with the swapping of 211,125 stocks. L.J Williams B share closed at $1.34, with 6 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings remained at $80.50, trading 681 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3.25 after 400 units changed hands. NCB Financial Group dipped 10 cents to $8.40, with 6,000 stocks clearing the market, One Caribbean Media traded 22 stock units in closing at $4.60, Scotiabank ended trading at $59.75 with an exchange of 38 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 4 cents to $18.14 after trading 9,245 stocks, Trinidad Cement rose 3 cents to $3.30, with 1,000 stock units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.33 in an exchange of 6,738 stocks and West Indian Tobacco traded 775 stocks at $32.50.
Guardian Holdings dropped 35 cents to end at $33.64, with 2,417 stock units clearing the market, JMMB Group fell 2 cents to $1.97 after 3,250 units cleared the market, Massy Holdings increased 50 cents to $80.50 after exchanging 5,089 stocks. National Enterprises remained at $3.25, with 3,000 stocks crossing the exchange, National Flour Mills ended at $2.25 after an exchange of 75 stocks, NCB Financial Group slipped 1 cent to $8.50, trading 753 units. Republic Financial Holdings shed 2 cents in closing at $135.08 in an exchange of 40 units, Scotiabank popped 1 cent higher to $59.75 after exchanging 667 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 4 cents to $18.10, with 11,473 stocks clearing the market and Trinidad Cement slipped 3 cents to $3.27 in switching ownership of 3,500 units.
