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Low trading for JSE US$ stocks

May 11, 2020 by IC Insider.com

Trading remained subdued on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, resulting in just four securities changing hands, with one stock rising and three unchanged.
At the close, the market Index gained 3.93 points to end at 192.62 and the PE ratio closed with an average of 13.1 times 2020 earnings.
Investors exchanged just 69,985 units valued US$12,007, down from 95,096 units for US$15,597 trading on Friday.
First Rock Capital traded 2,120 units at 8 US cents, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents, with an exchange of 49,841 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments traded 1,519 units at 13 US cents and Trans Jamaican Highway added 0.1 of a cent to settle at one US cent with 16,505 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Main Market barreling forward

May 8, 2020 by IC Insider.com

The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange continues to claw back losses resulting from the fallout from the dividend payout restrictions placed on banks for the rest of 2020, with the leading indices rising robustly for a fourth consecutive day.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market AJ index closing higher on Friday after bouncing from a higher low than the prior one. – positive indicator.

At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 5,956.56 points to 410,544.06, the JSE Market Index climbed 5,306.68 points to 374,196.18 and the JSE Financial Index added 1.53 points to 100.67.
The market closed with 44 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 20 stocks advancing, 13 declining and 11 securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 40 securities accounting for 15,759,687 units valued at $268,967,167, in contrast to 22,545,407 units valued at $84,409,280 from 42 securities on Thursday.
Trans Jamaican Highway led trading with 5.4 million shares for 34 percent of total volume followed by Pulse Investments with 4.3 million units for 27 percent of the day’s trade and Barita Investments with 2.5 million units for 16 percent market share.
The Market closed with an average of 393,992 units valued $6,724,179 for each security traded, in contrast to 536,795 units valued at an average of $2,009,745 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 340,094 units valued at $3,082,315 for each security changing hands, compared to 398,499 units with an average of $2,361,153. Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 13.9, while the Main Market ended at 14.2 times 2020-21 earnings.
In the Main Market, Barita Investments lost $2.85 in closing at $51, while trading 2,504,402 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $6.01 to $52, after transferring 13,388 stock units, Eppley climbed $2.98 with 300 units changing hands at $14.98. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $3.01 to end at $30, after swapping 30,390 stock units, First Rock Capital traded 100 units at $11.40, after rising 40 cents, Grace Kennedy ended at $57.40, with a loss of 60 cents in transferring 160.565 shares. JMMB Group picked up 47 cents to settle at $33.98, after exchanging 156,708 shares, Key Insurance gained 49 cents to end at $9.50, in transferring 160,287 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities ended $1.40 higher at $9.90, with an exchange of 100 units.

NCB Financial Group added 50 cents to finish at $145.50, in trading 304,742 shares, Palace Amusement fell by $50 to $1,450, in swapping 238 units, Pulse Investments ended at $2.10, with a loss of 35 cents, with 4,295,911 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group shed 90 cents to finish at $45.50 trading 7,944 units, Scotia Group closed at $47.99, with gains of $3.99 transferring 949,370 shares, Seprod ended $1.99 lower at $44.01, with an exchange of 10,750 units. Supreme Ventures picked up 70 cents with the transfer of 171,031 shares and closed at $14.70, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 68 cents to end at $16.93, after swapping 33,349 stock units and Wisynco Group ended the day with a gain of 50 cents at $17.50, in trading 144,741 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, Barita Investments, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Productive Business Solution, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Scotia Group, Seprod, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Trans Jamaica Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

JSE US dollar trading volume slides

May 8, 2020 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Jamaica Stock exchange US dollar market dropped sharply from Thursday’s level with vastly lower volume and value with market activity resulting in four securities changing hands, with one stock rising and three declining.
Investors exchanged 95,096 units valued at just $15,597 in contrast to 1,253,326 shares valued US$240,737, on Thursday.
At the close, the market fell 4.26 points to 188.69. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 12.9 times 2020 earnings.
In trading, First Rock Capital lost 1 cent transferring 4.547 units to close at 8 US cents, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents, after exchanging 59,449 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments added 0.3 of a cent to finish at 13 US cents, after trading 11,100 shares and Trans Jamaican Highway ended the day at 0.94 US cent, with a loss of 0.001 of a cent, with 20,000 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE US dollar trading volume rises

May 7, 2020 by IC Insider.com

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Trading on the Jamaica Stock exchange US dollar market rose above Wednesday’s level but with slightly lower value as market activity resulted in four securities changing hands, with one rising and three stocks declining.
Investors exchanged 1,253,326 shares valued at US$240,737, in contrast to 1,171,339 units for US$270,439 on Wednesday.
At the close, the market fell by 1.52 points to 193.95. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.2 times 2020 earnings.
In trading, Margaritaville Turks lost 1 cent transferring 354 units to close at 18 US cents, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents, with a loss of 0.4 of a cent after exchanging 974,272 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.3 of a cent to finish at 12.7 US cents, after trading 118,700 stock units and Trans Jamaican Highway ended the day at 1 US cent with a gain of 0.001 of a cent, with 160,000 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, First Rock Capital, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JSE US dollar market, Margarataville, Proven Investments, Sygnus Credit Investments, Trading Activity, Trans Jamaica Highway

Trading rises on JSE US market

May 6, 2020 by IC Insider.com

The volume and value of stocks traded on the JSE US market grew on Wednesday over Tuesday’s level but the number of securities remained the same at three.
Market activity resulted in three securities changing hands, with one stock rising and two declining as investors exchanged 1,171,339 shares with a value of US$270,439, in contrast to 785,696 units for US$170,640 on Tuesday.
At the close, the market climbed 2.22 points to 194.47 and the PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.3 times 2020 earnings.
First Rock Capital rose one cent trading 14,547 units to close at 9 US cents, Proven Investments lost 0.65 of a cent to end at 23.35 US cents, in transferring ownership of 1,145,900 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 13 US cents, with a loss of half of a cent exchanging 10,892 units.
There was no trading in the usual high volume trader, Trans Jamaica Highway which the preference segment was inactive.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market closed down – Monday

May 4, 2020 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaican Stock Exchange Main Market shot up 4,787 points within 30 minutes of trading to 405284.40 but failed to hold on to the early gains at the close of the market.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 3,268.96 points to 397,228.54, the JSE Market Index dropped 2,888.59 points to 362,240.86 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.60 points to 97.41.
The market closed with 45 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 17 stocks advancing, 17 declining and 11 securities trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 40 securities accounting for 29,595,732 units valued at $155,534,212, in contrast to 6,350,098 units valued at $68,445,442 from 41 securities on Friday.
Trans Jamaican Highway led trading with 13.9 million shares for 47 percent of total volume followed by Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 9.7 million units for 33 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 2 million units for 7 percent market share.
The Market closed with an average of 739,893 units valued at $3,888,355 for each security traded, in contrast to 154,880 units valued at an average of $1,669,401 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 443,776 units valued at $2,765,181 for each security changing hands. Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.1, while the Main Market ended at 14.3 times 2020/21 earnings.
In the Main Market, Barita Investments declined by $1.85 to $51.60, with an exchange of 43,168 stock units, Caribbean Cement closed $1 higher to $45.99, in transferring 4,850 units, Eppley ended at $12, with a loss of $3 after trading 13,922 units. Grace Kennedy settled at $58, after gaining $1 and swapping 17,132 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed $1.10 lower to $20.50, with a transfer of 43,338 stock units, Key Insurance picked up $1.45 in trading 160,949 shares and finished at a record high of $8.45. Kingston Properties gained $1.65 to end at $6.15, after exchanging 200 units, Mayberry Investments shed 40 cents to close at $5.40, in switching ownership of 74,079 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $13 to $160 trading a mere 100 units. NCB Financial Group closed at $142.50, with a loss of $2.50 after transferring 115,522 shares, PanJam Investment lost 50 cents to close at $76.50, with 230 units changing hands, Proven Investments rose 49 cents exchanging 11,104 units to end at $36.50. Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed $1.25 lower to settle at $6.50, in swapping 6,438 units, Scotia Group added 50 cents to finish at $44.50, in trading 9,250 units, Seprod ended at $44, with a loss of 85 cents exchanging 6,938 units and Supreme Ventures added 50 cents to close at $16.40, trading 229,782 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Trans Jamaica Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

Trading picks up on JSE US market

May 4, 2020 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US Market on Monday resulted in an increased volume and value of stocks changing hands well ahead of Fridays’ levels, but the market index slipped at the end.
Market activity resulted in five securities changing hands, with two stocks rising and three declining, resulting in 437,566 units with a value of US$61,748, in contrast to 36,380 units for US$5,752 on Friday.
At the close, the market index declined 6.33 points to 190.51, with the PE ratio ending with an average of 13 times 2020 earnings.
In trading, First Rock Capital shed 1 cent after transferring 4,331 units to close at 8 US cents, Proven Investments lost 1 cent to end market activity, with 236,294 shares at 23 US cents, Sterling Investments gained 0.3 of a cent in exchanging 4,331 units to finish at 2.3 US cents. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 14 US cents, with a rise of 1.9 cents after swapping 38,875 shares and Trans Jamaican Highway closed with a loss of 0.1 of a cent, with 153,735 shares changed hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, First Rock Capital, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, JSE US dollar market, Proven Investments, Sterling Investments, Sygnus Credit Investments, Trading Activity, Trans Jamaica Highway

JSE Main Market stretches gains into May

May 1, 2020 by IC Insider.com

JSE Main market stocks climbed higher at the close on Friday on top of substantial gains on Wednesday and a more moderate increase on Thursday as advancing stocks were marginally less than declining ones.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,102.78 points to 400,497.50, the JSE Market Index climbed 1,083.49 points to 365,129.45 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.04 points to 98.01.
The market closed with 44 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 16 stocks advancing, 17 declining and 11 securities trading firm. Main Market activity ended with 41 securities accounting for 6,350,098 units valued at $68,445,442, in contrast to 79,915,162 units valued at $130,493,189 from 41 securities on Thursday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.5 million shares for 23.3 percent of total volume followed by Trans Jamaican Highway with 1.1 million units for 17.6 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 583,782 units for 9.2 percent of the market’s volume.
The Market closed with an average of 154,880 units at $1,669,401 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,949,150 units valued at an average of $3,182,761 on Thursday. Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows eleven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14, while the Main Market ended at 14.2 times 2020-21 earnings.
In the Main Market, Barita Investments shed 40 cents and closed at $53.45, with an exchange of 2,367 units, Berger Paints closed 50 cents lower to $13, in trading 2,000 units, Eppley climbed $1.50, with a transfer of 1,030 units at $15. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost 50 cents to end at $35.50, after swapping 1,070 units, Jamaica Producers gained 43 cents to settle at $18.93, in transferring 16,450 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell $1.40 to $21.60, after exchanging 1,819 units. JMMB Group declined to $33, with a loss of 99 cents trading 360,765 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed $1.60 lower to $8.20 trading 4,411 units, NCB Financial Group closed at $145, with gains of $2 after swapping 85,918 shares. PanJam Investment gained 60 cents to close at $77, with 56,155 shares changing hands, Proven Investments shed 99 cents with a transfer of a mere 20 units and closed at $36.01, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 64 cents to settle at $7.75, in swapping 10,864 stock units. Scotia Group closed 50 cents higher at $44, in trading 56,801 shares and Supreme Ventures gained 90 cents to end at $15.90, trading 583,782 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Portland JSX, Productive Business Solution, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Trans Jamaica Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

Modest JSE US dollar trades – Friday

May 1, 2020 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Friday fell well below Thursday’s level with just three securities changing hands with sharply reduced volume and value.
Market activity resulted in three securities changing hands, with the price of one stock falling, none declining and two left unchanged. Investors exchanged just 36,380 units valued at a mere $5,752, in contrast to 1,628,728 units valued at $25,369.32 on Thursday.
At the close, the market index gained 2.53 points to close at 196.84 and the PE ratio of the market ended with an average of 13.1 times 2020 earnings.
In trading, First Rock Capital rose 1 US cent after exchanging 221 shares at 9 US cents, Proven Investments ended trading 23,330 shares at 24 US cents and Trans Jamaican Highway shed 0.05 of a cent at 1 US cent in exchanging 12,829 shares.
The market closed without any trading activity in the US dollar preference segment.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, First Rock Capital, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, JSE US dollar market, Margarataville, Proven Investments, Sterling Investments, Sygnus Credit Investments, Trading Activity, Trans Jamaica Highway

JSE Main Market ends April on a high

April 30, 2020 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed on Thursday and April positively with advances on the Composite, JSE Market and Financial Indices. The market closed 16,708.18 points down on the March close, with Bank of Jamaica’s suspension of banking dividends, knocking 19,422.69 points off the All Jamaican Composite Index.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased 1,822.62 points to 399,394.72, the JSE Market Index gained 1,640.98 points to close at 364,045.96 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.61 points to 97.97.
The market closed with 45 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with prices of 23 stocks advancing, 11 declining and 11 trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 41 securities accounting for 79,915,162 units valued at $130,493,189 in contrast to 7,206,423 units valued at $124,023,333 from 37 securities on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 60 million shares for 75 percent of total volume followed by Trans Jamaican Highway, with 17 million units, for 21 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 752,103 for one percent market share.
The Market closed with an average of 1,949,150 units valued $3,182,761 for each security traded, in contrast to 194,768 units valued at an average of $3,351,979 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security changing hands, compared to 1,033,414 units valued at $3,863,268 previously. Trading in March resulted in an average of 1,146,245 units valued at $7,550,295 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows eleven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14, while the Main Market ended at 14.3 times 2020-21 earnings.
In the Main Market, Barita advanced 85 cents to finish at $53.85 with a transfer of 2,750 stock units, Caribbean Cement closed 99 cents lower at $45 with an exchange of 113,500 units, Cigarette distributors, Carreras rose 20 cents to end at $6.50 in trading 95,773 units. Eppley gained 50 cents to end at $13.50 after exchanging 4,885 units, Grace Kennedy jumped $1.80 in swapping 157,328 units to end at $57, Jamaica Producers added 50 cents to settle at $18.50, with 104,351 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $2.20 to end at $23 after trading 418,016 units, Key Insurance jumped 50 cents, pushing it to a record high to $7, with a transfer of 14,750 stock units. Mayberry Equities climbed $1.30 to $9.80 trading 12,100 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $2 to $147 after just 261 units crossed through the exchange. NCB Financial Group shed $3 in closing at $143, trading 56,094 shares, PanJam Investment closed $1.40 higher at $76.40, in exchanging 243,133 stock units, Proven Investments gained $1.90 to finish at $37, with 2,385 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 64 cents exchanging 20,018 units to settle at $7.11, Salada Foods climbed $2.50 to $28.50 after trading 1,900 units, Scotia Group rose $2.50 to $43.50, after transferring 54,471 stock units. Seprod picked up $1.50 to close at $45, in trading 13,743 shares and Wisynco Group lost 54 cents to end at $17.36, with 48,127 units crossing the exchange.